Canberra Orchid Society

Coming Orchid Events

General Meetings of the OSC
Benching Orchids at OSC Meetings
Other OSC Events
Horticultural Society of Canberra
Events of Other Orchid Clubs

Society General Meetings

Information for new or intending members on the society and its meeting arrangements is here.

Be aware that meeting dates and arrangements may be affected by changes in COVID requirements.

Date	Features
Doors open 7:30pm for setup and benching of plants, meeting commences 8:00pm. If you have a sick plant and want advice, bring it to the meeting in a sealed plastic bag and our experts will look at it.
Monday 1 February	Topic: Photographing Orchids. Presenter: Gary Yong Gee This will be a zoom presentation. Gary is a renouned photographer of orchids. Gary will talk about the technicalities of orchid photography, what kind of photographic equipment I use and how I take photographs, in the wild and in collections, with a section on the dangers as well! Bring your photographing device for practical demontrations and tips on use. Note 1: meeting will start at 7:30pm Note 2: this meeting will be held at the Ainslie Football Club
Wednesday 3 March	Topic: tba Presenter: tba Note: this meeting will be held at the Ainslie Football Club

Benching Orchids at OSC Meetings

The Society has implemented a more structured process for benching of orchids at its general meetings. For each plant being benched members are asked to complete a benching card identifying the class of the plant, its name and the members name, and place this with their plant in the marked area for that class. Plant classes will be fixed for all meetings so cards can be prefilled or cards will be available for completing at the meeting. The plant classes do not distinguish between species and hybrids and provides additional classes for novice growers and a class for junior:

benching classes

In other respects the classes follow fairly closely the classifications used for our show (see Definitions 2019 show) and in Appendix 1 of our book.

The benching cards can be downloaded here:

The cards allow for plant number to be entered by the marshal. An example of a completed card:

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From the February meeting members will have the option of voting electronically (paper forms still available). The voting form will be accessed by smart phone simply by using the camera function to scan a qr code. Further information is in the January February Bulletin.
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Other Society Events

Date	Event/Location
18,19 Sept 2021 Sat 10am-5pm Sun 10am-4pm	Annual Spring Orchid Show hosted by the Canberra Orchid Society Venue: Function rooms Ainslie Football Club 52 Wakefield Av AINSLIE For information

Horticultural Society of Canberra 2021 - Provisional Dates

Date	Event/Location
These shows typically include a section for orchids which Orchid Society members are encouraged to support
6-7 March	Autumn Flower Show
18-19 Sept	Spring Bulb and Camelia Show
23-24 Oct	Iris, Rhododendron and Azalea Show
13-14 Nov	Spring Exhibition and Rose Show

Events of Other Orchid Clubs 2020

Events of possible interest to Canberra members. We try to keep the information accurate but with the situation regarding COVID-19 events can be cancelled at short notice. Please advise if there are any errors. A list of all orchid show dates in NSW is on the Orchid Society of NSW website

Date	Event/Host/Location
	In view of the changing situation re COVID-19, readers are advised to check with the relevant club as to the status of their shows
14-16 May Fri/Sat 9am-4pm Sun 9am-3pm	Orchids Out West Hawkesbury Race Club Clarendon
10 July 10am-4pm	Shoalhaven Orchid Society Soldiers Club, Beach Rd, Batemans Bay
17-18 July Fri 10am-6pm Sat 10am-3pm	Batemans Bay Orchid and Foliage Society Winter Show Soldiers Club, Beach Rd, Batemans Bay
13-15 Aug Fri/Sat 9am-4pm Sun 9am-1pm	Sapphire Coast Orchid Club Winter Show Twyford Hall Merimbula Show Schedule
1-5 September 2021	Australian Orchid Council 22nd Conference and Show Logan Metro Sports and Events Centre Crestmead, QLD Information
4 Sep 9am-4pm	Shoalhaven Orchid Society Spring Show Bomaderry Bowling Club, Bomaderry
4-5 Sep Sat 10am-5pm Sun 10am-3pm	Bateman's Bay Orchid Club Soldiers Club 2 Beach Rd, Bateman's Bay
11-11 Sept Sat 10am-3pm Sun 9am-2pm	Milton-Ulladulla Orchid Society Civic Centre Ulladulla
23-24 Sept Fri/Sat 9am-4pm	Sapphire Coast Orchid Club Spring Show Civic Centre, Bega
16-17 Oct Fri: 10am-6pm Sat: 10am-3pm	Batemans Bay Orchid and Foliage Society Soldiers Club 2 Beach Rd, Batemans Bay
23 Oct Sat 9am-4pm	Shoalhaven Orchid Society Show Bomaderry Bowling Club 154 Meroo Rd, Bomaderry
29-30 Oct Fri 9am-4pm Sun 9am-1pm	Sapphire Coast Orchid Club Native Show Twyford Hall Merimbula