Friends Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
The Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens Inc is a not for profit organisation that supports the continued ‘growth’ of the Botanic Gardens, in particular the indigenous plants of the GC Region in partnership with the City of Gold Coast Council. Friends are the public face of the Botanic Gardens providing Visitor Information, guided walks and educational activities.
Botanic Gardens Glider Service
Between Saturday 4 May 2024 and Thursday 27 June 2024
Experience the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens from the comfort of our 8-seater electric Botanic Gardens Glider.
The Glider allows visitors with limited mobility to enjoy the Botanic Gardens and can carry a maximum of 6 passengers at any time. For the safety of all passengers and volunteers, Mobility Aids cannot be taken on the Glider, however it is possible to leave them at the DEPARTURE POINT of the SENSORY GARDEN PAVILION see map where they will be safely secured. Unfortunately for safety reasons children under 1.5 metres are not permitted on the Glider.
Glider Services run on Tuesday and Thursday morning at 9:30am and 10:45am and on the first and third Saturdays from10:00am. Along the way your driver will point out some of the unique and interesting native flora and fauna of the region.
Tour cost is $5 per person.Bookings ESSENTIAL.
PLEASE NOTE: Passengers seated in seats C1 and C2 face backward
Sensory Gardens Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Botanical Bazaar Australian Native Flower Bouquet Workshop
Between Saturday 3 August 2024 and Sunday 4 August 2024
Join Flowers by Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens for a demonstration/workshop to be guided through effective bouquet techniques to create your own floral bouquet using our beautiful Australian native flowers and foliage.
$30 to cover costs of materials. This does not include entry to Botanical Bazaar Gardening and Sustainability Festival.
www.botanicalbazaargc.com.au
Places are limited to 10 per workshop. Workshops will be conducted in the undercover spaces near the Children's Playground.
Country Paradise Parklands
Mothers' Day Native Flower Workshop
Saturday 11 May 2024
Celebrate the beauty of Australian native flowers and your Mum...
This workshop would make a wonderful present for your Mum to attend
OR be creative together and create an arrangement for yourself and one your Mum can create too! Meet at the Friends Centre.
Numbers are limited and bookings essential. Cost: $70.00 Members; $75.00 Non Members
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Become a Junior Botanist
Between Tuesday 27 June 2023 and Tuesday 9 April 2024
The world of plants is amazing! At the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens there are thousands of plants growing ...
Discover the parts of plants looking very closely at them through highly magnified glasses and sketch what you see just like real botanists! Find out why plants have botanical names and common names...
Suitable for 6 - 11 years. Wear a hat, closed in shoes and bring a water bottle.
Meet at the Rotary Education Pavilion. Cost: $5.00 per child
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Living with cold blood!
Between Tuesday 10 January 2023 and Thursday 4 April 2024
How does life work if you're cold-blooded? Where do you get your energy to live?
Find out in this guided activity and explore the Botanic Gardens to search for reptiles and invertebrates. Cost: $5.00 per child. Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a water bottle. Suitable for 6 - 12 years only.
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Glider Butterfly Tour
Between Tuesday 5 September 2023 and Tuesday 2 April 2024
Have you ever wanted to find out why butterflies matter? Join us for a Butterfly Tour on board the Botanic Gardens Glider departing from the FRIENDS CENTRE and learn which plants provide nectar and food for nature's winged miracles.
Tour cost is $5 per person, bookings ESSENTIAL so get in fast as the Botanic Gardens Glider can only carry a maximum of 6 passengers on each tour.
Image: Judy Leitch
For the safety of all passengers Mobility Aids cannot be taken on the Glider, however it is possible to leave them at the FRIENDS CENTRE where they will be safely secured. Unfortunately for safety reasons person/s under 1.5 metres are not permitted on the Glider.
The Butterfly Tours starts at 10am from the FRIENDS CENTRE with the tour expected to take 1 – 1 ¼ hours.
PLEASE NOTE: Passengers seated in seats C1 and C2 face backwards.
