Welcome!

Lorraine Emerson

The Garden Clubs of Australia Inc. is a not-for-profit umbrella group established to provide encouragement and support for over 750 autonomous garden clubs and societies. These are like minded people who share a passion for gardening across the Nation supported by the motto ‘Friendship through Gardens’.
Lorraine Emerson – President / Events Co-0rdinator.

The image below on the left is The Garden Club of Australia’s Our Gardens’ Magazine current Cover page of GCA ‘Our Gardens’ autumn issue. It is one of four issues published each year featuring photos and stories from across  Australia.
Other images will also be featured here.

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RESOURCES   CONTACT US   LINKS TO GARDENING SITES & OTHER INFORMATION

Special Notices


The Garden Clubs of Australia Inc’s Committee

The following members 2020/2021 Committee are:

Planning – John Kitt;
Secretary – Jo Saxon Keith;
Treasurer – Frances Cairns;
Membership Secretary – Jacqui Bateman;
Director of Zones South West – Heather Pryor;
Director of Zones North East and FaceBook Administration – Paul McQueen;
Awards and Proofing – Elizabeth Dobson;
Editor ‘Our Gardens’ – Judy Horton OAM;
Photo Competition and Calendar – Paul Lucas;
Communications – Lynne Faux; and
Insurance and Web Administration – Eric Bateman.

Affiliation

Is your Club/Society/ Community Garden/Gardening Group Interested in joining us?
Many have from around Australia.
Your first contact is with our Membership Secretary click here to visit the MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATION WEB PAGE, or EMAIL or telephone Jacqui 0424 430 844.

GCA Insurance

The Certificate of Currency for each of our Affiliates was emailed on Friday 30th April 2021.

Those Affiliates with Mail addresses only will receive them sometime in the first week of May depending on Australia Post.

If your Club/Society/Group has not received the Certificate by email, please contact the GCA Insurance Officer via email (insurance@gardenclubs.org.au) or telephone 0424 430 844.

Should your club executive or contact details (email, telephone, member numbers, meeting date) has changed since last updating the GCA would you please complete the this Form 4 and email the Form 4 to the Membership Secretary.

Photo Competition

Click here to view the Photo Competition Page to view the main winners of the 2020.
Click HERE for details of the 2021 competition

Our Gardens Magazine

Another wonderful Winter edition of Our Gardens Magazine Issue 90 2021. Click HERE here to see an preview of the stories and beautiful images within.

GCA Biennial Convention Townsville

This year from 12-16 September 2021 the GCA Biennial Convention is in Townsville.
Click on GCA Convention Flyer A4 2021 Qld Good to Go download or an overview and details.

2023 Biennial Convention

For further enquiries contact Lorraine Emerson (Email) to discuss organising The Garden Clubs of Australia’s Biennial Convention in 2023 and will receive support from the GCA

Facebook

Keep up-to-date with comments and images on our Facebook page.
CLICK HERE.

Noticeboard

Next The Garden Clubs of Australia Inc’s Committee Meeting

The next face-to-face Committee Meeting will now be scheduled for 7th June 2021 with the Meeting in Sydney at the York Club venue

The GCA’s CONSTITUTION

The GCA’s Constitution can been accessed here GCA Constitution 2021

Secretaries of Affiliated Member Clubs

1. Complete The GCA’s Form 4 as it is required to update important detail on The GCA’s database so that all Affiliates receive important information through your club’s Meeting Dates, Contact details, website, Facebook or number of members.

and send the completed form via post or email a scanned PDF copy to the Membership Secretary of any changes to your Club’s Executive Officers.

2. For any changes to the number of members that your Club has to cover for Insurance, please complete the GCA FORM 2 by 15 February each year and EMAIL to the Insurance Officer.

FORM 2 GCA Insurance

3. Other documents of interest are listed for immediate use and distribution to your respective organisations:

  1. GCA STRATEGIC PLAN v2
  2. GCA OPERATIONAL PLAN
  3. SCHEDULE 2021
  4. Privacy Letter Locate a Club
  5. GCA Convention 2021 Flyer
  6. FORM 5 Insurance Replacement Request