The volunteers worked very hard getting the area ready for a visit by a WFRS Convention post-conference tour, with considerable success. Since the visit the area, like many parts of eastern Australia over the last few months, has been hit by torrential rain and flash flooding, driven by La Nina and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole. The heritage rose beds at the top are mostly OK, but downhill, gravel from the paths now covers the HT beds, leaving crevasses and ditches. The Gardens have been closed for safety reasons.
