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

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DATE BRANCH/STUDY GROUP ACTIVITY
JUNE
Sunday 1 Gladstone Branch EcoFest at Tondoon - family day - SGAP will have display, book & plant sales - set-up 7.30am.
Sunday 1 Mackay Branch MACBOCA outing to Lake Clive and Cape Hillsborough area.
Sunday 1 Fern Study Group Excursion to Brisbane Botanic Gardens. Meet at 9:30am
Tuesday 3 Brisbane Western Suburbs Meeting - Lorna Murray will present a report from the ASGAP Conference.
Tuesday 3 Samford Branch Meeting - From Murrumba at Highway 1 to the North Pine Dam - planning an historical trail for the Pine River by Ian Smith, botanist & ecologist.
Wednesday 4 Brisbane Southside Branch Meeting - Australian Plants in the Home Garden by Bev Kapernick.
Thursday 5 Mackay Branch Meeting - Winter Show & Tell.
Saturday-Sunday 7-8 Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch Display at Maleny "Gardening on the Edge" Show.
Tuesday 10 SGAP QLD REGION Meeting - Microfungi in relation to a newly discovered symbiotic fungus that can protect plants from insect attack - by Dr. Roger Shivas.
Tuesday 10 Ipswich Branch Meeting - Guest speaker, Glenn Leiper, will discuss the new "Mangroves to Mountains" to be available soon.
Friday 13 Brisbane Daytime Branch Meeting - at Tygum Lagoon Reserve, Waterford West - off Tygum Rd, then Park Rd (UBD Map 262 : J11) for 9.30am shared morning tea and BYO lunch - bring plants for raffle.
Sunday 15 Ipswich Branch Excursion - to Brookwater's Botanic Walking Track along Opossum Creek - meet 10.00am at Camira Scout Den, Jones Rd., Bellbird Park - bring own chair & lunch.
Sunday 15 Samford Branch Excursion - follow up on talk by Ian Smith with visit to historical walk along Pine River - details to be arranged at meeting on 3rd June.
Sunday 15 Wallum Study Group Beerwah Forest Reserve. Meet 9-9.30am Matthew Flinders Park, north of Beerburrum. If access altered, meet in carpark at Beerwah, on left-over railway line. Phone 5424 7073.
Wednesday 18 Pine Rivers Branch Meeting - Group discussion on The Plants that Attract Wildlife to Your Garden.
Saturday 21 Kingaroy & Districts Branch Meeting - at Booie Reserve. Contact Harry Franz on 4162 1664.
Sunday 22 Pine Rivers Branch Excursion - to Mt. Mee State Forest to see rainforest areas - meet at Gantry Picnic Area 9.00am - more plant ID.
Thursday 26 Mackay Branch Propagation Group Workshop.
Sunday 29 Grevillea Study Group Venue - A home at Logan Village -Subject: Growing Grevilleas on their own roots.
JULY
Tuesday 1 Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Meeting - viewing of DVD on effects of bushfires in Victoria - from the Daisy Study Group.
Tuesday 1 Samford Branch Meeting - Diversity of Native Grasses by Dr. Bryan Hacker, botanist and co-author, specialising in grasses.
Wednesday 2 Brisbane Southside Branch Meeting - The Principles of Garden Design by Lesley Miller.
Thursday 3 Mackay Branch Meeting - Overseas Gardens by Bev Weston.
Sunday 6 Mackay Branch MACBOCA outing to Mt. Ossa area.
Sunday 6 Fern Study Group Excursion - Glen Witheren - 5.7km south of Canungra. Meet at 9:30am
Tuesday 8 Ipswich Branch Meeting - An historic perspective of natural regeneration by Bob Hampson.
Friday 11 Brisbane Daytime Branch Meeting - 9.30am at Belmont Park, Underwood Rd, Rochedale South (UBD Map 222 : N8) -shared morning tea & BYO lunch - bring raffle plants.
Saturday 12 Mackay Branch Birthday Dinner to celebrate achievements of 30 years.
Sunday 13 Mackay Branch Continuation of birthday activities - lunch at MRBG & afternoon excursion.
Monday 14 SGAP QLD REGION Meeting - Unusual Native Plants by David Hockings.
Wednesday 16 Pine Rivers Branch Meeting - Plant Puzzles Workshop- oil dots & domatia - a workshop with all members taking part.
Saturday 19 Ipswich Branch Excursion - to a property at Mt. Marrow, a unique patch of Rosewood Scrub - meet 10.00am at Mt. Marrow State School, at intersection of Thagoona & Haigslea Rds. - bring lunch.
Saturday 19 Samford Branch Samford Show - Branch display - please give support for this local event.
Sunday 20 Gladstone Branch Meeting & Excursion - 9.45am at Mt. Larcom Café, Raglan St., Mt. Larcom - Lyn Field's bush tucker morning tea, billy tea & damper, $5 - display and talk on Bush Tucker by Lyn. 11.00am move to Scrub Creek. BYO lunch & afternoon tea.
