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SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:Annie and the Armadillos is the featured band. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130131T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130131T235900
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SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: Ian Warden ‘Tiptoe through the Telopeas: Why Marion Mahony Griffin would have boycotted Floriade’
DESCRIPTION:Ian Warden\, Gang Gang columnist of the Canberra Times\, will launch the 2013 lunchtime talks program\, with a Centenary Chat on Marion Mahony Griffin’s enthusiasm for Australian native flora. January’s theme is Family and Friends in the Capital\, appropriately\, given the extent to which Marion’s enthusiasm for our native flora is shared by modern-day Canberrans; they flock to the Gardens each January to listen to music in a setting of magnificent eucalypts. \nIan Warden describes himself as a Canberra writer and humourless native plant zealot and the only person in his street growing Eucalyptus crenulata in his front garden.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-ian-warden-tiptoe-through-the-telopeas-why-marion-mahony-griffin-would-have-boycotted-floriade/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130201T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130201T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130131T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Delicious! afterDARK
DESCRIPTION:Summer night tours of the Gardens featuring live string music and gourmet tastings of locally produced food and wine at Floresco. A wonderful way to spend a hot evening in the cool ambience of the Rainforest Gully\, Rock Garden & Eucalypt Lawn. \n$35 per person (over 18 years only)\nOnline bookings essential:    www.anbg.gov.au/gardens\nNote: This is not a Friends event but members may be interested.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/delicious-afterdark/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130202T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130201T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Optus Flix in the Stix
DESCRIPTION:Flix combines a unique award winning collection of short films with live music performances featuring The Whitlams. See www.flixinthestix.com.au for all event and ticketing details.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/optus-flix-in-the-stix/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130207T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130207T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130206T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: Jocelyn Plovits ‘The National Arboretum Canberra: relationship and synergy’
DESCRIPTION:The bushfires that ravaged Canberra in 2003 were the catalyst for the creation of the National Arboretum Canberra first envisaged by the Burley Griffins. The National Arboretum\, which will open in early 2013\, provides an opportunity to conserve threatened species\, a place for community recreation and a valuable resource for ongoing education and research.  \nUnder the Centenary theme of Cultural Diversity\, Jocelyn Plovits will address the history\, design\, challenges and successes of the project from the perspective of the Friends of the Arboretum. She will also discuss the National Arboretum’s potential for the future\, the contribution of volunteers to the success of a wonderful and exciting Arboretum and the importance of collaboration with a number of key entities\, among them\, the ANBG. \nJocelyn Plovits is Chair of the Friends of the National Arboretum.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-jocelyn-plovits-the-national-arboretum-canberra-relationship-and-synergy/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130214T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130214T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130213T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Matthew Higgins ‘Elyne Mitchell: mountain author’
DESCRIPTION:Elyne Mitchell is remembered fondly for her wildly successful Silver Brumby books from the 1950s onward.  But not only did she write children’s fiction\, Elyne also wrote a number of pioneering non-fiction works addressing Australians’ relationship with their environment.  Elyne’s passionate connection with the upper Murray and the Snowy Mountains had a fundamental influence on her and her work.  She was also a very keen skier and horse rider and she helped run the family’s Towong Hill property.  Elyne received the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to literature in 1988 and Charles Sturt University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 1993.  A year before her death in 2002 the Corryong Library was renamed in her honour.  The National Library of Australia holds her papers\, and one of the typewriters used by Mitchell is held by the National Museum of Australia. \nMatthew Higgins\, an Associate of the Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum of Australia\, has been working in Canberra as a professional historian for 30 years.  He has worked with the Australian War Memorial\, the Australian Heritage Commission\, and the National Museum of Australia.  He has completed many freelance projects (including oral history interviews for the National Library of Australia)\, and is the author of numerous articles and a number of books\, the most recent of which is Rugged beyond imagination: stories from an Australian mountain region (NMA Press 2009).  Matthew is passionate about the Australian high country and he skis and bushwalks as often as opportunity allows.  
