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UPCOMING EVENTS

Galston Garden Club
13th July 2011 PO Box 163, Galston 2159
President: Bill Fleming 9653 2394 wfleming@primusonline.com.au
Secretary: Margaret Dunn 9651 2475 margo.d1@bigpond.com

Minutes.

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The Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday the 09th November, 2011 at Galston Community Centre, 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston.

The meeting commenced at 8.05pm with our President - Bill Fleming giving a warm welcome to visitors Robyn Clark, Keith Marlow, our quest speaker Pam Watson and members.
The attendance and apology book was circulated. Raffle tickets were being sold. It was moved by Mark Sutherland-Harris and seconded by Don Ross that the minutes of the previous meeting on the 12th October, 2011 be accepted.

Business arising : - Nil

Correspondence Received: - Margaret Dunn.

• GCA
• Summer addition of Our Gardens magazine
• Events
• Condobolin Garden Festival – 21st and 22nd April, 2012.
• General
• Letter of thanks from Polly Saltmarsh for the opportunity to participate in the O/G weekend with a $60 cheque as 10% of her takings
• Letter of thanks from Joan Gibson for the opportunity to participate in the O/G weekend with a cheque for $50 as commission on her sales.
• Return thanks from Barbie Coonah re the condolences sent to the family of Sally Hodgkinson.
• Many thanks for the fundraising during the spring fair from Vocaid International – Ray and Genevieve Brown.
• A thankyou note and donation from Edna Beasleigh for the return of her purse, mislaid at Cairnes Rd.
• Killara Garden Club – Thoroughly enjoyed the Galston Open Gardens. Thankyou for your fantastic organisation, Verity.
• Fundraising Authority – Renewal form the NSW Government Communities Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.
• Friends of the Botanic Gardens – Supporting Plant Bank- an ‘environmental insurance plan’ for our nations plant life.
• Royal Botanic Gardens Growing Friends Nursery – plant sales from Sept 2011 – Feb 2012.
• The Secret Garden and Nursery, College Drive, UWS Richmond. They have lost their grant to train people with disabilities and need to increase sales of plants to keep going. Complimentary tea and coffee. Pot and Tube size – small tube to 8”. 50cents to $10.
• Sent: -
• November Newsletter and October Minutes

Treasurers Report: - Mark Sutherland-Harris

Income and Expenditure Account for the Period 30th September to 31st October, 2011
Opening Balance $ 10,470.03
Receipts $ 37,844.95
Less Expenses $ 14,994.50
Closing Balance $ 33,320.48
Moved :- Mark Sutherland-Harris. Seconded :- Paul Stanley

The bank balance at the beginning of October stood at $16,282.03.
Receipts during the month totalled $37,844.95, of which $36,000 or so was for the OGW. The remainder was for the Orange weekend and the recovery dinner, plus the usual receipts from the trading table and the monthly raffle.
Payments during October totalled $14,994.50. Again most of this was to do with the OGW, plus expenses incurred over the Orange bus trip and payment for the recovery dinner.
The bank balance at the end of October was $34,551.26.
There are still a few minor loose ends to be tidied up for the OGW but the estimated financial outcome will be a surplus of around $22,000. The OGW committee met on Monday evening and drew up a first list of recommended charity donations totalling $19,500. The recipients include charities nominated by some of the garden owners. The final lot of donations will be proposed to you when the final amount available is known for sure.
The initial $19,500 is made up of the following proposed 17 donations:

Westmead Medical Research Foundation (cancer research) $2,500
Cancer Voices Australia (care of people affected with cancer) $2,500
Motor Neurone Disease Research $2,000
Golden Key Honour Society (Exodus Foundation – basic literacy) $1,000
HSP Research Foundation (hereditary spastic paraplegia) $1,000
William’s Syndrome Association (genetic disorder) $1,000
Heart Foundation $1,000
School for Deaf & Blind Children at North Rocks $1,000
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation $1,000
Neringah Hospital at Wahroonga (aged care) $1,000
Alliance for Lupus Research (autoimmune disorder) $1,000
Black Dog Institute (dealing with depression) $1,000
Friends of Hannah Dodd (Galston para-equestrian with spina bifida) $1,000
Mid Dural RFB $ 750
Galston Fire Tower $ 750
Galston High School music department $ 500
Galston Community Health Centre $ 500

Hornsby – Kuring-gai Masons manned two (2) of the gardens . As a result of this MasoniCare donated $5,000 to supplement our charitable activities. The nominated charity was Fragile X of Australia. MasoniCare has now made donations three years in a row totalling $12,000.

Social Committee: - Liz Muller, Trish Piper, Jan Critchley

• 24th November - Beecroft Bonanza - See Social News. 3 gardens. Lunch at Cumberland State Forest. Details in the newsletter. Please make arrangements between yourselves to car pool.
• Christmas Dinner – Will start at the home of Kate Stanley for nibbles and drinks, then onto Bill Flemings for main and desert. – A mini progressive dinner. Please bring a torch.
• Graham Piper thanked Verity and John for the nine (9) years of service they gave to the very successful Open Gardens weekends.

