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Enjoying your visit
 | Enjoying your visitOpens9am – 5pm daily ClosesClosed on Christmas Day and days of Total Fire Ban*
*The bushland at Cranbourne is closed on days of total fire ban and on days of extreme fire danger, however the Australian Garden remains open on these days.
Do we allow dogs in our Gardens?Can we bring our dog to the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne? Dogs and pets are not permitted within the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne at any time, including the Australian Garden and car-parking areas.Why? The RBG Cranbourne is an isolated fragment of remnant vegetation and is classified as an area of State and regional significance for the conservation of biodiversity. It also provides habitat for a number of 'endangered', 'vulnerable' and 'at risk' native animals.Native animals are extremely sensitive to the barking and lasting scent of dogs and other animals, They can be disturbed and frightened which can cause them to change their behaviour, for example leaving their young unprotected. Native animals are also vulnerable to the diseases, pathogens and parasites that dogs can unwittingly bring into the Gardens. Smaller animals can be killed and larger animals disturbed and frightened by dogs and cats. |  
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Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne incorporates the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and the Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology.