Region, Branch and Study Group Activities
Last updated 14 February 2013
MARCH | ||
| Sunday 3 | Gladstone Branch | Clean Up Australia Day - Canoe Point, Tannum - meet 8.30am to register at shed on left. |
| Sunday 3 | Mackay Branch | Birdlife Mackay Outing. |
| Tuesday 5 | Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch | AGM & Election of Officers - Members' slides. |
| Tuesday 5 | Samford Branch | Meeting - AGM and Propagation Evening - new nominations for office bearers are needed - AGM to be followed by a propagation evening (seeds, cuttings, pricking out). |
| Wednesday 6 | Brisbane Southside Branch | Meeting - AGM - bring a plant or specimen for presentation/sharing. |
| Thursday 7 | Mackay Branch | Meeting - topic to be advised. |
| Friday 8 | Brisbane Daytime Branch | Meeting - at Redlands IndigiScapes Centre - Runnymede Rd, Capalaba - UBD Map 204 K5 -shared morning tea, plant raffle & BYO lunch. |
| Sunday 10 | SGAP QLD. REGION | Meeting - Aussie Plants 4 Aussie Families Everyone is invited to a Regional Meeting at Redlands IndigiScapes, Runnymede Rd. Capalaba. UBD Map 204 K5. 9.30am in the meeting room. Guest speaker: Dr Margaret Greenway will speak on The Role of Native Plants in Reclaiming Wetlands and in Improving Water Quality. Morning tea provided, but bring a plate to share for lunch. Plants available to buy from nursery in the morning. Some children's activities. |
| Sunday 10 | Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch | Meeting - AGM and garden walk at the home of John & Marie Livingstone, 213 Candle Mt. Drive, Peachester. |
| Sunday 17 | Kingaroy & Districts Branch | Meeting & AGM - 9.00am at Pam & Tom Holdworth's property, Cushnie - contact Pam & Tom on 4169 0559. |
| Sunday 17 | Wallum & Coastal Heathland Study Group | Ramble in bushland at Sandstone Point - meet 9.00-9.30am at the shopping centre next to Pebble Beach Common on Bestmann Road (Refidex Map 52 F:18) - turn right at lights before bridge to Bribie Island - bring morning tea & lunch & other needs for outing. |
| Sunday 17 | Pine Rivers Branch | Excursion with Wallum & Coastal Heathland Study Group to bushland at Sandstone Point - meet 9.00-9.30am at the shopping centre next to Pebble Beach Common on Bestmann Road (Refidex Map 52 F:18) - turn right at lights before bridge to Bribie Island - bring morning tea & lunch & other needs for outing. |
| Wednesday 20 | Pine Rivers Branch | Annual General Meeting & Election of Officers - The Fabaceae/Pea Family - with Shirley McLaran. |
APRIL | ||
| Tuesday 2 | Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch | Meeting - to be advised. |
| Tuesday 2 | Samford Branch | Meeting - After the Rains: Eye-catching Australian Arid Zone Plants by Ross McKenzie, who will show some of the stunning flowers that appeared in the Outback during La Nina, which he photographed during 3 trips to parts of western Qld, NSW, S.A. & N.T. in 2010-11. |
| Wednesday 3 | Brisbane Southside Branch | Meeting - topic/discussion to be decided. |
| Monday 8 | SGAP QLD. REGION | Annual General Meeting & Election of Office Bearers - come along and hear the Annual Reports and take part in the election of officers for the coming year. Please bring a plate of food to share for supper and a plant (or plants) for the plant raffle. |
| Friday 12 | Brisbane Daytime Branch | Meeting - at home of Claire Shackel, 19 Arafura St, Upper Mt Gravatt. Ph 33436833. Brisbane UBD 201 A7. Shared morning tea, plant raffle and BYO lunch. New members welcome. |
| Saturday 13 | Brisbane Southside Branch | Outing - Jolly's Lookout - walk. |
| Sunday 14 | Gladstone Branch | Meet - 10.00am at MJ's Store, Boyne River - proceed to property of Sue & Neville Gersch, 2 Blue Water Dve, Boyne Island - BYO lunch. Register with Ruth on 4972 1447. |
| Sunday 14 | Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch | Propagation Workshop - at home of David & Olive Hockings, 44 Burgess Ave, Maleny. |
