This is brief guide to the climatic features of the areas covered by the seven Regional Groups that make up the Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants and the benefits of membership offered by those Regions. All Regional groups offer a number of common benefits including access to a free "Seed Bank", Regional Meetings featuring expert speakers and a variety of field trips and excursions. Other services and benefits offered may vary slightly between the Regions as outlined below.

Please refer to the individual web sites for the Regional Groups for further information about membership benefits.

• Canberra
• New South Wales
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia

Climate

If you are contemplating joining from outside Australia, it would be preferable to select a Regional Group which operates in a similar climate zone to your own place of residence. The following is a rough guide, however, it should be realised that some Regions cover several zones:

If you require further details of the Australian climate, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology should be able to supply all the data you need!

Publications included in Membership

• Canberra
  • Monthly Bulletin summarising dates and times of activities and functions.
  • Journal, published 3 or 4 times per year, containing articles by members.
  • Quarterly colour journal "Australian Plants" (optional extra; additional fee required).

• New South Wales
  • Quarterly 48 page Newsletter "Native Plants for New South Wales" which contains details of coming events, information about Society matters and articles by members.
  • Quarterly colour journal "Australian Plants".

• Queensland
  • Quarterly 48 page "Bulletin" which contains details of coming events, information about Society matters and articles by members.
  • Quarterly colour journal "Australian Plants".

• South Australia
  • Quarterly 40 page "Journal" which contains details of coming events, information about Society matters and articles by members.
  • Quarterly colour journal "Australian Plants" (optional extra within Australia; additional fee required).

• Tasmania
  • Quarterly 36 page newsletter, "Eucryphia", which contains details of coming events, information about Society matters and articles by members.
  • Quarterly colour journal "Australian Plants".

• Victoria
  • Quarterly 56 page "Newsletter" which contains details of coming events, information about Society matters and articles by members.
  • Quarterly colour journal "Australian Plants" (optional extra within Australia; additional fee required).

• Western Australia
  • Quarterly 44 page "Newsletter" which contains details of coming events, information about Society matters and articles by members.
  • Quarterly colour journal "Australian Plants" (unless "Newsletter Only" membership is taken up).

District Groups

District Groups are located throughout Australia and allow Society members in a particular regional centre to take part in activities with other local members.

• Canberra

  Because of the relatively small size of the Australian Capital Territory, there are no District Groups in the Canberra Region.

• New South Wales

  28 District Groups have been established in the following areas: Armidale and District, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo), Coffs Harbour, East Hills, Far North Coast, Glen Innes, Harbourside (Sydney), Hawkesbury (Windsor/Richmond), Hunter Valley, Illawarra, Inner Sydney, Macarthur (Campbelltown/Camden), Menai, Mid North Coast, Newcastle, North Shore (Sydney), Nowra, Parramatta and the Hills, St George (southern Sydney), Southern Highlands (Mittagong, Moss Vale), Southern Tablelands (Goulburn district), South East Region (Ulladulla to Eden), South West Slopes (Cootamundra district), Sutherland, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga, Warringah.

• Northern Territory

  A District Group is located at Alice Springs. For administrative purposes, this Group is part of the South Australian Region.

• Queensland

  There are 19 District Groups and affiliated organisations in Queensland operating in the following areas: Brisbane (South Side), Brisbane (Western Suburbs), Brisbane (Daytime), Caboolture, Cairns, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Kingaroy, Logan River, Mackay, Pine Rivers, Redcliffe, Redlands, Rockhampton, Samford, Tablelands (Atherton), Townsville, Warwick.

• South Australia

  Within South Australia there are 14 District Groups: Brinkworth, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Fleurieu, Karoonda, Kimba and Districts, Murray Bridge, Northern Yorke Peninsula, Para Districts, Parrakie Area, Port Pirie and District, Riverland, Southern Eyre Peninsula, Southern Flinders Ranges, Waikerie and District.

• Tasmania

  There are 4 District Groups in Tasmania: Kingborough, Hobart, Northern, North West.

• Victoria

  The Victorian Region has 27 District Groups: Albury/Wodonda, Bairnsdale, Bendigo, Central Highlands, Foothills, Geelong, Grampians, Hamilton, Heathland, Keilor Plains, Latrobe Valley, Lilydale and District, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Mildura, Otway, Peninsula, Shepparton and Districts, South East Melbourne, South Gippsland, Wangaratta, Warrnambool and District, Waverley, Wilson Park, Wimmera, Yarra Yarra.

• Western Australia

  The Wildflower Society has 21 District and affiliated Groups: Albany, Armadale, Broome, Busselton, Carnarvon, Darling Range, Denmark, Eastern Hills, Esperence, Geraldton, Lesueur, Mandurah, Manjimup, Merredin, Mukinbudin, Mullewa, Murdoch, Nickol Bay, Northern Suburbs, Perth, Wickepin. The Kangaroo Paw Society is also affiliated with the Wildflower Society of Western Australia.