Past Events

SATURDAY PLANT SALE

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens FGBG Nursery
  • 12 Oct 2024
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

Plant Nursery is located at the Rear of the Geelong Botanic Gardens Entry is from the Gardens onl... More Details

DANDENONG RANGES COACH TOUR

  • Chelsea Australian Garden at Olinda
  • 01 Oct 2024
  • 7:45 AM – 6:15 PM
  • Past Event

We will visit the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Gardens at Olinda, to see the Cloud Forest Conservatio... More Details

MELTON BOTANIC GARDENS SELF-DRIVE TOUR AND LUNCH

  • Melton Botanic Garden
  • 12 Sep 2024
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

NOW FULLY BOOKED Melton Botanic Gardens Friends will host our group on a guided tour of their ... More Details

THEMED GUIDED WALK 'SENSORY WALK'

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 08 Sep 2024
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

Stimulate all your senses on a guided adventure in Geelong Botanic Gardens.  Have fun exploring t... More Details

FRIENDS' AGM

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens - Large Meeting Room
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Past Event

Join the Friends for an informal evening at their AGM. The Annual Report and election of the Comm... More Details

GUEST SPEAKER - JOHN CARY 'THE ENIGMA OF FOSTER FYANS'

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens - Large Meeting Room
  • 15 Jul 2024
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
  • Past Event

THE ENIGMA OF FOSTER FYANS. Foster Fyans was a member of the original 1855 Committee of Manage... More Details

SUPPER AND MOVIE "SAVING GRACE" AT THE HUB

  • Eastern Hub Geelong
  • 09 Jul 2024
  • 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  • Past Event

Join the Friends for this enjoyable evening to watch ‘Saving Grace’ with Brenda Blethen, a light ... More Details

WINTER LUNCH AT THE DAVIDSONS TAFE RESTURANT

  • Davidsons Resaurant
  • 18 Jun 2024
  • 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM
  • Past Event

Winter Lunch @ Davidsons Guest Speakers Amanda Blake Sutterby (artist and tutor) and Adam Blak... More Details

GWEN’S COOKING DEMONSTRATION AND LUNCH

  • 23 May 2024
  • 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Past Event

Join Gwen at her beautiful home for a fabulous Winter Soups demonstration, followed by a deliciou... More Details

GUEST SPEAKER GAIL THOMAS ‘GEELONG’S PIONEERING VIGNERONS AND ORCHARDISTS’

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens: Large Meeting Room
  • 15 Apr 2024
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
  • Past Event

Come and join the Friends for a fascinating talk by FGBG member and journalist Gail Thomas, as sh... More Details

GREENVALE COACH TOUR

  • 19 Mar 2024
  • 7:45 AM – 5:15 PM
  • Past Event

Join the Friends to experience the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden at Bulla, a tour of stunnin... More Details

Seniors Week Free Guided walk and Morning Tea: Week 2

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 29 Feb 2024
  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Past Event

Celebrate positive aging with a Guided walk and Morning tea in the Geelong Botanic Gardens. RS... More Details

Seniors Week Free Guided walk and Morning Tea: Week 1 - NOW FULLY BOOKED

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 22 Feb 2024
  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Past Event

Celebrate positive aging with a Guided walk and Morning tea in the Geelong Botanic Gardens. RS... More Details

Members' Christmas Picnic and Quiz

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
  • Past Event

Join the Friends at our annual Christmas BYO Picnic at the Visitor Facility in the Gardens. Bring... More Details

Trip to 'Beleura' on the Mornington Peninsula

  • Beleura House & Garden
  • 16 Nov 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Past Event

Bring friends and car-pool, to make your own way to the Queenscliff ferry, then travel as a group... More Details