Meet the guide at the Friends’ Centre , Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Perfect Pollinators
Between Tuesday 11 April 2023 and Tuesday 16 January 2024
What are pollinators? Why are pollinators so important? Can we survive without them?
Find the answers to these questions as you walk in the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens to find and identify the pollinators present. There are plenty attracted to all the plants growing in the Gardens!
Suitable for 5 - 11 years. Wear a hat, closed in shoes and bring a water bottle.
Meet at the Rotary Education Pavilion. Cost: $5.00 per child
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Discovering our Feathered Friends
Between Tuesday 22 September 2020 and Friday 12 January 2024
Lakes, lagoons and acres of native plants in an urban environment create the perfect habitat for an encounter with our amazing bird life. Join your guide on this walk through the Gardens and complete a Birds at the Gardens field guide. Suitable 5 - 12 years
Meet at the Rotary Education Pavilion in the Botanic Gardens. Cost $5.00 per person.
Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a water bottle
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Hollows are Homes
Between Tuesday 29 June 2021 and Tuesday 9 January 2024
Many Australian native animals live in hollows. At the Botanic Gardens some old veteran trees support a myriad of wildlife. A number of nesting boxes have been installed to increase the wildlife at the Gardens. Look up to find the hollows and take home a booklet about Hollows are Homes. Create a clay model of one of the animals. Wear closed in shoes, a shady hat and bring a water bottle. Suitable for 5 - 11 year olds. Meet at the Rotary Education Pavilion.
Rotary Education Pavilion
Kids in Conservation: Water is Life!
Between Tuesday 14 December 2021 and Tuesday 19 December 2023
Become a water scientist and discover what lives in the lake and lagoons. Observe the water birds and look deeper into the water to find out what lives under the water... you may be surprised! Wear closed in shoes, a shady hat and bring a water bottle. Suitable for 5 - 12 year olds. Only book in children
Rotary Education Pavilion
Australian Native Christmas Wreath Workshop
Between Saturday 9 December 2023 and Saturday 16 December 2023
Join Flowers by Friends to create your very own Australian Native Christmas Wreath using Eucalyptus & Callitris, spruced up with Billy Buttons, Everlasting Daisies, Gum Nuts and Banksias. This wreath will dry naturally and will be a wonderful addition to your Christmas decorations and celebrations. Spaces are limited and bookings are essential. Cost: $70 for Friends Members; $75 for Non Members.
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Climate Change ... an Investigation
Thursday 14 December 2023
Planet Passionate Kids join us for a lesson about Climate Change. We've all heard about it - but what exactly is Climate Change and how is it affecting the planet? Explore ideas to help young people combat Climate Change and learn to be young champions for a greener, more sustainable planet. Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a water bottle. Suitable for 9 - 12 years.Cost: $5.00 per child
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Friends 25th Anniversary Dinner (CANCELLED)
Friday 10 November 2023
We are pleased to invite you in joining us to celebrate 25 years of Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, in the Anne Rose Room, located at the Robina TAFE
The Anne Rose Room
Gardens Glider Seniors Month 2023
Between Thursday 5 October 2023 and Thursday 26 October 2023
Celebrate Seniors Month 2023 at the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens.
Join us for a tour of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens on board the Gardens Glider. Take in picturesque native flora and fauna, while enjoying the serenity that the botanic gardens has to offer, on our 1-hour guided tour.
This tour leaves from the Friends Centre.
On completion of the tour, our guide will provide you with a voucher to receive a free coffee from Coffee At The Gardens café, located beside the Friends Centre.
For the safety of all passengers and volunteers, Mobility Aids cannot be taken on the tour, however it is possible to leave them at the Friends Centre, where they will be safely secured until your return.
Seniors Month Tours run on a Thursday morning at 9:30am and 10:45am for the month of October 2023 only.
Tours are FREE for Seniors, however bookings are ESSENTIAL.
NOTE: Passengers seated in seats C1 and C2 face backwards.
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Native Basket Arrangement with Pearls.
