Mission: AGHS - The Australian Garden History Society is the leader in concern for and conservation of significant cultural landscapes and historic gardens through committed, relevant and sustainable action.
Formed in 1980, the AGHS brings together people from diverse backgrounds united by an appreciation of and concern for our parks, gardens and cultural landscapes as part of Australia's heritage.
The Society promotes knowledge of historic gardens and research into their history. It aims to examine gardens and gardening in their widest social, historic, literary, artistic and scientific context.
The Australian Garden History Society
Is a non-profit membership based organisation with approximately 2000 members throughout Australia. Membership is open to everyone.
Publishes a Journal, Australian
Garden History, four times per year, which each member receives as part of
their membership.
Has a special fund - the Kindred Spirits Fund - to foster the scholarly, literary and artistic aspects of the Society's interests nothing available yet
Has active Branches in all states which arrange
local activities and act as advocates for issues which are of interest to
the Society.
The AGHS is managed by the National Management Committee and its head office is located in Melbourne.
2011/2012 National Management Committee
Chair
John Dwyer
Vice-Chair
Ray Choate
Secretary
Lynne Walker
Treasurer
Kathy Wright
Elected Members
Ray Choate
Trisha Dixon Burkitt
John Dwyer
Stuart Read
Jan Schapper
John Viska
Lynne Walker
Kathy Wright
State Representatives
ACT:
Nancy Clarke
NSW: Laurel Cheetham
Queensland:
John Taylor
South Australia: Richard Nolan
Tasmania: Michael Evans
Victoria: Pamela Jellie
Western Australia: Caroline Grant
