The Queen Mary Botanic Gardens Advisory Group was first established by council on 27 May 1997 to care and manage the facilities at the Queen Mary Botanic Gardens and Pioneer Park in St Arnaud. The gardens are one of Victoria's fine 19th Century botanic gardens and the group provides advice to ensure the gardens and park survive and flourish. A revised Terms of Reference is being developed.
Group membership is:
Friends of the Queen Mary Gardens (5)
- Mrs Joanne Hamilton (Vice President)
- Mrs Rosalind Small
- Mrs Lynne Box
- Ms Brenda Proctor
- Ms Deirdre Freeman
St Arnaud Historical Society (2)
- Mrs Beverley Reid
Mr Len Reid
Country Women's Association (2)
- Mrs Margaret McCahon
- Ms Dorothy Baldwin
Community Representatives (3)
- Mrs Dorothy Patton (President)
- Ms Janelle Patching (Secretary)
- Mrs Lindee Parry
Northern Grampians Shire Council
- Cr Eddy Ostarcevic PhD
- Mr Jason Abbott (Parks and Gardens)
If you have any enquiries about the group, please contact the secretary on 03 5358 8700.
Meeting minutes
2021
20210303 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 53KB)
20210421 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 53KB)
20210623 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 57KB)
2022
20220217 Queen Mary Botanic Garden AGM Minutes(PDF, 75KB)
20220217 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 75KB)
20220420 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 120KB)
20220615 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 151KB)
20221019 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 76KB)
20221207 QMG Committee Minutes(PDF, 282KB)
2023
20230215 Queen Mary Botanic Garden AGM Minutes(PDF, 190KB)
20230215 Queen Mary Botanic Garden Minutes(PDF, 217KB)
20230419 Queen Mary Botanic Garden Minutes(PDF, 810KB)
20230621 Queen Mary Botanic Garden Minutes(PDF, 217KB)