Formation of Local Branches:

Local Branches can be formed by a minimum of 6 interested and financial members of SGAP, by following the procedures outlined in By-Law 1 of the Constitution

. For advice on formation of new Branches, please contact the Branch Liaison Officer, P.O. Box 586, FORTITUDE VALLEY. Q 4006 or see the CONTACTS page.

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General Description of Branch Activities

(For the Branch Activities of individual Branches, select the Branch of interest in the above table)

• Meetings : Meetings are generally held once a month, varying with individual branches. You can join SGAP by attending one of these meetings where membership forms will be available.
• Branch Levy: All Branch Members must be members of SGAP Queensland Region. In addition to the membership fee for SGAP Queensland Region, Branches charge a levy (see individual branches.)
• Plant Swaps: Branch meetings often involve plant swaps and plant raffles.
• Advice on Plants: Branch meetings and excursions are both opportunities to meet experienced experts on Australian native plants who are always willing to share their knowledge and advice.
• Excursions: Branches organize excursions, generally half or one day, to look at Australian native plants in their natural habitat or in gardens. An "SGAP walk" is characteristically a careful survey of the native plant species, with members clustered around the resident experts debating the identification and growth requirements of all the interesting specimens encountered.
• Local Plant Shows: Some Branches organize one or more plant shows each year.
• Talks on Plants: At the Branch Meetings, there is generally a key talk by an arranged speaker with topics including discussions of particular types of plants, slides of plant excursions or trips, discussion of plant specimens brought to meetings by members, etc.
• Office-Bearers: The Branches may be organized with the following office-bearers:
  • Chairman
  • Vice Chairman
  • Honorary Secretary
  • Treasurer

and other Officers as desired, such as

• Librarian
• Displays Committee Representative
• Technical Officer
• Newsletter Editor
• Regional Council Representative

• Sub-committees: Branches establish sub-committees for special projects.
• Branch Newsletters: Many branches now produce their own Newsletters to distribute the details of their "Calendar of Events" and other Branch news.