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Australian Plants Society Ballarat District Inc. Newsletter OCTOBER 2019 1
Australian Plants Society Ballarat District
Newsletter – October 2019
MONTHLY MEETINGS ON THE 2ND WEDNESDAY at ROBERT CLARK HOTICULTURAL CENTRE GILLIES STREET ENTRANCE – GATE 3 or 4
FURTHER DETAILS SEE INFORMATION BOX
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY 9th OCTOBER - Monthly Meeting EVENING MEETING *at 7.30 pm *
Guest Speaker: Daniel Lewry - Physiotherapist
Daniel has worked as a private practice physiotherapist now for over 6 years after graduating from
Charles Sturt University in 2013. He has had a broad range of exposure during this time and worked
with many different population groups. Daniel is proud to have been the physiotherapist for 4
seasons with the North Ballarat Football Club VFL team and he has also worked with some of
Ballarat's elite distance runners. Daniel is very passionate about helping people improve their
physical health through being more engaged in an active lifestyle. Educating people on the
importance of behaviour change when necessary and helping them understand the best pathway to
achieve their goals is part of this. Daniel is a GLA:D certified Physiotherapist (GLA:D is an
abbreviation for Good Life with Arthritis:
Denmark and is a program designed to
improve pain and function in those suffering
from hip and knee osteoarthritis).
Daniel Lewry's activity is an ‘Inter-active
session’. We encourage all to be involved.
WEDNESDAY 13th NOVEMBER –
Monthly Meeting *at 7.30pm*
Guest Speaker: Peter Debicki
(He calls himself ‘The Polish Beekeeper’)
A photographer with a passion for Gardens and Bees.
SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER EXCURSION – Please go to page 2 for details
Thirty members
and guests
travelled by bus
to The
Australian
Garden at
Cranbourne.
The many
created
landscapes are
impressive.
Photo: Rhonda
Humphries
Australian Plants Society Ballarat District
SPRING 2019 NATIVE PLANT SHOW
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October
Robert Clark Horticultural Centre Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Saturday 10-00am to 5-00pm Sunday 10-00am to 4-30pm
Members please note: Set Up from 11-00am on Friday 26th
Please volunteer where you can on any of the three days.
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SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER – EXCURSION
CORIO/LARA/BRISBANE RANGES
$15 p.p. INCLUDING LUNCH! Please bring a Cup, Plate, Knife and Fork!
Leave the corner of Gillies & Gregory Streets at 10am and head down the Midland Hwy to Corio.
There we will visit Pam & Matt Baar’s Garden. I have never visited this garden but am told it is
well worth the trip.
We will then continue toward Lara and visit the Kevin Hoffman Walk – A Native Garden Trail that
stretches along Hovells Creek. This is a gentle walking track that showcases a unique collection of
Native Plants, Sculptures, and Wildlife. Originally inspired by Kevin Hoffman and his family and
supporters, they have shaped this significant indigenous path since 1970 with its lush groundcovers,
flowering Native trees & shrubs.
After we have had Lunch somewhere, (remember to bring a Cup, Plate, Knife and Fork), we
will continue on to the Brisbane Ranges and find out what is flowering there, at this time of year it
should be quite spectacular.
After we have seen all we want to see, we will head home.
Payment can be made through the Bank, or Cash on October Meeting night.
Bank Details are APS Ballarat Account, BSB 313-140, Account 12090620, Reference Your
Surname preceded by ‘Lara’, e.g. Lara A Gardener.
There are only a few seats left so be quick!!!
Any questions Phone Gladys Hastie: 53415567 or Email: [email protected]
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16th.
Invitation to visit Jenny West’s beautiful garden at Gordon. Further details soon.
WEDNESDAY 11th DECEMBER – End of year and Christmas Celebrations *at 6.30 pm*
Quizzes, raffles, competitions, and plenty to eat.
September Guest Speaker Report: Sam Strong, Natural Environment Program Officer,
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, gave a power point presentation and a
question and answer session, on ‘Gardens for Wildlife’, a network of community groups and
councils in townships and urban areas supporting each other to involve local residents, schools and
businesses to join in caring for the native plants and animals of communities. Its aims are to share
ideas and resources, link individuals who can help each other, and to provide workshops on how to
implement wildlife gardening programs and how to assess their impact. Gardens for Wildlife
Ballarat is a free, community-based gardening program that helps people provide wildlife-friendly
spaces in their gardens. For further information visit the website:
https://gardensforwildlifeballarat.org/ Contact: [email protected]
Tel: Sam Strong: 0436601830
September Excursion Report: The Australian Garden at Cranbourne
An enthusiastic group of 34 Members and Guests bussed to these great Native Gardens. It was a
fine windy day and we enjoyed the many facets of the plants and landscapes, and of course some
plant purchases. It was agreed if the Gardens were closer, we would all go more often.
NEUTROG Product Order.
Our Neutrog order has arrived and can be collected from my garage at116 Sunraysia Drive Mitchell
Park. Phone 53346134. Could you please email or ring me to arrange a convenient time for pick up.
Thanks to Ruth Marton.
