Friends of Gisborne Botanic Gardens Inc
ABOUT
听The Friends of the Gisborne Botanic Gardens are a not-for-profit association of volunteers. Formed in 1994, The Friends are supporters of the Gisborne Botanic Gardens. Our purposes are to conserve, enhance and promote the Gisborne Botanic Gardens, in partnership with like minded entities. We aim to align with global conservation efforts by supporting our indigenous local flora and fauna of the Macedon Ranges. We encourage community engagement in conservational, cultural, educational, environmental and scientific opportunities of botanical interest for the Gardens. We support the cultural significance of the Gardens and celebrate the lands and waters on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country.
In 2025, The Friends became a registered charity and adopted Model Rules for an Association provided by Consumer Affairs Victoria, Associations Incorporation Reform Regulations 2023, with minor modifications to recognise the name of our association and our purpose.
Download the FGBG Rules of Association.
ABN: 18 1827 706 733
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FBGB Logo
The FGBG logo acknowledges three elements of place: the traditional country of the Wurundjeri Woi wurung, Macedon Ranges flora and the landscape form of our mountain range. It depicts the Wedgetailed Eagle (Bunjil) 鈥� often seen soaring across the skies of the Ranges, the Manna Gum (Wurun) 鈥� our chief eucalypt species, and the Golden Wattle 鈥� the floral emblem of Australia and endemic to the Macedon Ranges.
Membership
The members of the Friends of Gisborne Botanic Gardens have a common and genuine interest in the ongoing improvement of the Gisborne Botanic Gardens for the benefit of the community. As well as providing financial support to the association through subscriptions, members are able to take part in working bees, social and science activities, promotion and fundraising events and representative or leadership roles on development projects. Our members have many and varied backgrounds and no prior horticultural knowledge or experience is needed to join.
Membership subscriptions are due 1 May each year.
Membership subscription rates:
- * Individual $15
- * Concession (student/senior) $10
- * Family $30
- * Junior (up to 12 years) $5
- * Corporate $50
Download a membership application form.
Committee
FGBG Management Committee
President: Amanda Gauci
Secretary: Nakeshia Mason
Treasurer: Goetz Neugebauer
Ordinary Committee Members: Eleni Smith, Helen Radnege, Joanne Mott
AGM
Annual General Meeting 2023
AGM Minutes 2023
Annual General Meeting 2022
AGM Minutes 2022
Contact
Postal Address:
Friends of Gisborne Botanic Gardens, Inc
PO Box 564, Gisborne, Vic 3437
Email:听 infogisbotgard@gmail.com
GARDENS
The Gisborne Botanic Gardens were established in 1991 in the centre of Gisborne in Victoria鈥檚 Macedon Ranges. The Traditional Owners of the land on which the Gardens are sited are the Wurundjeri Woi wurrung people.
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The initial planting in the Gardens followed a New Zealand theme in recognition of the then sister city relationship with Gisborne New Zealand, and includes many examples of Hebe and Pittosporum.听 Some Gondwanan examples, demonstrating the shared evolutionary heritage of the two countries have also been planted. The bulk of the greenery on site derives from remnant indigenous vegetation along Jackson鈥檚 Creek, including some very old Manna Gums (Eucalyptus viminalis or wurun).听 Development of the Gardens since establishment has focussed primarily on the planting of trees along two avenues (the ironwood and ANZAC) and supplemental indigenous plantings along the Creek and under the Manna Gums.
Access to the Gardens is via pedestrian bridges across the eastern and western arms of Jackson鈥檚 creek or the footpath from Station Road.
The gardens are open to the public all year and there are toilets and picnic facilities in the adjacent parklands.
Garden development timeline:
1860 - Gardens proposed for Gisborne
1973 鈥� current site operating as a tip
1991 - 1st Masterplan for the Gardens developed
1992 - Gardens site established
1994 - 2nd Masterplan, David Abbott, EDGe Design, Environmental Design Group
1993 -1996 - New Zealand section completed
2015 - 鈥業ronwood鈥� and 鈥楢NZAC鈥� Avenues scoped, planned and installed
2017 (Dec) - 3rd Masterplan adopted
Working Bees
Working bees are held in the Gardens every first and last Thursday of the month, 9:30 to 11:30am. Tools, safety equipment and refreshments are provided. Working bee activities include planting, mulching, weed removal and rubbish cleanup.
Events
The Friends of Gisborne Botanic Gardens host 4 annual promotion and outreach events in the Gardens: Botanic Gardens Day (last Sunday of May), Matariki (lunar calendar dependent), Wattle Day (September), and Garden Walk (November).
We also take part in the following annual events: Clean Up Australia Day, Aussie Bird Count (Birdlife Australia) and Frog Census (reporting to Melbourne Water in March/September).
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GALLERY
to view larger images, please go to the GBG gallery here
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