We need your Help?

WANTED! Help with Co-ordinating Friends' Events.  The Friends need a volunteer to act as Convenor of our Events Committee.  If you have some experience in organisation and administration and would enjoy working with a small team of dedicated volunteers please phone Virginia on 9650 6398

Volunteer

Join the Friends, become a volunteer and help the Gardens.  Volunteering is rewarding and fun. There is no greater gift than the gift of time. Help the Friends to support the Gardens, meet new people and learn new skills.

Photo: The Growing Friends (Meg Miller)

If you would like to help, download a Volunteer Application form or call our office today.  Volunteers need to be Members of the Friends so if you would like to volunteer and are not a member, download a Membership Application form and join us today.

The Friends have a 16 member Council that meets regularly, as well as a number of volunteer committees.  Members of the Friends' Council are volunteers.  The Annual Report was presented at the AGM in November 2007

HELPING HANDS

The Friends are seeking volunteers to assist with the enhancement and ongoing maintenance of some areas of the RBG.  Currently the garden at E Gate Lodge is being renovated by the Helping Hands Group.  Volunteers will be required on a weekday for half a day per fortnight from 8.00am to 12 noon.  Please contact the Friends' office if you are interested.

Volunteer Opportunities are available in the following areas –

Event Planning

Trip Planning

Catering for Events

Fund Raising

Promotion of the Friends (incl. the website)

Office Clerical Work

Newsletters and other Publications

Growing Friends and Plant Sales

Special Events or Exhibitions

Helping Hands

Photos - top - at the Growing Friends Nursery
                top right - helping at an event in Mueller Hall
                right - Friends's stand at Stonnington Spring Day
                below - members of the Catering Committee

JOIN THE FRIENDS

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