Speaker: Sandi Steward Date: Thursday 24th June, at 2pm The publishing of her book The Nature of my Art was Sandi Steward’s Covid-19 isolation project. Living in the Western Port region, Sandi is drawn to the mangroves and fascinated by…
Overview of the Australian Garden. What has been happening in the Gardens over the last 18 months? Find out in this tour of the Australian Garden, now to be held on Tuesday 13th July 2021, at 2.00 pm. This tour…
Discover more about this iconic species at this afternoon talk given by Alex Maisey, on Sunday 18th July 2021, at 2pm, at the Cranbourne Gardens Auditorium. Through 20 years involvement with the Sherbrooke Lyrebird Survey Group studying the iconic Superb…
A series of online Zoom talks have been arranged for Cranbourne Friends members, over the next few months. The online talks have been arranged in place of our regular Open House Events, which can’t yet be held as there are…
The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is introducing an important new program for all volunteers, staff, on-site Friends groups and contractors at the Gardens: the new RBGV Child Safe Program. This program is designed to raise awareness of the importance…
The Friends welcome the return of the Elliot Centre for COVID Safe use,from Tuesday April 6, 2021. The Centre served as home to some RBGV staff when additional space was needed to ensure safe physical distancing as they worked through…
It is great news that a free daily shuttle bus will now operate to take people to and from Cranbourne Gardens, from 18 January 2021. The service will run between Cranbourne Train Station and the Gardens, seamlessly connecting Melbourne’s public…
The Growing Friends have been steadily working on increasing our range of plants and the nursery will now be open again to members who wish to purchase plants on our working-bee days. We will be open on Thursdays. Time: 10am…
At the 2019-2020 Annual General Meeting, Helen Morrow was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Cranbourne Friends, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Helen Morrow joined the Committee in 2002 and when a Membership Officer was needed, she volunteered to take on…
At the Cranbourne Friends Annual General Meeting on November 15, Erin Cosgriff was elected to the position of President. Erin, a plant lover who has been a member of the Friends since 2015 and a Friends committee member for one…