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/matthew-higgins-elyne-mitchell-mountain-author/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130221T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130221T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130220T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Friends Centenary Twilight Dinner at Floresco Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Sold out! The Centenary Twilight Dinner is now fully booked. \nThe 2013 Friends Twilight Dinner will have a Canberra Centenary theme. The menu will be based on banquet recipes served 100 years ago\, and our speaker will also have a centenary flavour. Cost: $65 for three course meal including one drink. Members of the Friends are welcome to invite one guest. \nEnquiries: twighlightdinner@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/friends-centenary-twilight-dinner-at-floresco-cafe/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130221T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130221T133000
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SUMMARY:Michael Bryce AM AE 'Travels with the Governor-General
DESCRIPTION:Michael Bryce\, Patron of the Friends of the ANBG\, will talk about his travels with Australia’s first female Governor-General – his wife. \nMichael Bryce is an architect and designer acknowledged in Australia and overseas for his distinguished work in graphic\, urban and environmental design. Michael and Quentin Bryce were married in 1964. They have five children and ten grandchildren.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/michael-bryce-am-ae-travels-with-the-governor-general/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130228T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130228T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130227T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: Dr Penny Olsen ‘Collecting Ladies: Women Botanical Illustrators’
DESCRIPTION:Addressing the theme of the Role of Women in Nation-building and Sport\, Dr Penny Olsen will describe the women who illustrated and promoted Australian flora\, and the influence of prominent botanist Baron von Mueller on their work. These Collecting Women were part of a worldwide interest in the science and art of native plants. Some undertook local and distant expeditions to capture images of these plants. Their art fostered a national appreciation of native plants. \nDr Penny Olsen is an Associate Professor in the Research School of Biology at the Australian National University. Her talk draws on her forthcoming book\, Collecting Ladies: Women Botanical Illustrators\, to be published in 2013 by the National Library of Australia.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-dr-penny-olsen-collecting-ladies-women-botanical-illustrators/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130302T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130303T134500
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130302T020000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Seasonal Colours Concert
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy choral performances by Sing Australia on the Cafe Lawn. Celebrating the start of autumn; there will performances at 1pm and 2pm.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/seasonal-colours-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130307T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130307T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130306T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: Hazel Davies ‘Celebration: Say it with Flowers’
DESCRIPTION:The ‘Centenary Chats’ in March 2013 will focus on Celebration.  Hazel Davies will describe how Australian and exotic floras have been intrinsic to our culture when marking significant life and society milestones. \nHazel Davies is a Senior Floristry Teacher at the CIT Floristry Program. As well as teaching floristry over the past 12 years\, Hazel has enjoyed an extensive career in floristry since 1978\, including being Florist at the Sydney Opera House\, and exhibiting at major centres such as the Floriade Exhibitions at the Canberra Centre and for the 2007 APEC Summit.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-hazel-davies-celebration-say-it-with-flowers/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130308T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130407T163000
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130307T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:2013 Botanic Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The combined Friends’ Botanic Art Groups will present a collection of botanic art featuring Australian native plants in the Visitor Centre from Friday 8th March. Many of the plants featured are in the ANBG collection. The majority of paintings will be for sale with a proportion of proceeds going to support Friends activities. More information on calendar page
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/2013-botanic-art-exhibition/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130313T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130313T235900
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CREATED:20130312T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Viewing of the Ellis Rowan Collection\, National Library of Australia
