The Encounters 2020 Walk was created with funding from the Australian Maritime Museum.  The Walk was designed for visiting school students to work with flora wheels to identify plants which were collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander in 1770. This walk however, is suitable for all ages. The wheels include information on the important Aboriginal use of each plant.

Guided Tours for schools by appointment only with the Education team (Tuesday or Wednesday mornings preferred)  

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Each month a different area of the Gardens is explored. Bookings are essential for walks as numbers are limited. Email Tracey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   to book. $5 per adult, children free.  No card facilities sorry.

Wear sturdy shoes and hat. Meet your guide at the Visitor's Centre.  

Please join us for morning tea after the walks in the Visitor's Centre. Gold coin donation. Or bring your own to enjoy in the many picnic areas.

If you'd like to help in the gardens on Wednesday mornings from 8am till 11 am, contact us on 0450 596 705.

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Friends of Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens

PO Box 1327

LISMORE  NSW  2480

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0450 596 705

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Friends of Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens Inc (FLRBG)   

The Gardens are on Widjabul- Wia-bul country.  313 Wyrallah Road East Lismore. 3 kms from the Lismore CBD  

NO DOGS ALLOWED AT THE SITE – Guide and Companion Dogs excepted     

Weekdays 7.30 am to 3.30 pm. Weekends 9 am to 4pm   

The 2026 AGM of the Friends LRBG will be held on Wednesday 25th November at 11 am at the Visitor's Centre. All welcome.

Native Bees as Pollinators Walk  Sat 14th Nov 9.30 am  and   Commercial Use of Rainforest Plants on Sun 29th Nov,  9.30 am  BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.     Adults $5 children free   Cash only please.

2027 Calendars SOLD OUT SORRY! Beautiful A4 page calendar with photos of local native plants.

We have a NEW set of Greeting cards featuring Friends' photos taken at the Gardens-  ON SALE NOW Set of 12 for $20.00. Pick up from Gardens or organise delivery by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   GREAT GIFT IDEA.

MORE RECREATE SCULPTURE EXHIBITION PRIZE WINNERS Announced 18th October  Thanks to more than 500 visitors who took the time to vote.

The People’s Choice Award     David Thamm for Me and my Dog Max       Supported by Summerland Bank   

Runner up Revolve Shop Award  Caroline Betts for The Watcher     Supported by Brookfarm, Daley's Fruit Nursery, Bunnings, Lismore Garden Centre, Book Warehouse and the Friends LRBG

To donate to the Friends of Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens Inc, please deposit into   BSB 728728  Acc No  22205295. If you would like a receipt, please donate into our Public Fund  BSB 728728 Acc No 22334913.     

Click on link to see Costa at the Gardens at our OpenDay in 2024    https://youtu.be/bfEmJ9cNKdw

Become a Friend of our Gardens. We welcome your help to maintain this beautiful slice of the Northern Rivers. Membership is only $15 per year. Buy a membership for a friend for their birthday or to say Thank You. Click on the Newsletter tab to find and download our 2026 Membership form. 

Friends Workdays: Wednesdays 8 am to 11 am. Join us. Wear long sleeves and pants, hats and bring gloves and morning tea.  Nursery volunteers also welcome. Wednesdays between 8 am and 11 am. Ring 0450 596 705 to let us know you are coming or just turn up. We meet at the shed in Carpark 2. Drive past the Visitor's Centre to next carpark and you'll find us.

FLRBG is a non-profit group of volunteers working in conjunction with the Lismore City Council to establish, develop and maintain the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens. The Friends were officially formed in December 1998 but the dream of establishing a Botanic Garden in the Lismore area had been around since 1988. The Gardens opened officially in June 2013.

These Gardens are a wonderful place to visit with big colourful information signs, individual tree labels, paths, seats, picnic areas and of course a superb collection of local rainforest and other local native plants. It is great place to take visitors, and for kids to explore. The COOL CUBBY near first car park and SOLAR CLOCK in Sensory Garden are great favourites. 

A special feature is the little walkway and lookout in PALM GULLY at the western end of the Gardens, just beyond the Nursery.  The HOOP PINE FOREST, at the eastern end, is a lovely cool shady place to walk. The paths, unsealed but well graded, take you up to a stony LABYRINTH at the top and the BIG OLD CHURCH BELL, a little further along the ridge.   Feel free to ring the bell to mark your visit to the top of the forest.

SPRING has sprung in the rainforest! It is a dynamic time, recharging and readying for a long summer. Come and enjoy the many unique flowers and fruits in the rainforest. Look up, and down! Our insects and birds are busy all year round. 

VOLUNTEER WORK DAYS AT THE GARDENS are held every Wednesday morning from 8 am to 11 am, except public holidays.

WEDNESDAY MORNING PROPAGATION GROUP at the nursery 9.00 to 12 pm. Ring 0450596705 for more information.  Plants can be purchased at this time. Please bring cash.

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The Next Committee Meeting is Wednesday 25th November 2026 in the Visitor's Centre, after the AGM

The 2026 AGM of the Friends LRBG will be held on Wednesday 25th November at 11 am at the Visitor's Centre.

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Below is a preliminary plan of our beautiful SENSORY GARDEN. During completion a few changes were made to the plan. This garden enables all sections of the community to observe the signals sent out by plants - perfume, colour, shape,surface coverings, movement. Animals, including humans,  respond to such signals. This purpose built facility will benefit all the community but especially the young and those with a disability. A drop off point makes the sensory garden easily accessible by car and mini bus.  A shelter makes a wonderful place for a shady picnic.

As a result of a generous donation from a local member of the community and support from council we were able to install our main paths. We now have an observation deck looking over the pond, a human solar clock and a commemorative native rice garden. More features are planned for the future.