District Groups - details and contacts
For contact details of your nearest local District Group, information about its meetings, membership fees, and a link to its web site (where applicable), click on the appropriate entry in the table below.
Before joining a District Group you must first become a member of APS Victoria.
Airport West
APS Keilor Plains - Meets 8pm on the first Friday of the month (except January) at St Philips Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Roberts Rd and Glenys Ave, Airport West.
Membership fees: $10 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
Leader: Giorgio De Nola
Phone: 0404 085 517
Secretary: Anne Langmaid
Phone: 9336 3228
Russell Best >> Send email
Albury / Wodonga
SGAP Albury Wodonga - Meets bimonthly
Membership fees: Single $5 Family $10 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
President: Glenda Datson
Phone: (02) 6020 8104 >> Send email
4 Wickham Court, Baranduda Vic 3691
Secretary: Christine Young >> Send email
Bairnsdale
APS Bairnsdale District - Meets at 8pm on the second Wednesday of the month (except December and January) at Bairnsdale Secondary College Junior Campus staff room.
Membership fees: Single $7 Family $12 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
President: Dawn Barr
Phone: 5156 4674
Secretary: Merryl Wright
Phone: 0409 607 860
P.O.Box 1036, Bairnsdale 3875
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Ballarat
APS Ballarat District - Meets at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of the month (except January) at Robert Clark Centre, Ballarat Botanic Gardens
Membership fees: Single $5 Family $8 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
Leader: Fon Ryan
Phone: 5343 2245
8 The Willows, Learmonth Vic 3352
Secretary: Ruth Marion >> Send email
RSD A640 Sunraysia Drive Mitchell Park Vic 3352
Bendigo / Castlemaine
Bendigo Native Plant Group - Meets at 7.45pm on the third Friday of the month (except December and January) at the Elderly Citizens Club Rooms, Old High St, Golden Square Membership fees: Single $15 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
President: Ian O'Halloran
Phone: 5472 2587
Secretary: Bev Books
Phone: 5442 2990
PO Box 669, Bendigo Vic 2552.
Berwick
APS Wilson Park (Berwick) - Meets at 7.45pm on the second Tuesday of the month (except December and January) at Wilson Botanic Park Administration Building, Princes Hwy, Berwick.
Membership fees: Single $8.50 Family $17 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
President: Robert Pritchard
Phone: 9796 1216
Secretary/Treasurer: Joy Buck
Phone: 5998 7608 >> Send email
PO Box 1010, Blind Bight Vic 3980
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Blackburn / Ringwood / Mitcham / Doncaster
APS Foothills Daytime Group - Meets at 10.30am on the second Tuesday of the month in Field Naturalists Hall, Gardenia Street Blackburn.
Membership fees: $10 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
Leader: Pat MacDonald
Phone: 9775 7907
Secretary: Anne Kerr
Phone: 9509 4948
Membership: Ben Somerville
Phone: 9902 1281
APS Maroondah - Meets at 8pm on the third Friday of the month (except December and January) at the Australian Unity Hall, 8 Main Street, Blackburn.
Membership fees: Single $10 Family $10 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Graeme Nicholls
Phone: 9893 4422
Secretary: Brenda Moore
Phone: 9876 1267
PO Box 33, Ringwood Vic 3134
Boronia
APS Foothills - Meets at 8pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month (except school holidays) at Boronia West Public School, Tormore Rd, Boronia.
Membership fees: $10 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
Leader: Bob O'Neill
Phone: 5964 4523
Secretary: Joan Rand
Phone: 9802 7314 or 5983 5308
62 Pepperell Ave. Glen Waverley 3150
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Colac
APS Colac Otway - Meets at 8pm on the fourth Friday of the month (except December and January) at the Colac Neighbourhood House, 23 Miller St Colac.
Membership fees: Single $7 Family $9 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Leader: Rosemary Wall
375 Langs James Rd Balintore, 3254
Secretary: Bill Dullard
Phone: 5233 6233
Eltham
APS Yarra Yarra - Meets at 8pm on the first Thursday of the month (except January) at Metzner Hall, Judge Book Village, Diamond St, Eltham.
Membership fees: Single and Family $12 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Leader: Mr Mike Williams
Phone: 9439 2427
Secretary: Elaine Cochrane
Phone: 9435 7786
PO Box 298, Eltham Vic 3095
Geelong
APS Geelong - Meets at 8pm on the third Tuesday of the month (except December and January) at the Geelong Botanical Gardens, Eastern Park Geelong (entry via cnr Holt and Circuit Rd, Eastern Park. Drive through to the "Horticultural Complex" gates.)
Membership fees: Single $5 Family $8 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
President: Debbie Gaskill
Phone: 5250 1032
Secretary: Denise Cromer
Phone: 5281 1792
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Hamilton
SGAP Hamilton - Meets at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday February, April, June, August, October and December at the Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning (HIRL), North Boundary Rd, Hamilton.
Membership fees: $5 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees
Contacts:
President: Yvonne Ingeme
Phone: 5571 2544
Secretary: Elizabeth Fenton
Phone: 5573 4555
PO Box 570, Hamilton Vic 3300
Horsham
Wimmera Growers of Australian Plants - Meets at 8pm on the first Friday February, March, April, June, July, August at the Angling Club Rooms, Sawyer Park, Horsham, and in May and September at the Town Hall, Warracknabeal. Garden visit November. No meeting in January or December.