Saturday 21 October 2023
Create a native basket arrangement using our beautiful Australian native flowers and foliage and embellished with pearls for an extra point of interest! Enjoy an afternoon with friends or come to make an arrangement to give away or keep for yourself.
All materials are supplied. Friends members $70.00; Non members $75.00
Friends Centre
Spring Native Flower Bouquet (CANCELLED)
Saturday 7 October 2023
Spend an afternoon creating a bouquet using Australian native flowers and foliage. This will make a beautiful gift or keep it for yourself. Meet at the Friends Centre. All materials supplied. Cost $70.00 for Friends members, $75.00 for Non members.
Friends Centre
Kids in Conservation: Flying Dinosaurs
Between Tuesday 20 September 2022 and Tuesday 26 September 2023
Dinosaurs walk among us still! Or rather, they fly!
Direct descendants of the dinosaurs, modern day birds are loud, colourful, conspicuous - you probably see birds every single day and yet how well do you truly understand the nature of birds?
Join us for 'Flying Dinosaurs' and discover what exactly IS a bird! Where do they come from? Examine feathers to unlock the secrets of flight and explore the Botanic Gardens to hunt for different kinds of bird bodies. Learn, explore and discover birds with us at the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens.
Suitable for 5 - 12 year olds. $5.00 per child. Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a water bottle. Meet at the Rotary Education Pavilion.
Rotary Education Pavilion
Tea Cup Topiary Tree
Saturday 23 September 2023
A Tea Cup Topiary would make a wonderful centre piece for your next afternoon tea or as a decorative arrangement for a sideboard. Work with Australian natives as you create your individual work of art! Meet your tutors at the Friends Centre at the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens.
Numbers are limited and bookings essential. Cost: $70.00 Non Members; $65.00 Members
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Nature's Treasure Hunt
Between Monday 19 December 2022 and Tuesday 19 September 2023
Explore the Botanic Gardens in this nature guided activity and discover nature's treasures. Treasure comes in all colours, sizes and textures so you'll need clues and a sharp eye to hunt for them. And when you gather them, learn why nature is diverse. Test yourself, play outdoors and find an appreciation for why nature has so many mysterious treasures. Cost: $5.00 per child.
Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a water bottle. Suitable for 5 - 12 years only.
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Interpretation Concepts for the Biodiversity Centre
Monday 11 September 2023
We are pleased to advise that the Curator has arranged a presentation for up to 30 volunteers to review the interpretation concepts for the Biodiversity Centre.
It will be given by architects of the Biodiversity Centre, Guymer Bailey, display specialists Xzibit and Council Project staff.
The presentation goes for an hour so please be on time at the venue. Please register to secure a place.
Currumbin Room, Level 2 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Flower Crown Workshop
Saturday 9 September 2023
Spend a Saturday afternoon creating a flower crown using Australian native flowers and foliage. Something to keep or give as a gift. Meet your tutors at the Friends Centre at the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens.
Numbers are limited and bookings essential. Cost: $70.00 Non Members; $65.00 Members
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Botanical Bazaar Floral Arrangement Workshop
Between Saturday 5 August 2023 and Sunday 6 August 2023
Join Flowers by Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens for a demonstration/workshop from 11am - 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday to create a floral arrangement using our beautiful Australian native flowers and foliage.
$35 to cover costs of materials. This does not include entry to Botanical Bazaar Gardening and Sustainability Festival. www.botanicalbazaargc.com.au
Places are limited to 10 per workshop.
Country Paradise Parklands
Kids in Conservation: Surviving on Nature
Between Tuesday 7 July 2020 and Tuesday 4 July 2023
Indigenous people have lived on this continent for more that 40 000 years surviving on nature and respecting the natural environment. Find out which plants growing in the Botanic Gardens were used for food, shelter, medicine and tools. Taste some bush tucker and try weaving using lomandra leaves. Wear closed in shoes, a shady hat and bring a water bottle. Age 5 - 12 years Only book for children attending. Parents/carers are encouraged to attend.
