Congratulations to our Growing Friends

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The Growing Friends have received a Handbury Award by the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens

Dr Anne Campbell receiving the Hanbury Award on behalf of Growing Friends ANBG, from Penny Fowler, Deputy Chairperson, Royal Botanic Gardens Vic at the recent AGM of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG) held at the Waite Institute, Adelaide on 12 April 2021Dr Anne Campbell receiving the Hanbury Award on behalf of Growing Friends ANBG. Presented by Penny Fowler, Deputy Chairperson, Royal Botanic Gardens Vic at the recent AGM of the AAFBG in Adelaide 12 April 2021The Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens( AAFBG)'s annual Handbury Awards recognise exceptional contributions to an Australian Botanic Garden, Arboretum or Park, by an AAFBG member group or an individual from a member group.

This year our Growing Friends were nominated in recognition of the group's exceptional effort to recover from the damage inflicted during the 2020 hailstorm; and to go on throughout the COVID-19 shutdown period caring for their plants, and then organising several limited COVID-safe sales events.

We are proud that the Growing Friends have been announced as 2021 Handbury Award recipients.

Photo: Dr Anne Campbell receiving the Hanbury Award on behalf of Growing Friends ANBG. Presented by Penny Fowler, Deputy Chairperson, Royal Botanic Gardens Vic at the recent  AGM of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG) held at the Waite Institute, Adelaide on 12 April 2021. Ms Fowler is a niece of Dr Geoffrey Hanbury, a generous benefactor to the Association after whom the Award is named.
(credit: Brian Reichelt)