MYRTLE RUST – BIOSECURITY MEASURES

Myrtle Rust (uredo rangelii) is an exotic plant pest in Australia that affects plants in the Myrtaceae family. To date, Myrtle Rust has been found within the Central Coast region of NSW on: Agonis flexuosa (Willow Myrtle cv Afterdark and Burgundy), Callistemon viminalis (Bottle Brush), Leptospermum rotundifolium (Tea Tree), Syncarpia glomulifera (Turpentine), Syzygium leuhmanni x

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Green Expo Sydney 2010

Everyone who is connected to the Landscape Design, Construction and Management in the horticultural industry should seriously consider taking time out to attend Green Expo Sydney in August.

When: 25 August from 9 am – 6 pm and 26 August 9 am – 4 pm Where: Exhibition Hall, Rosehill Gardens, James Ruse Drive, Parramatta

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A Full House at GES 2010

By the time you reed this, the Exhibition Centre at Rosehill Gardens will be all but fully booked and that is nearly 5 months out from the event! This must indicate that the degree of interest and support for GES 2010 is gathering momentum. Where to next – we might need a larger venue?

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Nextgen Canberra Meeting

G’day all you Nextgeners,

Nextgen Hort group will be holding it’s first informal get together at the National Conference in Canberra next week on Tue 17 February 2009 from 8pm all are invited, this will be a gathering of all NextGen member from around Australia, it was a blast last year and I

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NGINA Green Expo Sydney 2009

There’s a whisper in the wind that the Nursery & Garden Industry NSW & ACT – NGINA – is staging a Big Event for August this year. It’s true and we want you to note these dates in your diary: 25 & 26 August. This is when our inaugural Green Expo Sydney is being

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Nextgen and AILDM

The nursery and garden industry in NSW is full of enthusiastic, successful young people who will shape the future of the industry. NGINA has now launched a similar forum to that initiated by the Victorian Association, and formed the NextGen group for 18 to 35 year old to meet, exchange ideas and work on

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