Wendy Antoniak and Jim Gould, 2024 Life Members (Photo: Graham Gall)

New faces at 2024 Annual General Meeting

Friends Council for 2024-2025 includes Linda Beveridge (President); Alan Henderson (Vice-President); and Chris Mackay, Cathy Robertson, and Ian Primrose (general members). Continuing members are Rod King (Treasurer), and Beth Tyerman and Kerry Moir (general members).

Life Memberships of the Friends of the ANBG were awarded to Wendy Antoniak and to Jim Gould. Glenys Bishop was presented with the AAFBG's Handbury Award for distinguished contribution by an individual by Dr Judy West, patron of the AAFBG and former Executive Director of the ANBG.

The special resolution to amend the Friends Constitution was passed unanimously at the meeting. See the 2024 AGM report for more information and links to papers.

LATEST NEWS

Library Connect October 2024

You can find the October 2024 edition of Library Connect HERE. It has the usual listing of new books, a few articles for your interest and an invitation to browse some books which are ‘free to good home’. The books are good quality discards not required in the library collection. These books are updated regularly so, even if you’ve already had a look, it’s worth checking again! If you require any assistance with accessing the library resources, please give Alex a call on 02 6250 9480 or email her.

Monday, 28 October 2024

2024 Annual General Meeting report

The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the ANBG was held in the ANBG Theatrette on Thursday 24th October 2024.

Thursday, 24 October 2024

AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 134, October 2024

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

Sunday, 20 October 2024

Growing Friends Spring Native Plant Sale

The Spring Sale was held on Saturday 12 October and, like previous sales, was a great success. Around 1100 plants were sold in less than 30 minutes. Some people knew precisely which plants they wanted and headed straight for them while others sought advice from the Growing Friends ‘gurus’. Everyone seemed happy with their purchases and keen to plant them out.

Sunday, 13 October 2024