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FRIENDS,
VOLUNTEERS
SPONSORS AND HONORARY DIRECTORS
Myall
Park Botanic Garden is owned and run as
a community project by Myall Park Botanic Garden
Limited, a
non-profit incorporated company of honorary directors.
Donations to our Gift Fund are tax
deductible and can be either money or gift of goods.
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Our
governing body is a board of directors. Together with the caretaker and administrative
assistant they take care of the business of the Garden in all its
facets,
Thousands of hours of voluntary work are gladly given to the
Garden each year, and each year we find more people offering to help us realise the ideals of our mission statement.
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MISSION
STATEMENT
Preserve
Australian flora, especially those species from arid and semi arid
regions and the rare and threatened.
Promote
conservation, education, research and development to preserve genetic
biodiversity and ensure the sustainability of species and ecosystems.
Monitor
naturally occurring flora.
Foster
the arts.
Maintain
the unique history and spirit of the development of Myall Park Botanic
Garden
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Current Board of
Directors - Myall Park Botanic
Garden Ltd
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Trevor Bacon
Director,
Vice-Chairman |
Gill Kidd
Director
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Nita C. Lester
Director, Chairman |
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Megan McNicholl
Director |
Lyn Reilly
Director |
Peter
Reilly
Director,
Vice-Chairman
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Betty Salter
Director,
Company Secretary,
Treasurer |
Joan Wilkinson
Director
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Staff

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Janine Pechey
Administration Officer |
Jeff and Chris Guihot
Caretakers
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Sponsors
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We
are constantly amazed at the generosity of our Friends and many others who visit
the Garden, and take this opportunity to say thank you!
We
would like to thank the following for their recent help:
Glenmorgan State School, Meandarra State School
- Tents
Dave Stewart, Sheena Gillman
- Bird walks
Miles Regional Arts Council -
Caboolture Society for Growing Australian
Plants Daytime Branch
Donations
of cash and kind supplement our earned income from visitor services and marketing,
and we seek grant funding for projects we have sufficient human resources to
handle.
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FRIENDS
Friends' subscriptions
help our voluntary organisation to survive, and are used to
preserve, maintain and develop the garden. A
subscription form
appears on our brochure.
Click
here
to
view our 2-page brochure. Feel free to print a copy for your
friends. You can now pay by EFT. Just click on the 'sticky note'
Donations over $2
made out to our Gift Fund are tax deductible.
We also receive
valuable hands-on help from our Friends in many ways.
Director Peter Reilly organises
a wonderful group of Friends to visit annually during autumn to
spend several days toiling in the garden. This is help that really
makes a visible difference! If you'd like to join in, call Peter on
07 5537 3354.
Friends benefits
include a regular newsletter with botanical and horticultural
information, free entry to the Garden,
plus invitations to field days, workshops, art exhibitions and other
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Please
contact us for details
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