Hammersley, Lesley M.   (c.1954 -  )

In her early years she was involved with plant nurseries and landscape development in private enterprise.

She was working as Manager, Horticulture and Land Management at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne in Victoria in 2000 and was involved in the early planning and development of its celebrated Australian Garden.

"I have always been passionate about Western Australian plants and had been on several field trips to WA," she said.

She was appointed to Kings Park, Perth in December 2000 as Manager Biodiversity Conservation and was formally appointed as Director Horticulture and Conservation in October 2010, after fulfilling the role in an acting capacity for the previous 14 months.

She was responsible for all on-ground activities in Kings Park and Botanic Garden and Bold Park including bushland conservation and management, all horticultural activities, cultural heritage, asset and infrastructure management and the management of capital works projects and other developments.

She oversaw a major three-year research program to establish restoration protocols for this large area of urban bushland as well as a major infrastructure upgrade in Bold Park to enhance visitor interactions with the bushland.

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.businessnews.com.au/Person/Lesley-Hammersley
Barratt, Russell, 'Half a Century of Botanical Research and Discovery in Western Australia by Kings Park and Botanic Garden', J. Zool. Bot. Gard. , 2026, 7, 15
https://psnews.com.au/long-serving-veterans-uprooted-at-bgpa/53038/
Portrait Photo: The West Australian Mon, 14 December 2020 - 'End of an era for WA conservation'.

Collecting localities for 'Hammersley, L.M.' from AVH (2026)

Data from 332 specimens