DESCRIPTION:This is a Friends only event.  \n  \nMembers of the Friends are offered an exclusive opportunity to view the Ellis Rowan Collection of botanical art at the National Library on 13 March. There are still places for the 9:15 am session\, but the 10:45 session is now fully booked. We are grateful to Barrie Hadlow\, a good friend of the ANBG\, for facilitating the visit. Meet in the foyer of the National Library 15 minutes ahead of the session start time. Parking around the NLA is very tight\, so allow plenty of time to find parking. \nNumbers are limited and bookings are essential\, by phone: 62558441\, or email: bookings@friendsanbg.org.au indicating name/s and contact phone number. \nGo to the National Library website for more information on Ellis Rowan.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/viewing-of-the-ellis-rowan-collection-national-library-of-australia/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130313T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130314T234500
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130312T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:ANPC Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The ANPC (Australian Network for Plant Conservation) will be running a two day workshop on plant identification for grassy ecosystems at the ANBG on the 13th and 14th March. Registration for this workshop closes on 6th March. The cost to register is $225. Full details\, including registration procedures\, can be found on the ANPC website .  When enrolling\, you should indicate that you are a member of the Friends of the ANBG\, \nThis two day workshop will introduce participants to grassy ecosystems\, their diversity\, ecology and provide the skills and information required to positively identify a range of common grassland plants. \nWe will use some of the most commonly encountered plant groups\, including grasses\, eucalypts and daisies\, to introduce you to the best identification resources (printed\, on-line\, and interactive). \nYou will also learn how to access the experts through the identification services of the major herbaria. Along the way we will de-mystify identification ‘keys’\, and introduce you to useful field characters to look for. \nThe workshop is targeted at the beginner level\, but will also provide a good opportunity for those more experienced in plant identification to refresh their skills.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/anpc-workshop/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130314T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130314T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130313T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Barbara Allan ‘COG’s bird blitz: the first eight years’
DESCRIPTION:In 2005 the Canberra Ornithologists’ Group began an ACT-wide bird count over the last weekend in October\, involving up to 100 members each year. The talk will look at the overall results of the surveys\, the variability between years\, the influence of land use types and role the bird blitz plays in our knowledge of the ACT avifauna. Do Rufous Fantails come through your garden before or after the last weekend in October? Are fairy-wrens breeding by then? Are the koels back? These are some of the issues the blitz results can explore. \nBarbara Allan is an amateur birdwatcher who has coordinated the bird blitz since its inception.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/barbara-allan-cogs-bird-blitz-the-first-eight-years/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130321T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130320T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Anne Rawson\, ‘Learning to Love Flowers’
DESCRIPTION:Anne talks about the flowers she and her husband discovered at their property\, Wombalano\, on the Bombala River in south eastern NSW; and about being a sheep and berry farmer. \nAnne is one of the editors of Fronds.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/anne-rawson-learning-to-love-flowers/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130321T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130320T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Seniors Week guided walk\, morning tea and botanic art exhibition viewing
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of Australian National Botanic Gardens invite you to enjoy a guided walk\, morning tea and botanic art exhibition viewing during Seniors Week. \nTake a stroll through the Gardens with an expert guide\, then relax with delicious Devonshire Tea at Floresco in the Gardens Café. \nFinish your morning with a viewing of the Botanic Art Group’s exhibition Art in the Gardens with Friends\, and meet some of the artists. \nCost: $9.50 per person. Bookings essential by 15 March – phone Floresco on (02) 6248 9680. \nMeet at 9:45am at the Visitor Centre. \nFor further information visit fanbg.local or call (02) 6258 8840.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/seniors-week-guided-walk-morning-tea-and-botanic-art-exhibition-viewing/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130328T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130328T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130327T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:David Taylor and Dan Marges ‘A Walk in the Sydney Basin’
