LOGAN RIVER BRANCH

In 1984, Merv Hodge advertised for people interested in forming an Australian Plants organization in the Logan River area to attend a meeting at the Chambers Flat and Logan Reserve Residents Hall at Kennv Road, Chambers Flat, on 21st August, 1984. Twenty-nine people attended and Merv was nominated to chair the meeting. It was no surprise that he was later elected the first President.

There was some discussion on the activities and business of the organization. It was proposed that it would not be a garden club or a conservation society, although many people were interested in conservation. It would deal mainly with the horticultural aspects of Australian Plants along the lines of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. It was discussed whether the organization would be an S.G.A.P. Branch or an independent body, with a possibility of joining S.G.A.P. at a later date. At that time there was financial incentive to remain as an independent group because most of the members were not already S.G.A.P. members. So it became the Logan River Australian Plants Society.

As the years rolled by most of the members joined S.G.A.P. independently and then the financial incentive for members tipped the balance the other way. To become a Branch of S.G.A.P. would allow the organization to officially take part in S.G.A.P. activities and have access to various facilities. The meetings and other activities had always been along the same lines as S.G.A.P. and, except for the name change and some administration procedures, members would notice little difference as a branch of S.G.A.P.

On Wednesday, 17th November 1999, the members voted unanimously to become a Branch of SGAP Queensland Region Inc. Their application was accepted by the SGAP Regional Council at a meeting on 26th November 1999 and Logan River Branch of SGAP Queensland Region Inc. officially came into being. Ian Waldron became the first chairman of the new branch and Carolynn Waldron the first Secretary.

Meetings

Third Tuesday of the month (except December), Chambers Flat/Logan Reserve Community Hall, Kenny Road, Logan Reserve, 7.30 p.m.

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