Royal Melbourne Graduate Nurses Association

RMH posy day

Posy Day

RMH Posy Day started in 1937 as "Grannies Day" with a tea party and concert held in the hospital's outpatient hall for patients who were grandmothers.

The Melbourne Ladies' Flower Mission, which had been active in the city since at least 1890, organised with local florists for all attending to be presented with a bunch of violets and a sprig of rosemary.

These bunches of flowers, sometimes accompanied by gifts of cigarettes and candy, continued to be given to patients that were grandmothers, then in 1947 grandfathers were included and, finally, in 2000 Posy Day was opened to all RMH patients.

(excerpt from ABC News story, 6/9/2017))

Details

Date: Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Venue: RMH Royal Park Campus, 34-54 Poplar Road, Parkville

Estimated start time: 0900

Note: directions to the room/s being used and the finalised start time will be sent to you after registration

Registration

All attendees must register at:

Posy Day 2025 - Join the Volunteer Events Team.

Q & A

Question:

Can I just check , because the messaging says ALL nurses , but even new posting has Graduates in the name. Is this association open to ALL nurses at RMH even if they came from outside and weren't grads here?

Answer:

Yes, RMGNA is for ALL past & present RMH nurses, no matter where they trained. We did start life as an association for nurses trained at the RMH, hence the name, but that training finished in the early 1990s. We are currently seeking legal assistance with changing our name to the Royal Melbourne Nurses Association to better reflect who we are now but that is going to be an expensive & long process! Please consider becoming a member; we need new ideas, enthusiasm & forward looking thinking to survive & thrive.