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Warrnambool Orchid Society

A group of people who help and support each other growing orchids around Warrnambool and district.

16/06/2026

Our orchid club meeting is the 3rd Tuesday of the month. We always have a display and discussion table. These are the plants we looked at tonight. Some are familiar, but some are way out there. Not surprising since orchids are one of the biggest families of flowering plants in the world. Lots of scope for a hobby ... or an obsession🥴

13/06/2026

Our next meeting is this Tuesday June 16th, 7:30pm CWA Rooms, Kepler Street. Dinner preceding at the Flying Horse at 6:00 for anyone interested in extra socialising. This month we have the display and discussion table, information from the World Orchid Conference in Germany in March, the usual gold coin raffle and popular plant vote, and information on upcoming shows and sales as we come in to the heaviest flowering part of the year for orchids.

15/05/2026

Interested in orchids? Come along to our orchid club meeting this Tuesday May 19th (next Tuesday) 7:30pm at the CWA Hall Kepler St. We have a great mix of growing experience and knowledge - everyone is welcome. We will have orchids in bloom that will be discussed, an orchid raffle, a guest speaker and plenty of "orchid talk" over supper. Use the brains trust to ask questions about your orchids. We can grow a huge range of orchids in Warrnambool, not just those sold in the retail outlets. The pictures show some of these from last May.

18/04/2026

Warrnambool's next orchid meeting is this coming Tuesday April 21st. Stephen Stebbing from Orchids on Newbold is speaking. His topics will be Coelogyne orchids and orchid mounts. He will have plants and materials for sale as well. The images show a Coelogyne tometosa spike developing and opening this month.

The meeting starts at 7:30 in the CWA rooms in Kepler Street. Before this there is a social get together for dinner for anyone interested at 6:00 at the Flying Horse. Our group is a diverse group from beginners to experts and anyone with an interest in orchids is welcome. Meetings are free but there are raffles and often plants for sale. There is also a display and discussion table for interest and learning.

"Extras" at this meeting will be information on an orchid seminar and sales day in Stawell in May and information on some native greenhood orchids that will be coming up for sale soon.

08/04/2026

Two orchid meetings with talks coming up. Friday April 10th 7:00pm at Cobden Civic Hall Murray Harding is speaking on Phalaenopsis (the moth orchids sold in many retail outlets). Tuesday April 21st at CWA Hall Warrnambool Stephen Stebbing will speak on Coelogyne orchids and mounting them. He will also have plants and accessories for sale. The Warrnambool meeting will have a social dinner preceding at the Flying Horse (6:00 pm) if interested. All welcome to both sessions. Bring change for raffles. The photo shows Coelogyne tomentosa developing flower spike this week.

29/03/2026

At the Australian Native Orchid Society (Geelong) annual tuber sale. Over 200 pots of native orchids (most to still emerge) from Acanthus to Pterostylis. A great way to disseminate stock and decrease the chance of orchids being lost in an ecological incident.

15/03/2026

What a great community event.

11/03/2026

Orchids are not just for the tropics or indoors. They are the biggest family of flowering plants and include hundreds of species and hybrids suited to our temperate climate outdoors. Keep blooms in best condition by growing them under shelter - a veranda, pergola, shade house or even a tree. Find out more at a local meeting. See the pinned post about meetings.

09/03/2026

Orchid events.
Friday March 13th. Cobden Orchid Club, 7:30pm, Cobden Civic Hall. Speaker Jeanne Dunn on dockrillia, sarchochilus and intergenerics. She will have plants for sale. Pre meeting mixer - dinner at Cobden Golf Club 6:00pm. RSVP [email protected] by Wednesday March 11th.
Tuesday March 17th. Warrnambool Orchid Club, 7:30pm, CWA Rooms Kepler St. Speaker Craig Miles, Orchids of Distinction. Topic to be set, plant sales as well. Pre meeting mixer - dinner at The Flying Horse 6:00pm. No RSVP required.
Both clubs have plant raffles (gold coin), plants displays with discussion, and are welcoming places for anyone with an interest in orchids no matter their growing experience.
Both clubs continue to meet 2nd Friday and 3rd Tuesday each month. On our side of the state there is a full day seminar on May 23 in Stawell - come to a meeting for more information.
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03/03/2026

A great looking seminar in May. Speakers are leading commercial orchid growers and experts in their field. It's rare to have so many sellers in one place in a regional area.

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Warrnambool, VIC
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