DESCRIPTION:Join the ANBG’s Dan Marges and David Taylor as they take you through the recent reconstruction of this iconic part of the ANBG – a behind-the-scenes look at how the planning\, use of specialist materials and plant collecting came together to re-invigorate each end of the Sydney Basin. You may pick up some great and innovative ideas for redeveloping or starting your own garden. \nNB: Start at Theatrette and walk to garden (in the event of wet weather we will stay in the Theatrette). \nDan Marges is the expert custodian of the ANBG’s Sydney Basin and David Taylor is Curator of Living Collections at the ANBG.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/david-taylor-and-dan-marges-a-walk-in-the-sydney-basin/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130403T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130403T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130402T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:2013 Volunteer guide intake information session
DESCRIPTION:2013 Volunteer Guides Intake \nVolunteer Guides at the Australian National Botanic Gardens share their enthusiasm for Australia’s flora and the Gardens with members of the public. Guides are interested in a wide variety of things such as the beauty of Australian plants and watching the seasons unfold in the Gardens. Many are fascinated by the way our plants have evolved and others by the Aboriginal uses of plants for food\, shelter and tools. The list goes on. While some of our guides are professional botanists\, most are not. You don’t need to be an expert. \nTraining which starts in May will cover not only information about the Gardens and Australian native plants\, but also how to guide. You will also have plenty of opportunity to practise your guiding skills in a safe environment with your colleagues as ‘visitors’ and experienced guides accompanying you. Guiding is an on-going learning experience. \nYou will soon become familiar with the many paths in the Gardens that you have probably not explored yet. You will have the pleasure of introducing visitors to our magnificent and unique flora. You will also have the freedom to take your visitors to those parts of the Gardens which you think they will appreciate most and to adapt your discussions to their background and interests. As a guide\, you will be part of a welcoming and friendly cohort. You will also\, over time\, come to feel part of the wider ANBG community including the welcoming and professional ANBG staff. \nThe Guides are a friendly group. We help each other out; we bring our lunch and have a chat before the monthly meetings. As Guides we are also keen to extend our knowledge. Each monthly meeting includes a professional development session and an update from ANBG staff about the latest happenings around the Gardens. We have a Wiki so that we can share knowledge. \nGuides activities \n\nThe Guides lead walks at 11 am and 2 pm every day except Christmas Day. These are free to the public and attract people from all over Australia and other parts of the world. Each guide leads about two of these walks each month.\nGuides sometimes lead booked walks for groups of six or more people and for which a fee is charged. For example\, special interest groups\, organised bus tours\, and visitors from the tertiary institutions or embassies may book a walk.\nFlora Explorer tours are conducted by members of the Friends\, but most of the tours are taken by guides. Visitors travel in the electric vehicle to far-flung parts of the Gardens which are seldom accessed. The tours are run every weekend and also every day during the school holidays and are popular with families with small children\, and visitors with limited mobility who would otherwise not have the opportunity to see the Gardens.\nGuides have the opportunity to develop special themed walks\, either for special interest groups or to complement events in Canberra such as the coming Turner Exhibition at the Australian National Gallery\nThe ANBG’s stunning Red Centre Garden will be opened to the public at the end of 2013. Roving guides will be stationed in the area to interact with visitors.\nGuides are sometimes called upon to represent the ANBG at public events such as Floriade.\n\nTo be a guide you must be a member of the Friends of the ANBG. Being a Friend allows you access to the ANBG library\, the Thursday lunchtime talks\, Friends social functions and a car parking permit. If you are not already a Friend\, you can join at the time of applying to be a guide. \nApplications for the next intake and full details of the information sessions and the training course can be found on the ANBG website \nApplications for the next intake of guides will close on 6th May. The dates for interviews and training will be advised. \nWould you like to know more? There will be three information sessions in the ANBG Theatrette on Wednesday 3 April at 12.30 pm and on Monday 8 April at 5.30 pm. and on Friday 19th April at 12:30.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/2013-volunteer-guide-intake-information-session/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130404T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130404T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130403T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: David Headon ‘Centenary Musings – Cricket\, Canberra and the New Commonwealth’
