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Membership

Why Join Cairns Garden Club

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  • Open to all - whether you're a beginner, expert, or just love gardens.

  • Garden visits to beautiful local gardens.

  • Friendly, welcoming community.

  • Fun competitions and activities.

  • Monthly meetings with guest speakers.

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Membership Information

Meetings
Our meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month between February and November. During the wetter months of the year we meet at a local hall and then at gardens and places of interest. Please remember to bring a folding chair to meetings (not required at the hall) and an item for the raffle table. This does not need to be a plant; any item you would like to take home yourself would be suitable.

NOTE: The Cairns Garden Club is aware of our responsibility to help in prevention of the spread of diseases and pests in plants, particularly electric ants which are on the march again. Please make sure that any plant which you bring to the raffle table or the competition is free from pests and disease. We strongly recommend an annual inspection of your property for electric ants, which is free and can be arranged by contacting Gary Morton at DAF 0421 692 251 or phone 13 25 23.

Club Competition
Members are encouraged to participate in the monthly competition - 1 point for each entry with a limit of two entries per member. First place will receive 3 additional points and second, 2 additional points. There will also be an incentive $10 voucher for the first and second places. Except where the category specifies an “arrangement” the entries must be from the members own garden (three months minimum ownership of purchased plants); pots should be clean and in proportion to the size of the plant; plants should be mature and well grown; if a plant is grown for flowers they should be abundant, if the plant is grown for foliage, flowers should be removed. Leaves should be clean and free from damage and flowers should be fresh. The entries are judged similarly to the standards of the Cairns Show. Show schedules and a copy of the FNQ Standards are available to members to consult.

Reference Library
Financial members may borrow a book of their choice for one month free of charge. The criteria for the books in our library are that they should contain up to date information relevant to gardening in the Tropics. As it is quite impossible to bring all the books to a meeting our Librarian, Peter Cousens, will bring a small selection plus those which have been ordered. Please phone Peter on 0410 341 589 or email petercousens@bigpond.com to order a book. View our current list of books on our Library Page or the list be available at every meeting.

Safety

Workplace Health and Safety Policy:

To ensure that all our events and meetings are conducted in a safe manner all members. are requested to comply with the following guidelines:
 

  1. A hat (and sunscreen) is recommended for outside venues.

  2. If inside venues have ‘rules’ for use – they should be adhered to.

  3. The directions of the host and/or Committee members must be followed to ensure we inspect the garden/property with the utmost safety in mind. This is to ensure any special requirements of the site are respected.

  4. No taking cuttings without consent and no damage to be done to any plants or equipment.

  5. Courtesy to others is the cornerstone of our meeting. Please show respect to guest speakers and other members. Keep in mind some may have health issues they are dealing with and help them to get maximum enjoyment from the outing.

  6. Closed in shoes may be recommended for some outside venues.

  7. Beware pedestrians when parking or reversing vehicles especially when there are no gazetted car parking spaces.

  8. During COVID times – all legislation relating to this must be adhered to.

Emerald jade vine flowers in a tropical garden.

Become a member

To join, download and print the Membership Form PDF, then bring it along to our next meeting or mail it to our Secretary at

PO Box 503, Cairns QLD 4870.


Our committee will review your application and let you know when it has been approved.


You’re warmly invited to attend our meetings and events as a visitor on up to three occasions. After that, we’ll ask you to apply for membership.

Membership Form PDF
Pink and green Caladium leaves in garden.
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