Research Scholarships
Applications for the second round of Friends scholarships are open. They close Monday 12 October 2026 at 5pm AEST
The Friends help the Gardens achieve its mission of inspiring, informing and connecting people to Australia’s unique flora.
Join us to help celebrate and conserve the world’s largest collection of Australian native plants.
What’s coming up?
August 2026
Aug
13
– 26
Aug
Thursday,
7:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Field Notes is an exhibition by local artists Gabrielle Le Grand, Amy Shanahan, and Lisa Stevenson, bringing together ceramics and woven fibre inspired by the Australian bush and coast.
Aug
26
Wednesday,
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Join the Friends on a fascinating tour of the Australian National Herbarium (ANH). Maintained by CSIRO, the ANH is one of the largest plant collections in the country, with […]
Aug
27
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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Jo, from Bush Blitz, will share how Bush Blitz is improving the way they work with Traditional Owners and the practical approaches that have made these partnerships successful.
Aug
28
Friday,
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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The next Photographic Group regular meeting takes place in the ANBG Theatrette at 10 am on Friday 28 August. The feature of this meeting will be a presentation by Mal […]
Aug
31
– 06
Sep
Monday,
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Take a free guided one-hour walk to find out more about wattles and see a wide variety of them in flower at this time of year
September 2026
Sep
03
Thursday,
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrubland ecological community is dependent on the underlying substrate and provides a significant linkage between the rainforests and woodlands.
Sep
07
Monday,
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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The Nature Journalling Group has been meeting for over five years. Members are enjoying the Gardens through the changing seasons. September should see many Acacias in flower, and the Rainforest […]
