Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority

The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) is a Western Australian Government authority charged with the administration of Kings Park and Bold Park.^[1]^[2]

It was announced on 28 April 2017 that the Department of Parks and Wildlife would merge with the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, the Zoological Parks Authority, and the Rottnest Island Authority on 1 July 2017 to form the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.^[3]

The earlier stages of administration of Kings Park and other gardens had been by individual autonomous boards.

The Kings Park Board had started in 1896.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Notes

^ Western Australia. Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority; Kings Park and Botanic Gardens (Perth, W.A.) (2009), Kings Park and Botanic Garden management plan 2009-2014, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, retrieved 5 February 2016 – via Trove
^ "Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ The Public Sector Commissioner has released the list of agency heads to lead the new departments in the medium term on 28 April 2017. This follows the Premier's announcement on significant public sector reform and structural changes across the public sector.
^ "Minutes of the State Parks Board". archive.sro.wa.gov.au. 1 January 1895. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via State Records Office of Western Australia.
^ Kings Park Board (W.A.) (1972), King's Park and botanic gardens : Perth, Western Australia, Westviews Production in association with King's Park Board, retrieved 5 February 2016 – via Trove
^ "KINGS PARK BOARD". The Daily News. Vol. XXVI, no. 9898. Western Australia. 16 February 1907. p. 2 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "WATERWORKS BOARD AND KING'S PARK". Western Mail. Vol. XIX, no. 965. Western Australia. 25 June 1904. p. 26. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.