Volunteer
Volunteering is rewarding and fun, plus there is no greater gift than the gift of time. There are many opportunities for members to become more closely involved with the Friends. You're bound to enjoy the friendship and sense of achievement that stems from this voluntary work.
Members of the Growing Friends at the potting benches
We need your help - volunteer with the Friends
If you would like to help, become a Volunteer (MS Word - 93 kB) or call our office today. Volunteers do need to be Members of the Friends, so if you would like to volunteer and are not a member, join us today.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Friends are currently seeking a Volunteer Team Leader (MS Word - 108 kb) to coordinate catering at our events. Please call Virginia in the Friends' office if you are interested.
Volunteer Opportunities are also available in the following areas –
- Event Planning and Management
- Editorial Advisory Committee and Publications
- Growing Friends and Plant Sales
- Special Events and Exhibitions
- Promotion of the Friends (incl. the website)
- Helping Hands volunteer gardening
- Office Administrative Support
President and Council
The Friends have a 12 member Council that meets bi-monthly:
Patron: The Honourable Alex Chernov AC, QC, Governor of Victoria
President: Mrs Catherine Trinca
Vice-presidents: Mrs Susan Brookes & Mrs Susan Chandler
Secretary: Mr Adnan Mansour
Treasurer: Mr Maurice Castro
Immediate past president: Mrs Janet Thomson
Councillors:
- Mr Peter Kelly
- Dr Richard Kirsner
- Dr Philip Moors, Director & Chief Executive, Royal Botanic Gardens
- Mr Irwin Newman
- Mrs Marta Salamon
- Mr Richard Smith
As well as the Council, an Operations committee meets bi-monthly, plus a number of sub-committees including the Growing Friends, the Illustrators, Events and Membership & Marketing. The 2010/11 Annual Report (MS Word file - 1.5 MB) was presented at the AGM held on Monday 14 November 2011.
Committee Convenors
Editor: Meg Miller
Editorial Advisory Committee: Janet Thomson, Susan Chandler
Events: Judy Trenberth
Botanical Illustrators: Edyta Hoxley
Growing Friends: Michael Hare
Membership and Marketing: Lee Tregloan
Volunteers: John Goodwin
Helping Hands: Irwin Newman
E Gate Lodge garden maintained by the Helping Hands group
Plant Craft Cottage and Garden - volunteer gardeners help in these beautiful gardens
2 Growing Friends volunteers selling plants at a talk
Membership stand at Friends' plant sale
Sandra Sanger (middle) convenor of the Whirlybirds at the Eucalypts Exhibition
Last updated 16 Mar 2012
