Welcome to the Tasmania Branch page. Our Branch has members throughout the state. We conduct numerous events throughout the year to which visitors are welcome, including garden visits and lectures.
Event Calendar
Tasmania Branch: Northern Weekend – What future for our heritage trees?
30 May - 31 MayWe have a wonderful weekend scheduled in northern Tasmania for 30-31st May 2026. In support of our n...
2026 Annual National Conference in Orange, NSW
25 September - 28 September at Orange Civic TheatreFruits of Orange, Exploring Central Western NSW The registration brochure for the 46th annual confer...
Calendar of Events for 2026
|
Event |
Date |
| Among Tall Trees 1 & 2 - Fountain’s Garden, Mt Rumney | January 21 and 22 |
| Cadmore – Longford | March 6 |
| Behind the scenes at Mona and the Material Institute | April 21 |
| Northern Weekend – Clarendon and Launceston | May 30-31 |
| Oatlands Winter lectures - Oral History theme | July – date TBA |
| AGM | August 23 |
| National Conference - Orange | September 25-28 |
| The Inala Project - Bruny Island | October – date TBA |
| Christmas event | December – date TBA |
Past Events
Cadmore - Longford
6th March 2026
Amoung Tall Trees 1 & 2: Fountains Garden, Mt Rumney
21st and 22nd January 2026
The French Connection
24th May 2025
An enthusiastic group of 55 members of AGHS gathered at the comfortable Ross Town Hall on a drizzly Saturday in late May to hear our first Winter lecture by Prue Slatyer who is an architect, landscape architect and historian as well as the current Chair of the National Management Committee of AGHS. Following morning tea and welcomes from Ann Stark and Kathleen Oakes, Prue delivered her lecture entitled Transmissions Across Continents: The French Connection with Tasmania.
The lecture explored French connections arising from the transmission of botanical knowledge and plant materials between France and Tasmania.
Read the full The French Connection report.
Uninnocent Landscapes with Ian Terry
Tasmanian Garden History enthusiasts ventured to the Central Plateau region to enjoy a special visit which encompassed botanics, indigenous history, geology and local knowledge.
Read a report of the event.
Nominating a tree to the Significant Tree Register
The Tasmanian Branch has formed a committee to develop a Significant Tree Register. New committee member and arboriculturist Andrew Robert-Tissot explains how the Register developed and how to nominate a tree.
Branch Committee
Branch Chair: Ann Stark
Deputy Chair: Andrew Robert-Tissot
Secretary: Jill Tidman (secretaryaghstas@gmail.com)
Treasurer: Ian Kilgour (treasureraghstas@gmail.com)
Membership: Kathleen Oakes
Advocacy: Janet Whelan
Special Projects Co-ordinator & NMC Rep: Andrew Robert-Tissot
Committee members: Ian Sampson, Susan Small, Wyn Manners
Non-committee positions filled by member:
Oral History Coordinator: Jean Elder