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Australian Plants Society Victoria ... promoting Australian plants for more than 50 years
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 Arthur Swaby had a deep conviction that Australian plants deserved a prominent place in Australian horticulture.
For several years he wrote a column called "Know Your Natives" in the popular gardening magazine "Your Garden". In 1957, inspired by enthusiastic interest in his column, he called a meeting for anyone who liked to grow Australian native plants. The response was overwhelming, and the Society for Growing Australian Plants was established in Victoria.
Now ...
over 30 District Groups across Victoria
ANPSA - The Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) is the country's largest horticultural society.
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 Our Objectives
- Promote growing Australian plants in home gardens and public places
- Encourage the nursery industry to propagate and supply Australian plants
- Improve Australian plants as garden subjects
- Encourage the recognition and development of distinctive landscape styles and forms using Australian plants
- Encourage and facilitate the conservation and study of Australian plants and their habitats
- Monitor and encourage the strengthening of the laws for preservation of flora
Photo Australian plant landscape © Jenny Kelso
Honour Board
The Society has two awards recognising those who have made special contributions.
- Honorary Life Membership
- For people who have made an outstanding contribution towards furthering the Society's aims
- Certificate of Commendation
- For members who have rendered distinguished service to the Society worthy of acknowledgement and commendation
Honorary Life Members
| 1957 |
Thistle Harris* (Mrs D G Stead)
Miss Jean Galbraith*
Miss Alison Ashby* |
Mr George Althofer*
Mr Dave Gordon*
Mr Alf Gray* |
Mr Ivo Hammet*
Mr Frederick Payne* |
| 1961 |
Mr A Hargrave* |
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| 1963 |
Mr Arthur Swaby* |
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| 1972 |
Miss Enid Bowman* |
Mr Fred Rogers* |
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| 1974 |
Dr Jim Willis* |
Mrs Marielies Fisch* |
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| 1978 |
Mr Laurie Baglin |
Mrs Freda Baglin |
Mr Mal Erskine |
| 1982 |
Mr Tom Blackney* |
Mrs Hazel Blackney* |
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| 1983 |
Mr Alf Salkin* |
Mrs Esma Salkin* |
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| 1984 |
Mr Fred Jeffs* |
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| 1986 |
Mr Bill Cane* |
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| 1987 |
Mr Rodger Elliot |
Mrs Gwen Elliot |
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| 1988 |
Mr Glyn Sago* |
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| 1990 |
Mr Alby Lindner* |
Mr David Davie* |
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| 1993 |
Mrs Beryl Birch* |
Mr Ross Field |
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| 1994 |
Mrs Bev Fox |
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| 1995 |
Mr Bill Gunn*
Mrs Doris Gunn |
Mr George Smith |
Mrs Alvina Smith |
| 1996 |
Mrs Stephanie Rennick* |
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| 1998 |
Mr Paul Kennedy |
Mrs Barbara Kennedy |
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| 1999 |
Mrs Cherree Densley |
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| 2000 |
Mr Ern Perkins |
Mrs Lesley Perkins |
Mrs June Rogers |
| 2001 |
Ms Nicky Zanen (Rose) |
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| 2002 |
Mrs Marilyn Bull (Gray) |
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| 2005 |
Mrs Norma Bathie |
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| 2007 |
Mrs Barbara Buchanan |
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| 2008 |
Mr Bill Aitchison |
Ms Sue Guymer |
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| 2011 |
Mrs Helen Kennedy |
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| 2012 |
Mr Neil Marriott |
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* = (Deceased)
Certificates of Commendation
| 1986 |
Peg Flattely |
Carl Rayner |
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| 1988 |
Alvina Smith |
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| 1990 |
Ross McDonald |
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| 1996 |
Valerie Marburg |
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| 1998 |
Don Weybury* |
Jean Weybury |
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| 1999 |
Beverley Graham |
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| 2000 |
Agnes Coxan |
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| 2005 |
Tony Moore |
Brenda Moore |
Karen Russell |
| 2007 |
David Pye
Barbara Pye
Tony Cavanagh
John Nagorcka
Laurel Nagorcka |
Jan Hall
Alan Hall*
Peter Lang
Marion Lang
Brendon Stahl |
Kerry Artis
Anne Kerr
Bryan Loft
Barry Norton
Sue Gwilym |
| 2008 |
Ngaire Turner
Max Kennedy
Helen Kennedy
Glenda Datson
Noel Gaskett
Graham Goods |
Maree Goods
Royce Raleigh
Jeanne Raleigh
JanBert Brouwer
Mabel Brouwer
Norma Boschen |
Keith Boschen
Douglas McColl
Evelyn McColl
Keith Buck
Joy Buck
Anne Langmaid |
| 2009 |
Bruce Grose |
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| 2010 |
John Facey
Graeme Rowe
Sybil Smith
Bob O'Neil |
Dot O'Neil
Lance Lewis
Judith Lewis |
Pat McKeown
Phil Williams
Jane Williams* |
| 2011 |
Bernard Boulton
Dallas Boulton |
Raymond Sykes
Kathleen Sykes |
Patricia Ettwell
Ian Graham |
| 2012 |
Graeme Nicholls
Jan Nicholls |
Ian O’Halloran
Bob Shoebridge |
Mike Williams
Graeme Woods |
* = (Deceased)
Presidents of Australian Plants Society Victoria
| 1957 - 1959 |
Ivo Hammett |
| 1959 |
Jim Addison |
| 1959 - 1960 |
Adrian Francis |
| 1960 - 1964 |
Geoff Echberg |
| 1964 - 1968 |
Fred Rogers |
| 1968 - 1970 |
Tom Blackney |
| 1970 - 1973 |
Barrie Norton |
| 1973 - 1975 |
Tom Blackney |
| 1975 - 1978 |
David Fletcher |
| 1978 - 1982 |
Ross McDonald |
| 1982 -1986 |
David Davie |
| 1986 - 1988 |
Bruce Grose |
| 1988 - 1991 |
Ross Field |
| 1991 - 1994 |
Cherree Densley |
| 1994 - 1997 |
Royce Raleigh |
| 1997 - 2001 |
Nicky Zanen |
| 2001 - 2004 |
Neil Marriott |
| 2004 - 2007 |
Paul Kennedy |
| 2007 - 2010 |
Brendon Stahl |
| 2010 - current |
Cathy Powers |
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