This edition of Library Connect has the usual listing of new books, a game, and links to articles on digitizing handwritten data and on spectacular Australian plant fossils. 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. 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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AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 126, February 2024
View the latest issue of e-ucalypt, the email newsletter of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG).
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Library Connect February 2024
This edition of Library Connect has the usual listing of new books, five new artworks and links to articles on Alexandre Descubes and Penny Olsen. 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. 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.
Friday, 01 March 2024
Growing Friends Autumn 2024 Native Plant Sale - save the date!
The Growing Friends Autumn plant sale is coming soon – on Saturday, 2 March 2024.
It will start at the new time of 9.00am in the Banksia Centre Car Park, and will finish at 11:30 unless sold out earlier. There will be over a thousand plants to choose from, at only $6 a pot. Sales are by card only. Plants are all sourced from within the Gardens, and the proceeds of the Sale help support the Gardens. The full list of plants, and their descriptions, is available HERE.
Tuesday, 06 February 2024
AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 125, January 2024
View the latest issue of e-ucalypt, the email newsletter of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG).
Tuesday, 06 February 2024
AAFBG Biennial Conference, August 2024: call for presenters
The AAFBG Biennial Conference 2024 theme is ‘The Challenge of Change: Relationships, Volunteering, Climate and Technology'. There are opportunities for Friends to present at the conference, lead workshops, and participate in a 'Rapid Fire' forum discussion. If you have achieved or are working on a desired change in any of the sub-areas above, this is your chance to share your experiences and conclusions. The conference will be held on 23–26 August, hosted by The Friends of Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens. Submissions should be lodged by mid-February.
Friday, 26 January 2024
Library Connect December 2023 / January 2024
This edition of Library Connect has the usual listing of new books, two new photographs for the art collection and a couple of articles on successful citizen science projects and distribution shifts in Australian alpine plants. 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. The “click and collect” boxes in the Visitor Centre are still available for returning items, and I’m very happy to leave items there for collection if that’s easier than visiting the library.
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 124, December 2023
View the latest issue of e-ucalypt, the email newsletter of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG).
Friday, 05 January 2024
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).
Tuesday, 05 December 2023
AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 122, October 2023
View the latest issue of e-ucalypt, the email newsletter of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG).
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
