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NIGHTCLIFF ORCHIDSOCIETY
Volume 39 Issue Number 9OCTOBER 2015
Copyright 2015 Nightcliff Orchid Society
Our Patron, Natasha Fyles, MLA along with our President, Anthony Fuller and Grand Champion Winner, Ken Sellwood
NIGHTCLIFF ORCHID SOCIETY OF THE NT (INC.)———————————————
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
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Bulletin of the Nightcliff Orchid Society of the
Northern Territory (Inc)P.O. Box 41165
PROUDLY PRINTED BY NATASHA FYLES, MLA FOR NIGHTCLIFF
THE NIGHTCLIFF ORCHID SOCIETY OF THE NT (Inc.)
Committee 2014/2015
I would like to join / continue my membership of
the Nightcliff Orchid Society
Please find enclosed the amount of $………. being the annual membership fee.
Fees are as follow (please circle choice):
Individual $20 Family $30 Junior /Pensioner $15
plus a joining fee of $15.00 for new members
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On becoming a member, I agree to abide by the Constitution, Rules and By-laws of the Nightcliff Orchid Society. (Please ask the Secretary for a copy of these documents
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THE NIGHTCLIF ORCHID SOCIETY OF THE NT (inc)
MONTHLY MAGAZINEOCTOBER 2015
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 9
minutes
7.30pm Second Monday of each month
MINUTES OF NIGHTCLIFF ORCHID SOCIETYGENERAL MEETING 399
MONDAY 13th September 2015 Meeting opened 7.44pm Welcome to new members/visitors Lynne ArchiboldPresent As per Attendance BookApologies As per Attendance BookMinutes of Previous MeetingMoved Peter Caldwell Seconded Kerryn Steward CarriedCorrespondence In: Various bank deposits from sponsors
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Nightcliff Orchid SocietyOffice Bearers 2015
Patron Natasha Fyles, MLA
President : Anthony Fuller
0437914089Vice President: Heidi Jatis
0409696366Secretary: Marion Davey Ph 8927 8198
[email protected] Rob Chapmann Ph 0428240172
[email protected] Officer Rob ChapmanPh 0428240172
[email protected] Registrar Marion Davey Ph 8927 8198
[email protected] Editor : Marion Davey Ph 8927 8198Librarian Wally Grimm
CONTENTS PAGE
Membership Application 2
General Meeting Minutes 4
Committee meeting minutes 5
Spring Show 2015 7
Forthcoming events 11
Raffles 12
Thank you page 14
COMMUNITY HALL
TOC Bulletin
Correspondence Out: Various receipts for sponsorships
Moved Kerryn Steward Seconded Sue Smith Carried Treasurer’s Report At present ‘rubbery figures’ for Spring Show. However, possibility of small profit this
yearCurrent banking figures presented. Raffle and gold coins seem down on last year
Moved Rob Chapman Seconded Neil Smith Carried
GENERAL BUSINESS
1.Spring Show
Overall a successLots of orchids benched [about 230].Still too dark; need ceiling fabrics removed for next year and white table coverings to lighten the place up.People who bought raffle tickets did not understand the raffle system.Competition orchids need better labelling – not for sale. Some people wanted to buy themSome suggestions for Next Year: Slide show in background; “hire” of extra lighting? Should we return next year – yes. 1week later?
2. Christmas party To be at Casuarina Club. Should it be Friday or Saturday? AF to investigate and book
3. 400 th meeting This will be our next meeting.What should we do that is special? Where should we go? Should we have an event thewWeekend after? It could be a BBQ? Possibly at the Botanic Gardens? East Point? Nightcliff Sports Club? Or, just a normal meeting with a cake? . Much discussion. No real enthusiasm for an outdoor event [probably too hot]. Feeling of meeting was simply to have a “Social” at the next meeting with everyone to bring a plate.Sherryl Fett offered to source a cake.
4. Auction When to have this? [LOC will have theirs on 3rd Oct] MD to investigate availability Hall availability.
5. Shirts
Sizing chart now available. Cost will be $33.
