At the top of the hill, you can stop off and admire the view from the covered lookout. Nearby is the Round and Around sculpture which marks the top of the steps that lead down Millennium Hill. You can either take the drive down the hill, or walk down the zig zag paths or steps and admire the different planting schemes.

Friendship Garden
At the top of the Hill is the Friendship Garden that is planted in a mix of mainly fragrant shrubs and small trees including Daphnes, Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet) and the unmistakable bubblegum smell of the Michelia figo (Port Wine Magnolia). 

Millennium Hill/Step Gardens
As the name implies this area was first developed into garden beds in 2000. The steep clay bank presents a number of challenges, as a result it has been planted in a mix of Mediterranean, South African, Asian and Australian plantings well suited to its east facing escarpments. They include the Brachychiton ruprestris (Queensland Bottle Tree), Gordonia axillaris and the Phellodendron amurense (Amur Cork Tree). With their tactile bark they provide a cool area to sit in summer and view the vistas of stunning Echium, Echinacea, Eryngium, Aloe bainsii and Aeonium suratica.

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