List of Events
Society Annual Group Meeting
The North West Group will be hosting the Society AGM in the Education Centre at the Tasmanian Arboretum on 28 March.
Arrive at 10.45am for an 11am sharp start to the AGM, this will be followed by Rees Campbell giving a different 45 minute talk to the earlier NW AGM talk on 7 March.
Around 12.30pm, the North West group to supply lunch followed by either Council meeting which every member is invited to attend but not compulsory or a group walk around the Arboretum.
About our Guest Speaker:
Rees Campbell was born and lives in beautiful Tasmania which has imbued her with a sense of wonder and passion for the natural world, conservation and environmentalism. With her husband Col and Darci - the poodle, they have developed “Murnong Wild Food Garden” at Wynyard, where they grow and showcase over 120 species of native edible plants alongside the usual productive fruit and vegetable plants.
Author of the sell-out Eat Wild Tasmanian and its expanded edition Eat MORE Wild Tasmanian, Rees seeks always to share the knowledge and joy of how best to grow, harvest and eat these wonderful botanical gifts. Expanding our knowledge of Tasmanian native edibles to seaweeds, Rees wrote The Seaweed Supplement, which identifies the best of Tasmania’s edible seaweeds, discusses their health, nutritional values; and of course, how to prepare and cook this amazing free food.
As the Feisty Tasmanian, Rees also makes a wide range of preserves and baked goods from the home grown harvest as part of normalising eating Tasmanian native land and sea plants as integral to our mixed horticultural and culinary heritage.
Northern Group Plant Sales
Contact : Louise Skabo
Location: Max Fry Hall, 60 Gorge Road Trevallyn : Sales commence at 9.45am and continues until sold out
Great variety of native flowers for your garden for sale
ANPSA 2026 Biennial Conference Mparntwe Alice Springs
For more details, please visit anpsaconference.com to read their September 2025, Issue 1 which contains details of the Conference location in Alice Springs, Tag-along Tours, Conference venue, and the Parks and Gardens to be visited.
State-wide Members’ Get-together 2026
The Southern Group are hosting the November State-wide
Members’ Get-together.
You will discover hidden botanical gems of the Huon Valley and far south as we explore a variety of vegetation communities, from alpine to coastal, on a series of short and medium walks.
The venue for Friday and Saturday evening meals is likely to be the Kermandie Hotel in Port Huon, which also provides accommodation. Dates for your diary with further details when available.
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum at Eugenana. starting at 10.00am until 2:00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better). Everybody welcome.
Come along and learn how to grow native plants from cuttings using our own mixed growing medium. This skill can transfer over to non-natives and some fruit plants as well.
Combine your propagation session with a lovely stroll around the Arboretum afterwards.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
North West Group Meeting - Annual Group Meeting
Annual General Meeting of the NW Group to be held
at the Education Centre at
the Tasmanian Arboretum
arrive 10.30am for 10.45am start.
Rees Campbell will give a 1 hour talk on Native bush foods with possible food tasting (to be confirmed)
BYO lunch and then walk around Arboretum with group or at your leisure.
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum at Eugenana. starting at 10.00am until 2:00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better). Everybody welcome.
Come along and learn how to grow native plants from cuttings using our own mixed growing medium. This skill can transfer over to non-natives and some fruit plants as well.
Combine your propagation session with a lovely stroll around the Arboretum afterwards.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum at Eugenana. starting at 10.00am until 2:00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better). Everybody welcome.
Come along and learn how to grow native plants from cuttings using our own mixed growing medium. This skill can transfer over to non-natives and some fruit plants as well.
Combine your propagation session with a lovely stroll around the Arboretum afterwards.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
North West Group Meeting
General Meeting to be held at East Devonport Tennis Club,
arrive after 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
All members and guests welcome
Bring any flowering native plants of interest from your garden
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum at Eugenana. starting at 10.00am until 2:00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better). Everybody welcome.
Come along and learn how to grow native plants from cuttings using our own mixed growing medium. This skill can transfer over to non-natives and some fruit plants as well.
Combine your propagation session with a lovely stroll around the Arboretum afterwards.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum at Eugenana. starting at 10.00am until 2:00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better). Everybody welcome.
Come along and learn how to grow native plants from cuttings using our own mixed growing medium. This skill can transfer over to non-natives and some fruit plants as well.
