Tondoon Botanic Gardens in Gladstone, Queensland | Landmark & historical place

Tondoon Botanic Gardens

Locality: Gladstone, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4971 4444

Address: 672 Glenlyon Road 4680 Gladstone, QLD, Australia

Website: www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/tondoon-botanic

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25.01.2022 Outstanding News #Luminous 2019 has been named the Event of the Year at the Parks and Leisure Australia - Queensland Awards. Thank you to everyone who helps this event such a success and we look forward to lighting up the night with you all in 2021!

24.01.2022 Heading to the Rotary Charity Markets tomorrow? Due to construction work taking place in the Gardens, there are a few road and parking changes in place. The road and parking spaces between the Japanese Tea House and Arboretum will be closed. Alternate parking will be available outside the Gardens in the industry carpark, off Bailiff Road. We hope you enjoy your day at the Markets and be sure to make the time to explore the beautiful botanic gardens with the whole family.... Want to find out details on what we're building? Learn more about the project https://bit.ly/2PRLgDH

24.01.2022 We're having a plant sale at the Rotary Markets this Sunday, 20 December. Plants propagated at the Gardens will be on sale. See you there!

22.01.2022 Have you heard the buzz? The Tondoon Gardens August Competition is all about BEES! In the below video is a question to answer. You have 24 hours to private message the correct answer to our Facebook page for your chance to win (comments are not counted as entries). If we receive multiple correct answers, a winner will be drawn from those people. The lucky winner will be taking home a Bee Hotel and a Port Curtis Native Plant.... Good luck, and may the odds bee ever in your favour...

22.01.2022 The Tondoon Gardens September Competition is all about MICROGREENS! In the below video is a question to answer. You have 24 hours to private message the correct answer to our Facebook page for your chance to win (comments are not counted as entries). If we receive multiple correct answers, a winner will be drawn from those people. The winner will be taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil to help you get started on growing your own food. Best of luck!

20.01.2022 Welcome to the last week of our Tondoon Gardens Competition. The theme for October is....! In the below video is a question to answer for 5. You have 24 hours to private message the correct answer to our Facebook page for your chance to win (comments are not counted as entries). If we receive multiple correct answers, a winner will be drawn from those people. The winner will be taking home two products to support your growing plants: a sugar cane mulch and a... composted mulch called Whoflungdung. Good luck! See more

19.01.2022 Are you a local coffee and food vendor? We're looking for a local business to temporarily keep our visitors hydrated, caffeinated and fed while visiting the Gardens. Your services would be required for approximately four months during our café deck replacement project. Expressions of Interest close 2pm, Thursday, 24 December. For details or to submit your EOI visit www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/eoi-coffeevan.

16.01.2022 . October is a month that reminds us to reflect and raise awareness of mental health and well-being. Following the blue tree that Council has painted in Lions Park in support of the Blue Tree Project, an initiative that aims to encourage dialogue around mental health concerns, Tondoon Botanic Gardens has painted a blue tree in the Arboretum Lawn. White rocks have been placed beside the tree and pens a...re provided. Please write your mental health message on a rock and place it at the foot of the tree. Remember to leave the pen for the next caring person. Your message could be as simple as It’s okay to not be okay; You are not alone; It’s okay to need help; Don’t keep it all bottled up; We are all in this together. that getting your hands dirty has benefits! While it may be off-putting for some to get their hands dirty due to the visual and associated smells, it has been proven that soil can create similar effects on a person’s brain as antidepressants. This is because healthy soils contain various ‘good bacteria’ that can alter parts of the brain and promote positive feelings. It has been demonstrated that the bacteria can trigger neurons that stimulate the creation of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that regulates mood in humans. Therefore, the more we interact with soil as part of our gardening activities, the more potential benefits can be gained.

15.01.2022 Congratulations to our TBG Competition's September Week 3 Winner, Jerold Gonzales, who is taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil. Stay tuned on Friday at 2pm for your next chance to win!

15.01.2022 Congratulations to Kerry Anger & family -- our August Week 4 competition winners. Enjoy your bee & insect house and Port Curtis Native Plant! Keep a lookout for the next question today at 2pm!

