Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc. Newsletter

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1 Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc. Newsletter No. 5/18 Sep-Oct 2018 Correspondence/Enquiries to: The Secretary, Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc. 1 Portland Quay Maroochydore Qld

2 2 The Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc. Founded 1999 Affiliated with Bromeliad Society International Office Bearers 2018 President Nigel Thomson Vice President Cheryl Basic Secretary: Peter Cook Treasurer: Ralf Schenk Membership Secretary: Ralf Schenk Committee: Lenny Waite Stuart Cheyne Greg Jones Stan Walkley Neale McKinnon Steven Flood Life Members: Grace Goode OAM Bob Paulsen (decd.) Librarian: Kendall Ross Neale McKinnon Popular Choice: Stan Walkley Steve Flood Uldis Miezis Plant Sales: Ralf Schenk Cheryl Basic Catering: Rostered Raffle's: Gaye Cook Kendall Ross Newsletter Editor: Ralf Schenk Social Director: Ralf Schenk Club Website: scbs.org.au Web Master: Peter Cook Monthly meetings are held at the Millwell Road Community Centre, 11 Millwell Road (East) Maroochydore. (Behind the Plaza Shopping Centre.) unless otherwise advised. See Event Diary Meeting preparation starts prior to 1.30pm with proceedings beginning at 1.40pm. Afternoon tea is available and members should bring their own cup. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $1.00 each, proceeds from the raffle help offset the club s meeting expenses. Contents: Contents: 1. Front Cover 2. Office Bearers 3. Meeting Programme 4. General Meeting - Sat 21st July 5. P/C - Neoregelia s 6. P/C - Flowering Guzmania 7. P/C - Other Genera 8. P/C - Tillandsia 9. P/C - Nidularium, Pattern Leaf Vriesea 10. Coach Tour - Bob & True Grant 11. Coach Tour - Coffs Harbour 12. Coach Tour - Jan Townsend 13. Coach Tour - Peter Tristram 14. Coach Tour - Wes Trevor 15. Coming Events, Time for some Humour 16. Garden Meeting Steve Flood - Sat 18th Aug Meeting Attendance M V A July Meeting August Meeting Front Cover: Garden meeting at Steve Floods residence Back Cover: Photo s of the Garden Meeting at Steve Flood s Sat 18th August 2018 Message from the editor Newsletter: Ralf Schenk Articles appearing in this Newsletter are for information only and are not necessarily endorsed by the committee or the Sunshine Coast Bromeliad Society Inc. 2

3 3 Meeting Programme Set up Popular Choice 5. Popular Choice Results 2. Opening and intro by President 6. Speakers Presentation 3. Bromeliads in General 7. Plant Raffle 4. Tea break and plant sales Note: Variation of meeting programme in place when not held at the hall venue Date Topic Presenter Sep 15th Oct 20th Nov 17th Dec 1st Jan 19th Feb 16th General Meeting Millwell Rd Mini Neos Committee Meeting prior to, General Meeting Millwell Road Topic to be advised General Meeting Millwell Rd Sausage Sizzle Discussion, outline of Monster Plant Raffle Christmas Party Destination Tranquil Park Maleny General Meeting Millwell Rd Guest Speaker General Meeting Millwell Rd AGM Election of Office Bearers 2019 Andrew Deavonshire (NZ) TBA President & Growers TBA Editors Report Our July meeting was well attended and thanks to Peter and Gaye for the support in getting the necessary sausages, bread, onions and condiments for the BBQ with Ralf back in action turning the snags. Popular Choice saw some great Bromeliads bought in, for judgement though not all categories were well represented. Thanks to Stan, Steve and Uldis for their dedication in sorting the paperwork for the end results. How good was that! Yes from all accounts the 3 Day Coach tour to Coffs Harbour was well received by all who participated. Congratulations to Ron Murray for an outstanding job well done in arranging accommodation and meal venues, and for Peter Cook keeping us well informed of the scheduling of events and venues. Regretfully Percy Jorgensen had a fall prior to the event and he and wife Betty were unable to participant, also Hermann Vandermeer fell ill prior to our departure and was unable to experience a great 3 days. For the ardent bromeliad collector there was plenty of choice and numerous had almost empty pockets by the time they got home. We were all in awe of our Coach Driver Jo who miraculously managed to manoeuvre the coach in and out of some very precarious situations. Top marks from us all. The Garden Meeting at Steve Floods place was very well attended and certainly worth the visit. Steve has not been standing still since our last meeting in October The array of special plants and the informative description by Steve, Nigel and Cheryl certainly caught everyone's attention. No shortage of takers for great snags off the BBQ. Garden meetings are well received, with that in mind if you a member is in a position to offer your garden for a meeting in the future please contact one of the committee. 3

4 4 Millwell Road Community Centre General Meeting 21st July 2018 Enjoying some sunshine prior to start of the meeting BBQ time again Popular Choice scrutiny Cheryl & Tony in discussion John Byth talking on Alcantera s 4

