Region, Branch and Local Study Group Activities for the current period

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Last updated January 29, 2012

DATE BRANCH/STUDY GROUP ACTIVITY
February
Wednesday 1 Brisbane Southside Branch Meeting - Slide presentation - Leanne's Garden.
Thursday 2 Mackay Branch Annual General Meeting - reports, elections of Officers, appointments, followed by General Meeting.
Sunday 5 Mackay Branch MACBOCA Excursion
Sunday 5 Fern Study Group Meet 9.30am at a home at Bellbowrie. Topic: Polypodiaceae other than Microsorum and Drynaria.
Tuesday 7 Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Meeting - Topic to be decided.
Friday 10 Brisbane Daytime Branch Meeting - 9.30am at a home at Capalaba (UBD Map 204:C8). Shared morning tea, plant raffle and BYO lunch.
Sunday 12 Gladstone Branch Meet 9.00am in front car park outside Tondoon - convoy to Council owned gully Mt. Rollo - steep deep gully - bring lunch.
Sunday 12 Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch Meeting - 2.00pm at a home at Buderim.
Monday 13 SGAP QLD. REGION Meeting - State Conference - from Conception to Completion - by Jan Glazebrook, Bev Weir and Denis Cox, who will give details of the organization and enjoyment of the Jacob's Well Conference and post-Conference trip to North Stradbroke Island.
Wednesday 15 Pine Rivers Branch Meeting - Native Bees with Bob "the Bee-man" Luttrell.
Sunday 19 Kingaroy & Districts Branch Meeting - Kingaroy Heights Nature Reserve. Phone 4162 4468 or 4163 3301 for details.
Sunday 19 Pine Rivers Branch Propagation Morning - at a home at Whiteside - 9.00am. Bring usual propagation equipment and seeds or cutting material. Pots and potting mix provided. Be prepared to take home some plants to look after for the next plants sale.
Sunday 26 Grevillea Study Group Meeting - 9.30am at home at Woodenbong, NSW 2476. Phone: 4666 5118
Sunday 26 Small Plants Group Meeting - at a home at Woodenbong, NSW 2476. Phone: 4666 5118. Subject: Summer Colour Using Small Plants.
Sunday 26 Wallum & Coastal Heathland Study Group Garden Visit with a Difference - A Garden Creation - helping Study Group members plant a new section of garden (plants provided, but any donations of small wallum-type species not refused). Cooling breezes off Pumicestone Passage - bring morning tea & lunch. Details about time & place from Barbara on 5424 7073 evenings.
March
Thursday 1 Mackay Branch Meeting - Subject to be decided.
Sunday 4 Gladstone Branch Meet 8.00-9.00am at Canoe Point for Clean-up Australia Day - pick up sacks - collect any area. Collection of rubbish by Council from shed about 11.00am. Bring picnic lunch.
Sunday 4 Mackay Branch MACBOCA Excursion
Tuesday 6 Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Meeting - AGM and election of Officers, followed by members' slides.
Wednesday 7 Brisbane Southside Branch Meeting - details to be advised.
Friday 9 Brisbane Daytime Branch Meeting - 9.30am at Boondall Wetlands Park at Visitors' Centre off Gateway Arterial Road roundabout opposite Boondall Entertainment Centre (UBD Map 111:D13). Shared morning tea, plant raffle and BYO lunch.
Sunday 11 Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch Meeting - (including AGM) 2.00pm at Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens.
Monday 12 SGAP QLD. REGION Meeting - Green and Gold - Collecting Aussie Acacias - by Richard Date, who will speak about his experiences during his 25-year love affair with our wattles.
Saturday 17 Kingaroy & Districts Branch AGM & General Meeting at a home at Blackbutt. Phone 4179 0555 for details.
Sunday 18 Wallum & Coastal Heathland Study Group Bribie Island Wallum Day - based at Bribie Island Community Nursery, 1st Ave, Bongaree, just past sports fields on right (see ÒCouncil DepotÓ UBD Map 53 L:18). 9.9.30am for morning tea - look at Wallum areas with John Ward. Lunch at nursery followed by discussion.
Wednesday 21 Pine Rivers Branch Annual General Meeting & General Meeting - Bush Tucker with Jan Sked, followed by bush tucker supper. Members asked to bring food for supper, preferably including native foods.
Sunday 25 Pine Rivers Branch Excursion - Sunshine Coast Hinterland Tour with Lawrie Smith - to explore areas that may be visited during the 2013 ANPSA Conference. Meet 8.00am in Mango Hill Tavern Car Park (off Halpine Drive, Mango Hill).
April
Tuesday 3 Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Meeting - Topic to be decided.
Monday 9 SGAP QLD. REGION Annual General Meeting - come along to hear the reports of the various Officers of SGAP and participate in the election of next year's Office Bearers. Please bring a plate of food to share for supper and a plant for the plant raffle.
Sunday 29 Grevillea Study Group Meeting - 9.30am at a home at Capalaba (UBD Map 204:C8). Phone: 3390 1908. Subject: DNA presented by Kerry Rathie.
Sunday 29 Small Plants Group Meeting - at a home at Capalaba (UBD Map 204:C8).
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