The 31st Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the ANBG was held on Thursday 17 October in the ANBG Theatrette.
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Annual General Meeting 2019
The 31st Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the ANBG will be held on Thursday 17 October 2019 at 5.30 pm in the Theatrette at the Gardens.
Light refreshments will be served from 5pm in the Dickson Room.
Elections will be held for the position of Vice President, Secretary and two ordinary members of Council.
The AGM will be followed by a discussion of the arrangements for the 30th Anniversary of the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens in 2020.
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Library Connect, October 2019
The October 2019 edition of Library Connect covers the launch of Australian Water Dragons by Lisa Mitchell, a book for anyone curious to find out more about these fascinating creatures; a farewell and thanks to ANBG Library volunteer Carol Anderson; notes on a workshop on using Australian native plants in Bonsai; a selection of new books; an e-journal; and a look at the latest addition to the archive, the 'Bush Citrus' stamps series.
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Bushland Nature Walks in October & November
Come and enjoy one of the free guided walks in the ANBG’s Bushland Precinct on Thursday mornings in October and November!
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Library Connect, September 2019
The September 2019 edition of Library Connect covers Australian Reading Hour on Thursday 19 September; an article on the Flora of Australia online resource; a selection of new books; an e-journal; and a look at the Card sorting key to the identification, properties and uses of the principal commercial Australian timbers from the archive.
Friday, 06 September 2019
Library Connect, August 2019
The August 2019 edition of Library Connect describes (and links to) the Plants of the World online portal from The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; a history of the ‘Kentgrove’ garden at Goulburn; the BGANZ Conference to be held in New Zealand in 20 – 23 October; a selection of new books; an e-journal; and a look at the 1908 book Bill Baillie: his life and adventures by Ellis Rowan.
Friday, 09 August 2019
Library Connect, July 2019
The July 2019 edition of Library Connect celebrates NAIDOC Week and includes articles on a series of six books on indigenous knowledge, donated by our colleagues in the Northern Territory Herbarium; an article in Australasian Plant Conservation by Damian Wrigley, National Coordinator of the Australian Seed Bank Partnership; a selection of new books; an e-journal; and a look at the 1995 brochure Aboriginal people of the Canberra area.
Wednesday, 03 July 2019
Library Connect, June 2019
The June 2019 edition of Library Connect includes articles on a new mobile app and plant key, Plants of South Eastern New South Wales; the new 3rd edition of Guidelines for the Translocation of Threatened Plants in Australia; a lecture on 13 June by former artist-in-residence at the ANBG, Julie Ryder; a selection of new books; an e-journal; and a glimpse of the old ANBG Kiosk from the Archives.
Tuesday, 04 June 2019
Schools Photographic Competition
Primary school students can now enter our annual Schools Photographic Competition. Up to now, only secondary and college students were eligible but this year, primary school students can win prizes too. Just take a photograph of your favourite place, plant or animal in the Garden to enter. Entries close on Wednesday 2 October 2019.
Download the entry forms, or email schoolphoto@friendsanbg.org.au for further information. Bring your parents, grandparents and explore our wonderful gardens!
Friday, 24 May 2019
Library Connect, May 2019
The May 2019 edition of Library Connect includes articles on Library and Information Week, Seed Bank helps Rare Queeensland Rainforest Species, Congratulations to Dr Lydia Guja from the National Seed Bank for an article on Pomaderris, a selection of new books, an e-journal and information from the Archives on Postcards.
Tuesday, 07 May 2019