DESCRIPTION:David Headon will address the April Centenary theme of History\, Heritage and Sport. \nFederation occurred at an auspicious time for the six Australian colonies\, which become States in an Australian Commonwealth in 1901.  The British Empire’s muscular Christian values\, the sudden emergence of the ‘science’ of town planning and the sharp increase globally in radical political\, social and cultural literature — all would impact profoundly on the infant nation\, and in turn on the way the first citizens of the nation imagined their capital city. This talk will consist of an eclectic range of Centenary musings. \n David Headon is Cultural Advisor to the National Capital Authority.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-david-headon-centenary-musings-cricket-canberra-and-the-new-commonwealth/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130407T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130408T094500
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130407T010000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000092-1365332400-1365414300@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Family Picnic Day
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Cafe & Crosbie Morrison Lawns \n11.00am to 3.00pm \nA delightful day out for the entire family with a special focus on celebrating our senior members and their extended families. The program will include displays\, guided walks\, garden workshops\, presentations and performances. Learn about the variety of lively\, stimulating and essential support groups that operate within the Gardens and how they offer opportunities to explore new skills\, experiences and knowledge. Bring your own picnic or partake in the special bush BBQ service available from the Floresco cafe deck. \nA number of the Friends groups will be at the Picnic to speak to you. Details of the entertainment and of the other participating groups can be found on the ANBG website. \nBird Watching Walk 10.00am \nJoin our experienced guides and search out some of the amazing bird life in the Gardens. Bring binoculars if you can; some will be provided. The walk will take about one hour. \nThe walk is free\, but booking is essential: book by sending an email to bookings@friendsanbg.org.au with names and a mobile phone number – we will send a confirmatory email. \nMeet at the Visitor Centre. \nBotanic Art Group \nTwo members of the Botanic Art Group will be doing demonstrations of botanic art between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm. The Botanic Art Group’s 6th  Exhibition is currently on display in the Visitor Centre – be sure to have a look at it while you are in the Gardens. \nFriends of the ANBG \nThe Friends’ stall will introduce many of the Friends interest groups and volunteer groups including the Botanic Art Group\, the Guides\, Growing Friends and the Photography Group. There will be a photographic display\, and information about the Friends and about volunteering opportunities in the Gardens. Volunteer guides will provide free Bird Walks\, short tours on the Gardens electric vehicle “Flora Explorer”\, guided walks\, and Friends merchandise will be available for sale. \nGuides \nHave you considered becoming a volunteer guide at the ANBG ? There will be an intake of new guides in May this year. You can talk to some of the guides about what it’s like to be a guide at the Family Picnic Day on Sunday 7th April. \nYou can experience some of their activities for yourself on the day. Some of the guides will be driving Flora Explorer\, the electric vehicle\, taking visitors to the developing Red Centre Garden. The guides are being trained to act as roving guides in the Red Centre Garden when it is opened to the public towards later this year and this training will also be given to new guides. And you will be able to join one of the free guided walks at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on Sunday the 7th. \nGrowing Friends \nThe Growing Friends propagate plants from the ANBG living collection and sell these plants at their autumn and spring plant sales. All proceeds from the sales go to the Friends\, for supporting their many projects in the Gardens. Follow the Growing Friends signs to the igloo where two of the Growing Friends will be able to show you around the propagating area. This will be an opportunity to see some of the plants that will be for sale at the autumn plant sale. \nPhotography Group \nMembers of the Photography Group will be at the Family Picnic Day. There will be a display of photographs taken in the Gardens by members of the group.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/family-picnic-day/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130408T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130408T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130407T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000093-1365379200-1365465540@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:2013 Volunteer guide intake information session
