Northern Group Full Program 2024
January 2024
Wednesday 3 Excursion - Mt Barrow Plains (on the Discovery Trail). Please contact Roy on (0458 696 639) if you will be attending to enable further planning.
Saturday 6 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Wednesday 10 Excursion - Paradise Plains. Meet at the junction of Tasman Highway and Camden Hill Road, Targa to leave there at 9am sharp. Please contact Roy on (0458 696 639) if you require further details.
Friday 19 Excursion - Ben Lomond for spectacular alpine scenery and plants. Cars will need a National Parks pass. Please be at Carr Villa in the National Park by 9.30am (about an hours drive from Launceston), so we can carpool up to the ski village. Please contact Roy on (0458 696 639) if you require further information.
Tuesday 23 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
Tuesday 23 Excursion - Seed Collecting - with Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) and Seed Bank near Lake Augusta (Second Lagoon). Please let Roy know (0458 696 639) if you are interested. Further information will be provided well before the excursion.
February 2024
Thursday 1 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 3 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 3 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Tuesday 6 Excursion - Seed Collecting - with RTBG and Seed Bank to collect seeds of a tiny daisy near Legges Tor in the Ben Lomond National Park. Please let Roy know asap (0458 696 639) if you can help.
Wednesday 7 Excursion - Seed Collecting - with RTBG and Seed Bank near Lake Augusta (Second Lagoon). This is a second seed collection as some species were not quite ready late January. Please let Roy know asap (0458 696 639) if you are interested and we will arrange car pooling if we can.
Thursday 15 Extra session at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm. in readiness for the April plant sale, mainly re-potting and cuttings to be potted-on.
Tuesday 20 Annual General Meeting followed by a General Meeting - Max Fry Hall starts at 7.30pm. Supper provided by Anna McGrane and Daphne Longman
Tuesday 27 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
Thursday 29 Seed Collecting - Members of the Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre (Seed Bank) will be collecting near Lake Augusta and would welcome volunteers to help them. If you would like to participate please contact Dave Marrison on 0400 671 499
March 2024
Saturday 2 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 2 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Thursday 7 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Tuesday 19 General Meeting with Guest speaker Professor Benjamin Richardson “Do we need more Reserves” - Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Kay Pallett, Supper - Gilly Zacks and Kay Pallett
Saturday 23 APST AGM followed by a Council Meeting - being held at Old Kingston Primary School Library in B Block, Church Street Kingston, commencing at 11am. Vote in the AGM, see your Council in action and lunch will be provided. Contact Mary Slattery if further information required email apstec@gmail.com
Tuesday 26 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
April 2024
Thursday 4 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 6 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 6 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Saturday 13 Launceston Horticultural Society Autumn Show at Evandale Memorial Hall from 2 to 5 pm - contact Rosemary Verbeeten
Sunday 14 Launceston Horticultural Society Autumn Show at Evandale Memorial Hall from 9am to 4 pm - contact Rosemary Verbeeten
Tuesday 16 General Meeting with Guest speaker Dr Stefania Oneid “Flames and Foliage” - Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Jeff Campbell, Supper - Daphne Longman and Margaret Killen
Thursday 18 Excursion to Hobart to visit flammability-testing laboratory at University of Tasmania - contact Roy Skabo for more details
Tuesday 23 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - Bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
Saturday 27 Autumn Plant Sale - Max Fry Hall, Gorge Road, Trevallyn - 9.45am to 1pm
May 2024
Thursday 2 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 4 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 4 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Tuesday 21 General Meeting with Guest speaker Todd Dudley “Nature Conservation -The Ecological, Economic, Social and Ethical Dimensions of Ecological Restoration” (click on link for further information) - Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Ian Blayden, Supper Louise Skabo & Lynne Mockridge
Tuesday 28 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
June 2024
Saturday 1 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 1 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Thursday 6 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Tuesday 18 General Meeting with Guest speaker to be advised. Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Louise Skabo, Supper - Andrew Smith and Jill Clark
Tuesday 25 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
July 2024
Thursday 4 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 6 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 6 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Tuesday 16 General Meeting followed by Member presentations on “Plant Families”. Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm.
Plant of the Month - TBA, Supper - Joe Boniface, Rosemary Whish-Wilson and Fran Mason
Tuesday 23 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
August 2024
Saturday 3 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 3 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Thursday 8 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Tuesday 20 General Meeting with Guest speaker Dr. Graham Wood “Are species worth saving?” Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Ian Thomas, Supper - Karen Manning & Sharon Percy
Tuesday 27 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
September 2024
Thursday 5 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 7 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 7 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Tuesday 17 General Meeting with Member presentations, topic to be advised.
Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Jill Roche, Supper - Vera Taylor & Jing Yu
Tuesday 24 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
October 2024
Thursday 3 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 5 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 5 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Tuesday 15 General Meeting with Guest Speaker Mark Wapstra “Carnivorous Plants” - Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Janet Hallam, Supper - Kirstin Seaver & Catherine Pearce
Tuesday 22 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
November 2024
Saturday 2 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 2 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Thursday 7 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Monday 18 Excursion - Visit to Gilly Zack’s property at Notley to look at tree orchids and other plants.
Tuesday 19 General Meeting with Guest Speaker Meg Hirst (RMBG) “Raising Rarities” - Max Fry Hall starts at 7pm. Plant of the Month - Anna McGrane, Supper - Anna McGrane and Karen Manning
Tuesday 26 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided
December 2024
Thursday 5 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 1 to 3pm - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 7 Working Bee - Cambridge Street Reserves 9.30 to 11.30am - tools provided. Meet at Brougham St entrance
Saturday 7 Propagation at the APST Northern Group Nursery - Windsor Park, Riverside 1 to 3pm
Friday TBA End of Year Dinner
Date TBC Excursion - Weavers Creek, Threatened Species Hunt
Tuesday 24 Working Bee - Heritage Forest Native Garden 9.30 to 11.30am - bring your own tools for weeding, pruning and mulching. Morning tea provided