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The Sutherland Group of the Australian Plants Society NSW was established in 1963 under our original name Society for Growing Australian Plants, meaning we celebrated 60 years in 2023. We are a community group aiming to share our knowledge and enthusiasm for Australian native plants in home gardens, public places and the natural environment. We encourage conservation, sharing knowledge and enjoyment of our local native plants to conserve our natural heritage. We have monthly meetings at Gymea (third Wednesday night, February to November) with guest speakers on a diversity of plant-related topics. Our plant table each meeting highlights what people grow in their local gardens and what is in flower each month, and our monthly newsletter keeps everyone informed. We have bushwalks and garden visits, and even provide native plant entries for the Easter Show each year to create a colourful display for the public. We have had a long involvement with Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve at Manooka Place, Kareela where you can enjoy Australian native plants in a lovely garden setting. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Banks collecting botanical specimens at Kurnell in 1770, members helped establish the planted garden in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the layout, early planting and extensive rockwork. We still contribute to maintenance and provide plant name labels and interpretive signs. Joseph Banks Reserve is open 7 days a week, 9am to 5pm. It has accessible paths, tables, toilets, electric BBQs. Free. Entry at Manooka Place Kareela. |
Saturday 3 MayWe will have a display table at Woronora Memorial Gardens where we will have information and resources about our special natural heritage, and you can find out more about growing Australian native plants and our natural environment.
Where: 121 Linden Street Sutherland Time: 10 am - 4 pm Time: 3pm - Enjoy a guided walk around the memorial park with Rhonda Daniels, who is the Sutherland Shire Environmental Citizen of the Year 2025. Enquiries: Rhonda Daniels 0491 629 760 Email: [email protected] Website: |
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