DESCRIPTION:2013 Volunteer Guides Intake \nVolunteer Guides at the Australian National Botanic Gardens share their enthusiasm for Australia’s flora and the Gardens with members of the public. Guides are interested in a wide variety of things such as the beauty of Australian plants and watching the seasons unfold in the Gardens. Many are fascinated by the way our plants have evolved and others by the Aboriginal uses of plants for food\, shelter and tools. The list goes on. While some of our guides are professional botanists\, most are not. You don’t need to be an expert. \nTraining which starts in May will cover not only information about the Gardens and Australian native plants\, but also how to guide. You will also have plenty of opportunity to practise your guiding skills in a safe environment with your colleagues as ‘visitors’ and experienced guides accompanying you. Guiding is an on-going learning experience. \nYou will soon become familiar with the many paths in the Gardens that you have probably not explored yet. You will have the pleasure of introducing visitors to our magnificent and unique flora. You will also have the freedom to take your visitors to those parts of the Gardens which you think they will appreciate most and to adapt your discussions to their background and interests. As a guide\, you will be part of a welcoming and friendly cohort. You will also\, over time\, come to feel part of the wider ANBG community including the welcoming and professional ANBG staff. \nThe Guides are a friendly group. We help each other out; we bring our lunch and have a chat before the monthly meetings. As Guides we are also keen to extend our knowledge. Each monthly meeting includes a professional development session and an update from ANBG staff about the latest happenings around the Gardens. We have a Wiki so that we can share knowledge. \nGuides activities \n\nThe Guides lead walks at 11 am and 2 pm every day except Christmas Day. These are free to the public and attract people from all over Australia and other parts of the world. Each guide leads about two of these walks each month.\nGuides sometimes lead booked walks for groups of six or more people and for which a fee is charged. For example\, special interest groups\, organised bus tours\, and visitors from the tertiary institutions or embassies may book a walk.\nFlora Explorer tours are conducted by members of the Friends\, but most of the tours are taken by guides. Visitors travel in the electric vehicle to far-flung parts of the Gardens which are seldom accessed. The tours are run every weekend and also every day during the school holidays and are popular with families with small children\, and visitors with limited mobility who would otherwise not have the opportunity to see the Gardens.\nGuides have the opportunity to develop special themed walks\, either for special interest groups or to complement events in Canberra such as the coming Turner Exhibition at the Australian National Gallery\nThe ANBG’s stunning Red Centre Garden will be opened to the public at the end of 2013. Roving guides will be stationed in the area to interact with visitors.\nGuides are sometimes called upon to represent the ANBG at public events such as Floriade.\n\nTo be a guide you must be a member of the Friends of the ANBG. Being a Friend allows you access to the ANBG library\, the Thursday lunchtime talks\, Friends social functions and a car parking permit. If you are not already a Friend\, you can join at the time of applying to be a guide. \nApplications for the next intake and full details of the information sessions and the training course can be found on the ANBG website \nApplications for the next intake of guides will close on 6th May.The dates of interviews and training will be advised. \nWould you like to know more? There will be three information sessions in the ANBG Theatrette on Wednesday 3 April at 12.30 pm and on Monday 8 April at 5.30 pm. and on Friday 19th April at 12:30.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/2013-volunteer-guide-intake-information-session/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130410T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130610T164500
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130409T230000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000094-1365584400-1370882700@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Anthology - Basketry Exhibition. Visitors Centre Gallery
DESCRIPTION:An exploration by Canberra artists and basket makers using a variety of Australian native plants.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/anthology-basketry-exhibition-visitors-centre-gallery/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130411T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130411T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130410T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000095-1365638400-1365724740@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: Peter Ollerenshaw and Cathy Franzi ‘Developing and Interpreting Correa ‘Canberra Bells’
DESCRIPTION:The Correa ‘Canberra Bells’ was selected as the floral emblem for Canberra’s Centenary celebrations and has become part of Australia’s botanic heritage. Nurseryman Peter Ollerenshaw will talk about developing ‘Canberra Bells’\, while ceramicist Cathy Franzi will discuss interpreting this Correa artistically.  \nThis plant was developed at the Bywong Nursery\, established by Peter and Jennifer Ollerenshaw in 1984; the nursery has a programme of breeding and selecting new varieties of Australian plants\, including cultivars of  Correas\, Leptospermum\, and Grevillea.  \nCathy Franzi researches the representation of Australian flora in the ceramic medium. She initially studied botany in a BSc from Sydney University and is currently a PhD Candidate in the Ceramics Department at the ANU School of Art. Her arts practice spans twenty years and has included teaching ceramics to children in schools\, specialised courses at the Canberra Potters’ Society and tutoring at the undergraduate level. 