Membership fees: Single $12 Family $18 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Graham Goods
Phone: 5383 2229
Secretary: Sue Smith
Phone: 5381 0081 >> Send email
PO Box 533, Horsham Vic 3402
Hughesdale
APS South East Melbourne Region - Meets at 8pm on the first Tuesday of the month (except Cup Day and January) at Hughesdale Community Centre, Cnr Poath and Kangaroo Rds, Hughesdale.
Membership fees: $15 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Leader: Helen Appleby
Phone: 9509 0043
Secretary: Catherine Irwin
6 Euston Rd, Hughesdale Vic 3166
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Kerang / Swan Hill
APS Loddon Murray - Meets monthly, alternating between the third Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm and the third Sunday of the month at 1.30pm at the WD Thomas Day Care Centre, Burgoyne St, Kerang.
Membership fees: $5 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Leader: Meredith Farley
Phone: 5457 2394 >> Send email
Secretary: Joanne Edwards
Phone: 5453 2537
Bartinga Estate, Barham NSW 2732
Leongatha
APS South Gippsland - Meets at the McMillan Study Centre, Nareena Rd, Leongatha.
Membership fees: $10 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Graeme Rowe
Phone: 5662 2449
Secretary: Sybil Smith
Phone: 5662 2443 >> Send email
PO Box 506, Leongatha Vic 3953
Melton / Bacchus Marsh
APS Melton & Bacchus Marsh - Meets at 7.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month (except July, December and January) at Willows Historic Park, Cnr Nixon and Reserve Roads, Melton.
Membership fees: $10.00 (email newsletter), $15.00 (printed/posted newsletter) + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Barbara Pye
Phone: 5428 9369
Secretary/Treasurer: Cathy Powers
Phone: 5369 4302
PO Box 493, Melton Vic 3337
>> Send email
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Mildura
APS Mildura - Meets at 8pm on the second Wednesday of the month (except December and January) at MADEC, 126-130 Deakin Ave, Mildura.
Membership fees: Single $10 Family $15 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Alec Hawtin
Phone: 5024 5563
Secretary: Peter Lang
Phone: 5023 2551
PO Box 259 MCP, Mildura Vic 3501
Morwell
APS Latrobe Valley - Meets at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of the month at the Horticultural Building, Central Gippsland TAFE, Morwell.
Membership fees: Single $10 Family $15 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Leader: John Stephens
Phone: 5195 5013
Secretary: Mike Beamish,
Phone: 5169 6543 >> Send email
PO Box 112, Boolarra Vic 3870
Mount Waverley / Glen Waverley / Camberwell
APS Waverley - Meets at 8pm on the third Thursday of the month (except December and January) at Wadham House, 52 Wadham Pde, Mt Waverley.
Membership fees: $15 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Secretary: Mrs Virginia Barnett
Phone: 9803 4502
Address: PO Box 248, Glen Waverley Vic 3150
>> Send email
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Pomonal / Ararat / Stawell
APS Grampians - Meets at 7.30pm on the third Tuesday of the month (except January) at Pomonal Hall, Pomonal.
Membership fees: Single $4 Family $5 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Neil Macumber
Phone: 5356 6274
Secretary: Adam Merrick
PO Box 511, Ararat Vic 3377
Seymour / Euroa
APS Seymour - Euroa
Contact:
Leader: Val Kneebone
Phone: 5798 5453
Address: 128 Oak Valley Rd, Longwood Vic 3665
Shepparton
SGAP Shepparton & Districts - Meets at 8pm on the second Tuesday or Friday of the month (except December and January) at the Adults Activity Centre, Esson St, Shepparton.
Membership fees: $12 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Leader: Ross Sutherland
Phone: 5828 6402
Secretary: Paul Kennedy
Phone: 5874 5239
PO Box 220, Strathmerton Vic 3641
Wangaratta
APS Wangaratta - Meets at 7.45 pm each month (except December and January) at Park Lane Nursery, Park Lane, Wangaratta.
Membership fees: $10 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Helen Van Riet
Phone: 5725 7207
Secretary: Jennifer Davidson
Phone: (02) 6032 8442
PO Box 174, Wangaratta Vic 3676
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Warrnambool
SGAP Warrnambool & District - Meets at 8.00 pm on the fourth Friday of the month (except December and January) at the Mozart Hall, Gilles Street, Warrnambool.
Membership fees: $7 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
Leader: Lorraine Deppeler
Phone: 5565 1665
Secretary: Kerry Artis
Phone: 5565 1904
Warragul
APS West Gippsland - Meets at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of the month at Campus McMillan, VCAH, Meeting Room No 5, Warragul.
Membership fees: Single $15 Family $20 + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Wendy Cox
Phone: 5629 2320 >> Send email
Secretary: Peter Cox
Phone: 5629 2320
PO Box 1365, Warragul Vic 3820
Werribee
APS Wyndham - Meets 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of the month - contact Paul Harder for venue details.
Membership fees: Single and Family $12 + $3 joining fee + Australian Plants Society Victoria membership fees.
Contacts:
President: Paul Harder
Phone: 9395 2269 >> Send email
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