Join the Friends
Membership of the Friends helps the Gardens

Swans with young on the ornamental lake
Join or renew
- ONLINE - Join or renew your Friends' membership by using the online application form. This secure facility allows for payment by credit card, or from your Paypal account and sends the form directly to the Friends' office.
- BY POST - Join or renew your Friends' membership by post. Download and print the application or renewal form, complete and fax or post to our office with payment. We value your continuing support of the Friends and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, while you enjoy many member benefits.
- You can also pick up an application brochure from the RBG Melbourne Visitor Centre or from our Friends' office in Gate Lodge.
- If you need assistance with a form or payment details, you can phone or email the Friends' office from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday on (03) 9650 6398 or friends@frbgmelb.org.au
The Friends are now offering multi-year memberships. Save on subscription rates by joining for 2 or 3 years.
All new and renewing members (payment made within 1 month of renewal date) will go into our quarterly prize draw with the chance to win 1 year's free membership. Congratulations to Jan Hindhaugh, a Friend for 7 years, who has won the prize for the third quarter of 2011.
A gift membership (MS Word file - 94.5 kB) to the Friends makes a wonderful gift that lasts all year. Perfect for birthdays, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Christmas or a very special thank you. Download and print form, complete and fax or post to our office with payment.
You may like to make a donation to the Friends or volunteer with the Friends (Trust Fund donations over $2 are tax deductible).
Benefits of membership
- Involvement in supporting projects in the Gardens
- Free copies of Botanic News, the Friends' quarterly colour magazine
- Monthly e-mail bulletins
- New members welcome function
- Discounted entry to all Friends' events
- Special member-only insider events
- Discounted rates at Botanical Illustration classes and workshops
- Member-only access to the Growing Friends' plant nursery
- Opportunities to participate in volunteer activities including plant propagation, event organisation, hands-on garden maintenance
- RBG Melbourne Guided Tours - available to Members at concession rates
- Discounts at the Gardens Shop, the Terrace Tearooms, a number of nurseries, NGV (shop and new member subscriptions) and other outlets — Friends discount list (Word – 228 kB). Note: Membership card must be produced to receive discount
- Free copy of Floreo, the RBG magazine.
Subscription rates
Individual members
(living within 50 km of the Melbourne GPO)
$ 49 - 1 year
$ 87 - 2 years
$130 - 3 years
Inc. GST
Household members
Ordinary member and one other person living at the same address; please include name of other person.
$ 70 - 1 year
$130 - 2 years
$195 - 3 years
Inc. GST
Country membership
$35 Inc. GST
Interstate or overseas membership
$35 Inc. GST
Full time student or pensioner membership
$35 Inc. GST
Save money and join for 2 or 3 years.

Botanic News - Summer 2011/2012 - for your free copy join the Friends

Gate Lodge - where the Friends' office is located

The Friends' 2012 Calendar - available from the Friends' office
Last updated 14 Dec 2011


