Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens
Special Activities for Friends
| Date | Time | Event/Description | Where |
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| Monday 7th June | Begins 7:30pm | Geelong Field Naturalists' Lecture ‘What's Killing our Trees and Forests?’ Presented by Dr Terry Blake, Professor of Plant Physiology, University of Toronto. A case will be made that environmental stress is weakening trees to the point where they lose vigour and become susceptible to secondary stress factors, particularly insects and disease. The Talk will focus on 3 issues:
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Friends Meeting Room, rear of the gardens |
| Monday 28th June | Begins at 6pm | Illustrated Talk ‘Botanic Gardens are a Place for Health & Wellbeing’ Presented by Assoc. Prof. Mardie Townsend PhD, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing & Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University. Gold coin donation appreciated. |
Friends Meeting Room, rear of the gardens |
| Monday 26th July | 12 noon | Winter Lunch ‘Lecture and Lunch’ The speaker for this years Winter Lunch will be Dr Tim Hubbard, director of Heritage Matters Pty Ltd, consultants in the conservation of historic buildings, gardens, sites and landscapes who are based at Port Fairy in the south-west of Victoria. Dr Hubbard will give an illustrated talk on the social role of the late 19th Century conservatory. Guests will be welcomed with a glass of champagne on arrival. |
Truffleduck's Balmoral Reception Centre, 66 Hyland Street (Hamilton Hwy) Fyansford, 3221 Ph: (03) 5229 7503 |
| Monday 30th August | 6pm | Annual General Meeting Speaker Mr Scott Kerr, Friend of the |
Friends Meeting Room, rear of the gardens |
| Monday 27th September | 8:30am to 4:30pm | Friends Discovery Day at RBG Melbourne join with Friends on a discovery day, including a guided tour of the Volcano Project and the New Caledonian Collection. Cost: Friends $25.00, non-members $35.00 (BYO Lunch or purchase at the Cafe/Visitor Centre) |
Bus departs Oval Carpark nearest to Ryrie Street toilet block at 8:30am |
