We are a non-profit community organisation, incorporated under the ACT Associations Incorporations Act 1991.
Our administering body is the Friends’ Council, which consists of 9 elected members and ex officio (non-voting) members. Council members are elected at our Annual General Meeting; the most recent was on 11 November 2021. Current Council members are:
Executive members
| President: | Neville Page |
| Vice President: | Linda Beveridge |
| Secretary: | Lynden Ayliffe |
| Treasurer: | Helen Elliot |
Non-executive members
Wanda Filsell, Alan Henderson, Lesley King, Kerry Moir, David More
Ex officio members
| Gardens’ Executive Director: | Judy West |
| Gardens’ General Manager: | Peter Byron |
| Gardens’ Friends Liaison: | Megan Menz |
| Friends’ past president: | Max Bourke |
Subcommittees and Special Interest Groups 2021-2022
A number of sub-groups arrange activities for the Friends, and various committees are appointed by Council. Key members are:
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Botanic Art groups |
Wendy Antoniak (botanicart@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Growing Friends |
Maurice Hermann (0429 361 256), John Connolly (6255 8695) (growingfriends@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Guides |
Lesley King (guides@friendsanbg.org.au), Pam Cooke (booked walks) (bookedwalks@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Flowers, Fruit & Foliage |
Ros Walcott (6161 2742) |
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IT Advisers |
David More, Les Fielke (techsupport@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Membership |
Lesley Harland, Pam Cooke (membership@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Fronds Newsletter |
Barbara Podger, Cathy Robertson, Pam Rooney, Denis Warne (newsletter@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Photographic Group |
Rhonda Daniell (Convenor), Trish Frei (Secretary), Helen Dawes (Publicity Officer), Suzanne Harrison (Member Secretary), Rodney Garnett (General Member)(photo@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Plant Science Group |
This group is currently in abeyance (2021). Queries may be sent to Lesley Harland (plantscience@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Projects Committee |
Alan Henderson (Convenor), Kristiane Herrmann, Dennis Ayliffe, Ian Primrose, Jeff Brown, David Coutts |
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Schools Photo Competition |
Cecilia Melano, Lynden Ayliffe (schoolphoto@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Seedy Volunteers |
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Social Events and Activities |
Tricia Morton, Lynden Ayliffe (events@friendsanbg.org.au)
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Thursday Talks |
Linda Beveridge, Elizabeth Truswell, Anthony Whalen, Barbara Hamburger (talks@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Website |
David More, Jill More, Jane Keogh, Beth Tyerman (website@friendsanbg.org.au) |
