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| THE BOTANIC GARDENer the magazine for botanic garden professionals Articles wanted for July Issue: Garden Tourism Tourism is the world's fourth largest industry and botanic gardens play a significant role in horticultural tourism. This growing market provides exciting opportunities to engage visitors with our messages and goals. How are your botanic gardens catering for domestic and international tourists? Do you have innovative strategies, ideas and practices to share with your colleagues? Articles (800 -2000 words) on this theme are now welcome. Style Guidelines for articles We also welcome short contributions of staff, garden and science news. Closing date for contributions is Friday 29 May. Please notify [email protected] if you intend to submit an article/news item. |
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Wollongong City Council Bicentennial Acquisitive Sculpture Award 2016
Wollongong City Council is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the Wollongong Bicentennial
Acquisitive Sculpture Award 2016.
The exhibition is to be staged in Wollongong Botanic Garden from 12 -28 March 2016.
This outdoor exhibition provides an opportunity for Artists to showcase their work in a beautiful and unique botanical garden setting. Wollongong City Council is particularly interested in exhibiting sculptures that celebrate and respond to the theme:
Illawarra 200 - Shared Values, Shared Future.
Read More
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| BGCI Learning Modules on Access and Benefit Sharing I would like to draw your attention to a new suite of BGCI learning modules. These modules have been developed in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and with the financial support of the Japan Biodiversity Fund. Read More:
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| Message from Greg Bourke BGANZ Member Greg Bourke aims to assist Australia's most needy species. Dear friends and colleagues, I'm about to embark on an important adventure! Together with a small team from the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, we're walking 130km from Pierces Pass in the Blue Mountains to the Australian Botanic Garden at Mount Annan. The aim is to raise awareness and most importantly money to help save some of Australia's most needy species. I very rarely ask for money but now is the time for you to dig deep and donate to this important project. Find out more at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/saveaspecies2015/Team1 Don't forget to donate to Team 1! You do this by clicking on the donate tab on the team 1 page. Please feel free to share the page on all your social media pages. It all counts
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| Vacancy - Horticulturist Melbourne Zoo
Based at Melbourne Zoo
- Ongoing Full Time position - Monday to Friday roster
- Band 2 level a $50,574 per annum plus superannuation
Zoos Victoria operates three world-class zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Zoos Victoria is committed to fighting extinction, working locally and globally to deliver tangible conservation outcomes. Our vision is to be the world's leading zoo-based conservation organisation. Read more: Closing date: 21 April. Please note: Vacancies appear on the BGANZ website but you must be a member to view details. |
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| Vacancy - Curator, Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens (New closing date)
The position of Botanic Gardens Curator is required to manage the planning, operations, and continued development of the Mackay Regional Council Botanic Gardens (MRBG), contribute to the management of the Parks & Envrionment Program, and in doing so achieve the goals and objectives of Mackay Regional Council.
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. Curator - Mackay RBG New Closing date: 24/04/2015 Please note: Vacancies appear on the BGANZ website but you must be a member to view details. |
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BGANZ 7th Congress: Grant
Applications Now Open
Download Application Form
Closing date for applications 3 April 2015.
In 2015 BGANZ will offer a number of Grants to assist members to attend the 7th BGANZ Congress in Wollongong, NSW, 25 - 29 October 2015.
BGANZ Membership Fees enable BGANZ to offer Grants to assist members to attend the BGANZ Biennial Congress.
In 2013 BGANZ supported 16 members to attend the 6th BGANZ Congress, held in Dunedin, New Zealand.
It is anticipated that a similar number of members could be supported to
7th BGANZ Congress in Wollongong, NSW, 25 - 29 October 2015.
BGANZ Grants 2015
The following levels of grants will be made available (In Australian Dollars):
Member Location Grant (AUD $)
| ACT |
$250 |
| New South Wales |
$250 |
| New Zealand |
$700 |
| Northern Territory |
$600 |
| North Queensland |
$500 |
| South Queensland |
$300 |
| South Australia |
$400 |
| Tasmania |
$400 |
| Victoria |
$300 |
| Western Australia |
$600 |
Remember: You, or your Garden, must be a BGANZ member to receive a BGANZ Congress Grant.
if you require further information please contact:
Eamonn Flanagan,
BGANZ Executive Officer
email: [email protected]
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2015 BGANZ Congress 25 - 29 October 2015, Wollongong
The 7th biennial Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) Congress will be held in the coastal city of Wollongong NSW from Sunday 25 October to Thursday 29 October 2015.
The 2015 congress theme 'Connecting with Communities' will highlight the many ways in which botanic gardens across Australia and New Zealand play an important role in the environments in which we live through partnerships, joint ventures, sharing, outreach work and advocacy.
The BGANZ Congress will enable botanic garden professionals an opportunity to come together, network and return to their respective gardens with new ideas and skills. This congress promises to deliver not only thought-provoking seminars, workshops and tours but will also have a strong focus on networking through a range of events. For more details, visit our program webpage.
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