Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne 

CELEBRATING OVER 25 YEARS OF SUPPORTING THE RBG MELBOURNE

Become a Friend

Support the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, and learn more about the Gardens, the Herbarium, plants, gardening, and botanic art.   The Friends is a vibrant organisation with over 2,300 members.  We offer a large range of events, classes, workshops, exhibitions and plant sales.

If you would like to Join the Friends - Membership is open to all; renew your Membership or give a Gift Membership, please go to our Join the Friends page to download relevant application forms.   If you would like to make a donation to the Friends please go to our Give page.

Benefits of Membership

- Involvement in supporting projects in the Gardens
- Free copy of Botanic News, the Friends' quarterly full-colour  magazine
- Discounted entry to all Friends' events
- Special Member only Insider events
- Discounted rates at Botanical Illustration classes and workshops
- Member only entry to the Growing Friends' plant nursery every Friday
- Opportunities to participate in volunteer activities including hands-on garden maintenance
- Discounts at the Gardens Shop, a number of nurseries and B&Bs
- Discounted entry to the Australian Garden, RBG Cranbourne
- Free copy of Floreo, the RBG magazine 

The Art of Botanical Illustration Exhibition 2008

The Ninth Biennial Exhibition, presented by the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne will be held in Domain House, Dallas Brooks Drive, South Yarra from 8 to 23 November 2008 from 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. 

FREE ENTRY - ALL WORKS OF ART FOR SALE
 

2008 Christmas Card and 2009 Calendar

Available from the Friends' Office - or go to Gift Ideas page to download an order form

THE FRIENDS' AGM will be held on Monday 17 November 2008 at 7.30pm for 8.00pm.

Volunteer Service Awards and the Friends' Staff Scholarship Awards will be made.  The evening will conclude with a presentation by Dr Pina Milne, Manager, Collections, RBG Melbourne, about her expedition with Australian Geographic to Hay River in Central Australia.

The Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne belong

to the Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens.

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CONTACT DETAILS

Friends of the RBG Melb
Gate Lodge
(opposite the Shrine)
100 Birdwood Avenue
Melbourne 3004

Map references
Melways page no 2F
Melways grid ref K 12
UBD page no 283 UBD grid ref M1

For all enquiries and bookings -

Tel: (03) 9650 6398
Fax: (03) 9650 7723
Email: friends@frbgmelb.org.au
www.rbgfriendsmelbourne.org