Est. 1955
Nambour Orchid Society
Species Show
Our much anticipated annual Species Show is on in November! There will be a great selection of orchid species on display as well as vendors, plant sales and more. For more details please visit our Facebook page or contact us.
Welcome
We are so pleased you found the Nambour Orchid Society website. We know you will enjoy learning about our club and viewing the many spectacular photographs of our members’ flowering orchids and allied plants.
The Nambour Orchid Society is the oldest orchid society on the Sunshine Coast, established in 1955. Made up of over 100 members who live in Nambour, as well as on the Sunshine Coast and its beautiful hinterland. Our members vary in orchid growing knowledge and experience from beginners of all ages to growers with a lifetime of orchid growing experience. We learn so much from each other and all our members love to share their growing tips.
We hope you find what you are looking for on our website. We would like to take this opportunity to offer a personal invitation to you to attend our next meeting and enjoy a very social time meeting like minded people who love their orchids and plants and who are waiting to meet you to make you feel a part of the club and to help you grow even more beautiful plants.
You will find our Club’s objectives below and see that we are an integral part of the community in which we operate. Our members are proud of the financial support we give to our chosen charity.
We Meet
All members, prospective members and visitors are welcome. Our monthly cultural meetings are a great place to meet fellow orchid enthusiasts, hear from guest speakers & experienced growers, and share our love of orchids.
Prospective members can attend as visitors for three meetings before making a decision about joining.
Our Mission
The objectives for which the Association has been established are:
To promote all aspects of orchid growing.
To encourage a free interchange of ideas and information.
To foster and promote goodwill among members.
To assist with the preservation of native orchid habitats.
We Connect
Our Society holds community Orchid Shows regularly throughout the year. The public is encouraged to ask questions and seek growing tips from our members who are our Show Stewards.
Plant sales are a focus of all our shows. Plants are provided for sale at our Shows and our Meetings by our nursery partners and our members.
Our Knowledge
Our passion for growing orchids and sharing our collective knowledge is our focus.
Every month our members contribute articles sharing their thoughts and experience of orchid and allied plant growing.
From growing tips and tricks, to orchid news from around Australia and the world, there is a wealth of material available.
Our Patrons
Beryl and Graham Robertson
Graham & Beryl are long-time active life members of the society and heavily involved with the local community.
In 2017 Beryl was presented with a STOCQ award for services to judging; in fact, she was one of the first students to join the STOCQ judging course after STOCQ was formed.