Major Public Events

BILL TULLOCH MEMORIAL LECTURE

The Bill Tulloch Memorial Lecture is presented each year, either during the Regional Conference or, when there is no Regional Conference in a year, at a general meeting of the SGAP Queensland Region in Brisbane.

This annual lecture is held in honour of Bill Tulloch, a well loved and respected member of SGAP in recognition of his long and devoted service to our Society.

BILL TULLOCH 1904 - 1974

Bill Tulloch was an active and devoted members of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. He and his wife Agnes began their association with SGAP in Adelaide. In fact they were instrumental in the establishment of SGAP in South Australia, the inaugural meeting taking place in the Tulloch home in Adelaide on 9th April 1958. It was actually Agnes who was first interested in native plants, some time before Bill became involved.

They remained active in the South Australian Region until the family moved to Queensland in 1965 and Bill and Agnes became members of SGAP Queensland Region. Along with other activities, Bill organized and maintained the Seed Bank with meticulous care, from 1968 to 1972, and was always willing to advise and encourage others with his knowledge and enthusiasm. He corresponded with many members, supplying information about the seeds they requested. He propagated many thousands of native plants, which he passed on to others through friends and the Society.

Bill was one of the main instigators of our annual Spring Flower Show and he pressed for the inclusion of a plant sales section, for which he propagated the majority of the plants.

In April 1974 Bill and Agnes Tulloch were awarded Honorary Life Membership of the SGAP Queensland Region for their long and distinguished service to the Society.

When Bill passed away in June 1974, the Queensland Regional Council of SGAP decided to perpetuate his memory by instituting an annual Bill Tulloch Memorial Lecture.

Autumn Plant Sale

The sale will include hundreds of species of native plants suitable for Brisbane and south-east Queensland gardens. Some plants are rare and in short supply and some are not readily available in commercial nurseries. There will also be bush tucker plants and butterfly food plants.
Expert advice on plant cultivation and landscaping is available.
Books relating to native plants will also be on sale.
Admission is free and light refreshments are available.

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Spring Flower Show and Plant Market

The annual Spring Flower Show is usually held in August at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.

There are spectacular displays of:
native flora,
landscaping ideas,
displays from other organizations with similar aims,
plants sales,
cut flower sales,
book sales,
plant information and
bush tucker displays.

Admission is $3.00 - children free.

Watch the Region Activities page for details of the next event.

Spring Plant Sale

A Spring Plant Sale will be held at the MacGregor State High School 9am to 4pm on Saturday, 31st October, 2009. Note that this is a new venue 2009. MacGregor State High School is accessed from Springfield St, MacGregor. It is less than 1km from Garden City Shopping Centre. From Garden City, go west on Kessels Road, and turn left into Springfield St. UBD Map 201, grid reference B13.

This is the place to come if you are looking for :-

ADMISSION FREE

Watch the Region Activities page for details of the next sale.

The ANPSA 2009 Biennial Conference will be held at Geelong, Victoria in September-October, 2009.

Australian Plants in the 21st Century

State Conferences in Queensland are usually held every second year, either in Brisbane or a country centre. They usually consist of evening lectures and daytime visits to gardens, parks and other areas of botanic and scenic interest. Post Conference tours or camp-outs are organized to an area/s of major botanical interest.

These Conferences are wonderfully enjoyable and highly educational. They provide a forum for people from all over Queensland and other States who have an interest in our native flora.

The State Conference is to be held in September 2010. The conference will be hosted by the Logan River, Brisbane Daytime and Brisbane Southside groups.

Join us for a week of great talks, interesting places, fantastic gardens and friendly people.

The conference venue is the JACOBS WELL ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION CENTRE with excursions to the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim and Redlands Shires.

You can stay at the centre, or book into a caravan park or motel, of which there are several within 20 km. Train travellers can be picked up at Ormeau station by prior arrangement.

An excursion to Roma Street Gardens has been arranged for Sunday the 19th. A 3-day post conference trip to North Stradbroke Island, staying at the Qld University Marine research centre is also being planned. It will also be possible to attend seminars or excursions on a daily basis.

The state conferences are a great opportunity to get together with likeminded people and share experiences and ideas. We are working hard to make the Fragments of Green conference a great shared experience for all.

For more detail: see the Conference Program or
contact Bev Leggett - ph. 07 3870 8517.
secretary@sgapqld.org.au, or
P.O. Box 586, Fortitude Valley Q. 4006.

To register, use the Registration Form.

A previous conference was hosted by the Gold Coast Branch of SGAP at the Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre, from 29th September to 4th October 2002, followed by a camp-out into northern New South Wales from 4th to 6th October.

This was a very well organized, informative and enjoyable Conference and Camp-out, and the Gold Coast Branch are to be congratulated for their fine effort. Evening lectures covered a diverse range of subjects with complimentary field trips during the day. People who attended heard about and were shown aspects of the Gold Coast and Hinterland that are not usually obvious to the general visitor, and came away with a new perspective of that popular holiday destination.