Our History

Ivanhoe Park was gazetted as a Botanic Garden in November 2006.

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The former Manly Council wished to provide a masterplan for the park to ensure the full implementation of a Botanic Garden, and to provide future guidance on management of the park so in 2014, a draft landscape masterplan for Ivanhoe Park was produced but was rejected.

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In 2017 the new Northern Beaches Council identified the Garden for a major makeover to take place in the first three years of the council and a new draft concept plan was presented to community precinct groups in 2016 and the Greater Manly Residents' Forum in 2017 for feedback.

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The draft masterplan was well received and an array of detailed suggestions for consideration were gathered, notably around the heritage of the park.

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On Tuesday 8 August 2017 a Landscape Masterplan was adopted by Council.

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In 2018, the Friends of Ivanhoe Park Botanic Gardens was formed to support this historic oasis in the middle of Manly.

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To view a PDF of the Landscape Masterplan click here.

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