Popular vote. Sue McKeon’s Guarianthe skinneri albaLucky door Sue SmithRaffle 1 Shri Campbell
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Raffle 2 Lynne StrathieRaffle 3 Mark Ryan
Thanks are due to Neil and Sue Smith, and Ron James for providing a wonderful supper. .
Orchid Focus
1. Anthony Fuller gave a short talk based upon the displayed orchids2. A short Quiz with questions based upon Entertainment, the NT, Sport and Pastimes and the Spring
Show followed with a mixture of knowing winks coupled with blank expressions followed. The winning team, the President’s Mob, took out first place winning an orchid plant each.
The meeting closed at 9.40
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOS Committee Meeting 21/09/15 at Nicole Manison’s office, Leanyer
Meeting opened 5.35pmPresent - AF, HJ, WG, RC, PC, LS, Apologies - MDMinutes of previous meeting – Accepted Moved Peter Caldwell, Seconded Heidi Jatis
Correspondence nil
Treasurers report - Raffle totals from Spring show were adjusted up. Raffle was considerably more profitable than first envisaged.- Discussed new receipt/remmitance system, current one confusing.Treasurers report - Moved Lynne Strathie, Seconded Anthony Fuller.
General businessSpring Show feedback-Need extra donation box at door to bar to pick up on club members coming through that way.-HJ suggests we buy a larger sandwich board for putting on Tambling Tce.-Much discussion on banners. Tiger Brennan Drive deemed unsuitable. Some banners no good when placed too far from road as they are small and writing small. Small directional banners/signs needed for roundabouts and fences nearby on the days of the show (e.g. Orchid Show, this way) Should we buy bigger banners? No. Next committee meeting AF will start bringing in the banners one by one and we will adjust them to be site specific.
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Meeting closed 6.55pm.
NIGHTCLIFF ORCHID SOCIETY SPRING SHOW 2015
Nightcliff Orchid Society held its annual show at Tracy Village Sports and Social Club over the weekend of September 5th and 6th. This was the second time that the show has been held at Tracy Village and it proved even more successful than last year’s inaugural event. A great many individuals and businesses had volunteered donations of money and or goods resulting in all classes being sponsored and excellent raffles prizes.
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Check-in is always an exciting time as a steady stream of often splendid orchids appear. It was particularly pleasing to note that there were 3 entries from people who had never done so before. Let’s hope that the experience proved positive so that we may see them again!By closing time at 6pm, 230 orchids had been entered and were being distributed around the hall. September is usually the time for Darwin soft canes to burst into bloom and fill the hall with colour and fragrance, but, “because they can”, they had all decided to wait for October this year, so classes were hastily rearranged to allow for a huge influx of Cattleytonias and miscellaneous species.
A selection of orchids with Broughtonia in their breeding, and hard cane Dendrobium in the background
Despite the vast numbers of Cattleytonias entered, the Champion Laeliinae Hybrid was a popular victory for one of our younger local orchid enthusiasts, and ex-president of LOC, Jenny Culgan, who rarely enters many plants and has never had a section winner, but her Cattleya Unknown over 100mm with 3 large undamaged flowers was a worthy winner.
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The Champions Table
Choosing the Champion Dendrobium Hybrid was challenging as there were very nice plants displayed. However, following in Jenny’s footsteps, Nightcliff’s President, Anthony Fuller also broke his duck and had a plant judged good enough to become Champion.
Champion Hybrid Vandeae was taken out by a very well grown plant of Vandachostylis Alice’s Anie.
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Anthony with his Dendrobium (Blue Sparkle x taurinum) x canaliculatum alongside our ever supportive patron. Natasha Fyles, MLA
Entries for the section Oncidiinae were down on usual but the plant that won, Tolumnia Memoria Ralph Yagi was well flowered for the Darwin region.Champion Phalaenopsis was taken out by one of our most consistent growers, Sarah Henderson with Phalaenopsis Unknown.The Miscellaneous Hybrid Section usually has a very large and varied entry but this year had comparatively few plants, almost all of them Bulbophyllum hybrids. However, our ever reliable local grower, Warren Crozier took out first place with a striking plant of Bulbophyllum makoyanum x tingabarinum .
