 In 2006, Burnett Shire Council, formally named it "The Vera Scarth-Johnson Wildflower Reserve".Vera's wish was that the Nature's PowerHouse Interpretive Centre would educate both current and future generations about the wonders and the importance of the environment and the need to protect the few remaining pristine parts of the planet.Vera was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 1996.