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
All About Banksias Floral Workshop
Saturday 1 July 2023
The iconic Australian genus of plants named after Sir Joseph Banks, Banksias symbolises regeneration, rebirth and discovery.
Discover your creative flair by creating an arrangement featuring this stunning Australian icon together with other native foliage. The cylindrical flowers and woody cones are long lasting. Image: Laura Ryan
Numbers are limited and bookings essential. Cost: $70.00 Non Members; $65.00 Members
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Mother's Day Native Flower Workshop
Saturday 13 May 2023
Celebrate the beauty of Australian native flowers and your Mum...
This workshop would make a wonderful present for your Mum to attend
OR be creative together and create an arrangement for yourself and one your Mum can create too! Numbers are limited and bookings essential. Cost: $70.00 Non Members; $65.00 Members
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Drawing and Painting Our Heritage Trees
Saturday 15 April 2023
Suitable for artists with some prior experience of drawing, painting and use of colour
The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Avenue and Woodland Walk, in the Botanic Gardens is a site with cultural, historical and botanical significance. It contains Kauri, Hoop and Bunya Pines which are off-spring of trees planted during the 1870s.
In this 2 day workshop artists will have an opportunity to learn about the trees’ significance and observe them in their natural habitat.
Day 1 at GCRBG starts with a guided walk, followed by morning tea at 10am. Participants then explore the site to choose a specific tree or bark to draw and photograph, embellished with leaves, flowers, or fruit if available.
Day 2 is at RQAS studio, where participants undertake a graphite drawing with colour added for extra interest, focusing on tonal values, graphite layering, bark texture rendering and colour mixing.
On registering, information will be given about equipment.
Friends members $190. Non members $200.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens and Royal Qld Art Society (QRAS)
Step back in time at the Rosser Garden
Sunday 16 April 2023
Join a Friends' guide on an uphill stroll through the Botanic Gardens oldest planted trees .... and the newly planted Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Avenue and Woodland Walk on the way to the secret heritage garden where you'll discover an unlikely Gold Coast Gem!
On the walk, Kate will discuss the context of the garden in Australian and Queensland garden history, and explain some of the design character and aspects used by John and Essie Rosser. Sharing fascinating stories along the way!
Follow the Ring Road almost back to the Ashmore Road front gates where there is roadside parking. Meet at the Banner.
Wear study shoes as there is a gentle slope with some uneven ground. Wear a hat and bring a drink bottle. $10 per person
Image: Nick Walford-Smith
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Learn to Paint Flora in Watercolour Workshop
Between Saturday 26 November 2022 and Saturday 4 March 2023
Have you always wanted to paint in watercolour, but not sure where to start?
Are you struggling with ‘technique’ and need to refresh on the basics?
This two-day workshop will focus on teaching the fundamentals of watercolour technique, explained clearly and simply alongside demonstrations that you can follow. Ideally this workshop is suited to beginners, struggling intermediate painters or those wishing to improve their technique.
Annette Raff is an award winning Gold Coast artist and tutor holding a degree in Fine Art.
The aim of this workshop is to explore the versatility of the medium and build confidence, through:
brush control
paint consistencies/values
mixing colours
wet on wet painting techniques
glazing (painting on dry) techniques
A materials list will be sent to you once your place is confirmed.
Morning tea will be available each day. BYO lunch or buy from nearby cafe. Cost $160.00 for 2 days. Registration closes Wednesday 1 March 2023
Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS)
Kids in Conservation: Show a little kindess to nature
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Join us for Kindness to Nature and explore ways to enjoy the outdoors while focusing on an appreciation of living things yet have fun! Learn how to have a gentle hand with nature by talking about plant lives, examining growing trees and flowers. Discover how they struggle to survive and explore how plants help humans. Look at the littlest of lives during a bug hunt, appreciate the amazing strength of ants and learn how minibeasts have BIG impacts in nature. Settle in a shady spot surrounded by trees and birdsong to make a kindness rock. Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a drink bottle. Suitable for 5 - 12 years only. Cost: $5.00 per child
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Christmas Tree Workshop
Saturday 17 December 2022
Join Flowers by Friends to make your own mini Christmas Tree using fresh native Callitris. Decorate with gum nuts, straw flowers and ribbons.
