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# News

| **Chair** | Mike Woolley |
| --- | --- |
| **Deputy Chair** | Fran Hinton |
| **Secretary** | Vacant |
| **Treasurer** | Lyn Rees |
| **Publications Officer** | Nicole Pietrucha |
| **STEP Representative** |  Walter Kelmann  |
| ** Bonsai & Penjing Representative ** |  Sandra Corrigan  |
| **Members** | Alison Purvis |
|  |  Carolyn Thomas |
|  |  Barry Langshaw  |
|  | Marelle Rawson |
|   |  Mark Lodder  |
|   |  Judith Smith  |
| ** Sponsorship Manager: ** |  Trish Keller OAM (Not a Council member)  |

 

## News

Below are the current and a number of previous News items

 

## Newsletters

The Friends newsletter is published each quarter and provides a beautiful compilation of interesting articles as well as information on recent and upcoming events.

 

Here are some of our previous newsletters.

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## Friends Newsletter June 2025

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## Friends Newsletter March 2025

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## Friends Newsletter December 2024

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## Friends Newsletter October 2024

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