Australasian Native Orchid Society
(Victoria Group) Inc.

When We Meet

1st Friday of the month at 8pm

Eleven meetings are held each year, from February through to December.

The formal part of the meeting commences at 8pm, but proceedings start to get underway from about 7pm allowing members and visitors plenty of time to view the orchids and purchase plants from the sales bench.

Where We Meet

Toorak Uniting Church Hall,
603 Toorak Road,
Toorak.

The church hall is on the north side of Toorak Road mid way between Kooyong Road and Orrong Road.  There is drive through access in front of the hall capable of holding about four vehicles at a time for dropping off plants and equipment.  There is also parking for approximately 20 cars at the rear of the site.  Overflow parking is on Toorak Road or down the side streets.  There is a controlled pedestrian crossing across Toorak Road approximately 50 metres east of the hall.  For those wishing to use public transport, trams pass along Toorak Road,

Melway Ref. 2M K7 & 58 K4

Guest Speakers

Each month we have a local, interstate or overseas speaker giving a presentation on topics relating to Australian epiphyte orchids, terrestrial orchids or conservation.

10 Minute Talk

Each month a society member is given the opportunity to make a short 10 minute presentation to the meeting on a topic of their choosing relating to Australasian orchids.  The topic usually relates to (but is not limited to) a particular orchid, cultivation techniques, conservation issues or an orchid trip someone has been on.

Display Benches

Members can bring in their orchids and display them on the benches at the meetings so that others may enjoy them.

We are not a judging society so orchids are not compared and rated against each other.  However we do award certificates for good culture.  To receive a certificate an orchid must be owned by the grower for a minimum of 3 years and should be grown well for that particular species or hybrid.

Help Table

If you are having problems with growing a particular orchid, bring it along to the help table and our members will be happy to give their advice on how to best care for it.

If your orchid has an insect infestation, rust or viral disease please cover it to prevent it from contaminating other orchids benched at the meeting.

Sales Bench

At each meeting there are always orchids for sale.  Both mature orchids and seedlings are available from members and sometimes from commercial sellers.

We also sell publications on the care of orchids as well as other merchandise. For a complete list please refer to our merchandise page.

Visitors

Visitors are always welcome to our meetings.  Come along and meet our members and see for yourself what an active organisation we are before deciding to join.