Warrnambool's botanic gardens are closed due to temporary damage from Thursday night's storm. I'm a journalist with more than 15 years experience. I currently work at The Standard in Warrnambool.

Outgoing Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria director and chief executive Tim Entwisle during his visit to Warrnambool. Picture by Eddie Guerrero A botanist at the head of an iconic Melbourne garden ...

The design for the Warrnambool Botanic Gardens was completed in 1879. Gun emplacements were installed in the 1880s due to fears of a Russian invasion. The railway station was built in 1890 when the ...