Friends of Warrnambool Botanic Gardens

• 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 monthly 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.