APS Cardinia Region
MeetingsContacts & MembershipNewsletters
Meets at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month (except December & January)
Venue: Auditorium, Deep Creek Reserve, 62 Cameron Way, Pakenham Google map link
Upcoming events for Cardinia Region
Membership page – to join or renew
President: Vacant
Secretary: Fred Menk email
Treasurer: Marjanne Rook
Group Delegate: Joy Buck
Membership Officer: Judy Millington
| Edition | Contents |
| Apr 25 | Recap of March “Book” Presentation by Bill Aitchison, Member Q&A with Christine Rayner, Members’ Interests, Peron’s Tree Frog, MIFGS and Propagation Workshop Highlights, Spotlight on Microcitrus Australasica, This Month’s Tips, Book Review on Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Celebrating the First 30 Years by Dr Hannah Sheppard Brennand, Wildlife and Habitats (Burrowing Beetongs, The Greater Bilby, The Malleefowl, Quiz, Invasives and Substitutes, APS Vic Calendar, Kids Activities, Photos from MIFGS |
| Mar 25 | CEC Nursery Tour, Member Q&A with Tracey Perrott, Native Calendar Competition, Spotlight on RJ Chambers Reserve, Review on “Two in the Bush” by Gerald Durrell, Wildlife and Habitats, Seed Collection Quiz, Invasives and Substitutes, APS Vic COMM November 2024 Re-cap, Kids Activities |
| Feb 25 | Member’s Display Table, Q&A with Glenice Robinson, Berwick’s Brachychiton discolor trees, 2025 Native Calendar Competition, How to Grow Davidson’s Plum in Berwick, Spotlight on Persoonia pinifolia, This Month’s Tips, “The Forest Wars” by David Lindenmayer Book Review, Field Excursion Using iNaturalist, Invasives and Substitutes, Kids Activities |
| Dec 24 | No Monthly Topic, Display Table Specimens, Q&A with Alan Robinson, Members’ Comments, Spotlight on Actinotus helianthi, This Month’s Tips, iNaturalist App, Quiz, Wildlife and Habitats, Invasive Verbena bonariensis and Substitutes, ANPSA Study Groups, Summation of Dr Gary Presland’s talk in November on “How nature has shaped the CBD and greater Melbourne”, Kids Activities |
| Nov 24 | Topic “How Nature has Shaped the CBD and Greater Melbourne” with Dr Gary Presland, snake photos, Pl@ntNet App, Q&A with new member Jackie Jensen, Resources for New Members, Spotlight on some of the Indigenous Plants of Cardinia Region, Book Review of “The Art of Healing: Australian Bush Medicine”, Australian Natives in California |
| Oct 24 | Topic “The Snakes that Move Through the Garden” with Pete Mantell (Mr Slytherin), Impressa Awards, farewell to Alex and Wendy Smart, Q&A with Jan Chisholm, Topics for 2025, Sourcing Information Online, Snake Quiz, Spotlight on Local Nature Reserves |
| Sep 24 | Topic “Planning for 2025” with Judy Millington (Member’s Night), New Officer Bearers Post AGM, Dry Shade, Q&A with Alex Smart, Love Creeper, Bob Brown’ Peppermint Tree, Spotlight on Acacias |
| Aug 24 | Topic “Plants for Dry Shade” with Chris Larkin, AGM, Invasive Weeds, Wendy Smart Q&A, 200,000 New Trees Needed in Melbourne, Naidoc Week at Pakenham Library, The Radio National Science Show |
| Jul 24 | Topic “Kulin Country: Indigenous Life and Culture in the Port Philip Region” with Dr Gary Presland, Andrews Foundation, Doryanthus palmeri (Spear Lily), Helen Young, “Village Bell”, The Secret History of the British Garden, Gardening Australian (June 21st) |
| Jun 24 | Topic “The Role of Mycorrhizae and Soil Biota in Australian Soil Health” with Dr Mary Cole, Famous Trees, Flowers for Mother’s Day, New Videos of Mt. Worth, Snow Gums, Endeavour Fern Gully Reopens, RBG Hobart, Revegetation Successes, Deep Creek Seedbank |
| May 24 | Topic “Permaculture with Natives” with Alison Chatfield and Judy Millington, The Rembrandt of Green Spaces, WA Forests Under Threat, Deep Creek Open Day, Euroa Arboretum, Wiry Buttons, Beaconsfield War Memorial |
| Apr 24 | Topic “The Cardinia Regional Parklands” with Ema Newton, Bunnings Under Fire, New Landcare Facilitator (Linda Sijpkes), Wallflower Poison, Native Ant Species, Creeping Boobialla, Interview with Steven Hopper |
| Mar 24 | Topic “East Gippsland and the Croajingalong National Park” with Monika and Rolf Herman, Trees in Trouble, Talking to the Trees, Harrod’s Honey, Feral Horses |
| Feb 24 | Topic “Holiday Adventures – Members Night”, Week in Wildlife Photos, From the ABC, Deep Creek News, Waterbird Survey at BNCR |
| Aug 22 | President’s Report |
| Jul 22 | A visit to Far North Queensland |
| May 22 | Our new home |