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: AGHS TAS Christmas Garden Party
1 December @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm AEDTMembers and partners are invited to the AGHS TAS Christmas Garden Party. The afternoon begins at Sum...
Past Events
Ross Gardens in Spring
Click here to read an article about the AGHS Tasmania Branch visit to the Ross Gardens.
Gaining a deeper understanding of the gardens at the Port Arthur Historic Site
On a beautiful autumn day in late April 2024, a group of AGHS (Tasmanian Branch) members and friends visited the Port Arthur Historic Site. It was an interesting event curated to showcase parts of the site that many of us may not have been aware of previously. Sue Small reports.
Historic mining and hydro landscapes, Queenstown area
Kathleen Oakes reports on the Tasmanian Branch’s two-day visit to Queenstown in March 2024 and discovered cultural landscapes on the grand scale and a restoration conundrum.
Cultural Landscapes Past and Present
Over the weekend of 9-10 April 2022 a group of AGHS members explored part of Tasmania’s East Coast. Janet Whelan reports on the tour and changes to the landscape.
Vale Peter Bicevskis
AGHS member Peter Bicevskis died suddenly in July 2024. Prue Slatyer pays tribute to her best friend and life companion.
The Jericho Landscape
Mary Ramsay shares the story of four generations of tree planters beside the Jordan River in Tasmania’s Midlands.
Read The Jericho Landscape.
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: Antonia Dunne (secretaryaghstas@gmail.com)
Treasurer: Ian Kilgour (treasureraghstas@gmail.com)
Events Co-ordinator: Wyn Manners (eventsaghstas@gmail.com)
Advocacy: Janet Whelan
Special Projects Co-ordinator & NMC Rep: Andrew Robert-Tissot
Committee members: Leslie Kilgour, Janet Whelan, Ian Sampson
Non-committee positions filled by members:
Blue Gum Editor: Jennifer Stackhouse
Oral History Coordinator: Jean Elder