SGAP QUEENSLAND REGION MEETINGS

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Meetings commence at 7.45 pm at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt. Coot-tha Auditorium, Mt. Coot-tha Road, Toowong. All members and friends are welcome to attend. Regular features of each meeting include Plant Exchange, Library, Discussion of Specimens, Snapshots (short items by members) and the advertised Speaker.

Tuesday, 10th June: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE because of the Queen’s Birthday holiday.
Microfungi - in relation to a newly discovered symbiotic fungus that can protect plants from insect attack – by Dr. Roger Shivas.

Monday, 14th July
Unusual Native Plants by David Hockings.
This should be a very interesting talk as David describes and shows photographs of plants that he has discovered on his many forays about our countryside. Many of these are completely unknown in cultivation.

Monday, 11th August
Vegetation of the Gulf by John Thompson from the Qld. Herbarium, who has been involved with survey and mapping of regional ecosystems and vegetation communities.

Monday, 8th September
Dry Rainforest – key to a more sustainable Australia by Dr. Brian Lowry.

Monday, 13th October
BILL TULLOCH MEMORIAL LECTURE – keep this date in mind - more details later.