Welcome to the Keilor Plains Native Plants Group

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Reminder: From July 2023, Australian Plants Society Victoria manages the Membership Registration and Fee. To Join or Renew Membership 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.


Monthly Meeting

Visitors are welcome to attend our meeting. Further information can be found in Monthly Meeting Page, or by contacting our secretary.

To Join or Renew membership, click here.

Meeting Venue

From April 2022, our monthly meeting venue is

Airport West Uniting Church,

72 Roberts Road, Airport West.
GPS coordinate: 37°43’29.0″S 144°52’28.4″E.

June 2025 Monthly Meeting

June 6th, 7.50 to 10PM

Guest Speaker:
Neville Walsh

Native Daisies

Upcoming Guest Speakers at our monthly meeting in 2025:

February 7Jill Burness
March 7John Lenagan
April 4Plant Auction
May 2John Thompson
June 6Neville Walsh
July 4
August 1Susan Kachaniwsky
September 5David Lindenmayer
October 3Dr Alex Maisey
November 7Ann McGregor
December 5Christmas Break-up

Trips

Upcoming Trips

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Day Trip:
Saturday May 17th
: The Australian Garden Olinda and Sherbrooke or other spots.

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Week-end Spring Trip:
Friday October 10th – Monday October 13th, 2025:
to Wilson Promontory


Week-end Day Trip 2025
(every second month)
Saturday July 12th: Anglesea in Winter.
Saturday September 13th: Brisbane Ranges Spring.
Saturday November 8th: Grasslands Trip.
Weekend Trip in Spring 2025
October 10th – 13th: Weekend Trip to Wilson’s Promontory.
Alpine Trip 2025
January 31st – February 3rd: Trip to Mount Buffalo, staying in Bright.

News and Events

APS Keilor Plains Facebook


Australian Plants Society – Keilor Plains Group
50th Anniversary

1972 -2022

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At our Annual General Meeting on August 2nd, 2024, the group has reelected:
Chris as President,
Julie as Deputy President,
Linda as Secretary, and
elected one new member to the Committee (Jodie).

Books

Our second edition of the book

 ‘Plants of Melbourne’s Western Plains – A Gardener’s Guide to the Original Flora’

Now available from local
indigenous nurseries and bookshops!


NEW BOOK:

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“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

For enquiries about the above books, please contact: kpbook@apskeilorplains.org.au


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.