Welcome to the Friends of Burnley Gardens

The FOBG is a welcoming group of friends and neighbours of the Burnley Gardens, including former and present students and staff of the Burnley Campus, who love gardens and gardening. We are dedicated to supporting the historic Burnley Gardens, and we have a lot of fun in doing so!

APRIL

Coming up: 7:30pm on Tuesday 29 April 2025 Victoria’s Botanic Gardens – A talk by Andrea Proctor

MARCH

On Wednesday 19 March Judy Hajdu gave a delightful talk on Tromsø and the Arctic Botanic Garden read more

Purchase the Burnley book here….

Burnley Gardens Their Design and the People who loved them written by Michele Adler

Media Release and further information

VISITING THE GARDENS

The Burnley Gardens are open to the public, to explore, enjoy and relax in.

However as the gardens have become more popular, we have had to introduce a few rules.

Small groups are welcome to bring a picnic.
Portable, fold up picnic tables and chairs are acceptable.
Any other furniture, including but not limited to, lighting, market umbrellas, outdoor furniture settings and sports equipment for games such as soccer, volley ball etc, are not to be taken into or used in the Gardens.
Groups larger than 8-10 people are encouraged to book the garden space, to ensure an appropriate space is allocated.

You can Book a tour of the Gardens for your group, escorted by our knowledgeable Friendly Guides or print out a copy of our Brochure Guide to the Gardens, and take your own self-guided walk.

You can help our hard-working Committee by paying for any special events or outings in advance. Visit Payments for details.

PLEASE NOTE that the Friends are a volunteer organisation. Approval for using the Gardens for functions, photo shoots and so on lies with the University of Melbourne, hence all inquiries for Garden use should be emailed to the Burnley Campus Manager lisa.wittick@unimelb.edu.au

FRIENDS ENQUIRIES: phone 9035 6815 or email friends.burnley@gmail.com

PUBLIC ENQUIRIES: phone reception on 9035 6800

PARKING is available on the Yarra Boulevard for Burnley Campus events, or on Campus if you have a Disabled Parking Permit.

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