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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260521T183000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Thursday 21st May
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – Thursday 21st May \nInfo Session – Pests with Rob Murray \nPlant of the Month – No plant of the month due to Mini Show  \nGuest Speaker – TBC \nTopic – TBC \nCompetition – Mini Show \nSubject to change\, if necessary\, due to speakers being unavailable. \n  \nMeeting Format \n6.30pm Plants Sales commence \n7pm Information Session \n7.20pm General Business \n7.30pm Guest Speaker \n8.15pm Plant of the Month \n8.30pm Supper \n9pm    Competition results & Raffle \n9.30pm Meeting Closes \n  \nVisitors Welcome!
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/monthly-meeting-thursday-21st-may/
LOCATION:Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall\, 52 Merthyr Road\, New Farm\, QLD\, 4005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260618T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260618T213000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20230115T081026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T053754Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Thursday 18th June
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – Thursday 18th June \nInfo Session – Wiring Tillandsia with Aaron Handley \nPlant of the Month – Tillandsia \nGuest Speaker – TBC \nTopic – TBC \nCompetition – Popular Vote \nSubject to change\, if necessary\, due to speakers being unavailable. \n  \nMeeting Format \n6.30pm Plants Sales commence \n7pm Information Session \n7.20pm General Business \n7.30pm Guest Speaker \n8.15pm Plant of the Month \n8.30pm Supper \n9pm    Competition results & Raffle \n9.30pm Meeting Closes \n  \nVisitors Welcome!
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/monthly-meeting-thursday-18th-june/
LOCATION:Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall\, 52 Merthyr Road\, New Farm\, QLD\, 4005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20221012T121550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T055346Z
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SUMMARY:Tillandsia Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \nTillandsia Day 2026 will be held on Saturday 20th June at the Kedron Wavell Service Club. \nAgain\, we will have a great lineup of local and international speakers. \nThe cost is $50 for the day which includes Morning & Afternoon Tea\, and Lunch. \nThe day will run from 8.15am to 5.00pm with bookings available through Try Bookings – use the link below \nhttps://www.trybooking.com/DHOVG \nIf you have any special dietary requirements\, please note these when booking so we can advise the venue. \nSadly we missed 2025 due to the Aussie Broms Conference diverting our resources. \nIt is happening in 2026! \n For those who have registered – THANKS\, For others – ITS TIME TO ACT \nRegister at Trybooking \n https://www.trybooking.com/DHOVG \nVenue is Kedron Wavell Services Club\, Chermside in Brisbane \nNote it is a Saturday this year to avoid the club’s Sunday surcharges. \nWe have a great program this year with 2 US expert speakers and some local growers to round out the day. \nOur US speakers are: \nJerry Raack has studied them for 55 years. When Jerry was a new college graduate\, he received his first bromeliad as a gift from his brother. He was eager to learn more\, so he joined the International Bromeliad Society. He ended up meeting bromeliad collectors throughout the world and eventually served as its president for six years. He’s also published articles\, given lectures and travelled extensively in search of new bromeliads. He discovered nearly two dozen in remote places like the cloud forests of Ecuador and the highlands of the Andes Mountains in Peru. Two bromeliads\, Tillandsia raackii and Tillandsia kickae\, are named in his and his wife Joanne’s honour.  More recently Jerry has been involved. Jerry will deliver 2 presentations: \n\nHow to use taxonomy to identify species based on the work he has been doing  with Eric Gouda and Jose Manzanares assisting in preparing material for their new books over the past 3 years or so.  Eric Gouda has helped me immensely to get started into that area\, and all the work I have done with he and Jose in writing the descriptions for the new books has taught me a lot. \nThe other area Jerry has done a lot with in the past 4 years or so is in understanding how to identify and grow quite a number of Tillandsia in the subgenus Pseudovriesea.  These of course all used to be in the genus Vriesea.  He  grows about 30 different species in this subgenus\, and we in Australia should be able to grow most if not all of these.  