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APS District Group for Greater Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula
Meets at 7.30pm on the third Tuesday of the month, February to November.
Venue: The Ballroom – Hamlyn Park, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Google map link
APS Vic membership page – for renewing & joining APS Vic and Geelong
President: vacant
Vice-president: Carmel Addlem
Secretary: Peter Nuzum
PO Box 2012, Geelong Vic 3220
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web-site: http://www.apsgeelong.org
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| Jul 26 | Nominations for Committee positions; our APS Geelong Library; Hands-On workshop teaching Propagation skills; A callout from a fellow member for those growing Verticordia; 2026 Eucalypt of the Year; indigenous nurseries in the Geelong Region’ rabbits; our July meeting |
| Jun 26 | how to renew your membership; 2026 APS Geelong Photo Competition; our new Instagram site; our June & July meetings |
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| Apr 26 | Wendy & Alex Smart’s garden; MIFGS; Trivia night; our fabulous 2026 Plant Sale; Kevin Hoffman walk, Lara |
| Mar 26 | Details of our 2026 Plant Sale and next meeting; Well wishes for a couple of you who are not feeling the best at the moment; Information about our next local Open Garden; A broad range of member contributions; A summary of our March meeting and March Open Garden |
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| Nov 25 | Maree Goods – “Desert Discovery” – Volunteer Group protecting remote regions of Australia |
| Oct 25 | Geoff Lay – Touring WA Deserts |
| Sep 25 | Chris Larkin, The Winter Beauty of Hakeas |
| Aug 25 | Annual General Meeting and Member Photo Competition |
| Jul 25 | Joy Thorup – Friends of Serendip Sanctuary |
| Jun 25 | Member Survey Results and Next Steps for Geelong District Group |
| May 25 | Fun plant based trivia and pizza night |
| Apr 25 | John Lenagan, Insects and their vital role in garden ecosystems |
| Mar 25 | Kelly Clitheroe, Light Pollution Effects |
| Feb 25 | Bellarine Landcare on Bellarine Peninsula Plants and their vegetation communities |
| Jan 25 | Trip to Mt. Hotham for the weekend |
| Dec 24 | Christmas BBQ |
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| Jun 22 | May meeting – Unusual Plants for the Garden, Royce Raleigh; Crowea saligna; Mistletoes, friend or foe? |
| May 22 | April meeting: Neil Marriott’s 20 Favourite Grevilleas; Eucalyptus macrocarpa; Our April plant sale; Grevillea bronwenae |
| Mar 22 | Feb meeting review – Fun & Games; Phil Royce retirement; Eremophila cuneifolia; April plant sale info; new Qld species – Wongawallan Walnut, Endiandra wongawallanesis; My little eucy story – Joy Sutton; Vale Roy Whiteside; Bees can be a bugger .. sometimes |
| Feb 22 | Syzygium anisatum Aniseed Tree |
| Dec 21 | Nov mtg: Assc Prof John Rayner & “Native Plants in Urban Landscapes”; Warrnambool Weekend; Eucalyptus pimpiniana Pimpin Mallee |
| Nov 21 | Oct mtg: Kevin Sparrow & ‘The Plants Of The Great Southwest’ (click here for recorded webinar); Little River excursion; preview of Nov mtg: John Rayner on ‘Exploring new landscape design applications using Australian Plants’; Tree planting at the You Yangs; Slow walk through a bit of the Otways; Raised garden beds; Australian Plants In Containers study group; the Duck Orchids |
| Apr 21 | Mar mtg: Plant Use at a Zoo; Fuchsia Gum, Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha; Growing pineapples at Barwon Heads; Harriett Cavanagh’s pineapple fruit drink; Cooking with native ingredients |
| Mar 21 | Feb Zoom meeting & Bruce’s presentation on the High Country; Lagerstroemia sp. Crepe Myrtle; Significant Plants of the Brisbane Ranges; The Diverse Flora of the Mitchell River |
| Feb 21 | Unusual Banksia praemorsa?; Eucalyptus tucker at Werribee Zoo |
| Nov 20 | President’s Report; Photo competition results; Oct excursion to Inverleigh; “The Hunting of the Snark and Sundry Orchids”, Anglesea Orchid Hunt |
| Oct 20 | Sep Mtg: Orchids of Inverleigh; AGM 20th Oct; Virtual Plant Table |
| Sep 20 | Our 1st Zoom meeting; Grevillea nivea ‘Scarlet King’; Native Plant Study Groups; Kennedia prostrata Running Postman; Eremophila cuneifolia; “Classification of Life” |
| Aug 20 | Grevillea ‘Scarlet King’; Revegetating Karen Bartlett’s property; Our first Zoom meeting; What’s flowering in the bush? – Helmet-orchids |
| Jul 20 | “Waterland” July Garden Visit; Grevillea lanigera; What’s Flowering; Alyogynes; Best Time for Taking Cuttings |
