The Ballarat Botanical Gardens Reserve, located on the western shore of picturesque Lake Wendouree, in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, covers an area of 40 hectares which is divided into three distinct zones.

[1] Renowned fly fishing author Alfred Ronalds provided some of the first trees and plants for the gardens from his nursery on the other side of the lake.

[2] The gardens feature a large modern conservatory, returned Ex-POW war memorial, and the heritage statuary pavilion.

[5] The South Gardens has Australia's Ex Prisoner of War Memorial, opened on 6 February 2004.

[6] Designed by Ballarat artist Peter Blizzard, the 130-metre long granite wall has the names of 35,000 Australian Prisoners of War etched into it.