Meeting Minutes

MINUTES OF CLUB MEMBERS’ MEETING/SPRING FLOWER SHOW

MONDAY 20^th OCTOBER 2025

OSCAR’S ON THE YARRA, WARBURTON

STARTING TIME FOR NON-EXHIBITORS: 7.00 pm

RUNNING SHEET:

5.00 pm:                                Marquee  for set-up erected in front of entrance to Oscar’s

5.30 – 6.45:                           Exhibitors register and set up.

6.45 pm:                                no more show entries received

7.00 pm:                                Judging of the Flower Show commences

non-exhibitors to be given a numbered ticket.  They then form themselves into groups depending on the number on their ticket (eight different groups), ready to do the quiz, which is to be run by Kate Blanchard.  .  .

8.00 – 8.30 pm                     exact time at which judging will be completed isn’t known; quiz will run until judging is completed

 8.30 – 9.00 pm                     supper and viewing of Show

9.00 pm approx..:                 Remainder of usual members’ meeting.

9.15 pm approx..:                 President announces winners, awards certificates and prizes

(Secretary’s note:  The running sheet was not strictly adhered to)

AFTER THE QUIZ, FLOWER SHOW  AND SUPPER, THE NORMAL MEETING RESUMED

1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SHOW WINNERS /PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
2. Best overall exhibitor: Christine and Abdul Desai
3. Runner-up best exhibitor: Corrie Lausberg
4. Best exhibit: This is a new prize – the Margrit Schacher Perpetual Trophy and sash, donated by Steph Wylaars and presented by Margrit Schacher : Graham Elsegood
5. Individual winners:

CATEGORY	1ST PRIZE	2ND PRIZE
Flowers & shrubs
1. One exhibition bloom, truss or spike	Christine & Abdul Desai	Jan Hince
2. One Rose	Kate Blanchard	Corrie Lausberg
3. Exhibit of iris – single or multiple stems	Steph Wylaars	Steph Wylaars
4. One container of spring bulbs or corms (not rhizomes or tubers), any number of stems	Shirley Lahtinen
5. One container of cut flowers, any number of stems, one type	Graham Elsegood	Shirley Lahtinen
6. One container of mixed flowers, any number of stems	Shirley Lahtinen	Christine & Abdul Desai
7. One container of flowering tree, shrub or creeper, single type, not rhododendron, azalea or native	Christine & Abdul Desai	Sue Gill
8. one container of azaleas and/or rhododendrons	Christine & Abdul Desai	Christine & Abdul Desai
9. One container of flowering natives either mixed or single type	Christine & Abdul Desai	Tarnya Harper
10. Container of foliage (no flowers).	Jan Hince	Kevin Hince
11. Bits and pieces in a coffee mug	Kerry Kurka	Mavis Clifford
12. Floral design in a saucer	Violeta Zalac	Robert Pike
Potted plants
13. One potted plant/s, no flowers, single type, includes ferns	Graham Elsegood	Corrie Lausberg
14. One potted plant/s in flower, single type	Shirley Lahtinen	Corrie Lausberg
15. One potted succulent or cactus, one plant.	Violeta Zalac	Violeta Zalac
16. Collection of succulents and/or cacti, at least 3 varieties or types.	Georgette Bourke	Kerry Kurka
Produce
17. Collection of at least 3 different types of produce – fruit, vegetables, nuts  or herbs.	Graham Elsegood	David Borton
18. Exhibit of produce, one type, single or multiple pieces on a plate	Trish Snowdon	Georgette Bourke

• Quiz winners: The three winning teams were presented with boxes of chocolates
• Brightest spring outfit (judged by the Flower Show judge, Lynn Rochford): Jose Elsegood

• SECRETARY’S REPORT

Correspondence in:

DATE	FROM	ABOUT
10th September 2025	Woori Yallock Community House	Thanks for our decision re banner poles
8th October 2025	RHSV	Notice of AGM of the RHSV Inc 2025 on 9th November
18th October 2025	RHSV	Gardeners’ Gazette, Spring 2025

             Correspondence out:

DATE	TO		ABOUT
17th September 2025	UYVGC members	Info about Lavender Festival at Warratina
24th September 2025	UYVGC members	Info about Gardivalia Festival

• TREASURER’S REPORT

Attached, see p. 4

Motion: That the Treasurer’s report be accepted.

Moved:  Eric Felber                                            Seconded:  Kevin Hince

Carried.

• MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Welcome to new members Vicki Scott, Brian Wallwork, Johnathan McLay  and John Nieuwsteeg, and to visitors.

We now have 89 financial members.

• OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND, 1^ST AND 2^ND NOVEMBER 2025

Roster is now complete, and copies have been sent to members. 

All garden openers are meeting this coming Saturday 25^th October at the Elsegoods’ garden,  where they will be given all necessary paperwork and instructions.

Those who will be on the gates were reminded to wear their name badges.

Those donating plants for the plant stall were requested to weed their pots and to label them. Plants to be delivered to the Elsegoods, 25 Ewarts Road Don Valley, on Thursday 30^th October, ready for pricing on Friday 31^st.  John Nieuwesteeg will also have roses for sale, plus free tea and coffee, at his Yellingbo garden.

Book sale is at Kelly Frost’s garden.

Warburton CFA will be doing a sausage sizzle at the Coulters’ garden and also selling their book on the history of the Warburton CFA and Black Saturday.

• TRIP TO INVERLOCH, 18^TH – 21^ST NOVEMBER 2025

Fifteen people are going, including three day visitors for the garden visits on the Wednesday. We hope to join some members of the Inverloch Garden Club for lunch and perhaps to go to their meeting on the Thursday.

1. JUDGE’S REPORT

Lynn thanked the judge of the show, Lynn Rochford, and the Stewards and Chief Steward. The Judge commented on the excellent quality of the exhibits, but said that unfortunately a few did not conform to the size limitations specified  in the Schedule.  She also pointed out that although containers were not being judged, a container that showed  a plant  to advantage could give that plant a winning edge.

MEETING CLOSED: 9.50 pm.

…………………………………………….Lynn Davis, president

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