Region, Branch and Local Study Group Activities for the current period
For more details call the relevant secretary listed on the CONTACTS page.
| 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. |