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Library Connect, April / May 2023

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 2:13pm — friendseditor

This month’s Library Connect has the usual listing of new books and links to a couple of recent articles on the biological control of weeds and indigenous-led restoration of degraded ecosystems.  The library is staffed Mon - Fri 9.30 - 4.30.  Alex can be contacted by email or phone (02 6250 9480) if you need assistance.  The “click and collect” boxes in the Visitor Centre are still available for returning items, and Alex is very happy to leave items there for collection if that’s easier than visiting the library.

New faces on Friends Council

Tue, 02/05/2023 - 9:24am — botanicus

The recent vacancies on Friends Council have now been filled: Marg Nicholls has joined as Secretary, and Sue Serjeantson has joined as a General Member. As casual appointments, their positions will last until the Annual General Meeting in October. Our thanks to Marg and Sue for stepping forward to help.

AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 116, April 2023

Tue, 02/05/2023 - 9:12am — botanicus

View the latest issue of e-ucalypt, the email newsletter of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG).

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Friends Council - two positions vacant

Thu, 20/04/2023 - 5:29pm — botanicus

The Friends Council currently has two vacancies to be filled urgently:

  • Council Secretary – responsibilities include Council minutes, booking meetings and attending to correspondence.
  • Council Member – involves attending monthly meetings and assisting with Council responsibilities.

Both positions are casual vacancies; any commitment would only be until the next Annual General Meeting, normally held in October. If you feel you can help by volunteering for one of these positions, please contact the President, Neville Page, at president@friendsanbg.org.au. You would be making a real contribution to the Friends if you step up.

The Don Beer Memorial Fund

Mon, 17/04/2023 - 8:12am — friendseditor

Friends Council have recently resolved to establish the Don Beer Memorial Fund as part of our Public Fund. The Fund will finance a series of scholarships for the study of, and research into, Australian native plants. Administration of the fund will operate alongside the ANBG Scholarship Programme. The Memorial Fund has been made possible by an extremely generous commitment of $25,000 from Ella Beer. The Fund also welcomes donations from Friends members and the general public, all of which are tax deductible under the Friends Public Fund.

Don and Ella Beer at the book-signing table, Friends' 30th Anniversary celebration, 2020

Botanic Art Group exhibition - 'High Country Natives'

Olearia phlogopappa - Cornelia Buchen-Osmond
Olearia phlogopappa - Cornelia Buchen-Osmond

The Botanic Art Group is holding its 16th annual exhibition and sale, with ‘High Country Natives’ as the theme.

Most of the paintings and drawings will be on sale, with a proportion of the proceeds donated to the Friends to support the Gardens. Several works will be donated by the Friends to the Gardens' permanent collection. There will also be a work for the lucky winner of a raffle, as well as a range of greeting cards.

The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturday 8 April until 7 May in the Visitor Centre Gallery, open 9:30–4:30 daily.

Library Connect, March 2023

Thu, 30/03/2023 - 8:29pm — friendseditor

This month’s Library Connect has the usual listing of new books and links to a couple of recent articles on ecological fire management.  The library is staffed Mon - Fri 9.30 - 4.30.  Alex can be contacted by email or phone (02 6250 9480) if you need assistance.  The “click and collect” boxes in the Visitor Centre are still available for returning items, and Alex is very happy to leave items there for collection if that’s easier than visiting the library.

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