After many years of saving, fund raising and hard work, our Society’s dream of building a ‘home’ to hold our meetings, store our equipment and hold orchid displays has finally come true. The building is on the Bribie Recreational Reserve at 156 First Avenue, Bribie Island. This will make the day to day running of [...]
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Bribie Island Orchid Society Inc is proud to announce that its Treasurer Ian McLaren has been chosen by Westpac Community Treasurers' Awards judges as the Winner of the Small Organisation Category in the recent “Treasure the Treasurer” Awards. Ian is pictured here receiving the prize cheque from Westpac Bribie Island Manager, Lisa Barrett with Secretary [...]
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On 14th May, Secretary Lynn Hauck was presented with a Longman Award in recognition of her contribution to volunteer organisations within the Longman region. Jon Sullivan established these awards in 2008 to recognize the outstanding contribution volunteers and volunteers organisations make within his electorate. He said that volunteering benefits the volunteer as well as the [...]
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Malcolm and Lynn joined the Bribie Island Orchid Society in 1999 and moved to Bribie Island from Wynnum in 2000. Lynn has held several positions during the past 10 years. She is currently Secretary of the organisation, a position she has undertaken for the last 8 years and also held the position of Assistant Secretary. [...]
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Orchids are the largest and most successful plant group on earth. Estimates of their numbers range from 20 000 to more than 35 000 in 750-850 genera. These numbers mean that nearly 10% of the world’s flowering plants are orchids. TERRESTRIAL Habitats: Terrestrial orchids in Australia reach their optimum development in the sclerophyll forests of [...]
Category : Australian Native Orchids
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