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-peter-ollerenshaw-and-cathy-franzi-developing-and-interpreting-correa-canberra-bells/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130413T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130413T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130412T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000096-1365811200-1365897540@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Growing Friends Autumn Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Australian Native Plant Sale \nThe sale of plants propagated and sold by The Growing Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens from material sourced from the Gardens. The list of plants for sale is available now. [link unavailable] \nIn conjunction with the plant sale there will be a sale of books – for details click here. \nTime: 8.30am – 11.00am or earlier if sold out \nWhere: Small car park behind the Crosbie Morrison Centre\, Australian National Botanic Gardens \nCost: $3 and $5 each \nPlants propagated by the Growing Friends are offered for sale to the public at very popular plant sales in spring and autumn each year. The plants are propagated by the Growing Friends from material sourced from the Garden and the proceeds are used by the Friends to support the Botanic Gardens. Plants for the autumn sale will include the following: \nLambertia formosa: Small to medium shrub often no more than a metre or so high but sometimes reaching 2 metres. The red\, tubular-shaped flowers occur at the ends of the branches in clusters usually in winter and spring and attract honey eating birds. It is a popular plant in cultivation but needs some care to establish. It grows on sandstone-based soil and requires moist\, well drained soil\, preferably light in texture with the possible addition of sand\, shell grit or lime. It appreciates some protection from the full sun but should not be grown in heavy shade. It is tolerant of at least moderate frosts and can be pruned quite hard. Its common name ‘Mountain Devil’ refers to the woody fruits which are bearded and horned. \nPropagation may be carried out from seed which can be slow to germinate. Cuttings may also be slow to strike – best results are achieved using hardened\, current season’s growth. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLambertia flower – ANBG photo a 4150 by R. Hotchkiss\nLambertia seed pod – ANBG photo dig 4307 by Murray Fagg\n\n\n\n\nPersoonia chamaepitys – An excellent groundcover to approximately 20cm in height and 1 metre in width. Bright yellow Grevillea like flowers are seen in summer and are borne singly in the leaf axils close to the end of the branches forming a dense cluster. The flowers are followed by fruits that are cream to yellowish with reddish-brown markings and 10-12 mm long. It can grow in either full sun or part shade\, and grows well under eucalypts. It can withstand periods of dry weather but dislikes humid or wet conditions as this can increase the chance of leaf drop. The soil should be well drained and there is generally a low nutrient requirement. \nUsually located in dry sclerophyll forest and heath on sandstone derived soils\, this species distribution spreads from the Upper Goulburn Valley through the Mellong Range and Blue Mountains to the Budawang Range in central eastern NSW. Persoonia chamaepitys can live up to 20 years and is a slow-growing but hardy plant that will survive well in low water conditions. It is an excellent plant for pots\, rockeries\, and retaining walls. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPersoonia chamaepitys flowers – ANBG photo dig 15211 by Murray Fagg\nPersoonia chamaepitys plant – ANBG photo a 20669 by Murray Fagg\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/growing-friends-autumn-plant-sale/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130418T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130418T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130417T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000097-1366243200-1366329540@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Dr Tony Fischer AM ‘Feeding the Billions: Can Crop Yield Increase Continue to Meet Growing Demand?’
DESCRIPTION:Crop yield increases since 1960 have permitted the world to feed more than a doubling of its population at an improved per capita calorie level with only a very modest increase in arable land. The question is whether yield increase can continue to cover growing demand\, and indeed eliminate the persistent hunger\, without recourse to acceleration of land area expansion. Future yield growth possibilities will be discussed\, in the light of new challenges\, and the need to check\, and hopefully lessen\, the environmental impact of agriculture. \nTony Fischer is an agricultural scientist\, who has worked as a researcher in crop science both in Australia and overseas\, in particular the developing world. His interests range from physiology through agronomy and breeding\, to agricultural development. For 7 years he headed the Wheat Program of the International Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT) in Mexico. For his contribution to agricultural research over the years\, he has been honoured as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology and of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering\, as well as receiving an Order of Australia. Currently he is an Honorary Research Fellow at CSIRO Plant Industry.  
