Welcome to the Keilor Plains Native Plants Group
Our next Monthly Meeting is on
Friday, October 3rd, 2025.
Reminder: APS Keilor Plains membership for 2025-2026 is due for renewal. To renew the membership, go to Australian Plants Society Victoria website. 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.
Visitors are welcome to attend our monthly meeting. Further information can be found in Monthly Meeting Page, or by contacting our secretary.
Monthly Meeting
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.
October 2025 Monthly Meeting
October 3rd, 7.50 to 10PM
Guest speaker:
Dr Alex Maisey
“Lyrebirds – Engineers of the Forest“
Dr Alex Maisey is a Research Fellow with the Research Centre for Future Landscapes and Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University.
Upcoming Guest Speakers at our monthly meeting in 2025:
| October 3 | Dr Alex Maisey |
| November 7 | Ann McGregor |
| December 5 | Christmas Break-up |
Trips
Upcoming Trips
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Day Trip:
Saturday September 13th: Brisbane Ranges in Spring.
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Week-end Spring Trip:
Friday October 10th – Monday October 13th, 2025: to Wilson Promontory – Fully Booked.
| Week-end Day Trip 2025 (every second month) |
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| Saturday November 8th: Grasslands Trip. |
| Weekend Trip in Spring 2025 |
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| October 10th – 13th: Weekend Trip to Wilson’s Promontory. |
| Alpine Trip 2026 |
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| No definite plan for the 2026 trip. |
News and Events
APS Keilor Plains Facebook
At our Annual General Meeting on August 1st, 2025, the group has reelected:
Chris as President,
Jodi as Deputy President,
Linda as Secretary, and
elected one new member to the Committee (Alex).
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.
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!
NEW BOOK:
“Lantern Bushes of Australia; Thomasias & Allied Genera.”
A Field and Horticultural Guide
by Trevor Blake
Editor: Jane Canaway
Publisher: Australian Plants Society – Keilor Plains Group
RRP: $50.00
For enquiries about the above books, please contact: kpbook@apskeilorplains.org.au