Flagstaff Gardens
- Address
- btwn La Trobe, William, Dudley & King Sts
Lonely Planet review for Flagstaff Gardens
These small gardens with open lawn are popular with workers taking a lunchtime break. There’s a rose garden, children’s playground, barbecues and a lawn-bowling green. First known as Burial Hill, this is where most of the city’s early settlers ended up. The hill once provided one of the best views out to the bay, so a signalling station was set up here; when a ship was sighted arriving from Britain, a flag was raised on the flagstaff to notify the settlers (it was also significant for the Wurundjeri for the same useful vista). The gardens contain many trees that are well over 100 years old. These include Moreton Bay fig trees, and a variety of eucalypts, including spotted and sugar gums and at least one river red gum.
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