Menai Wildflower Group

Activities

Upcoming activities - 2023

Date	Event
11 November - 2pm
14 October - 2pm (Garden tours from 12pm)
7 October - 10am	Open Day at the nursery: Native beehive splits, garden tours and plant sales Location: Illawong Rural Fire Station Parking options: please park at the tennis courts or on the other side of the road

Monthly meetings

We hold meetings at 2:00pm on the second Saturday of each month (except December and January) at the Illawong Rural Fire Station, Old Illawarra Road, Illawong (see map below).

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Highlights include:

Plant sales
Plant raffles
Show table where cuttings brought in by members are identified and discussed.
Guest speakers - covering a range of aspects of the environment, natural history, and of course native plants.
Guided walks around our native garden.
Afternoon tea

Upcoming monthly meetings - 2023

New members and visitors are always welcome. We would love you to join us and ask that you review this page regularly for it is possible changes may have to be made from time to time.

All meetings are held at the Illawong Fire Station. Meetings are on the second Saturday of each month at 2pm.

Date	Event
14 October	Natives in a changing climate - by Lloyd Hedges, our Nursery Manager and Propagation Officer
11 November	Christmas Flower Arrangements Demonstration - by Helen Patience
9 December 5pm	Christmas Party
January 2024	There will be no meeting, the next gathering will be in February 2024

Propagating at the native garden and nurseries

We undertake propagating two days a week:

Every Monday morning: at the Tip Nursery in Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park - Little Forest Rd, Lucas Heights NSW 2234

Every Tuesday morning from 9:30am: at the Illawong Rural Fire Station (IRFS) Compound Nursery - 999N Old Illawarra Rd, Illawong NSW 2234

Everyone is welcome to attend and no prior training is required. Contact Lloyd Hedges 0400 431 216 for more information.

Map of Illawong Rural Fire Station

Other activities

We also:

Go on regular bushwalks in the greater Sydney area and further afield
Participate in events such as the Grevillea Park Open Days and the RAS (Royal Easter Show) cutflower exhibition.
Assist schools and community groups by supplying plants and expertise with bush regeneration and education programmes.
Provide native plants to conservation projects such as "Glossies in the Mist", "Five Islands Seabird Habitat Restoration Project" and more.

Other APS groups close by

We often join with two other local groups close by for presentations and walks.

menaiwildflower@austplants.com.au