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Volunteer Guide Opportunity

Volunteer Guide leading a tour

Ever thought about becoming a Guide?

  • Passionate about Australian plants?
  • Enjoy spending time outdoors with like-minded people?
  • Keen to expand your skills and knowledge?

The Gardens is now recruiting for Volunteer Guides to start in 2024.

No botanic background is required to apply. The Gardens offer a training program, mentorship and professional development opportunities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need for guiding.

Information sessions will be held online on Thurs 18 Jan at 10:30am, and in person on Wed 24 Jan at 5pm in the ANBG theatrette.

Contact volunteer@anbg.gov.au for details, or apply now online.

AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 123, November 2023

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

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ANBG Volunteer Guides Intake 2024

We are looking for people who are passionate about engaging our visitors in the stories of the Gardens. New Volunteer Guides will be recruited in early 2024 with training starting in March 2024.  Please share this exciting opportunity with friends, family and your wider community so we can ensure we recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated group for our 2024 intake.  For further information email Sue Norman, the Volunteer Manager on volunteer@anbg.gov.au.  You can find further information here.

Library Connect November 2023

The November edition of Library Connect is now available. It has the usual listing of new books and a reminder about the Botanic Images exhibition which runs to Sunday, 19 November in the Visitor Centre Gallery. The exhibition showcases the talents of the Botanic Art and Photographic Groups in depicting botany, and comprises the unique collection of botanic art and photographic works donated to the Gardens by the Friends of the ANBG over the years. The library is staffed Mon - Fri 9.30 - 4.30, or Alex can be contacted by email or phone (02 6250 9480) if you need assistance.

Seeking new IT Volunteers

With the release of our new Friends website expected in early 2024, we are seeking additional volunteers for our IT & Communications team.  Have you ever wanted to choose and edit stories for the website or ebulletin?  Do you want to learn how to update a website or send out the monthly Friends newsletter?  Would you like to oversee the backend of the Friends IT infrastructure?  Do you have skills in WordPress or Google apps or media?  Image editing?  We are happy to train new volunteers in any or all of these skills.  If you are interested in helping out we’d love to hear from you.  Please email website@friendsanbg.org.au and we’ll be in touch.

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