Welcome to the Southern Highlands Branch. If you live in the Southern Highlands, Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Camden or Goulburn/Crookwell areas of New South Wales you are automatically a member of the Southern Highlands Branch when you join the AGHS. Our area boasts many historical and beautiful gardens and landscapes.
Historic gardens & cultural landscapes are now at risk as we find ourselves in times of environmental change and development pressure. ‘Garden recordings are vital snapshots in time: historic records of the layout, composition and character of a garden at a specific time. Their greatest value is realised when a gardener wishes to restore or recreate lost features.’ We can assist with this process – you can purchase a document called Recording Gardens and we can provide a member to help you.
During the year the Branch has outside activities, including garden visits and tours in the warmer months, and indoor seminars in Winter. You are welcome to join us for any event and we hope you will find us a friendly group. There are no monthly meetings, but we keep in touch with our members through our newsletter Inflorescence, updates to this web page, and email. We invite you to read the latest editions of Inflorescence (see below) for articles on past and future events, and updates on our Branch's projects and advocacy.
Event Calendar
Zoom lecture: Gardens and land management in Western Victoria
9 July @ 6:00 pm AESTWinter online zoom lecture by Dr Raymond Madden, Senior Lecturer, Anthropologist, in the School of S...
2024 Annual National Conference
18 October - 20 October at Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre44th AGHS Annual Conference Hesperia: Looking West Bunbury, Western Australia Friday 18th, Saturday ...
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Branch Committee
Our meetings commence at 9:30am on the second Wednesday of the month in a private home. You are welcome to join committee meetings at any time. If you wish to join us, please contact Ruth at aghs.sh.info@gmail.com
Chair: Ruth Bailey (aghs.sh.info@gmail.com)
Secretary: Sue Trudeau
Treasurer: Lynda Cowley
Events Co-ordinator: Eleanor Dartnall
IT Coordinator/Research: Jenny Woodwell
Inflorescence Editor/Historian: Bud Townsing
Committee: Chris O'Brien, Narelle Bowern
Associate Members
NMC Representative: Lyn Barrett
Tours: Ray Bradley
WSC Heritage Committee Representative: Laurel Cheetham
Oral History: Heather McIntyre