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Music in the Gardens – 1869 style

Posted on November 25, 2014 by possumgbg

Music in the Gardens has been a popular summer event in the Geelong Botanic Gardens over the last decade or more. Sadly, the Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens have decided that it is beyond their capacity to continue to run … Continue reading →

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In the beginning …

Posted on September 24, 2014 by possumgbg

In the beginning was a bare hillside to the east of the town… The story of the origins of the Geelong Botanical Gardens (as it was then known) was first told by George Jones in his book “Growing Together, a … Continue reading →

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