Volunteer

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

Volunteer Opportunities are available in the following areas –

• Event Planning and Management
• Catering
  
• 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: Catherine Trinca

Vice-president: Susan Chandler

Secretary: Adnan Mansour

Treasurer: Angela Mitchell

Immediate past president: Janet Thomson

Councillors:   

• Peter Kelly
• Dr Richard Kirsner
  
• Irwin Newman   
• Marta Salamon
• Richard Smith
• Lee Tregloan
  

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 2011/2012 Annual Report (MS Word - 161 mb) was presented at the AGM held on Monday 12 November 2012.

Committee Convenors

Operations Committee: Susan Chandler

Editor: Meg Miller

Editorial Advisory Committee: Janet Thomson, Susan Chandler

Events: Robyn Robins

Botanical Illustrators:  Edyta Hoxley

Growing Friends:  Michael Hare

Membership and Marketing:  Lee Tregloan

Volunteers:  John Goodwin

Helping Hands:  Irwin Newman

Policies

The Friends of the RBG Melbourne comply with the following Policies:

Privacy: Privacy Policy Statement (MS Word - 136 kb)
Copyright: Copyright Policy Statement (MS Word - 134 kb)
Equal Opportunity: EEO Policy Statement (MS Word - 133 kb)