| The ANPC is pleased to announce that we will be collaborating with the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, La Trobe University and various other partners over the next 3 years on this Victoria-wide project. Funded by the Victoria Government’s Nature Fund program, the project aims to prevent the extinction of 24 endangered or critically endangered Victorian plants. Stay tuned for future project updates! |
ANPC’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 15 November 2023, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time) in the Dickson Room, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross St, Acton, 2601 and via Zoom.
An email has been sent to all ANPC members with links to the draft Agenda and 2022 Minutes, along with a nomination form for the following committee positions which will be declared vacant at the meeting: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Ordinary members (6 positions). Be sure to check your spam folder if you can’t see the email.
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. To check your membership status, please contact the office.
Please RSVP to the Secretary at by Wednesday 8 November 2023. This will greatly assist us in preparing a successful AGM. You will receive the Zoom link after you have RSVP’d.
The recordings from our 13th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference are now available to everyone. We held this event online and in Albury NSW in April 2022 with the overarching theme ‘Seeds to recovery’. Delegates have had access to the recordings for the past 12 months and we are now sharing them on our YouTube channel.
We’d love to congratulate Bob Makinson who has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity Category.
Bob has been instrumental in galvanising attention and action for the introduced plant disease myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii). He has used his botanical and conservation expertise to raise awareness, and to secure support and funding across community groups, research institutions and governments at all levels. Click here to learn more about the incredible contribution Bob has made and watch a video on his work. Congratulations Bob!
Bob accepting the award, on the right is the MC, Richard Morecroft and on the left is the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Murray Watt who presented the award (Jo Lynch).
The 15-21 May was National Volunteer Week. We’d like to give a huge shout out to everyone who volunteers for the ANPC! From helping in the office to providing expert advice at our committee meetings, thank you to all our volunteers this National Volunteer Week and every other week you generously donate your time. Photo by Christine Fernance