Activities
The RBGC Friends organise a full calendar of activities, ranging from classes, lectures and workshops to discovery days and tours, as well as social occasions.
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Our aims are two-fold:
- to provide interesting, enjoyable and educational activities for Friends, exploring aspects of natural history, such as plant and bird life
- to raise funds for projects undertaken at the RBG Cranbourne.
Check out some of our forthcoming activities and please do feel welcome to join us. Just complete the Booking form (MS Word - 109 kB).
Regular monthly activities
- 1st Saturday - Botanical Basketry (other than January) - Susan Birch 9754 3556
- 1st Monday - Press Gang - Nola Foster 9583 5731
- 1st and 3rd Wednesday - Botanical Illustrators (other than January) - Margaret Holloway 5998 5382
- 1st & 3rd Friday - Botanical Illustrator Class (during school terms) - Margaret Holloway 5998 5382
- 2nd Sunday - Press Gang - Linda Moon 5996 9759
- 2nd Tuesday - Botanical Fabricators - Gwen Elliot 9879 1427
- 3rd Wednesday* - Growing Friends - Don Dower 9736 2309; Marjanne Rook 9769 7881
* Note: Growing Friends are usually present on Thursdays of other weeks - On selected dates - Seed Collectors - Richenda Harrison 9885 2744; mobile 0438 852 744
Friends 2013 activities calendar
February
- 10 Sunday: New Year brunch under the figs in the Australian Garden
- 18 Monday: Discovery Day - Water harvesting and treatment, RBGC
- 24 Sunday: Workshop - Gondwana & beyond
March
- 2 Saturday–11 Monday: Quilt exhibition, AG Auditorium
- 20 Wednesday: Pre Sale Plant Sale for members and staff
- 23 Saturday & 24 Sunday: Growing Friends Plant Sales
April
- 21 Sunday: Morning workshop - Planning and planting for fire, RBGC
- 29 Monday: Activity - Discover Australian Garden, Part 1: Howson Hill & horticultural research projects
May
- 4 Saturday: Annual Luncheon, Tarnuk Room, RBGC
- 7 Tuesday: Discovery day - La Trobe University WIldlife Park
- 18 Saturday: Acitivity - RBGC Bushland & Wylies Creek
- 27 Monday: Activity - Discover the Australian Garden, Part 2
June
- 4 Tuesday: Discovery day - Williamstown and surrounds
- 23 Sunday: Plant genus workshop - Hakeas
July
- 6 Saturday: Activity at RGBC - to be confirmed
- 16 Tuesday: Discovery day - Herbarium tour, RBG Melbourne
- 20 Saturday: FRBGC 2014 activities planning day
- 28 Sunday: Lecture day - Rivers/platypus, RBG Melbourne (joint activity with Friends RBGM)
August
- 11 August: Growing Friends plant sale
- 27 Tuesday August - 3 Tuesday September: NSW Mid-North Coast tour
September
- 15 Sunday: Plant genus workshop - Orchids
- 25 Wednesday: Discovery day - Point Nepean bushland
October
- Date to be confirmed: Discovery day - Phillip Island, including Rhyll and gardens
- 19 Saturday & 20 Sunday: Growing Friends plant sales
- 27 Sunday: FRBGC AGM
November
- 1 Friday - 3 Sunday: Discovery tour - Werribee, Geelong and Queenscliff (self-drive)
- 24 Sunday: Activity - Indigenous flora & fauna photography
Bookings
To book for any of the activities, just complete the Booking form (Word - 109 kB).
Last updated 15 Apr 2013