Great for the table or an entry feature.
Spaces are limited and bookings are essential. Cost: $70 for non members; $65 for Friends members. This workshop is at the Friends Centre.
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Australian Native Christmas Wreath Workshop
Saturday 26 November 2022
Join Flowers by Friends to create your very own Australian Native Christmas Wreath using Eucalyptus & Callitris, spruced up with Billy Buttons, Everlasting Daisies, Gum Nuts and Banksias. This wreath will dry naturally and will be a wonderful addition to your Christmas decorations and celebrations. Spaces are limited and bookings are essential. Cost: $70 for non members; $65 for Friends members.
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Official Opening of the QE II Platinum Jubilee Woodland Walk
Between Tuesday 30 August 2022 and Wednesday 16 November 2022
Join Friends near the Botanic Gardens gate end of the walk in the Araucaria Forest for the Official Opening of the QE II Platinum Jubilee Woodland Walk by the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeanette Young AC PSM.
Please park on the Display Gardens side of the Ring Road and walk across the boardwalks.
It is important that you are on site at 11:15am for the 11:30am arrival of the Governor.
A light luncheon will follow once the official party has arrived at the Friends luncheon marquee at the end of the Walk at approximately 12:30pm.
This event is only open to Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens.
Please wear closed in shoes, a sun hat and bring insect spray if you susceptible.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Mother's Day Native Flower Workshop (CANCELLED)
Between Friday 7 May 2021 and Saturday 8 October 2022
Celebrate the beauty of Australian native flowers and your Mum...
This workshop would make a wonderful present for your Mum to attend
OR be creative together and create an arrangement for yourself and one your Mum can create too! Numbers are limited and bookings essential. Cost: $70.00 Non Members; $65.00 Members
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Official Launch of the Botanic Gardens Glider
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Join Angie Bell MP for Moncrieff as she officially launches the Botanic Gardens Glider at the Sensory Gardens Pavilion. Division 8 Councillor Bob La Castra, sponsors and donors will be present for the launch and Friends of the Botanic Gardens are invited to celebrate the acquisition of the electric 8 seater people mover. The Botanic Gardens Glider will enable visitors with limited mobility to experience the extensive plant collections of the Gold Coast regional Botanic Gardens beyond the Sensory and Display Gardens. Light refreshments will be served after the launch.
Sensory Garden, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
New Members Welcome Drinks
Between Friday 9 September 2022 and Friday 16 September 2022
Please come along on your own or with your partner, to meet some of our existing members and hear about the various activities undertaken by Friends to activate our Botanic Gardens.
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Botanical Bazaar Floral Arrangement Workshops
Between Saturday 6 August 2022 and Sunday 7 August 2022
Join Flowers by Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens for a demonstration/workshop from 2 - 3pm on Saturday and Sunday creating a floral arrangement using our beautiful Australian native flowers and foliage.
$25 to cover costs of materials. This does not include entry to Botanical Bazaar Gardening and Sustainability Festival. www.botanicalbazaargc.com.au
Places are limited to 10 per workshop.
Country Paradise Parklands
Botanica Quest ... Dare to Discover!
Between Friday 12 July 2019 and Friday 8 July 2022
Join the adventure of Botanica Quest. Complete the clues in each quest, explore the Botanic Gardens and discover lots of interesting things about nature! Collect tokens and receive some treasure. Suitable 5 - 12 years. Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a water bottle.
$5.00 PER CHILD
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Life as a Giant
Between Friday 3 July 2020 and Tuesday 28 June 2022
There are so many huge trees in the Botanic Gardens... some very old, most very tall but they all are very important to our natural environment and our survival! Discover these trees, find out how they have survived so long as a GIANT and take home a tree sapling to plant.
Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a bottle of water.
