For our first meeting of 2024 the club will meet at its new venue – the East Ivanhoe Bowling Club. The speaker for the meeting will be Su Laird on Perennials and the meeting will include the usual sales table, raffle, show bench and club library.

About the new venue, President Jeff Leaney said –

“This facility has all we require (and more!). It is all on one level with a large meeting space with polished floor boards, a spacious and well-equipped kitchen, and easily accessible from the car park via a sloping ramp. …We are excited about this move to a new venue and look forward to welcoming you.”

Our walk group at the Banyule Flats Cattle Yards

On Saturday April 1st, our wonderful walks leader, Anna Burley, organised a walk for us at the Banyule Flats. Anna also organised the most stunning weather for us with the rain only beginning to threaten as we were leaving.  For many of us, who had not been there for years, the Banyule Flats were a revelation.

The walk was a fantastic follow up to the presentation at our most recent Club meeting from Daphne of the Waringal Conservation Society. On the walk we were able to see a number of the plantings she mentioned. We did a circuit of the swamp and saw a number of Kangaroos and many different birds.

Our walk group with the swamp in the background and Banyule Hometsead in the distance (top left of photo).

Anna had done her research well and was able to share with us a great deal of knowledge about the area and its history, in particular the relationship to the Heidelberg Artists School and details about the Banyule Homestead.

The walk  ended with a welcome cup of tea and lovely cake.

Looking forward to our next walk!

Our group looking at the Warringal Conservation Society Plaque acknowledging their planting

Our group looking at the Indigenous planting area at Banyule Flats.

The first meeting of 2023 will be on Tuesday 28 February at the new Bellfield Community Hub in Perkins Ave, off Oriel Rd (just one street north of Banksia St) which is easily seen from our old meeting venue at Bellfield Community Centre.  By member request, meetings will commence at 7.30 pm. There is a little parallel parking beside the entrance, which is on the side of the building facing Oriel Rd. Much more parking is available to the rear (south) side of the building.

Committee members provide supper for this meeting.

The Ivanhoe Garden Club had a wonderful life at the Bellfield Community Centre and despite the sadness at leaving this beautiful community venue we look forward to a fantastic future in our brand new meeting space

Ivanhoe Garden Club Displays at the Old Bellfield Community Centre