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FIRST MONTHLY EVENT IS FREE* – just say at the door that you saw the introductory  offer on the website. *Please note the introductory offer does not apply to special or major events, such as seminars or conferences.

Normally cost for non-members is $5 entry to monthly events or free entry for HSOV members to all meetings.

Membership:
12 months with the Herb Society of Victoria is $26 for single and $34 for family membership.
It includes 6 issues of ‘The Herb Age’ via email, and other benefits, like discounted nursery grown herbs,  discounts to HSOV outings and special events, and free entry to monthly events.

Sept Thurs 4th The Healing Garden with Caroline Parker

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After a couple of false starts, HSOV have locked in this amazing young author and herbalist for our September meeting. Caroline Parker (BHSc Western Herbal Medicine) is a herbalist, farmer,…

Aug Thurs 7th Dr Matt Radford on Chinese Herbs for Health

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The founder of ‘Centre Of Health’ in Ivanhoe, Dr Matt Radford is a Physiotherapist, Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor with 30+ years of clinical experience. Matt’s lifelong passion for…

July Thurs 3rd Botanical Dyeing with Heather Thomas from ‘Wild Heather’

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Heather dyes with foraged and harvested herbs and plants such as Eucalyptus, Indigo and Native Cherry and facilitates workshops to share her depth of knowledge. See more on her website:…

June Sun 8th Herbs for Longevity – An Okinawan Tasting Tour Special Event

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The secrets to long live from Okinawa, Japan               Special Event Sunday June 8th Start Time: 2pm - 3.30pm BOOK HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/DBMID Join the Herb Society of Victoria and the Melbourne…

June Thurs 5th Herbal Roots and Uses with Julie Wilkinson-Flores

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Herbal Roots and Uses with Julie Wilkinson-Flores Have you ever wondered what the application of Herbal roots and how they differ from the aerial parts of Herbs?    Join member, Julie…

May Sun 4th Members Event – Burnley Field Station Tour with Chris Williams (Tropical Gardening in Melbourne)

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Special Event Sunday May 4th, 10am Tropical Gardening in Melbourne Burnley Field Station Tour with Chris Williams Burnley campus of Melbourne University 500 Yarra Blvd Richmond Cost: $20 and members…

May Thurs 1st Pictorial History of Garden Design with Jan Illingworth

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May Monthly Event Speaker to be confirmed General Monthly Event Please be seated 7.15 for 7.30 pm Start Plus: Stay for Herb Tea and a bite afterwards. If possible, please…

April Thurs 3rd Pacific Island Botanics with Sam Taylor

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Join Sam as he recounts the many different tropical herbs and useful plants, covering tours of 8 botanical and herb gardens in the Micronesia and Pacific regions.  It includes countries…

Mar Thurs 6th, 2025 Extreme Salad Man, Stephen Barstow on ‘edimentals’

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(International) Guest Speaker: Stephen Barstow Author of “Around the World in 80 Plants: An edible perennial vegetable adventure for temperate climates” Thursday 6th March 2025, 7.30pm start Beaming in from…

Feb Thurs 6th 2025, HSOV Picnic

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Come join us for the HSOV New Year PICNIC  Early – From 6.00 pm BYO Picnic to Share  At the Sugar Gum Tree Table Near the Herb Garden in Burnley…

Dec 5 Thurs Picnic/Antioxidants in Herbs – the latest research with Dr Sophie Selby-Pham

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Thursday 5th December 2024 PRE-EVENT PICNIC From 6.00 to about 7.15pm Meet at the Sugar Gum Tree Table (near the Herb Garden)  BYO plate to share. For those who can…

Nov Fri 29th Tour with Head Gardener at Rushall Park, Abound. Plus Rushall Park Community Garden

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Join us for a walkaround Rushall Park, Abound or old name Old Colonist Association (OCA), where the new head gardener Rachel will take us a guided tour of the gardens. …

Sept Thurs 5th Antioxidants in Herbs – the latest research

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Assoc Prof Hafiz Suleria or Assoc Prof Said Ajlouni (TBC) from the Melbourne University, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences will be our guest speaker.  Some of the research…

Aug Thurs 1st June Valentine with ‘SCENTS and sensibility’

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Time to have a bit of fun. 😊  Wear or bring along scented herbs.  Maybe a herbal hat, lavender lapel, potpourri earrings, a gum leaf garland or a rosemary vest. Let…

Aug Fri 16th RBG Herbarium & Herb Garden Tour

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Bookings required for Event: RBG Herbarium & Herb Garden Tour NEARLY BOOKED OUT Date: Friday August 16, 2024 Time: Meet at 12:00 PM Meeting Spot: Herb and Medicinal Plants Collection…

Aug Sun 4th ‘Herbs from the Deep’ seaside forage with Chris Rockley

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Numbers are very limited and ticketed bookings are essential.  Event: Herbs from the Deep Date and Time: (9.45am meeting) for 10am start, Sunday 4th August 2024 (note: new date - event…

July Thurs 4th Jan Illingworth on ‘First Aid from your Garden’

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Have you ever stabbed yourself with the secateurs, stuck your eye with a stick or been bound up in bed with the flu! Come on down for a talk by…

June Thurs 6th Andrew Laidlaw RBG for modern Melbourne

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The HSOV is very excited to have Andrew Laidlaw speaking. He has worked as a landscape architect at Burnley and Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens especially on the Guilfoyle lake. Come…

May Sun 26th HSOV stall at Burnley Gardens FOBG open day

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HSOV has been invited the FOBG open day tomorrow Sunday 26th May- see below for details Sunday 26 May 2024, 10:30am – 3:30pm Where                    Burnley Gardens, 500…

May Sat 4th Australian Native Food Farm Tour and Visit

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Reminder to please Book in Advance - see below Guided Tour of Peppermint Ridge Australian Native Food Farm Tour with Morning Tea Where: Peppermint Ridge Farm, Tynong When: Saturday 4th…

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