The group is located at the top end of the Yorke Peninsula,
South Australia in an area known as the Copper Coast. Main towns in the area are Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo. We are a small friendly group whose members freely exchange knowledge and information about propagating and growing native plants.
Promoting the growing and conservation of native plants in gardens, community areas and their original environments.
Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month (except January) at "The Farm Shed", Kadina information centre on the Moonta Road, starting at 7:30pm for group business followed by guest speaker/educational talk at 8:00pm
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# First meeting 24 April 1994 Horace McCauley elected president
# 1995 Involvement in weed control Agery National Trust Reserve
# 1995 Involvement with Rocky Bend Flora Reserve.
# 1998 Plantings at Harry's Point (Pt. Hughes)
# 1998 Plantings at Moonta Kindy
# 1999 Involvement in plant plans for Dryland Farming Museum
# 2000 Involvement in re-vegetation of Daniel's Quarry Pit
# 2000 Plantings at Helipad site Wallaroo
# 2000 Involvement Matta House landscaping
# 2001 Information assembled for future local plant book
# 2001 Involvement in advising council re plants for Moonta
# 2002 Additional plantings at Dryland Farming Centre
# 2003 Weed clearing Boxthorn removal Agery reserve.
# 2003 Plantings & maintenance Dryland centre (Kadina)
# 2004 Agery & Rocky Bend weed control
# 2004 Dryland Farming Centre (Kadina Info centre) care
# 2004 Publishing of book suggesting plants for local gardens
# 2005 Involvement re advice to council on wetland projects
# 2005 Agery reserve maintenance
# 2005 Plantings and maintenance around "The Shed" Kadina
# 2006 Pruning and maintenance at "The Shed" Kadina Info centre
# 2007 Growing Australian Plants on NYP distributed for sale
# 2007 Visit to Agery reserve to check status.
# 2007 Pt Hughes-Moonta Bay cliff top walk
# 2008 Clements Gap trip