Events

Understand the importance of trees in the landscape.  Explore the wonderful diversity of the tree canopy in the Geelong Botanic Gardens with a Friends Voluntary Guide.  Many of the older trees are on a Significant Tree Register while younger plantings make bold statements.  Join us to walk among the trees. Meet your guide at the front steps.

We have great pleasure in inviting you and your friends to the FGBG Annual Winter Lunch at Mt Duneed Estate. In the cosy Vineyard Room with panoramic views acrossthe vines towards the Barrabool Hills. Head Chef Daniel Duve will prepare a gourmet two course lunch followed by tea or coffee. Drinks will be available at bar. The speaker this year,  for the Winter Lunch, is a member of the WAMA Board, Jill Burness. The Board is the think tank behind the establishment of the newly opened Endemic Botanic Garden and gallery at  Grampians/Gariwerd. Jill Burness BA, MLA is an experienced landscape architect who has been associated with WAMA since 2012. During her career, Jill has spent 27 years with the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and was involved in the development of the internationally awarded Australian Garden at Cranbourne. She joined the WAMA Board in 2022 to augment the strategic planning, biodiversity values and conservation initiatives embedded in the WAMA vision. The event starts at 12.30 pm, please arrive from 12.00 pm onward. Bookings are essential and due by 1 June 2026. * Tables of 8, please indicated when booking your groups name, please also include any dietary requirments. Please contact the Friends' Office on 5229 0071 for further information.

Meet your guide at the front steps. Take a stroll through the newest area in the GBG, which was constructed during Covid 2020. Unique plants & trees are the key feature of this beautifully landscaped section. Many of these specimens from the region of the Pacific are endangered due to the threat of deforestation & climate change. A place for contemplation with seats to enjoy the gardens, as well as rocks to invite children to play happily.