Australian Plants Society (Victoria)

Promoting the Appreciation and Preservation of Australian Plants


COVID-19 Virus Notice
We regret to advise that, at this stage, the Ringwood events will be postponed until further notice.

APS-Vic Exhibitions and Lectures 2020

Marking the Collection of Australian Plants by Banks and Solander

April 2020 will mark the 250th Anniversary of Lieutenant James Cook and crew reaching the east coast of Australia in HMS Endeavour. During the voyage up the east coast, naturalist Joseph Banks and botanist Daniel Solander made collections of Australian plants which were taken to London for classification and scientific study.

Accordingly, the Australian Plants Society-Vic has organised three significant events:

Ringwood Exhibition 17th February to 17th April 2020 – POSTPONED
Karwarra Exhibition 18th February to 18th April 2020
Ringwood Keynote Lectures Saturday 28th March 2020 – POSTPONED