12.01.2022 We're having a plant sale at the Rotary Markets today. Plants propagated at the Gardens will be on sale. See you there!

11.01.2022 Congratulations to our TBG Competition's September Week 4 Winner, Bryanne Kerr, who is taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil. Stay tuned on Friday at 2pm when we start a new theme for October, which is also the last month of the competition. Catch you then!

10.01.2022 Congratulations to our TBG Competition's September Week 2 Winner, Kylie Seng, who is taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil Be here Friday at 2pm for your next chance to win!

08.01.2022 We're cultivating the next generation of gardeners! September Week 3 competition winner Jerold Gonzales' son going home with their goodies!

08.01.2022 It's heating up as we head into the holiday season and is the perfect climate for snakes. Be Smart and Equipped! Join us as snake catcher Kris Foster takes us through the First Aid of snake bites, the various species we find in the Gladstone Region and general snake awareness tips. He will also be bringing non-venomous snakes for us to get a close up look! - !

08.01.2022 Congratulations to our TBG Competition's August Week 4 Winner, Kerry Anger, who will be taking home a Bee Hotel and a Port Curtis Native Plant. Stay tuned at 2pm Friday for your next chance to win!

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Leanne Richter -- our August Week 3 competition winner and new owner of a bee & insect house and Port Curtis Native Plant. Keep a lookout for the next question this Friday at 2pm!

08.01.2022 Welcome to WEEK 4 of the Tondoon Gardens September Competition about MICROGREENS! In the below video is a question to answer. You have 24 hours to private message the correct answer to our Facebook page for your chance to win (comments are not counted as entries). If we receive multiple correct answers, a winner will be drawn from those people. The winner will be taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil to help you get started on growing your own food. Best of luck!

08.01.2022 Kylie Seng and family - our September Week 2 Winner! Stay tuned for our Week 3 question coming out this Friday at 2pm.

08.01.2022 Our Gardens Manager Barry and the Tondoon Friends of Bonsai Volunteer group has been working behind the scenes with Stephen Cullum again to enhance and grow our Bonsai collection. Workshops on trees took place from Wednesday to Sunday last week, with a total of 45 trees being pruned, wired and repotted, while Tondoon also purchased two mature bonsai and two young bonsai trees along with pots from Stephen to grow our collection.

07.01.2022 Have you heard the buzz? The Tondoon Gardens August Competition is all about bees! In the below video is a question to answer. You have 24 hours to private message the correct answer to our Facebook page for your chance to win (comments are not counted as entries). If we receive multiple correct answers a winner will be drawn from those people. The lucky winner will be taking home a Bee Hotel and a Port Curtis Native Plant.... Good luck, and may the odds bee ever in your favour...

06.01.2022 Congratulations to our TBG Competition's September Week 1 Winner, Alanah Horsfield, who is taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil Stay tuned at 2pm Friday for your next chance to win!

03.01.2022 Congratulations to our TBG Competition's October Week 4 Winner, , who is taking home a bag of sugar cane mulch and a composted mulch called Whoflungdung. We're wrapping up our TBG Competition. This Friday at 2pm will be your last chance to win!

02.01.2022 The Tondoon Gardens September Competition is all about MICROGREENS! Welcome to WEEK 2! In the below video is a question to answer. You have 24 hours to private message the correct answer to our Facebook page for your chance to win (comments are not counted as entries). If we receive multiple correct answers, a winner will be drawn from those people. The winner will be taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil to help you get started on growing your own food. Best of luck!

02.01.2022 Congratulations to our TBG Competition's August Week 3 Winner, Leanne Richter, who will be taking home a Bee Hotel and a Port Curtis Native Plant. Bee here at 2pm Friday for your next chance to win!

01.01.2022 Welcome to WEEK 3 of the Tondoon Gardens September Competition! This month we're all about MICROGREENS! In the below video is a question to answer. You have 24 hours to private message the correct answer to our Facebook page for your chance to win (comments are not counted as entries). If we receive multiple correct answers, a winner will be drawn from those people.... The winner will be taking home a microgreens tray, seeds and soil to help you get started on growing your own food. Best of luck!