Welcome to the Keilor Plains Native Plants Group
Our next Monthly Meeting is on
Friday, December 4th, 2026, from 7:50PM
“Christmas Break-up“
BYO Picnic before December Monthly Meeting
Location: A J Davis Reserve, near Roberts Road Car Park
Start Time: 6 PM
Next ANPSA Biennial Conference and Seminar will be held in Toowoomba (Queensland) from August 18 to September 9, 2028, hosted by Native Plants Queensland. To register your interest click here and go to the bottom of the page.
Meeting Venue
Airport West Uniting Church
72 Roberts Road, Airport West
GPS coordinate: 37°43’29.0″S 144°52’28.4″E.
To become a member of APS Victoria and APS Keilor Plains 2025-2026, click here.
We are a district group of APS Victoria, covering the Keilor Plains area. Our aim is to study, promote, protect and propagate Australian indigenous flora, especially from local area, where many of the species are classified as threatened or vulnerable, because their habitats have been degraded/altered/lost.
Some of our members also grow plants from other part of Australia in their gardens.
The Group was formed in 1972.
The Keilor Plains is on the eastern part of Victorian Volcanic Plains. Further information can be found here.
Visitors are welcome to attend our monthly meeting. Further information can be found in Monthly Meeting Page, or by contacting our secretary.
Monthly Meeting
Upcoming Guest Speakers at our monthly meeting in 2026:
“Native Grasses” | |
“The grasslands of the Victoria Volcanic Plains keep surprising us: new insights about the plants from a well-studied system” | |
“Alice Springs Landscape Vernacular“ | |
“What I’ve Learnt About Pimeleas“ | |
“Flora of the Grampians” | |
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“Tasmania Alpine Flora” | |
“Small Wattles for Home Garden” | |
| December 4 | Christmas Break-up |
Trips
Upcoming Trips
January: Trip to Mt Kosciuszko (self catered)- fully booked.
| Week-end Day Trip 2027 (every second month) |
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| Weekend Trip in Spring 2027 |
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| Sping Trip to Anglesea is in planning stage. |
| Alpine Trip 2027 |
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| January: Trip to Mt Kosciuszko (self catered) |
News and Events
APS Keilor Plains Facebook
At our Annual General Meeting on September 4th, 2026, the group has elected:
Jodi as President,
Rowena as Deputy President,
EVENT CALENDAR from APS Victoria
For information on upcoming events (District Group Plant Sale, Seminar and other events), this link will take you to Event Calendar in APS-Victoria Web site.
Books
For enquiries about the books, please contact: kpbook@apskeilorplains.org.au
Our second edition of the book
(Out of Print, maybe still available in some bookshops)
‘Plants of Melbourne’s Western Plains – A Gardener’s Guide to the Original Flora’
Now available from local
indigenous nurseries and bookshops!
NEW BOOK:
“Lantern Bushes of Australia; Thomasias & Allied Genera.”
A Field and Horticultural Guide
by Trevor Blake
Editor: Jane Canaway
Publisher: Australian Plants Society – Keilor Plains Group
RRP: $50.00