Click here to register for the 2026 Victorian Threatened Plant Symposium.

Registrations close on xx/xx/2026.

Draft Program is outlined below.

We are pleased to announce that virtual attendance will be available and you can now register here.

To Be Announced…

Partnership opportunities now available!

Your organisation is invited to partner with us for the Victorian Threatened Plant Symposium and be a part of the first Symposium of its kind! The conference provides an excellent opportunity to promote the profile of your organisation, including your involvement in plant conservation, to representatives from government, academia, community groups and private organisations across Australia.

Click on our Partnership Prospectus below to discover the wide range of options available:

About the Symposium

The Victorian Threatened Plant Symposium will bring together researchers, practitioners, Traditional Owners, land managers, policy makers, community groups and conservation organisations to strengthen collaboration and outcomes for threatened flora across Victoria.
This two-day gathering will create space to connect science, strategy and on-ground action – ensuring that plant conservation is visible, influential and effective.
In addition to presentations and keynote sessions, the symposium will include workshop discussions focused on future research, action, strategy and connection for threatened plant conservation in Victoria.

Presentations will include outcomes from the Preventing the Extinction of Victoria’s Threatened Flora Project and other threatened plant work from across the state.
Presentation sessions will be available both in-person and online, with online attendance tickets available for participants who are unable to travel to Melbourne.

Symposium Themes

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Connection

Strengthening relationships, networks and shared purpose across Victoria’s plant conservation community

Cross sector collaboration
Research to practice partnerships
Community-led conservation
Building influence together

Research

Advancing scientific knowledge to inform effective threatened plant conservation

Threat assessments and field surveys
Conservation genetics
Germination and pollination ecology
Monitoring, evaluation, adaptive learning

Strategy

Coordinating effort, investment and long-term planning for impact

Integrating diverse actions for conservation
State and regional recovery planning
Integrating policy, research and action
Plant conservation strategies

Action

Delivering tangible conservation outcomes on the ground and in collections

Seed and spore collection and banking
In situ conservation
Ex situ conservation
Propagation and establishing new populations

Who Should Attend?

Practitioners
Government agencies
NRM professionals
Traditional Owners
Researchers and academics
Not-for-Profits
Community groups
Emerging professionals
Funders

Draft Program

Day 1 – Tuesday 24 November 2026

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Day 2 – Wednesday 25 November 2026

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Project Partners

Symposium Partners

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Bronze Partners

With thanks to our organising committee:

Caitlin Griffith – Plant Conservation Australia

Megan Hirst – Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Laura Simmons – Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Tara Hopley – Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Jo Lynch – Plant Conservation Australia

Richie Southerton – Plant Conservation Australia