Agency:
Australian Plants Society Tasmania Incorporated
Agency Number:
Start Date:
30 Nov 1968
Description:
The Australian Plants Society Tasmania Inc. aims to foster the propagation, cultivation and conservation of plants native to Australia. The Society is the Tasmanian branch of the national 'Society for Growing Australian Plants'. The Society holds regular meetings, events, plant sales, and develops publications. Since 1994 the Australian Plant Society Tasmanian Inc. has published the newsletter 'Eucryphia'. ;;This Society for Growing Australian Plants was originally formed in Victoria in 1957 by Mr. AJ Swaby. A 'Southern Tasmanian Local Group' of the Society was formed at an inaugural meeting on 30 November 1968. Initially it operated as part of the Victoria Region. In May 1971 the first meeting of the Tasmanian Region was held. A northern group was formed in 1978, and one in Kingbourough in 1993. A north western group is also in operation.;;The name 'Society for Growing Australian Plants Tasmanian Region Inc' was retained until 16 April 1999 when the name 'Australian Plants Society Tasmania Incorporated' was registered.
Information Sources:
'First Annual Report', 28 February 1970; Jeanette Closs, 'Brief Report on History, Activities and Achievments', n.d.;;
Related Agencies:
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club (NG689) | 01 Jan 1904 |
Huon Municipal Council (TA115) | 19 Aug 1907 | 02 Apr 1993 |
Launceston Field Naturalists Club (NG2890) | 21 Oct 1949 |
The South-West Committee (NG3050) | 12 Nov 1962 | 31 Dec 1973 |
Save Lake Pedder National Park Committee (NG1431) | 01 Jan 1964 |
Tasmanian Conservation Trust (NG1129) | 01 Jan 1968 |
Kingborough Municipal Council (2) (TA1802) | 01 Jul 1971 |
National Parks and Wildlife Service (TA26) | 01 Nov 1971 | 01 May 1987 |
Series Created By Agency:
NS1972 Minute Books, Correspondence & associated Papers of the Society for Growing Australian Plants | 30 Nov 1968 | 31 Dec 1993 |
NS3610 Assorted Working Files of the Australian Plants Society Tasmania Incorporated | 30 Nov 1968 | 30 Oct 2001 |
NS3611 Correspondence Files | 30 Nov 1968 | 30 May 2001 |
NS3715 Minutes of Meetings and Accompanying Papers | 24 Aug 1990 | 11 Feb 2011 |
NS3612 Photographs and Certificates | 01 Jan 1999 | 31 Dec 2001 |
NS6819 Handbook | 01 Jan 2013 | 31 Dec 2013 |