There are a number of fairly new ones Jerry has helped identify in the past 5 years.\n\n  \nPam Hyatt will also return as a presenter this year. Pam is owner/principal of Bird Rock Tropicals in California.\, one of the largest bromeliad/tillandsia nurseries worldwide. \nPam has travelled extensively in Central and south America. She will present one habitat based talk and another on particular species complex. She is currently extremely busy preparing for the World Bromeliad Conference and the final detail of her presentations will be sorted immediately after. Count on something good!  \nThe program is set out below. \nHoping to see you there\, \nRegards \nJohn Olsen \nConvenor \nTillandsia Workshop Program Saturday 20 June 2026 \nNOTE: ACCESS TO THE PLANT SALES AREA WILL BE LIMITED TO SELLERS FOR SET UP FROM 6AM TO THE REGISTRATION OPENING AT 8AM \nAND NO FURTHER ACCESS TO ANYONE UNTIL PLANTS SALES OFFICIALLY BEGIN AT 3:30PM \n6:00 – 8:00     Set up for Sellers – Sellers access only to Sales area \n7:30-8:30       Registration- meet and greet. Raffle sales. Tea and Coffee available. \n8:15            Raffle sales – Speakers check AV setup \n8:30            Opening Welcome \n8:35 – 9:15     Jerry Raack Identifying Species Lessons from Ecuador \n9:15 -10:00     Jerry Racck Pseudovriesea – once were Tillandsia \n10:00 – 10:30   Morning Tea – review auction plants -Raffle sales \n10:30 – 11:15   Pam Koide Learning from Habitat \n11:15 – 12:00   Pam Koide Species complex tba \n12:05 -12:45    Lunch and draw raffle \n12:45 – 1:15    Chris Larson Commercial realities \n1:15 – 1:45     Peter Tristram – edithae Complex \n1:45 – 2:30     I did it My Way- How 3 local Growers handle their conditions \n2:30- 2:45      Show and Tell  Plant Id panel   \n2:45-3:30       Rare Plant Auction \n3:30    Afternoon tea and First dibs raffle \n3:40     Plant Sales Opens      \n5:00    Pack away and Clean up – assistance of attendees welcomed. \n 
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/tillandsia-day-2024/
LOCATION:Kedron-Wavell Services Club\, 21 Kittyhawk Drive\, Chermside\, Queensland\, 4032\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260716T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260716T213000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20230115T081212Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Thursday 16th July
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – Thursday 16th July \nInfo Session – TBC \nPlant of the Month – No plant of the month as Mini-Show being held. \nGuest Speaker – Doug Binns \nTopic – TBC \nCompetition – Mini Show \nSubject to change\, if necessary\, due to speakers being unavailable. \n  \nMeeting Format \n6.30pm Plants Sales commence \n7pm Information Session \n7.20pm General Business \n7.30pm Guest Speaker \n8.15pm Supper \n8.45pm    Competition results & Raffle \n9.30pm Meeting Closes \n  \nVisitors Welcome!
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/monthly-meeting-thursday-16th-july/
LOCATION:Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall\, 52 Merthyr Road\, New Farm\, QLD\, 4005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260725T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260725T080000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20260501T060813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T061140Z
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SUMMARY:Pop-Up Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Bromeliad Society of Queensland \nPop-Up Sale \nWhen: Saturday 25th July \nTime: 8am – 12noon ONLY \nWhere: Wavell Heights Community Hall\, Edinburgh Castle Road Wavell Heights  \nFree Entry \nThere will be a large range of Bromeliads\, Tropicals\, Aroids\, Hoyas and much more for sale. \nCash & Cards welcome.
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/pop-up-sale/
CATEGORIES:BSQ
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260820T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260820T213000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20230115T081457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T054229Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Thursday 20th August
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – Thursday 20th August \nInfo Session – Growing Streptophyella  with Graeme Nolan \nPlant of the Month – Hohembergia \nGuest Speaker – Amanda Meads \nTopic – Floral Arrangements using Bromeliad Flowers \nCompetition – Popular Vote \nSubject to change\, if necessary\, due to speakers being unavailable. \n  \nMeeting Format \n6.30pm Plants Sales commence \n7pm Information Session \n7.20pm General Business \n7.30pm Guest Speaker \n8.15pm Plant of the Month \n8.30pm Supper \n9pm    Competition results & Raffle \n9.30pm Meeting Closes \n  \nVisitors Welcome!
