Prime Minister's Avenue

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Prime Minister's Avenue is a collection of busts of the Prime Ministers of Australia, located at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Ballarat, Victoria. The busts are displayed as bronze portraits mounted on polished granite pedestals. The latest Prime Minister to be added is Kevin Rudd. Richard Crouch, the original donor of the first six busts, was born in Ballarat in 1868. He was MP for Corio representing the Protectionist Party 1901-1909 and the Commonwealth Liberal Party 1909-1910, and was at the time the youngest member of the House of Representatives. He also served as MP for Corangamite under the Labor Party 1929-1931. The first six busts were unveiled on 2 March 1940 by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Winston Dugan. Crouch also bequeathed funds for maintaining the project.