| Jun 20 | Propagation Challenges; Verticordia staminosa; Vegetation along the Bellarine Rail Trail; Marianthus Paralius; Something in the Cracks – Ficus microphylla |
| May 20 | What’s in a Name – Plants Named After People; Calostemma Garland Lily |
| Apr 20 | Plant sale postponed; March Meeting – Peter Nuzum on Kenyan regeneration project; Verticordias |
| Mar 20 | Feb Members’ Night; Swainsona galegifolia , the Darling Pea; 2020 Plant Sale |
| Feb 20 | Vale Geoff Wilson; Vale June Parrott; “you can’t kill a eucalypt” |
| Dec 19 | Grevillea georgiana x insignis; Christmas BBQ; How to find north using a Banksia; Xanthorrhoea australis |
| Nov 19 | Oct meeting: Tim Trottier from the Geelong Landcare Network; Oct outing to Matt and Pam Baars’ garden & Kevin Hoffman Walk; Glady’s Lemon Meringue Pie; Penny’s Apricot Loaf; VicFlora website; a visit to Maranoa gardens |
| Oct 19 | A Short Holiday in the West – Ade Foster; Dampiera ‘Mallee Mauve’; the Boab |
| Sep 19 | President’s report on changes to committee; Pandorea ‘Theodore’; photo competition results; Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum; Grevillea lavandulacea x G. alpina ‘Jelly Baby’; ‘Beating Around the Bush’ online magazine |
| Aug 19 | review of Jul meeting: Nicole Leach – ‘Bush Foods’; Chamelaucium uncinatum ‘Seton’s Form’ |
| Jul 19 | review of Jun meeting: Matt Leach – ‘Victorian Banksias’; Hakea clavata; the first Australians tour: Geelong Botanic Gardens Saturday Jun 15th; Plant Extinction Crisis? |
| Jun 19 | review of May meeting: Roger Wileman on ‘Carnivorous Plants’; Eremophila fraseri x Eremophila cuneifolia; Garden Design Study Group Newsletter 107 (May 2019); Grevillea ‘Sylvia’ |
| May 19 | review of Apr meeting: Dr. Dean Nicolle focusing on 20 species of ornamental eucalypts; Hakea drupacea sweet scented hakea; review of annual plant sale; First Australians Tour: Jun walk in botanical gardens; Fun with Water Plants |
| Apr 19 | review of Mar meeting: Maria Hitchcock on Correas; Grevillea Peaches’n’Cream; preview of Apr meeting: Dr. Dean Nicolle on Eucalypts; Grevillea Makinsonii; request for all to help set up before and clean up after meetings; Name Games – Latin endings; Eucalyptus scoparia Wallangarra White Gum |
| Mar 19 | Eucalyptus lansdoweneana; bus trip to Falls Creek; Kennedia prostrata Running Postman; Eremophila mackinlayi; Eucalyptus grandis Flooded Gum |
| Dec 18 | Dryandras in the Garden by Tony Cavanagh; Eucalyptus burracoppinensis Burracoppin Mallee; Oct visit to Doug McKenzie’s garden at Ocean Grove |
| Nov 18 | preview of Nov meeting – “All about moths”, with Cathy Powers; on the table – Chamelaucium uncinatum, Verticordia grandis, Melaleuca citrina, M. phoenecia, Prostanthera ovalifolia & P. serpyllifolia; P. magnifica; Pimelea spectabilis; Hypocalimna angustifolium; plant of the month Melaleuca scabra; review of Scheelings’ and Foster’s Garden visits; 2017 South Australia Trip, Part II – Matt Leach; review of Pomonal Oct Flower Show; “A Garden in Wallington”; proposed alpine trip next Feb |
| Oct 18 | review of Sep meeting – Jan Juc Creek Revegetation; on the table – Thomasia purpurea, Grevillea juniperina, Melaleuca megacephala, Eremophila miribilis, Olearia pimelioides & O. phlogopappa; plant of the month Chamelaucium uncinatum Geraldton Wax; review of Kevin Hoffman Walk and Baars Garden visits; Weeds in the Garden Pt 3 – Phil Royce; Erythroxylum australe Native Cocaine Bush; 2017 South Australia Trip – Matt Leach; new orchid species – a Corybas, or Helmet-orchid; review of Grampians weekend 30th Aug – 2nd Sep; Banksia solandri |
| Sep 18 | Our floral emblem – Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Lara Form’; Alpine plants – Frank Scheelings; Hakea grammatophylla; Weeds in the Garden Pt 2 – Phil Royce; Lake King, WA – Roger Wileman; Myrtle Rust |
| Aug 18 | AGM reports; Grevillea ‘Lassiter’s Gold’; Lechenaltias; Photo Competition report; Hakea lehmanniana; Weeds in the Garden Pt 1 – Phil Royce; Proposed alpine trip |
APS Geelong is hosting its annual Native Plant Sale for 2026 on Saturday 11th April.
This event is a wonderful opportunity for the general public to purchase high quality plants directly from the growers who cultivate and raise them, giving unsurpassed access to knowledge and expertise on how to care for and get the most from your newly purchased plants. There will be kids activities and a comprehensive book stall on site where you can purchase specialist volumes to grow your knowledge about Australian Plants. APS Members will also be on hand to discuss all things Australian Plants.
There is a small cover charge ($2 donation) to cover the cost of hosting the growers. Membership to APS Geelong is open on the day too!