Sunday 20 Kingaroy & Districts Branch Meeting - at UQ Gatton - contact Barb P. or Helen Howard on 4162 1667 or 4697 7418. To be confirmed.
Sunday 20 Pine Rivers Branch Excursion - to Boondall Wetlands - meet in parking area 9.00am.
Sunday 20 Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch Propagation workshop at the home of David & Olive Hockings, Maleny.
Sunday 20 Wallum Study Group Bushland at D'Aguilar - meet 9.00am opposite D'Aguilar Hotel (small picnic area & toilet block). Possible short visit to nearby Woodford Markets.
Thursday 31 Mackay Branch Propagation Group Workshop.
AUGUST
Sunday 3 Mackay Branch MACBOCA outing to Berri Werri and Owen's Creek area.
Sunday 3 Fern Study Group Meeting at a Jindalee home at 9:30am.
Subject: Dennstaedtiaceae
Tuesday 5 Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Meeting - Plant ID Using the new "Red" and "Green" books - members requested to bring two rainforest specimens each for ID.
Tuesday 5 Samford Branch Meeting - A Central Australian Experience by George Cornwell, showing photos of his 2007 trip into western Qld, N.T. and W.A.
Wednesday 6 Brisbane Southside Branch Meeting - subject to be advised.
Thursday 7 Mackay Branch Meeting - Native Orchids by Jim Quinlan.
Friday 8 Brisbane Daytime Branch Meeting - 9.30am at a home at Moggill - shared morning tea & BYO lunch - bring plants for raffle.
Saturday 9 Mackay Branch MRBG Regional Forest Working Bee - 7.30am.
Sunday 10 Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch Meeting - at a home at Witta.
Monday 11 SGAP QLD REGION Meeting - Vegetation of the Gulf by John Thompson.
Tuesday 12 Ipswich Branch Meeting - An Inconvenient Truth - a slide show by Dr. Chris McGrath based on Al Gore's award winning documentary.
Saturday 16 Kingaroy & Districts Branch Meeting - at a garden at Booie - contact Harry Franz on 4162 1664.
16-31 Wallum Study Group Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival 2008. Contact Barbara on 5424 7073 for information.
Sunday 17 Gladstone Branch Excursion - to Round Hill National Park -meet 9.00am at Road House on Fingerboard Rd - rainforest - may visit other vegetation in area.
Sunday 17 Ipswich Branch Excursion - to Denmark Hill reserve, Deebing St., Ipswich - meet at water tower 10.00am - bring lunch.
Sunday 17 Wallum Study Group Annual Wildflower Walk at Bribie Island - meet 9.00am at the Arts Centre, Bribie Island Bicentennial Gardens.
Wednesday 20 Pine Rivers Branch Meeting - Workshop - What Wattle is That? - using the Wattle CD to identify species.
Sunday 24 Pine Rivers Branch Excursion - to Mt. Mee heathland areas - meet at Gantry Picnic area, Mt. Mee State Forest, 9.00am.
Thursday 28 Mackay Branch Propagation Group Workshop.
Sunday 31 Mackay Branch MRBG Landcare Day / SGAP Plant Sale.
Sunday 31 Grevillea Study Group Venue - a home at Ipswich - Subject: Manipulated and Natural Hybrids.
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 2 Brisbane Western Suburbs Branch Meeting - Insectivorous Plants - native and exotic - discussion lead by Claire Shackel.
Tuesday 2 Samford Branch Meeting - Propagation Night - bring pots, secateurs & cutting material. Other materials supplied & guidance available. Show us your spring flowers.
Thursday 4 Mackay Branch Meeting - Butterflies by Pia Sorensen.
Saturday 6 Ipswich Branch Excursion - combined with Rosewood District Protection Organization's Monthly Nature Walk - 8.00am start - morning tea provided - cost $5 - site to be determined.
Sunday 7 Mackay Branch MACBOCA outing.
Monday 8 SGAP QLD REGION Dry Rainforest - key to a more sustainable Australia by Dr. Brian Lowry.
Friday 12 Brisbane Daytime Branch Meeting - 9.30am at a home at Annerley - shared morning tea & BYO lunch - bring plants for raffle.
Sunday 14 Sunshine Coast & Hinterland Branch Meeting - at a home at Buderim.
Wednesday 7 Pine Rivers Branch Meeting - Spring Show & Tell - bring along all your wonderful spring flowers.
Saturday-Sunday 20-21 SGAP QLD REGION Spring Flower Show & Plants Market at Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt. Coot-tha Auditorium.
Thursday 25 Mackay Branch Propagation Group Workshop.
Friday 26 Kingaroy & Districts Branch Meeting - (tentative date only) Book Launch - contact Caroline or Anne on 4163 5090 or 4164 4002.
OCTOBER
Sunday 5 Fern Study Group Excursion to Brisbane Forest Park - South Boundary Road, starting at northern end (between Jolly's Lookout and Boombana NP). Meet at 9:30am
NOVEMBER
Sunday 2 Fern Study Group Meeting at a Forest Glen (Sunshine Coast) property.