5 5 July Popular Choice NEOREGELIA S First (11 Votes) -Cheryl Basic Melanie Second (8 Votes) - Cheryl Basic Sandy 5

6 6 July Popular Choice GOUDEA, GUZMANIA, VRIESEA & NIDULARIUM First (16 Votes) Sue Pedler Vriesea Yolanda Second (11Votes) - Jill Cheyne Guzmania Sanguinea 6

7 7 July Popular Choice OTHER GENERA First Stan Walkley Vrieslandia Blazing Tropics 7

8 8 July Popular Choice TILLANDSIA Equal First (11Votes ) -- Greg Jones - Tillandsia Stricta nigra Stan Walkley - Tillandsia Stremema Second (6Votes ) -- Greg Jones - Tillandsia confertiflora 8

9 9 July Popular Choice Pattern Leaf Vriesea s Left - First - Stan Walkley Strawberry Ice Cream Right - Second - Greg Jones Greenline x Gultz Left - Third - ( 5 Votes) Stan Walkley White Lightning 9

10 10 3 Day Coach Tour to Coffs Harbour 10th-12th August 2018 Waiting for Coach arrival 4.35am BP Service Station Jacob Wells 7.07am Early breakfast for most of us Congratutions the engaged couple Bob & True Grants nursery at Billinudgel Cheryl, Ron and Greg Time for lunch 10 Great meal and worthg coming back

11 11 3 Day Coach Tour to Coffs Harbour 10th-12th August 2018 Refreshment time after a busy day Arrived at our destination Coffs Harbour Evening meal at the Bowls Club Balcony accommodation for the more energetic Great spread for breakfast before the days outing Bowls Club - No complaints about the food No complaints about the food On the coach for the days touring Jan Townsend - Great collection of quality Broms Waiting to load passengers for the days outing 11

12 12 3 Day Coach Tour to Coffs Harbour 10th-12th August 2018 More of Jan s collection Time for lunch at the Shark In More great food for lunch Also a great view to the ocean At Peter Tristram s addressing members A chance to look around Plenty of selection 12 Afternoon tea and coffee

13 13 3 Day Coach Tour to Coffs Harbour 10th-12th August 2018 Storage room starting to get cramped Ready to load and back to the motel from Peter s At the motel Narelle briefing us on Golden Broms Ready to head off for an evening meal Breakfast before 6am Ready to depart for the trip home Woodburn morning brunch 13 Woodburn a short stop and its back on board

14 14 3 Day Coach Tour to Coffs Harbour 10th-12th August 2018 The Waterfire Restaurant & Bar for lunch Another excellent choice of venue for lunch Group photo at Wes Trevor s Nursery Interesting - Pricing according to sizes Time to relax and take in the surrounds Beckey Trevor presenting a Cake to celebrate Wes & Suzanne 40th Wedding Anniversary and Nigel s birthday. Great choice of plants and bromeliads 14 Farewell to the Caboolture participants

15 15 Coming Events SCBS-General Meeting Andrew Deavonshire Presentation Millwell Road Community Centre Sat. 15th September SCBS-General Meeting Millwell Road Community Centre Sat. 20th October SCBS-General Meeting Monster Raffle Millwell Road Community Centre Sat. 17th November Christmas Function Sat 1st December Tranquil Park Maleny Time for some Humour Two Irish couples decided to swap partners for the night. After 3 hours of amazing sex, Paddy says I wonder how the girls are getting on Mick and Paddy are reading head stones at a nearby cemetery Mick says Crickey! There s a bloke here who was 152! Paddy says What s his name?. Mick replies Miles, From London! How to start a fight I took my wife to a restaurant The waiter, for some reason, took my order first. I ll have the rump steak, rare please. He said, Aren t you worried about mad cow? Nah, she can order for herself. And that s when the fight started My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion, and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table. I asked her, do you know him? Yes, she sighed, He s my old boyfriend. I understand he took up drinking right after we split up 15 Can you guess which organization this is? AFL? NRL? Give up yet?..... Scroll down Neither, Humour Continued And I hear he hasn t been sober since. My God I said, :Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long? And that s when the fight started NRL Versa AFL National Ruby League Australian Football League 36 have been accused of spouse abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad cheques 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71, repeat 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges 8 have been arrested for shoplifting 21 currently are defendants in lawsuits and 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in It's the 535 members of the AUSTRALI- AN PARLIAMENT The same group of Idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year, designed to keep the rest of us in line. This is the very reason we have so much faith in the present crop of MP s. We d be jailed for some of the things they get away with, they get rewarded with a pay rise.

16 16 Garden Meeting - Sat August 18th 2018 SHOW & TELL Well attended meeting by members to Steve Floods residence. A detailed description of plants by Cheryl and Steve 16