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SUMMARY:Raising Rarity - Presentation and Tours
DESCRIPTION:Raising Rarity is an RBGV program designed to engage the wider community in the conservation of threatened Victorian plant species. \n“With over a third of plants in Victoria listed as threatened\, we need the help of the wider community to join us in our conservation efforts. With community involvement\, we can grow more plants in more locations and in climates they may be better suited to” says Dr Meg Hirst\, Seed Ecologist at RBGV. \nFollowing ground-breaking work with school students\, local government\, and other botanic gardens\, the newest aspect of this work is the possible commercialisation of a rare plant collection.  RBGV is trialling rare plants in the nursery and research beds at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne with the aim of making these available for purchase by the public in 3 or 4 years.   RBGV’s scientists and horticulturists are hoping to explore the ‘horticultural potential’ of each plant to determine whether it is suitable for inclusion in the program. The ultimate goal is to find endangered plants that are attractive and easy to grow\, as possible sales will help preserve the plant for the future. \nAt our event\, a presentation by Matt Henderson\, Raising Rarity Project Officer (Horticulture) and Tash van Velzun\, horticulturist and RBGV Education Officer\, will be followed by two tours in the Australian Garden: \n– to the Research Beds\, to see rare plants currently being developed \n– to the Eucalyptus Walk\, to see wild-collected plants from which the rare plants may come. \nThis is your opportunity to find out more about this vital research which hopes to preserve our plants for the future; you may also wish to sign up to a special Raising Rarity newsletter. \nTo find out more and book: \nhttps://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/69552-raising-rarity-presentation-and-tours \n 
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/raising-rarity-presentation-and-tours/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive \, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Botanic Illustrator Ellis Rowan - statue proposed - talk by Stephen Ryan
DESCRIPTION:Stephen Ryan\, well known curator of Dicksonia Rare Plants in Mount Macedon\, previous host of Gardening Australia\, author\, radio commentator heard on 3CR and ABC\, will be speaking on Sunday 13th July at 2:00 pm\, at the Auditorium in the RBGV Cranbourne\, on his campaign for a life-size bronze sculpture of internationally renowned Australian botanical artist\, naturalist\, writer and explorer Ellis Rowan. \nThe statue will be located at Mt Macedon and sculptor Jennifer Mann has been commissioned by the Mount Macedon and District Horticultural Society (MMDHS\, President Stephen Ryan) to prepare and undertake this project as a global movement for more statues of notable women in Australia continues. \nThis extraordinary woman was born in Melbourne in 1848 and passed away at Mt. Macedon in the family home in 1922. She travelled over vast tracts of Australia from Western Australia to Northern Queensland\, also traversing the Torres Straits\, New Guinea\, North America\, and India to name but a few. She negotiated places a white woman had yet to been seen in and for the most part did it solo. She painted over 3000 works mainly in watercolour and predominantly of flowers\, birds and occasionally insects and butterflies. Baron Ferdinand von Mueller (Government Botanist of Victoria\, Director of Melbourne Botanic Gardens) supported her work from an early age and assisted her in the identification of new plant species. She was probably the best-known Australian woman of her time worldwide and the National Library in Canberra holds about 1000 of her works\, thought to be the largest collection by any artist held in a single institution anywhere in the world. \nFor more information:  https://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/73487-botanic-illustrator-ellis-rowan-statue-proposed-talk-by-stephen-ryan
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/botanic-illustrator-ellis-rowan-statue-proposed-talk-by-stephen-ryan/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive \, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250720T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250720T153000
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SUMMARY:Wattles and Wildlife: talk by Bill Aitchison
DESCRIPTION:Did you know Koalas like eating the blossoms of acacias\, and that it has been found that acacias are cooler than eucalypts\, so on hot days Koalas tend to favour spending their time in acacias? \nAcacias provide food\, shelter and essential ecological functions\, supporting a diverse range of animals\, from pollinators like bees and birds to herbivores and small mammals. \nTo learn more\, join us for a presentation by Bill Aitchison\, leader of the  Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) (ANPSA) Study Group who will be speaking on “Wattles and Wildlife” in the Auditorium at the RBGV Cranbourne from 2.00 pm on Sunday 20th July 2025. Additionally there is an opportunity to join a guided walk of the wattles in the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne with Barrie Gallacher from 11.00 am till 12.30 pm for an extra $10. There is a limit of 25 participants for the guided walks. \nFor more information and to book: https://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/72999-wattles-and-wildlife-talk-by-bill-aitchison
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/wattles-and-wildlife-talk-by-bill-aitchison/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive \, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:How to Teach Nature Journaling
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity to learn more about the practice and art of Nature Journaling\, in an immersive 5 hour workshop. Suitable for those looking to develop their own personal practice more deeply\, or who would like to develop skills to guide others through the process of connecting to\, observing and recording nature in a creative way. \nFor more information\, https://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/75221-nature-journaling-workshops \n  \n  \nPhoto courtesy of Paula Peeters. \n 
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/how-to-teach-nature-journaling/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, RBGV Cranbourne\, Ballarto Road &\, Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Nature Journaling
DESCRIPTION:A fun and welcoming 3 hour workshop\, featuring an ‘Introduction’ to the world of Nature Journaling\, for those who would like to explore and learn more about this creative practice and its myriad benefits. Paula Peeters will provide an overview about Nature Journaling\, along with some tips and advice\, before guiding participants through a series of activities within the gardens. Learning by doing! \nFor more information https://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/75221-nature-journaling-workshops \n  \nPhoto courtesy of Paula Peeters.