Combine your propagation session with a lovely stroll around the Arboretum afterwards.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
North West End of Year Dinner
The End of Year Dinner will be held in the Port Sorell area.We’ll do a walk around the host’s garden and then enjoy a shared dinner enjoying what everyone has kindly bought along while chatting about the year. Won’t be a late night. Address is in the email that came before the newsletter email, otherwise contact a committee member for the details.
Location: Port Sorell
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum at Eugenana. starting at 10.00am until 2:00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better). Everybody welcome.
Come along and learn how to grow native plants from cuttings using our own mixed growing medium. This skill can transfer over to non-natives and some fruit plants as well.
Combine your propagation session with a lovely stroll around the Arboretum afterwards.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
North West Group Meeting
General Meeting to be held at East Devonport Tennis Club,
arrive after 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start.
Bring any flowering native plants of interest from your garden
State-wide Members’ Get-together 2025
The Northern Group are hosting the November State-wide Members’ Get-together.
The theme is “Native Bushland on private properties”
with a variety of properties for members to visit
from Friday afternoon to Sunday.
There will be the usual Friday evening soup and sandwich supper,
and a more substantial dinner on the Saturday evening.
North West Group Meeting
General Meeting to be held at East Devonport Tennis Club,
arrive after 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Bring any flowering native plants of interest from your garden
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Please note that this propagation session is ONE week earlier than normal as it needs to before the Sunday 19th Spring plant sale.
We’ll be weeding pot plants, putting name labels in and doing normal cuttings and potting up. This will be a prearranged pick up event if you have bought a 2026 calendar
Location: Tasmanian Arboretum, Eugenana
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you need further information. Please bring your own lunch
We start at 10.00am and finish at 2.00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better).
North West Group Meeting
Monthly Meeting to be held at East Devonport Tennis Club Rooms
arrive after 7pm for a 7.30pm sharp start.
All members and guests welcome. Bring any flowering native plants
of interest from your garden
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum starting at 10.00am until 2.00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better)
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you need further information. Please bring your own lunch
North West Group Excursion
Excursion to private property in Gunns Plains
This excursion will be instead of the usual daytime meeting.
We will meet at the Gunns Plains Community Centre (corner Raymond Road
and Gunns Plains Road) a bit before 10am to drive to the property.
Please bring your lunch, everybody welcome.
Afterwards we can inspect the Ronald Green memorial garden at the
hall and possible other sites of interest weather permitting.
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum, (or shorter time if that suits you better), everybody welcome
Location: Tasmanian Arboretum, Eugenana
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you need further information. Please bring your own lunch
We start at 10.00am and finish at 2.00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better).
North West Group Daytime Meeting
Daytime Meeting to be held in the Education Centre at the Tasmanian Arboretum
Guest speakers will be Steve Paterson and possibly his wife Ann.
They are involved with the Big Pot Nursery at Melrose.
They will talk about their interest in growing Australian Natives.
Bring your own lunch and for those interested there
will be a walk through the Arboretum grounds afterwards.
North West Group Social Gathering
Group visit to the Wild Wood Landcare site in Deloraine
Meet so we can start the walk at 10.30am. Parking is inside the Deloraine caravan park off West Parade.
See further details on page 6 of the May edition of the group’s Newsletter.
BYO lunch and contact John T. AFTER 13th May with any questions.
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum.
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you need further information. Please bring your own lunch
We start at 10.00am and finish at 2.00pm (or shorter time if that suits you better).
North West Group Meeting
Monthly Meeting to be held at East Devonport Tennis Club Rooms
arrive after 7pm for a 7.30pm sharp start.
All members and guests welcome. Bring any flowering native plants
of interest from your garden
State Annual General Meeting
The North West Group will be hosting the State AGM in the Education Centre at the Tasmanian Arboretum. The guest speaker will be Rees Campbell. More details to come to finish
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Normal propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum, (or shorter time if that suits you better), everybody welcome
Location: Tasmanian Arboretum, Eugenana
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch
North West Group - Monthly Meeting
Monthly Meeting to be held at East Devonport Tennis Club,
arrive after 7pm for a 7.30pm start. All members and guests welcome.
Bring any flowering native plants of interest from your garden.
Propagation at North West Group Nursery
Propagation session at the Tasmanian Arboretum. Any help is greatly appreciated, come and learn how to grow plants.
Location: Tasmanian Arboretum, Eugenana
Please contact Riitta Boevink on 0448 386 909 if you would like to attend, please bring your own lunch