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SPECIMENS Exhibited at September Meeting: Ruth Marton - Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia boormanii, Acacia vestita, Acacia acinacea, Acacia cardiophylla, Acacia dealbata, Acacia baileyana (prostrate form), Banksia spinulosa, Grevillea rosmarinifolia, Grevillea aquifolium, Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’, Grevillea ‘Flora Mason’, Grevillea alpina (Warby Range form), Grevillea levis, Grevillea manglesii, Grevillea lanigera ‘Lutea’, Hardenbergia violacea ‘Pink’, Hardenbergia violacea ‘Free n Easy’, Hakea macreana, Hakea orthorrhyncha, Eucalyptus gregsoniana, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Kennedia nigricans, Prostranthera aspalathoides, Westringia purpurea Jean Weybury - Eremophila oppositifolia (purple and mauve forms), Scaevola porocarpa, Rulinga magniflora Judith Lewis - Pterosylis concinna, Pterosylis curta, Pterosylis melogramma, Pterosylis pedunculata Ian Lynch - Tetratheca thymifolia, Anigozanthos ‘Bush Gem Yellow’, Grevillea ‘White Nectar’, Olearia minor, Correa baeuerlenii, Philotheca myoporoides Mike Healy - Eremophila ‘Kalbarri Gem’, Grevillea fililoba ‘Ellendale’, Grevillea fililoba (yellow form), Grevillea sericea, Diplomaena grandis (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Banksia praemorsa Jenny Morris - Olearia sp., Dampiera sp., Alogyone sp., Grevillea ‘Winpara Gem’, Acacia guinetti Jenny West - Acacia leprosa (prostrate form), Acacia chrasulocaropa (grafted), Eucalyptus priessiana, Templetonia sp, (pink form), Correa decumbens, Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ Sue Ring - Acacia glandulicarpa, Eremophila sp., Gayle Quirke - Grevillea sp., John Hastie – Acacia boormanii, Acacia wilhelmiana ‘Dwarf Nealie’, Acacia pravissima ‘Dwarf Little Nugget’, Acacia floribunda, Hardenbergia violacea ‘Mini Haha’, Thryptomene saxicola alba, ‘Super Nova’, Kunzea baxteri (red and pink forms), Philotheca ‘Flower Girl’, Grevillea ‘Winpara Gold’ Note: Correction to last month specimens: The Banksia exhibited by Mike Healy at the August Meeting that birds do not visit, was Banksia praemorsa.
Office bearers elected at August AGM
President: John Hastie Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Ainslie Whyte Librarian: Judith Lewis
Newsletter Editor: Warren Hill Vice President: Phyllis Wright
Assistant secretary: Vacant Assistant Treasurer: Liz Bowden
Events Coordinator: Gladys Hastie
Delegate to APS Victoria Committee of Management: John Hastie
A Secretary and Assistant Secretary are needed. Please volunteer! All assistance will be given.
Eucalyptus gregsoniana shown by Ruth Marton. The flowers, at 15mm across, are quite small. Photo: Fon Ryan
Acacia wilhelmiana ‘Dwarf Nealie’ shown by John Hastie. Photo: Fon Ryan
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Gem Yellow’ shown by Ian Lynch. A stand-out kangaroo Paw. Photo: Fon Ryan
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Community Interaction: The Hasties
For a number of years, we have been
conducting workshops about Australian Native
Plants for the Wendouree and Ballarat North
Neighbourhood Houses. These workshops have
usually involved propagation, by seeds or
cuttings, but also consider selection of plants
for home gardens. Follow-up visits to our
garden have occurred.
The most recent events have been a Question
and Answer session over Morning Tea at
Ballarat North Neighbourhood House and John
delivered a session on choosing plants at the
newly formed Ballarat East House.
A new interaction is with Vision Australia.
Vision Australia has regular group activities for
the Visually Impaired at the Howitt Street
facility. The activities include woodwork, other
craft work, art, etc. in the well-equipped rooms.
The session we conducted was a sensory
activity involving Mint Bushes (Prostanthera),
both edible and just aromatic and ‘tastable’
leaves; lemon, aniseed and cinnamon myrtle.
Two more visits are planned on different days
to cater for other groups.
Editor’s Note: The Hasties are highly
commended for these activities.
Above and below: The Australian Garden at Cranbourne. Two more views from the excursion. Photos: Rhonda Humphries
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The Australian Garden at Cranbourne. Another three views from the excursion. Photos: Rhonda Humphries
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APS Ballarat District conducted an excursion to The Australian Garden at Cranbourne on 19th September. Member, Rhonda Humphries, captured this shot of one of the many constructed features of this garden.
AFTERNOON TEA or SUPPER
Members please bring a plate of something to share
Deadline for November Newsletter: 30th October 2019
AUSTRALIAN PLANTS SOCIETY BALLARAT DISTRICT INC. Incorporation No. A0013127M President: John Hastie P: 5341 5567 Secretary: Position vacant PO Box 123W Ballarat West 3350 Treasurer: Ainslie Whyte PO Box 123W Ballarat West 3350 Newsletter Editor: Warren Hill [email protected] M: 0400 644 913 MONTHLY MEETINGS The SECOND WEDNESDAY in October, November, December, February, March, at 7-30pm The SECOND WEDNESDAY in April, May, June, July, August, September at 2-00pm MEETING VENUE ROBERT CLARK HORTICULTURAL CENTRE, Ballarat Botanical Gardens Access: GILLIES St. ENTRANCE – GATE 3 or 4 (or from Wendouree Parade, Afternoon Meetings only) CORRESPONDENCE aps_ [email protected] PO Box 123W, Ballarat West, Vic 3350 WEB: Australian Plants Society Victoria (APS Vic): www.apsvic.org.au NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS [email protected]
Thanks to all those who contributed reports or items for this issue