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/introduction-to-nature-journaling/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, RBGV Cranbourne\, Ballarto Road &\, Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260208T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260208T153000
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SUMMARY:What the trees see: a talk by author Dave Witty
DESCRIPTION:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/2026/01/what-the-trees-see-a-talk-by-author-dave-witty-sunday-feb-8th-2026/
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/what-the-trees-see-a-talk-by-author-dave-witty/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, RBGV Cranbourne\, Ballarto Road &\, Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260326T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260326T150000
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SUMMARY:Walk and Talk with Tex Moon
DESCRIPTION:https://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/81940-walk-and-talk-with-tex-moon \n 
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/walk-and-talk-with-tex-moon/
LOCATION:Visitor’s Center\, RBGV Cranbourne\, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260524T153000
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SUMMARY:Fungi Workshop with Tom May
DESCRIPTION:Fungi Workshop with Tom May \n\n 
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/fungi-workshop-with-tom-may/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, RBGV Cranbourne\, Ballarto Road &\, Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260605T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260605T170000
DTSTAMP:20260724T070348
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SUMMARY:RBGV Staff\, Garden Ambassadors and Friends Reunion - AG 20th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Staff\, Garden Ambassador and Friends Reunion\,  part of the Australian Garden 20th Anniversary
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/rbgv-staff-garden-ambassadors-and-friends-reunion-ag-20th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, RBGV Cranbourne\, Ballarto Road &\, Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured
ORGANIZER;CN="Mick Robertson":MAILTO:mick.r3166@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260709T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260709T153000
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SUMMARY:Open House: Rescuing eucalyptus
DESCRIPTION:Jilliga Ash Eucalyptus stenostoma Conservation Field Trip\nIn October 2025\, Amy Downie (Horticulturist\, Melbourne Gardens) and Ollie Sherlock (Natural Systems Officer\, Cranbourne Gardens) supported the Threatened Species Conservancy on a conservation mission to save the endangered Jilliga Ash Eucalyptus stenostoma which grows on cliffs in the beautiful and remote Wadbilliga National Park in Southern NSW. It grows up to 25m and lives for up to 400 years\, but does not have the post-fire regeneration capability of other trees. \nPopulations of the tree were devastated by the Black Summer bushfires in 2019/20 and had failed to regenerate well from seed after the fires. \nIn 2024\, Threatened Flora Ecologist Dr Stan Wawrzycek spotted a copse of the trees that had survived the fires growing on a 300m high escarpment\, high above the Tuross River in Wadbilliga National Park\, but was unable to access the trees to collect seed and genetic samples due to the steep and high risk environment. \nAmy and Ollie brought specialist rope access skills to the 2025 trip\, which were critical to safely access the trees and collect seed. The collected seeds are now stored in seedbanks and used to establish ex-situ conservation specimens in Victorian and NSW Botanic Gardens. \nCome along to the Elliot Centre on Thursday 9th July to hear more about this amazing conservation story. \n  \nAs this is an Open House event\, it is free and open to Members only. \nAfternoon tea will be provided following the presentation. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information: \nhttps://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/85500-open-house-rescuing-eucalyptus \n 
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/open-house-rescuing-eucalyptus/
LOCATION:Elliot Centre\, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured,Open House
ORGANIZER;CN="Mick Robertson":MAILTO:mick.r3166@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260813T140000
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SUMMARY:Open House: Our National Parks - a history and their future
DESCRIPTION:Our National Parks: A history and their future.  \nVictoria’s National Park estate has been fought for and won over many years.  What threats are they are under from development and under funding? \nJoin us this August at the Elliot Center for a fascinating talk by Jordan Crook\, a Parks and Nature Conservation Campaigner from the Victorian National Parks Association. \nJordan’s work focuses on protecting and caring for our wildlife and natural places. His background in conservation work ranges from the ocean to the tall forest of the Central Highlands\, and he has worked with all levels of government to get results for the natural world for many years. Jordan teaches conservation and land management at a tertiary level and has an academic background in conservation and land management\, arboriculture and training and assessment. \n  \nAs this is an Open House event\, it is free and open to Members only. \nAfternoon tea will be provided following the presentation. \nFor more information: https://cranbournefriends.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/86301-open-house-our-national-parks-a-history-and-their-future
URL:https://rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au/event/open-house-our-national-parks-a-history-and-their-future/
LOCATION:Elliot Centre\, Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive\, Cranbourne\, Victoria\, 3977\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured,Open House
ORGANIZER;CN="Mick Robertson":MAILTO:mick.r3166@gmail.com
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