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Friends Of The Park

A collage of images of the Alice Springs Desert Park

About the Friends

The Friends of the Alice Springs Desert Park (Friends) are a group of people who volunteer some of their time in support of the Desert Park. At present, anyone who purchases a Territorian Pass can become involved.

Picture of the Friends in action at the ParkThe Friends assist the Park in many ways including seed collection, management of the many Park functions, fund raising, and animal observation.

Friends are particularly active in fund raising to provide equipment and programs that are normally outside the Park’s reach. In the last five years the Friends have raised sufficient funding for 30 microscopes that are used by schools in the education room and for post graduate studies of seed banks.

Calendar of Events

Activities planned for the next 12 months include:

These are only a few of the activities at the Desert Park. We send e-mails to all Territorian Pass holders of forthcoming activities.

Friends Executive

The Friends are managed by an Executive of the following people:

President: Ken Johnson
Deputy President: Jan Ferguson
Secretary: Gary Fry
Treasurer: Lee Ryall
Public Officer: Godfrey McVicar
Committee Members: Margot Trigg
  Anthony Molyneux
  Helen Siganto

Picture of the Friends in actionConstitution

The Friends are an incorporated association operating under a constitution (pdf 96Kb), which is available for download.

Contact Us

Postal Friends of the Desert Park
PO Box 1089
Alice Springs 0871
Phone (08) 8951 8788
Email: asdp@nt.gov.au

Supporters of the Friends

We are keenly seeking additional sponsorship to assist us in developing additional services at the Alice Springs Desert Park. If you are interested in becoming a supporting partner please contact Gary Fry at the above address.

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