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Step Back In Time ... at the National Botanic Gardens Day
Sunday 29 May 2022
This walk has had to be POSTPONED to another date TBA due to wet condition of the heritage garden.
Pre –book to join a Friend’s guide, and take an uphill stroll, passing the botanic gardens oldest remnant tree...on the way to a secret Heritage Garden where you’ll discover 150 year old trees planted by early settlers.
Limited to 12 people. Sturdy footwear essential for this 45 minute walk. Meet at the Meeting Post near the Friends Centre, 10 minutes before the this special guided walk starts.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Butterflies Flutterby
Between Tuesday 1 October 2019 and Tuesday 5 April 2022
Join our butterfly expert to find out more about the many butterflies in the Botanic Gardens. Look for the different stages of the butterfly life cycle as you explore the Gardens and find out which plants attract different butterflies. Take home a book to help you identify butterflies and make your garden more butterfly friendly!
Wear closed in shoes, a hat and bring a water bottle. Meet at the Rotary Education Pavilion.
Rotary Education Pavilion, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Propagate Your Own Plant
Tuesday 28 September 2021
Learn how to propagate your own plants at the Friends Nursery with experienced gardeners and Nursery volunteers. Take home your own plants to 'grow' on! Suitable for children aged 6 - 12 years. No younger siblings, please. Please wear closed in shoes, a shady hat and bring a water bottle. Cost $5.00 per child. Meet at the Friends Centre. Path to Nursery is uneven and not suitable for wheel chairs. COVID 19 practices in place.
Friends Centre, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Kids in Conservation: Butterflies, Dragonflies Everywhere!
Between Tuesday 29 September 2020 and Tuesday 21 September 2021
Find out why butterflies and dragonflies matter. Learn which plants provide nectar and food for nature's winged miracles. Discover butterflies in the Gardens and their host plants while viewing the interpretive butterfly signs. Use your Field Guide to identify butterflies and dragonflies you observe. Meet your experienced guide outside the Friends Centre in the Botanic Gardens. $5.00 per person Bookings essential. COVID 19 practices in place.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
An Introduction to our Botanic Gardens
Between Wednesday 26 August 2020 and Wednesday 28 July 2021
The Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens has a very interesting history. Discover its diverse past and explore the living collections of this unique Botanic Garden ... “the green in the heart of the gold”. Meet your guide at the Meeting Post on the path to the Friends Centre 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the walk. This is a free walk but donation is appreciated. Please observe social distancing.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Guided Bird Walk
Between Tuesday 28 July 2020 and Tuesday 27 July 2021
Lakes, lagoons and acres of native plants in an urban environment create the perfect habitat for an encounter with amazing bird life. Join your guide on this walk through the Gardens and don’t forget your binoculars!
Meet at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre in the Botanic Gardens 10 minutes before the walk begins. This is a free event but a donation is appreciated.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Green Within The Gold Guided Walk
Between Sunday 19 July 2020 and Sunday 18 July 2021
Visit the Commemorative Avenues and Horticultural Display Gardens before walking through the Mangroves to Mountains loop past the Freshwater Wetlands, the Open Eucalypt Woodland and the magnificent Montane grass trees before returning to the Friends Centre. Meet at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre 10 minutes before the walk. This is a free walk but donation is appreciated. Please observe social distancing.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Native Bee Walk
Between Friday 3 July 2020 and Friday 16 July 2021
Join our native bee expert to find out more about these amazing and interesting pollinators. See where the native bees live in the Botanic Gardens and how you could have a hive in your own home. Numbers are limited to 12 and COVID 19 social distancing applies.