Election of Office Bearers for 2012

Position	Nominee	Proposer	Seconder
President	Bill Fleming	Pam Watson	Fay Mainsbridge
Vice President	Graham Piper	Barbie Barrett	Wendy White
Treasurer (& Public Officer)	Mark Sutherland-Harris	Alan Watson	Diana Ross
Assistant Treasurer	Paul Stanley	Mark Sutherland-Harris	Beth Jackson
Secretary	Margaret Dunn	Liz Muller	Trish Piper
Assistant Secretary (& Minute Secretary)	Dawn Best	Don Ross	Valmai Weir
Auditor	John Sefton	Di Jones	Jan Sutherland-Harris
Social Secretary	Liz Muller	Susan Montgomery	Joy Coombes
Assistant Social Secretary	Trish Piper	Dawn Best	Margaret Dunn
Assistant Social Secretary	Jan Critchley	Dawn Best	Margaret Dunn
New Member Secretary	Leonie Miller	Trish Piper	Liz Muller
Publicity Officer	Kate Stanley	Bronwyn Berend	Don Ross
Open Gardens Convenor	Bill Fleming	Pam Watson	Rhonda McElnea
Assistant Co- Conveynor
Librarian	Rhonda McElnea	Di Cronin	Ruth Thorby
Super Co-Ordinator	Bronwyn Berend	Kate Stanley	Elizabeth Evans
Trading Table Co-Ordinator	Don Ross	Liz Muller	Trish Piper
Raffle Ticket Sales	Helen Jordan	Rhonda McElnea	Di Glasgow
GCA Journal Distributor	Beth Jackson	Margaret Dunn	Valmai Weir

We also need volunteers to be on the social committee
Open Gardens Committee
Trading table
Super Roster

General Business. - Bill Fleming

• Anyone who may have left a plate etc at Bill Flemings after the Christmas party, please retrieve it from the front table
• Rhonda McElnea informed the club of new DVD’s - Melbourne International Garden Show, and around the world in 80 gardens.
• The trading table is well stocked. Please avail yourself of all the bargains.
• Hal Costin is back home and would welcome any garden club members that can drop in for a chat.
• Show and Tell-
• Pam Watson displayed Magnolia Macrophilla, Pink Brugsmansia
• Bill displayed – Arum Lilies, Strelitzia, Epiphyllums, Euphorbia, and Succulents.
• The meeting ended at 8.45pm and was then handed over to our speaker – Pam Watson who showed us a beautiful slide show of on Monet’s garden in Giverny, Euroflora in Genoa and Florence.

GARDENING INFORMATION

Our meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month, February to November, at the Galston Community Centre, 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston, at 8 p.m. to around 10 p.m

HISTORY

The club was established in 1983 when a number of interested people met in the Community Centre in Arcadia Road. Now in its 26th year the club continues to flourish. In an area noted for its nurseries and semi rural ambience the club has an important role in the life of the local community.

This role is highlighted each year when the club holds its annual Open Gardens Weekend to raise money for various charitable organisations. Commenced in 1991 this event has raised many thousands of dollars for both local and more broadly based worthy causes.

We are pleased to have as our Patron Mrs Judy Horton, the well known horticulturalist, author and broadcaster.

PLACES OF LOCAL INTEREST

Galston is home to Fagan Park, 52 Hectares of parkland with its Gardens of Many Nations including the Mediterranean, South African, Netherlands, South America, North and America, Australian and the United Kingdom. Picnic and barbecue facilities and an excellent childrens' playground, birdlife on its major dams and remnant forest.

History Cottage is located in Galston Road, adjacent to Galston Park and provides resources on local history.

NEW MEMBER SECRETARY

One of our members will help you with information & answer questions.

TRADING TABLE

Members bring cuttings, plants and bulbs for sale on the Trading Table. Plants are brought to the Trading Table prior to the meeting, but sales do not start until after the end of the meeting about 9.30 p.m. Funds raised go to pay rent for the hall and buy books for the library etc.

SUPPER

Tea or coffee and biscuits are served at the end of the meeting, free of charge, in the small meeting room near the main entrance. Two members volunteer for the Supper Roster each month to serve supper.

LIBRARY

We have a large and extensive library of books, videos and DVDs. They may be borrowed free of charge by club members.

Q & A

Gardening questions can be asked at meetings, or write, email or phone them beforehand.

SHOW AND TELL

Interesting flowers and plants can be brought along for Show and Tell.

OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND (October)

This event is traditionally held over the 3rd weekend in October each year. Commencing on the Friday is a Garden Lovers Delight package, reasonably priced, designed to cater to groups and for which bookings are necessary. The package includes entry to four or five gardens, a Devonshire Morning Tea, lunch in a corporate marquee in one of the gardens accompanied by musical entertainment normally provided by the Police Concert Band.

Visitors on the Saturday and Sunday are not required to book. Tickets for these days can be obtained through the Galston Club, 19 Arcadia Road, Galston, Tel 9653 2017 and will be available from early September. There are usually ten gardens open for inspection with all profits earmarked for various charities.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

The club meets at 8pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (December and January excepted) in the Galston Community Centre (formerly the Galston School of Arts), 37 Arcadia Road, Galston. Activities organised by the club include:-

- Guest speakers on a wide range of gardening topics

- Trading table where plants can be purchased at very reasonable prices

- Coach tours to various gardens, nurseries, parks and other places of gardening interest.

- Provision of a comprehensive library of gardening related books and DVDs which can be borrowed through the Club Librarian.

- An opportunity to socialise at the conclusion of the meetings when supper is served.

ANNUAL DUES

$20 per single ($10 after July), $25 per family ($12.50 after July). Club badges are $7.50.