| Wednesday 17 | Pine Rivers Branch | Meeting -Propagation Techniques for Successful Marketing. |
| Sunday 21 | Wallum & Coastal Heathland Study Group | Annual Bribie Island Wallum Day - based on Community Nursery, First Ave (Map 53/Ref. L19) Meet 9-9.30am - morning tea & discussion - possible walk. |
| Saturday 27 | SGAP QLD. REGION | Autumn Plants Sale - at Grovely TAFE - members required for various tasks - contact Trevor Bacon on Ph. 3366 0990 if you can help. |
| Sunday 28 | Grevillea Study Group | Meeting - 9.30am in the Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens car park - then walk to the sheltered tables. Subject: A review of the grevilleas growing in the Gardens. |
MAY | ||
| Wednesday 1 | Brisbane Southside Branch | Meeting - topic/discussion to be determined. |
| Tuesday 7 | Samford Branch | Meeting - Kumbartcho Sanctuary: history, native plant nursery and revegetation by Kim Pantano, who will explain the philosophy of the organization and its operations, including community education. |
| Friday 10 | Brisbane Daytime Branch | Meeting - Logan River Parklands - UBD 263 R13. Coming from north take Exit 34, turn left into Brigade Rd, then left into River Hills Road. Pass under motorway & meet at carpark. Shared morning tea, plant raffle & BYO lunch. All welcome. Brings hats & sunscreen. |
| Saturday 11 | Samford Branch | Excursion - to Kumbartcho/Pine Rivers Community Nursery at Bunya Pine Court, Eaton's Hill - optional composting workshop at 8.30am. |
| Sunday 12 | Gladstone Branch | Meet - 10.00am at garden of John & Pat Bunting, 7 Nulgie Dve, Calliope - winner of New Garden 2012 - BYO morning tea and chair. Register with Ruth on 4972 1447. |
| Monday 13 | SGAP QLD. REGION | Meeting - Australian Plants Around the World by Lawrie Smith, Landscape Architect and well known SGAP identity. |
| Wednesday 15 | Pine Rivers Branch | Meeting - Plant Identification Using the Red Book - with Shirley McLaran & Jan Sked. |
| Sunday 19 | Gladstone Branch | Small Landholders Expo - Calliope - display and possible plants sale. |
| Sunday 19 | Pine Rivers Branch | Field Trip - to Mt. Glorious led by Senior Botanist, Bill McDonald. |
| Sunday 26 | Wallum & Coastal Heathland Study Group | Excursion - to Deagon Wetlands, opposite Third Lagoon Reserve on Bracken Ridge Rd, Sandgate (Map 110/H1) Meet 9.30am in car park for walk in Melaleuca quinquenervia wetland with the small Fourth Lagoon. Lunch afterwards at the home (and lovely garden) of Pat Barry. Bring morning tea & lunch, etc. |
JUNE | ||
| Sunday 2 | Gladstone Branch | EcoFest - Tondoon - display all day - set-up 7.30am. |
| Wednesday 5 | Brisbane Southside Branch | Meeting - topic/discussion to be determined. |
| Tuesday 11 | SGAP QLD. REGION | Meeting - subject to be advised - speaker John Thompson. |
| Friday 14 | Brisbane Daytime Branch | Meeting - Osprey House Environmental Centre, Griffin - UBD 100 C6. Shared morning tea, plant raffle & BYO lunch. All welcome. Check with Secretary that venue is still correct. Email Chris at reddick212@yahoo.com.au. |
| Saturday 15 | Brisbane Southside Branch | Outing - Karawatha Forest Park. |
| Sunday 16 | Gladstone Branch | Excursion - to property 'Shirley', Miriam Vale area. Meet at Information Centre, Roe St. at 9.00am - BYO lunch in backpack - bird spotting - Leader Brent Braddick. |
| Sunday 16 | Wallum & Coastal Heathland Study Group | Excursion - to Freshwater National Park, Deception Bay - meet by 9.30am in Priests Rd, off Deception Bay Road (turn off at Map 79/C3) at National Park gate - morning tea, walk in park - lunch at nearby Nursery or Deception Bay waterfront. |
| Wednesday 19 | Pine Rivers Branch | Meeting - Mistletoes - speaker to be advised. |
| Sunday 23 | Pine Rivers Branch | Garden Visit - location to be confirmed. |
| Sunday 30 | Grevillea Study Group | Meeting - 87 Daintree Dve, Logan Village. Topic: Review of photographs from 2012 Grevillea Excursion. Contact Jan on 5546 8590. |