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/monthly-meeting-thursday-20th-august/
LOCATION:Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall\, 52 Merthyr Road\, New Farm\, QLD\, 4005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260917T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260917T213000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20230115T081643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T054356Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Thursday 17th September
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – Thursday 17th September \nInfo Session – Potting Mix with Peter Ball \nPlant of the Month – Billbergia \nGuest Speaker – David Tanswell \nTopic – Travelogue \nCompetition – Popular Vote \nSubject to change\, if necessary\, due to speakers being unavailable. \n  \nMeeting Format \n6.30pm Plants Sales commence \n7pm Information Session \n7.20pm General Business \n7.30pm Guest Speaker \n8.15pm Plant of the Month \n8.30pm Supper \n9pm    Competition results & Raffle \n9.30pm Meeting Closes \n  \nVisitors Welcome!
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/monthly-meeting-thursday-17th-september/
LOCATION:Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall\, 52 Merthyr Road\, New Farm\, QLD\, 4005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20220621T033008Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Show & Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Bromeliad Society of Queensland invites you to their 2026 Spring show – the Bromeliad & Tropicals Show & Sales. \nBromeliad & Tropicals Spring Show & Sales 2026 \nLocation: Northlakes State College\, Junior Sports Stadium\, Innovation Place North Lakes 4509 \nTimes: Saturday 26th September 8am – 4pm and Sunday 27th September 8am – 1pm. \nCost: $4 which includes entry into the Lucky Door Prize.  \nFree entry for Bromeliad Society of Queensland members & groups of 10 or more members from a Garden Club. \nFree parking. \nFeaturing: Spend the weekend exploring bromeliads and tropical plants where garden inspiration is everywhere at the Bromeliad & Tropicals Spring Show & Sales. \nBromeliads have attractive leaves and clump which means they make great ground cover\, equally they can be grown individually in pots. They are epiphytic so are often found in trees and on stumps. Depending on the variety\, bromeliads can take full sun\, part sun or total shade and are high survivors. Their flowers are stunning and long lasting. \nPresented by the Bromeliad Society of Queensland\, our experienced growers will be sharing their luscious gardens with you. Purchase all types of plants from bromeliads & tillandsias to tropicals & indoor plants\, starting at only $5. \nThe Society is proud to donate all proceeds from the Monster Raffle\, recipient to be confirmed.  \nBromeliad Information sessions will be held on Saturday at 11am and 1pm\, plus Sunday at 11am – no charge – to provide you with information on growing and propagating bromeliads. \nSpecialists and volunteers will be at the event to offer advice\, with books available for purchase. Admire the plant displays and competition plants where you’ll see these plants at their colourful best. The show is family friendly with plant-minding and refreshments available. \nWhether you are a green thumb or novice gardener\, there is something for everyone at the Bromeliad & Tropicals Spring Show & Sales. \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BromeliadSocietyOfQueensland/ \nOrganiser: Sue & Neale Hall\, bsqshows@bromsqueensland.com.au \nPresident: Denise Ball\, president@bromsqueensland.com.au\, \nPublicity organiser: John Williamson – sales@bromsqueensland.com.au \n 
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/spring-show-sale/
LOCATION:Northlakes State College\, Innovation Place\, North Lakes\, QLD\, 4509\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260927T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260927T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20210614T221904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T060537Z
UID:15233-1790496000-1790514000@bromsqueensland.com.au
