Be a Friend
of the Warrnambool Botanic Gardens

Friends of Warrnambool Botanic Gardens is a group formed to support the Gardens by:

- raising finance for maintenance and restoration
- maintaining and reinstating the Guilfoyle influence
- encouraging the use of the Gardens by locals and visitors
- raising awareness of the Gardens botanic significance
- taking the Gardens into the millennium

Benefits of Being a Friend

Quarterly newsletter

- notifying special gardening related events organised by the Friends and other groups
- information articles of specific interest in the Gardens
- up to date reports about groups activities

Opportunity

- to be involved in any of the associated groups
- to have your input on matters relating to the Friends of the The Gardens
- to launch new Garden related activities

Activities

- organised day excursions to district gardens etc.
- guest speakers
- invitation to fundraisers

The Growing Friends

- pot up plants for sales - an important revenue earner
- research garden beds in an endeavour to restructure these beds to the Guilfoyle era
- propagate plants from "The Gardens" for replanting

Growing Friends is a group for all members to be involved in. They meet weekly at the Potting Sheds in the "depot yard"; entrance on Cockman Street. Please contact the Friends for further information.

Guiding Friends is a group of members that conduct informative and educational walks around the gardens on a regular basis or on special request. The Guides are trained locally and are kept up to date with ongoing research which they also take part in.

The Friends can be contacted at
Friends of Warrnambool Botanic Gardens Inc
P.O. Box 1190
Warrnambool
Vic 3280

E-mail: botanicgardens@warrnambool.nu

Friends of
WARRNAMBOOL
BOTANIC