Christmas Breakup and Biennial Awards
at Mt Coot-tha Auditorium 2023.
About 91 attendees were at the Christmas Breakup and Biennial unction at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens. Professor Graeme Nimmo presented all the awards followed by a delicious lunch.
Vice President Tom Hayes was MC and President Phil Adam gave stirring talk to QCGC members.
Curator Dale Ardvisson presented an overview of recent activities at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.
Liz Parkinson
Publicity Officer for QCGC
Category 1 Individual to a Club
Shirley Brann for Shirley Dance from Queensland Rose Society
Gloria Cory from Goondiwindi and District Garden Club.
Ctegory 4 Individual to Horticulture
Noel Prior from Northern Districts Horticulural Society
Category 4 Individual to Horticulture
Rod Nicholls from Golden Beach Garden Club
Category 4 Phil Adam recieving for
Michael O'Dea The Queensland Begonia Society
Category1
Bevan and Shirley Dance receiving award at Donelles
The Most Contribution by an Individual to Horticulture was won by
Steven Wedd from The Queensland Dahlia Society. The award was accepted by Brian Heath from The Dahlia Society.
Debbie and Tim from Cracklin Spit Roast.
was happy receiving $50 from Treasurer Dorothy Tyrrell.
Enjoy the party. Stories and photos by John Keays
Invite to 2023 Christmas Luncheon
Most Contribution by an Individual to a Club
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CLUB |
NAME |
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Beenleigh Garden Club |
Merle Lubach |
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Boonah District Garden Club |
Gwenda Schneider |
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Cairns Garden Club |
Sheena Phillips |
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Ferney Grove Garden Club |
Dale Gurney |
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Indooroopilly Garden Club |
Margaret Butterfield |
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John Oxley District Orchid Society |
Atsuko Nakamura |
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Oxley Garden Club |
Christine Meston |
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Pumicestone Garden Club |
Janene Suttie |
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Queensland Herb Society |
Elspeth Davies |
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Spring-Dale Garden Club |
Ros Smith |
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Tewantin-Noosa Garden Club |
Nita Bettridge |
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The Pines Garden Club |
Joan Bailey |
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The Queensland Rose Society |
Shirley Dance |
Most Contribution by an Individual to the Community
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CLUB |
NAME |
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Glebe garden Club Ipswich |
Faye Wright |
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Goondiwindi & District Garden Club |
Gloria Cory |
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Ipswich Horticultural Society |
Ashley Haag |
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The Floral Art Society of Queensland Inc |
Daphne Muhling |
Most Contribution by a Club to the Community
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CLUB |
COMMENTS |
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The Gap Garden Club |
Noela Geeves President 27 |
Most Contribution by an Individual to Horticulture
| CLUB | COMMENTS |
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Australian Horticultural Judges Association |
Noel Prior |
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Golden Beach Garden Club |
Rod Nicholls |
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Goondiwindi & District Garden Club |
Bernadine Paesler |
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Queensland Dahlia Society |
Steven Wedd |
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The Queensland Begonia Society Inc |
Michael O'Dea |
Nominations Category 1 - 13 Winner Janene Suttie Pumicestone Garden Club
Category 2 – 4 Winner Gloria Cory Goondiwindi & District Garden Club
Category 3 – 1 Winner The Gap Garden Club
Category 4 – 5 Winner Steven Wedd Qld Dahlia Society
Lucky Door Delwyn Hallett Tewantin Noosa GC. David Murphy Glebe GC
Raffle Joanne Kjorstad Tewantin Noosa GC
Olive Seymour Greenpark GC
Sharon Robertson Oxley GC