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There will be a book sale in conjunction with the Growing Friends Sale. It will be situated in the Banks Building, adjacent to the plant sale. All proceeds will go to the Friends.

When: Saturday 12^th November 2016
Time: 8.30 am – 11.00 am or earlier if sold out
Where: Small car park behind the Crosbie Morrison Centre, Australian National Botanic Gardens

Genomics has revolutionised the field of medicine over the last 5-10 years and is now fundamentally changing what is possible in agriculture.  The goal of the Environomics Future Science Platform is to develop the capability to apply genomics to questions in environmental science.

This is a challenging prospect due to the sheer number of species and diversity of ecosystems involved.  However, if we can be successful, the potential gains in our knowledge and ability to manage our unique Australian ecosystems will be profound.

Alan will give a personal view of the flora and landscapes of the south-west of Western Australia, drawing on 40 years of experience living, working, visiting and travelling in the western state.

Alan has degrees in geography and law. He has worked as a teacher, public servant and lawyer. He lived in Perth in the late 1970s and early 1980s and has visited regularly since then. He is a past President of the Friends of the ANBG and was, for many years, a volunteer guide at the Gardens.

This meeting will start with the AGM and will be followed by a talk on 'Wildlife Photography' by Margie McClelland.

Margie is a self taught and an enthusiastic photographer. Initially, starting on the land in outback NSW, her skills developed from documenting pastoral subjects and life on large station properties. Later on, trips through Africa supporting her husband, an internationally renowned wildlife artist, gave her a fascination for wildlife photography.  This interest was also pursued in Patagonia, the Brazilian Pantanal and the Amazon.