Native Plants for NSW -
April 2022
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Image: Peter Olde's garden, Silky Oaks. Credit: Peter Olde
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Full steam ahead!
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Dear {Contact_First_Name},
Good news! ANPSA Biennial Conference bookings are now open and registrations coming in. We are putting on a fabulous, fun and interesting conference and I hope you will attend.
I recently spent a few days in the Snowy, viewing the beautiful autumn flowers as I walked up Mt Kosciuszko. The lake at Jindabyne is the highest level ever seen, and permanent snow drifts have now disappeared. Worth visiting soon.
Hope to see you at the next gathering, or on the Central West trip, which starts on 1 April.
Heather Miles, President
Highlights:
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Quarterly gathering and AGM - Saturday 21 May
Kindly hosted by Parramatta and Hills group. When and where: 10am-12noon at Boongala native gardens, Kenthurst. 1-4pm at Gumnut community hall, Gumnut place, Cherrybrook.
For the full event details, see here.
AGM As part of this event, our AGM will be held between 1:00-1:30pm.
The agenda including the minutes from the previous AGM is available here.
Our 2021 Annual Report is here.
To send your apologies, please email: secretary@austplants.com.au
Please email any financial questions by Wednesday 18th May and we will provide responses at the AGM.
Nominations for board positions
We welcome new board members to assist with the strategic and operational activities of running our organisation. If you'd like to join the board (or Council as it is officially termed) or wish to nominate someone, please contact President Heather Miles to discuss what's involved. The form here needs to be completed and returned by Friday 6th May.
Proxy voting
If you cannot attend the AGM, and would like to nominate a proxy for your vote, please complete the Proxy form here and return by Friday 6th May to secretary@austplants.com.au |
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Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden Walk & Talks
When: 9:45am Monday 4th April (Bush foods, fibres & fungi) & Monday 16th May (Wildlife of KWG)
Where: Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Gardens, 420 Mona Vale Rd, St Ives
Be guided by members of the North Shore Group of the Australian Plants Society on a walk in the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden to see and learn about our wonderful native plants as they come into flower. More event details, including how to register here
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Harbour Georges River - Launch of new group name and memorial tree planting
When: 10:30am Wednesday 4 May Where: Sylvan Grove Native Garden 7 Sylvan Grove, Picnic PointAll welcome. Come and celebrate Harbour Georges River's new name and be part of a memorial tree planting, commemorating Hugh Stacy, Kyrill Taylor and Graham and Margaret Walters who all sadly passed away recently. More event details here |
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Australian flora conference 2022 |
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Tickets for the Australian Flora Conference 2022 are now on sale!
We invite you to join us for 7 days of inspiring talks, workshops, excursions and discussions as we explore the past, present and future of Australian flora.
The Australian Flora Conference 2022 - Past, Present & Future
10 to 16 September 2022
The Pavilion
Kiama, NSW Book Now
The conference program includes:
- A complimentary tour of the Kiama region including lunch at Shoalhaven Heads winery,
- A native plant sale at the Kiama Pavilion,
- An opening cocktail event,
- 3 full days of conference keynote sessions, discussions and workshops,
- 2 full days of complimentary excursions visiting the stunning landscapes, national parks and gardens of the stunning NSW south coast, Sydney and surrounding regions,
Plus access to optional ADD-ON tours of stunning NSW regions at an additional cost.
Tickets are limited and the conference excursions and add-on tours are filling fast. Book your tickets now to secure your place. Further program, excursion and tour details are available on our website.
https://austplants.com.au/ANPSA-Biennial-Conference-2022 |
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Conference Tours
As part of the Australian Flora conference we are also hosting 5 exclusive multi-day native plant tours to iconic regions of NSW, before and after the conference.
Each tour is available as an optional ADD ON for people attending the conference, at an additional cost to the conference ticket.
Destinations include:
- World Heritage Blue Mountains
- Warrumbungles and Pilliga
- Sunny South Coast
- Lord Howe Island (currently booked out)
- Sydney Sandstone Flora
If you would like to join any of the tours don't forget they are available exclusively to conference attendees. Tickets for the Australian Flora Conference in Kiama and add-on tours are now on sale. |
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Conference Excursions
Over 2 full days of the conference, all attendees will have the opportunity to join exclusive excursions to explore the native vegetation of the Illawarra region and surrounds.
These complimentary all day excursions will include visits to: - the Royal National Park (Wattamolla and Audley precincts),
- Barren Grounds
- Robertson Rainforest
- Minnamurra Rainforest Centre
- Jamberoo Native Nursery
- The Illawarra Grevillea Park Botanic Garden
- Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve
- Kamay/BotanyBay National Park
- Shoalhaven Heads
- Fitzroy Falls
- Silky Oaks (Peter and Margaret Olde's garden)
- Australian Botanic Gardens at Mt Annan.
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APS members winning awards |
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Congratulations to Margaret Baker who has been awarded a 2022 OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia). “Oh my goodness, what have they done now?“ was Margaret Baker’s reaction when she opened the email bearing the very surprising message that she had received a 2022 OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) for service to conservation and the environment. Inaugural winner of the Blue Mountains City Council Environmental Citizen of the Year in 2020, she wondered if her colleagues had nominated her for this second award. |
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This month, catch up on highlights from the Acacia, Eremophila, Garden design and Pea flower study groups. |
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Being more effective with conservation efforts |
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Conserving native plants has always been a core value of APS. In the recent APS NSW survey, members expressed that they want us to increase our focus on conservation. So on the 12th March 2022, at our quarterly APS NSW gathering, Chris Gambian, CEO of Nature Conservation Council NSW, was invited to come and talk to the group about how APS NSW members can be more effective in their conservation efforts. |
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Professor Michelle Leishman is an expert on climate change and its effects on plants and the urban environment. In February, she gave a talk to Parramatta and Hills group on a fascinating project she's working on, called the Which Plant Where project. This project, launching soon, is an online database of plants that users can search by postcode to find out which plants will be most hardy for their area. |
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Image: A walk on Mt Kosciuszko showcased the lovely autumn flowers of Craspedia maxgrayi, after the botanist Max Gray, in recognition of his contribution to the study of alpine flora. Credit: Heather Miles
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