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 17 October 2019. Current Council members are:
Executive members
| President: | Max Bourke |
| Vice President: | Linda Beveridge |
| Secretary: | Jann Ollerenshaw |
| Treasurer: | Helen Elliot |
Non-executive members
Wendy Antoniak, Lynden Ayliffe, Peter Heaume, Alan Henderson, David More
Ex officio members
| Gardens’ Executive Director: | Judy West |
| Gardens’ General Manager: | Peter Byron |
| Gardens’ Friends Liaison: | Megan Menz |
| Gardens’ staff representative: | |
| Friends’ past president: | Lesley Jackman |
| Fronds representative: | Barbara Podger |
| ANBG Guides' representative: | Lesley King |
Subcommittees and Special Interest Groups 2018-2019
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 |
Helen Hinton (botanicart@friendsanbg.org.au), Robin McKeown (6251 6249) |
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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, Harley Dadswell (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, Anne Rawson, Cathy Robertson, Pam Rooney, Denis Warne (newsletter@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Photographic Group |
Rhonda Daniell (Convenor), Tim Leach (Secretary), Suzanne Harrison (Member Secretary), Helen Dawes (Publicity Officer), Martin Holmes, Andy Graham, Els Wynen (General Members), Jim Gould (Ex-officio) (photo@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Plant Science Group |
John Busby (Convenor), Cath Busby, Murray Fagg, Lesley Harland (plantscience@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Projects Committee |
David Coutts (Convenor), Dennis Ayliffe, Jeff Brown, Kristiane Herrmann, Ian Primrose |
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Schools Photo Competition |
Cecilia Melano, Lynden Aycliffe (schoolphoto@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Seedy Volunteers |
John Fitzgerald (Co-ordinator) (seedyvol@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Social Events and Activities |
Tricia Morton, Christiana Cobbold, Lynden Aycliffe (socialevents@friendsanbg.org.au)
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Thursday Talks |
Jan Finley (Convenor), Linda Beveridge, Doug Laing, Rita Maclachlan, Elizabeth Truswell, Anthony Whalen (talks@friendsanbg.org.au) |
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Website |
Alan Munns, Jill More, David More, Jane Keogh, Beth Tyerman (website@friendsanbg.org.au) |