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-tony-fischer-am-feeding-the-billions-can-crop-yield-increase-continue-to-meet-growing-demand/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130419T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130419T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130418T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000098-1366329600-1366415940@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:2013 Volunteer guide intake information session
DESCRIPTION:2013 Volunteer Guides Intake \nVolunteer Guides at the Australian National Botanic Gardens share their enthusiasm for Australia’s flora and the Gardens with members of the public. Guides are interested in a wide variety of things such as the beauty of Australian plants and watching the seasons unfold in the Gardens. Many are fascinated by the way our plants have evolved and others by the Aboriginal uses of plants for food\, shelter and tools. The list goes on. While some of our guides are professional botanists\, most are not. You don’t need to be an expert. \nTraining will cover not only information about the Gardens and Australian native plants\, but also how to guide. You will have plenty of opportunity to practise your guiding skills in a safe environment with your colleagues as ‘visitors’ and experienced guides accompanying you. Guiding is an on-going learning experience. \nYou will soon become familiar with the many paths in the Gardens that you have probably not explored yet. You will have the pleasure of introducing visitors to our magnificent and unique flora. You will also have the freedom to take your visitors to those parts of the Gardens which you think they will appreciate most and to adapt your discussions to their background and interests. As a guide\, you will be part of a welcoming and friendly cohort. You will also\, over time\, come to feel part of the wider ANBG community including the welcoming and professional ANBG staff. \nThe Guides are a friendly group. We help each other out; we bring our lunch and have a chat before the monthly meetings. As Guides we are also keen to extend our knowledge. Each monthly meeting includes a professional development session and an update from ANBG staff about the latest happenings around the Gardens. We have a Wiki so that we can share knowledge. \nGuides activities \n\nThe Guides lead walks at 11 am and 2 pm every day except Christmas Day. These are free to the public and attract people from all over Australia and other parts of the world. Each guide leads about two of these walks each month.\nGuides sometimes lead booked walks for groups of six or more people and for which a fee is charged. For example\, special interest groups\, organised bus tours\, and visitors from the tertiary institutions or embassies may book a walk.\nFlora Explorer tours are conducted by members of the Friends\, but most of the tours are taken by guides. Visitors travel in the electric vehicle to far-flung parts of the Gardens which are seldom accessed. The tours are run every weekend and also every day during school holidays. They are popular with families with small children\, and visitors with limited mobility who would otherwise not have the opportunity to see the Gardens.\nGuides have the opportunity to develop special themed walks\, either for special interest groups or to complement events in Canberra such as the coming Turner Exhibition at the Australian National Gallery\nThe ANBG’s stunning Red Centre Garden will be opened to the public at the end of 2013. Roving guides will be stationed in the area to interact with visitors.\nGuides are sometimes called upon to represent the ANBG at public events such as Floriade.\n\nTo be a guide you must be a member of the Friends of the ANBG. Being a Friend allows you access to the ANBG library\, the Thursday lunchtime talks\, Friends social functions and a car parking permit. If you are not already a Friend\, you can join at the time of applying to be a guide. \nApplications for the next intake and full details of the information sessions and the training course can be found on the ANBG website \nApplications for the next intake of guides will close on 6th May. The dates for interviews and training will be advised. \nWould you like to know more? There will be three information sessions in the ANBG Theatrette on Wednesday 3 April at 12.30 pm and on Monday 8 April at 5.30 pm. and on Friday 19th April at 12:30. \n 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/2013-volunteer-guide-intake-information-session/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130425T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130425T235900
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130424T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000099-1366848000-1366934340@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:There will be no Thursday Talk on the ANZAC Day Public Holiday.
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/there-will-be-no-thursday-talk-on-the-anzac-day-public-holiday/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130502T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130502T133000
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130502T023000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000100-1367497800-1367501400@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Chat:  Linda Groom - Natural History Illustration in the First Fleet
DESCRIPTION:Linda Groom will discuss natural history illustration in the First Fleet. In the late eighteenth century botanical illustration helped inform European audiences about the often startlingly different flora and fauna of the Australian colonies. Linda will draw upon her two recent books\, First Fleet Artist: George Raper’s Birds and Plants of Australia (2009) and A Steady hand – Governor Hunter and His First Fleet Sketchbook (2012). \nLinda Groom was formerly Curator of Pictures at the National Library of Australia. 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-linda-groom-natural-history-illustration-in-the-first-fleet/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130506T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130507T094500
DTSTAMP:20260503T200656
CREATED:20130506T000000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000101-1367834400-1367919900@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Andrew Young: The Biology of the Daisy
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the monthly meeting of the Botanical Resource Centre Facilitators where Andrew Young will speak on ‘The Biology of the Daisy – Rudidosis leptorhynchoides‘. 10am for a 10.30 talk in the Crosbie Morrison Building. \n\nAt the conclusion of the talk\, about 11.30am\, there will be a short meeting of the Plant Science group of the Friends of ANBG (about 10 minutes or so). That will provide an update on the group and what it might do\, as well as briefings on several current activites of relevance to the group (eg the review of the Botanical Resource Centre\, the Gardens stocktake etc). All are welcome to stay on for this meeting.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/andrew-young-the-biology-of-the-daisy/
LOCATION:ACT
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