Alert:

​The accessible parking outside our main gate will be temporarily closed, from 7:30am to 9am, Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21 May due to works. Accessible parking remains open in our lower carpark, off Domain Highway. We apologise for any inconvenience.

From ​Monday 28 April until September 2025, the northern end of Lower Domain Road will be closed for TasWater’s pipeline upgrade. During this period the northern entrance to the Gardens will remain closed. Please use the main entrance on Lower Domain Road or lower carpark entrance when visiting the Gardens.​

Child and Youth Safety

​​​All children and young people have the right to be safe and feel safe.

Report Concerns and Complaints
Anybody who has seen a Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens worker or volunteer behave in a way that causes concern can report it here​. All safety concerns, allegations and reports are taken seriously in line with our policies and procedures, and in compliance with the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023​.

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is governed by the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Act 2002​ which is administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmani​a (NRE Tas). More information about our commitment to child and youth safety can be found on the NRE Tas website.

If there is an emergency where there is immediate risk of harm or a crime is happening now, contact Police on Triple Zero (000). 

Where a crime may have been committed, contact police on 131 444 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 

For advice or for concerns about the safety or wellbeing of a child, contact the Advice and Referral Line (ARL) on 1800 000 123.