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ANPC Annual General Meeting – Wednesday 11 November 2020, 1-2pm (AEDT)

ANPC Annual General Meeting – Wednesday 11 November 2020, 1-2pm (AEDT)

The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc. (ANPC) will be held on Wednesday 11 November 2020, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Australian Eastern Daylight-Saving Time) via Zoom, due to COVID-19 restrictions limiting on-site options at the Australian National Botanical Gardens. The Agenda and meeting papers will be circulated to all members closer to the date. All financial members are encouraged to attend in a voting capacity to ensure we reach a quorum, and to hear about what the ANPC has achieved over the last year. This includes individual members and representatives of organisational members. Please RSVP to the Secretary, Melissa Millar, by Wednesday 4 November 2020 to assist us in preparing a successful AGM and register for the event. You will then be sent the Zoom conference details.

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Nominations are now open for the following positions on the ANPC Inc. Committee of Management:
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Ordinary members (5 positions)

Nominees for the above positions must complete the ANPC_Committee_Nomination_Form_2020. Nominations must specify the position being sought. For clarification of the duties of the positions, or of the membership status of nominees or nominators, please contact the Secretary well before the deadline. Nominations must be received by the Secretary at least seven days before the AGM, i.e. by close of business on Wednesday 4 November 2020. Nominations may be emailed to the Secretary, or mailed to The Secretary, ANPC Inc., GPO Box 1777 Canberra ACT 2601. Nominees need to be nominated and seconded by two (2) members of the Network and these can be submitted separately if required.

Project Phoenix: native seed for bushfire recovery

Project Phoenix: native seed for bushfire recovery

ANPC Project Managers, Martin Driver and Lucy Commander will be using their expertise to help with the fire recovery efforts through Project Phoenix: native seed for bushfire recovery. Greening Australia is leading this strategic program to build and secure native seed and plant supply for restoration after the devastating Black Summer bushfires. Learn more here.

FloraBank Guidelines Update

FloraBank Guidelines Update

The FloraBank Guidelines, for best practice native seed collection and use, are getting a long-awaited update. The update is part of the Healthy Seeds project, which is being funded by NSW Government, through its Environmental Trust. The project commenced late 2019, and so far, 12 of the 15 modules have been drafted by a diverse range of experts. These modules are currently being reviewed by people across the world. For more information, see the new FloraBank page on the ANPC website or contact the Project Manager, Dr Lucy Commander.

Saving the threatened Audas Spider-orchid (Caladenia audasii) from extinction

Saving the threatened Audas Spider-orchid (Caladenia audasii) from extinction

The threatened Caladenia audasii has fewer than 8 plants left in the wild. Over the last three years, the ANPC has been working with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Friends of Grampians Gariwerd – FOGGS and Australasian Native Orchid Society – Victorian Group to save it from extinction, thanks to funding from the Victorian Government’s Biodiversity Onground Action Program. An exclusion fence has been built at one site to protect plants from grazing, seed has been collected and sown for propagation, and surveys undertaken to look for any new orchid plants. Pollinator baiting has also been carried out to identify the orchid’s pollinator which is critical to manage the ecology of this species. The final stage of the project will be the re-introduction of 200 Caladenia audasii seedlings in winter 2021. Read more.