February 6th : Club meeting - Jane Wright speaking on Masdevallias
March 6th : Club meeting - Jeanne Dunne speaking on Dockrillias
April 3rd : Club meeting - Discussion on potting mixes and fertilizers,
May 1st : Club meeting - Club mixed Auction Night
June 5th : Club meeting - Watering your orchids - discussion lead by veteran orchid growers
July 3rd : Club meeting - Peter Stubbs [ Judge] speaking on preparing your orchids for showing
Winter Show --Setup on Thursday 20th July 12md to 5pm, Plants from 2pm
Open to public Friday 21st , 10am to 6pm & Saturday 22nd 10am to 3pm
August 7th : Club meeting - Graeme Krake, speaking on Aust Native Terrestrial Orchids
September 4th : Club meeting - Ron Boyd speaking on Cattleya’s
Spring Show --Setup Thursday 7th September 12md to 5pm. Plants from 2pm
Open to public Friday 8th , 10am to 6pm & Saturday 9th 10am to 3pm
October 2nd : Club meeting TBA
Native Show --Setup Thursday 19th October 12md to 5pm. Plants from 2pm
Open to public Friday 20th , 10am to 6pm & Saturday 21st 10am to 3pm
November 6th : Club meeting includes AGM 2017. Orchid Auction only
December 4th : Club meeting and Christmas Party TBA
Program of Events 2016
February 1 Club meeting: “Special meeting”
March 7 Club meeting: Ron Boyd ( see newsletter for details)
March 12 Workshop at Ron Boyds' (see newsletter for details)
March 19 & 20 March Workshop: Sapphire Orchid Club, Merimbula RSL
April 4. Club meeting: Guest speaker TBC
May 2 Club meeting: Club Auction Night (Fund raising event of the year)
June 6 Club meeting: Lynne Phelan speaking on Laelia Cattleya family. TBC
July 4 Club Meeting: Ron Boyd - Paphs
July 16 Orchid Display Village Centre 9am to 3pm Saturday
July Winter Show: Setup on Thursday 21st July 12pm to 5pm, Plants from 2pm to 5pm.Open to public Friday 10am to 6pm 22nd & Saturday 23rd 10am to 3pm.
August 1 Club meeting: Phil Grech
September 5 Club meeting: David Gynn Sequonia Orchids
September 3 Orchid Display Village Centre 9am to 3pm Saturday
September Spring Show: Setup on Thursday 8th September 12 midday until 5pm. Plants from 2pm to 5pm Open to public Friday 10am to 6pm 9th & Saturday 10th 10am to 3pm
October 3 Club Meeting: Ron Boyd update of Growing Experience with Cymbidiums
October 15 Orchid Display Village Centre: 9am to 3pm Saturday
October 20 Native Orchid Show: Thursday 20th Setup12 noon to 5pm; Plants from 2pm to 5pm Open to public Friday 21st 10am to 6pm, Saturday 22nd 10am to 5pm.
November 7 Club Meeting: Annual General Meeting. Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay. Mini Auction of Orchids only.
December Monday 5: Christmas Party.