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MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FRIENDS

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Season's Greetings!

Thank you to all our Friends for your ongoing participation in every aspect of our work, to our dedicated volunteers for their outstanding contributions, and to the Friends’ Council for supporting our activities throughout 2025. We also extend our gratitude to our wider community of Friends, who continue to enjoy and support our events, workshops, and merchandise.
 

The Office will close at 5pm on Friday 19 December and reopen on Monday 6 January 2026.

The Growing Friends will reopen on 9 January, and Plant Craft Cottage will reopen on 15 January.
 
Wishing everyone a safe, restful, and joyful Christmas and holiday season, and all the very best for a wonderful 2026.

Christmas Raffle winners

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Christmas Raffle winners

Congratulations to you all!

Thank you for supporting the Melbourne Friends’ Christmas raffle.

All profits from the raffle help the Friends support the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and the National Herbarium of Victoria.

1st PRIZE
Danielle Deppeler

2nd PRIZE
Alicia Teska

3rd PRIZE
Andrea Morrow

4th PRIZE
Jennifer Hensell

5th PRIZE
Jane Smith

6th PRIZE
Mary Burnheim

7th PRIZE
Freda Erlich

8th PRIZE
Susan McKnight

9th PRIZE
Barbara Appel

10th PRIZE
Joanne Deppeler

11th PRIZE
Alicia Teska

12th PRIZE
Mark Ellison

13th PRIZE
Sandra Dent

14th PRIZE
Sue Sloan

15th PRIZE
Rosemary Noone

16th PRIZE
Susan McKnight

17th PRIZE
ANN ROBINSON

18th PRIZE
Angela Munro

19th PRIZE
Elizabeth Clear

20th PRIZE
Lynne Cazaly

Christmas Raffle

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Christmas Raffle

Melbourne Friends

Tickets are now available for the Friends’ 2025 Christmas Raffle with over $10,000 in prizes to win.

1 ticket – $10

3 tickets – $25

5 tickets – $35

8 tickets – $50

All profits from the raffle help the Friends support the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and the National Herbarium of Victoria

To buy raffle ticket(s) and see all prizes, click here.

 

How the Friends support the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

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How the Friends support the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Some of the projects and initiatives supported over the last 10 years include:

$200,000 to fund curating and data basing of the Global Collection at the National Herbarium of Victoria

$69,500 to purchase two new Garden Explorers and their signage, to help many visitors explore the Gardens

$75,000 towards the restoration of the Fern Gully Rest House

$300,000 to build the boardwalk in the Fern Gully enabling access for all

$190,000 towards the design and construction of the Sensory Garden

Over all the Friends have given 3.7 million to the Gardens over their lifetime.

You can help us to continue to support development, restoration and research in the Gardens by donating to the Friends’ Trust Fund.

Donate today

Oaks of the Gardens Exhibition

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Oaks of the Gardens Exhibition

Friday 15 March – Sunday 24 March 2024

Visitor Centre, RBGV Melbourne

9.30am to 4.30pm daily

Free entry

The story of these beautiful trees that grace the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne will be told through botanical illustrations by some of our most talented and celebrated artists.

More information coming soon.

2023 Friends’ Raffle Winners

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Raffle winners

Our 2023 Christmas Raffle Results

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Friends’ 2022 Christmas Raffle that was drawn Monday at the Christmas Party at Plant Craft Cottage by Lynsey Poore.   Our congratulations to:

1st PRIZE
Julie King – Ticket Number: #454

2nd PRIZE
Will Jones – Ticket Number: #396

3rd PRIZE
Peter Lilley – Ticket Number: #31

4th PRIZE
Will Jones – Ticket Number: #388

5th PRIZE
Stephen Grover – Ticket Number: #854

6th PRIZE
Angela Munro – Ticket Number: #372

7th PRIZE
Anna Greive – Ticket Number: #831

8th PRIZE
Loris Meadows – Ticket Number: #242

9th PRIZE
Camille Heisler – Ticket Number: #291

10th PRIZE
Jane Geeson – Ticket Number: #562

11th PRIZE
Kathie Sampson – Ticket Number: #592

12th PRIZE
Alice Illingworth – Ticket Number: #5

13th PRIZE
Sue Boekel – Ticket Number: #764

14th PRIZE
K Mcconvil – Ticket Number: #307

15th PRIZE
Margaret Mitchell – Ticket Number: #201

16th PRIZE
Heather Mitchell – Ticket Number: #375