Finding the overall Champion Species is always hard as a great many high quality plants are always competing against each other. After considerable debate, the judges eventually settled on a nicely displayed
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and unblemished Phalaenopsis amabilis plant. This was a very pleasant surprise for NOS’ newest member, Ken Sellwood.
Choosing the overall winners involved even more debate but the Phalaenopsis amabilis was narrowly judged the Grand Champion, with Anthony Fuller’s Dendrobium the runner up. Much to her amazement and delight, life member of NOS, Joan Fong, took out Champion Specimen with her beautifully flowered Caulocattleya Pink Charm.
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This will be held at the Hall on Sunday 15th
RAFFLES AT THE SPRING SHOW
Once again, 5 raffles were on offer with guests choosing whether to support just their favourite or have a go at all of them.
Raffle 1 contained a garden cart donated by Bunnings and a variety of garden equipment and plants donated by club members. It was won by an ecstatically happy Ruth.
Raffle 2 contained a Werxx Garden cart, very generously donated by Casuarina Home Hardware along with a variety of garden equipment and plants donated by club members. It was won by Judy Pratt.
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NOS ANNUAL AUCTION
This will be held at the Hall on Sunday 15th
Raffle 3 consisted of a variety of ‘Garden Goodies’ including a Table and Chairs donated by Palmerston Orchids, garden figurines donated by Allora Gardens along with a variety of garden equipment and plants donated by club members. It was won by a very popular and pleased local member, Maureen Peard
Raffle 4 was aimed at people who perhaps were visitors or who live in units and have little garden space. It consisted of vouchers totalling $180 in value and donated by Outback Bakery, Nigel Scullion, Birds of Paradise Fashions, Tracy Village Sports and Social Club. The lucky winner was Brian Handley
Raffle 5 was aimed at people who very much wanted extra plants for their gardens and contained a huge variety of plants including orchids and large bromelliads, along with a selection of ceramic pots. It was won by W. Solea
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THANK YOU TO SPONSORS AND RAFFLE PRIZE DONORS AT OUR SPRING SHOW
Natasha Fyles MLALa Pira FamilyNathan Barrett MLALitchfield Orchid ClubDepartment of Primary Industry and FisheriesNicole Manison MLABunningsCasuarina Home Timber and HardwareNatasha Griggs MPThe Hon. David Tollner MLAKatrina Fong LimSue and Brendan McKeonLisa’s Lunch BarArnos TyresKarl’s Auto RepairsGerry Wood MLALia Finocchiaro MLAThe Hon. Peter Styles MLARon JamesPeter CaldwellMark RyanPalmerston OrchidsElectrical Supply SolutionsAMW Professional ServicesTigers PotsNigel Scullion MPOutback BakeryLyndall’s Professional Hair CareNeil and Sue Smith [Wells Creek Orchids]Warren CrozierElectrical Supply SolutionsDi DowlingFlowers from the HeartBirds of Paradise FashionsPuma EnergyDollars and SenseColin IsaacKerryn StewardTracy Village Sports and Social ClubBarb. Promnitz
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OCTOBER MEETING – NUMBER 400
NIGHTCLIFF ORCHID SOCIETY EVENTS FOR 2015
OCTOBER 2015 General meeting Monday 12th
Committee meeting Monday 19th
NOVEMBER 2014 General meeting Monday 9th
Committee meeting Monday 16th
Annual Auction Sunday November 15th
DECEMBER 2014 No General Meeting
Christmas party – date to be confirmed
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SUPPER ROSTER
OCTOBER MEETING – NUMBER 400
Remember, the bulletin always requires articles and photographs for inclusion into next month’s bulletin. E mail to [email protected]
Dendrobium cyclobulbon
The next meeting of the Nightcliff OrchidSociety will be held at the
NIGHTCLIFF COMMUNITY HALLon Monday 12th October 2015
commencing at 7.30pm
Contact the Secretary, Marion Davey on ph 8927 8198 for any further information
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