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                    Treasury Gardens

                    Gardens with city buildings in the background.
                    Treasury Gardens is one of the state's oldest public gardens. The heritage-listed gardens are a short walk from Victoria's Parliament House and form an integral component of the Spring Street government precinct.

                    Originally set aside as a public reserve in 1851, the gardens were developed in 1867 to a design by Clement Hodgkinson and then further developed by William Guilfoyle. 

                    The gardens feature avenues of mature trees along the crossing paths, forming a 'cathedral' or 'tunnel' effect. A prominent landscape feature is the contrasting evergreen foliage of conifers, palms, and Moreton Bay figs against a background of deciduous elms, oaks, and poplars.

                    Other features include a Robert Burns memorial; an ornamental lake with a monument to President John F Kennedy; a memorial statue of Sir William Clarke; and the Victorian Emergency Services Memorial, which honours fallen members of all of Victoria’s emergency services organisations.

                    The Treasury Gardens are a popular venue for weddings, community events and rallies.

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                    Elevanted view across the tree canopy of Treasury Gardens, looking towards the high-rise buildings of Melbourne CBD.Ornamental lake in Treasury Gardens with fountains, surrounded by trees and shrubs, with CBD buildings nearby in the background.Winding paved paths and landscaping around the pond of the Emergency Management Victoria memorial in Treasury Gardens.Memorial in city gardens with tall buildings in background

                    Things to do

                    • Relax on the lawns. 
                    • Stroll the long walks beneath shady Moreton Bay fig trees and towering elm trees and admire the garden beds.
                    • Watch the antics of the ducks on the lake, wander around the adjacent Emergency Services Memorial and marvel at the beautiful rocks and evocative landscaping.

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                    How to get there

                    Walk from Flinders Street Station or catch a 48 or 75 tram east along Flinders Street.

                    See PTV journey planner for more public transport information.

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