SUMMARY:Spring Show and Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Bromeliad Society of Queensland invites you to their 2026 Spring show – the Bromeliad & Tropicals Show & Sales. \nBromeliad & Tropicals Spring Show & Sales 2026 \n  \nLocation: Northlakes State College\, Junior Sports Stadium\, Innovation Place North Lakes 4509 \nTimes: Saturday 26th September 8am – 4pm and Sunday 27th September 8am – 1pm.. \nCost: $4 per person / Cash and EFTPOS accepted for Entry payment. Free for children under 15 years old. \nFree entry for Bromeliad Society of Queensland members\, Garden clubs/societies groups of 10 or more receive FREE ENTRY. \nPlenty of free parking available onsite. \nFeaturing: Spend the weekend exploring bromeliads and tropical plants where garden inspiration is everywhere at the Bromeliad & Tropicals Spring Show & Sales. \nBromeliads have attractive leaves and clump which means they make great ground cover\, equally they can be grown individually in pots. They are epiphytic so are often found in trees and on stumps. Depending on the variety\, bromeliads can take full sun\, part sun or total shade and are high survivors. Their flowers are stunning and long lasting. \nPresented by the Bromeliad Society of Queensland\, our experienced growers will be sharing their luscious gardens with you. Purchase all types of plants from bromeliads & tillandsias to tropicals & indoor plants\, starting at only $5. \nBromeliad Information sessions will be held on Saturday at 11am and 1pm\, plus Sunday at 11am – no charge – to provide you with information on growing and propagating bromeliads. \nThe Society is proud to donate all proceeds from the Monster Raffle\, recipient to be confirmed.  \nThings to do \nBuy plants! \nThere will be a variety of plants for sale from over thirty experienced growers including bromeliads\, tropicals\, indoor plants\, orchids\, hoyas\, begonias\, succulents and many more. \nFrom green thumbs to novice gardeners\, you won’t leave empty handed. \nKid-friendly. \nPlants will be refreshed throughout the event. Cash and EFTPOS accepted for plant purchases. \nAdmire the competition plants \nSee the award winning competition entries from our members. \nBecome a member and learn about bromeliads \nGrowers and Society volunteers will be at the event to help you choose the right plants for your garden and answer all your questions. Come and say hello\, we love talking about broms! There will also be books available for purchase. \nTake a break \nAfter filling a box or two full of plants\, take a break\, there will be plant minding facilities available. \nWhether you are a green thumb or novice gardener\, there is something for everyone at the Bromeliad & Tropicals Spring Show & Sales. \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BromeliadSocietyOfQueensland/ \nOrganiser: Sue & Neale Hall\, bsqshows@bromsqueensland.com.au \nPresident: Denise Ball\, president@bromsqueensland.com.au\, \nPublicity organiser: John Williamson – sales@bromsqueensland.com.au
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/spring-show-and-sale/
LOCATION:Northlakes State College\, Innovation Place\, North Lakes\, QLD\, 4509\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20261015T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20261015T213000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20230115T081824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T054736Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Thursday 15th October
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – Thursday 15th October \nInfo Session – Pupping Bromeliads with Trevor Blake & Graeme Nolan \nPlant of the Month – No plant of the month as Mini-Show being held. \nGuest Speaker – Darryl Ruprecht \nTopic – Staghorn \nCompetition – Mini Show \nSubject to change\, if necessary\, due to speakers being unavailable. \n  \nMeeting Format \n6.30pm Plants Sales commence \n7pm Information Session \n7.20pm General Business \n7.30pm Guest Speaker \n8.15pm Supper \n8.45pm    Competition results & Raffle \n9.30pm Meeting Closes \n  \nVisitors Welcome!
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/monthly-meeting-thursday-15th-october/
LOCATION:Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall\, 52 Merthyr Road\, New Farm\, QLD\, 4005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20261119T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20261119T213000
DTSTAMP:20260518T171052
CREATED:20230115T082026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T235257Z
UID:20455-1795113000-1795123800@bromsqueensland.com.au
SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - Thursday 19th November
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – Thursday 19th November \nInfo Session – TBC \nPlant of the Month – Quesnelia \nGuest Speaker – TBC \nTopic – TBC \nCompetition – Popular Vote \nSubject to change\, if necessary\, due to speakers being unavailable. \n  \nMeeting Format \n6.30pm Plants Sales commence \n7pm Information Session \n7.20pm General Business \n7.30pm Guest Speaker \n8.15pm Plant of the Month \n8.30pm Supper \n9pm    Competition results & Raffle \n9.30pm Meeting Closes \n  \nVisitors Welcome!
URL:https://bromsqueensland.com.au/event/monthly-meeting-thursday-19th-november/
LOCATION:Merthyr Road Uniting Church Hall\, 52 Merthyr Road\, New Farm\, QLD\, 4005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BSQ
ORGANIZER;CN="The Bromeliad Society of Queensland Inc.":MAILTO:publicity@bromsqueensland.com.au
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