Meet at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre. Please arrive 10 minutes before the walk. This is a free walk but a donation is appreciated.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Story of our Country Guided Walk
Between Sunday 5 July 2020 and Wednesday 7 July 2021
Learn about Australian Aboriginal plant use on an interpretation of the Yugambeh journey from Beaudesert grasslands, over rain-forested Tamborine Mountain to the coastal lowlands and dunes of Southport. Meet your guide at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre. This is a free event but a donation is appreciated. Bookings essential. Social distancing is required. Please arrive 10 minutes before the walk begins.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
For the Love of Trees
Between Sunday 2 August 2020 and Sunday 20 June 2021
Why do people fall in love with trees? This guided walk is for tree lovers. We will walk along treed pathways, through groves of trees and tree corridors. We will enjoy the shade of trees, and with reference to some tree families and individual trees we will appreciate anew the precious, vital and bountiful role of trees in a biodiverse world.
Meet your Guide 10 minutes before the walk at Meeting Post near the Friends Centre. A free event but a donation is appreciated. Social distancing.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
The Wallum Guided Walk
Wednesday 9 June 2021
The Wallum Woodland –This heathland ecosystem once covered much of the local coastal areas before the advent of agriculture, mining and urbanisation. The disappearing heathlands of the south east coast are represented in the Banksia Woodland. Meet your guide at the Meeting Post just near the Friends Centre 10 minutes before the start time. This is a free event but a donation is appreciated. Social distancing applies.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Indigenous Use of Bush Foods and Flora Guided Walk
Between Wednesday 8 July 2020 and Wednesday 9 June 2021
Walk along the Mangroves to Mountains path past the Butterfly Garden and Fruits of the Forest to the bountiful Bush Foods Garden, discovering plants that have contributed to the survival of indigenous Australians for thousands of years, providing food, shelter, tools and medicine. Meet at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre 10 minutes before the walk. This is a free walk but donation is appreciated. Please observe social distancing.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
A Guided Walk Discovering the Closed Forest Gorge
Between Sunday 15 November 2020 and Sunday 6 June 2021
Planted in 2008, the Closed Forest Gorge features small collections from different rainforest types that form the Gold Coast region. There are 5 beds - Headland, Gallery Rainforest, Montane, Dry Rainforest and Littoral Communities. A cool walk for a warm day.
Meet at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre 10 minutes before the the walk.This is a free walk but a donation appreciated.Please observe social distancing.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens Day Planting in the Gum Tree Corridor
Sunday 30 May 2021
Join in this Community Planting to celebrate our national Botanic Gardens Day. Planting will take place in the Gum Tree Corridor between 9:00 - 10:00am. It is also a lead into Green Week on the Gold Coast. Come along and help 'grow' the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens. Please wear closed in shoes, a shady hat and bring a water bottle. All tools and plants are supplied. If you have your favourite gloves bring them but gloves will be provided.
Gum Tree Corridor, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
AUTUMN IN THE DISPLAY AND SENSORY GARDENS
Sunday 16 May 2021
Enjoy a stroll and talk past the horticultural flower beds on the way to the Rotary Sensory Garden to experience the stimulation of all five senses. Meet your guide at the Meeting Post on the path to the Friends Centre 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the walk. This is a free walk but donation is appreciated. Please observe social distancing.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
This Fragile World ... Endangered Species Walk
Sunday 18 April 2021
Take a “rare walk” through the Endangered Plants Trail & find out why the Ormeau Bottle Tree and others have become endangered in the wild. Meet at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre 10 minutes before the walk. This is a free walk but donation is appreciated. Please observe social distancing.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Guided Butterfly Walk
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Find out why butterflies matter and learn which plants provide nectar and food for nature's winged miracles. Discover butterflies in the Gardens and their host plants while viewing the interpretive butterfly signs. Complete your own butterfly record. Meet your guide at the Meeting Post before the Friends Centre in the Botanic Gardens. This is a free event but a donation appreciated. Not suitable for children under 5.
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens Plant Collections
Sunday 1 November 2020
Discover why it is essential for informing botanists, horticulturalists, environmentalists and the community about the history, uses and conservation values of our regional species on this guided walk. If you are studying or interested in finding out more about the Garden's Plant Collection, this is a wonderful opportunity to hear first hand.
Meet outside the Friends Centre in the Botanic Gardens. This is a free event (Gold coin donation appreciated)
Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
