Welcome to the Keilor Plains Native Plants Group
Our next Monthly Meeting is on
Friday, November 1st, 2024.
“Gardens for Life”
ANPSA Biennial Conference 2024
Australian Plants Society Victoria (APSVIC) hosted the Conference in Melbourne from September 30th to October 4th, 2024. The venue: The Round, (Performing Arts and Cultural Centre), 379 – 399 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading, VIC 3131.
The next conference will be hosted by APS South Australia in 2026.
Reminder: From July 2023, Australian Plants Society Victoria manages the Membership Registration and Fee. To Join or Renew Membership click here.
We are a district group of APS Victoria, covering the Keilor Plains area. Our aim is to study, promote, protect and propagate Australian indigenous flora, especially from local area, where many of the species are classified as threatened or vulnerable, because their habitats have been degraded/altered/lost.
Some of our members also grow plants from other part of Australia in their gardens.
The Group was formed in 1972.
The Keilor Plains is on the eastern part of Victorian Volcanic Plains. Further information can be found here.
Monthly Meeting
Visitors are welcome to attend our meeting. Further information can be found in Monthly Meeting Page, or by contacting our secretary.
To Join or Renew membership, click here.
Meeting Venue
From April 2022, our monthly meeting venue is
Airport West Uniting Church,
72 Roberts Road, Airport West.
GPS coordinate: 37°43’29.0″S 144°52’28.4″E.
November 2024 Monthly Meeting
Date: November 1st, 7:50PM to 10PM
“Flora and Fauna of Karlamilyi National Park”
Guest Speaker:
Trevor Blake
(member of APS Keilor Plains)
Trevor Blake is a long-time member of APS Victoria. He has given presentations in the past to our group. He has travelled to remote locations in Australia and taken photos of the local flora and fauna of the areas.
Karlamilyi National Park is the second largest National Park in Australia, located South-East of Port Hedland.
Upcoming Guest Speakers at our monthly meeting in 2024:
| November 1 | Trevor Blake |
| December 13 | Christmas Break-up |
Trips
Upcoming Trips
Sunday November 10th: Day Trip to Mornington Peninsula (Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve, Ballam Park, Bunerong Natural Features Reserve and The Pines Reserve, Frankston.)
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Friday January 31st – Monday February 3rd, 2025: Alpine Trip to Mt Buffalo, staying in Bright.
| Week-end Day Trip 2024 (every second month) |
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| Sunday April 21st: Bob and Dot O’Neill’s Garden (Narre Warren), then Cranbourne Botanic Gardens. Saturday Jun 22nd: Trip to Riddells Creek. Saturday August 10th: Day trip to Yea. Sunday November 10th: Day Trip to Mornington Peninsula. |
| Weekend Trip in Spring 2024 |
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| Friday 25th – Sunday 27th, October 2024: Weekend Trip to Strathbogie. Photos of Flora and Fauna from the trip can be viewed in iNaturalist. Here is the link. |
| Alpine Trip 2025 |
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| January 31st – February 3rd: Trip to Mount Buffalo, staying in Bright. |
News and Events
APS Keilor Plains Facebook
Australian Plants Society – Keilor Plains Group
50th Anniversary
1972 -2022
At our Annual General Meeting on August 2nd, 2024, the group has reelected:
Chris as President,
Julie as Deputy President,
Linda as Secretary, and
elected one new member to the Committee (Jodie).
Books
Our second edition of the book
‘Plants of Melbourne’s Western Plains – A Gardener’s Guide to the Original Flora’
Now available from local
indigenous nurseries and bookshops!
For enquiries about the above books, please contact: kpbook@apskeilorplains.org.au
EVENT CALENDAR from APS Victoria
For information on upcoming events (District Group Plant Sale, Seminar and other events), this link will take you to Event Calendar in APS-Victoria Web site.
Flowers from Plant Table – July 2024
