Plant Conservation Australia

04/09/2026

A superb writeup on APCC15 from Cassandra Nichols, CEO of Bganz in their latest news blog.

Written by Cassandra Nichols, CEO, BGANZ There could hardly have been a more fitting location for the 15th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference than Port Douglas, on the doorstep of one of Australia’s most remarkable and hard-fought-for landscapes. Held under the theme Plant Conservation: C...

04/09/2026

Our APCC15 group photo!

02/09/2026

After a couple of days recuperating in the Wet Tropics we're back on board with a huge thank you to all who attended and supported APCC15! We are so lucky to have the help of countless individuals who volunteered their time and efforts, and delegates who provide a fantastic supportive atmosphere, without which our biennial conferences wouldn't be so special. We'll be rolling out some of the highlights here in the next few weeks so keep posted!

02/09/2026

Highlights of Day 2 of APCC15, the biggest day of the conference. The day was all about sustaining diversity, including a particular focus on ex-situ conservation, conservation genetics and plant biology. The day was also intersected with two excellent workshops. The first was from Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation on Working on Country, and a second was from National Seed Bank at Australian National Botanic Gardens and Millenium Seed Bank at Kew Gardens on priorities for ex-situ conservation.

26/08/2026

On Monday, we had a couple of fantastic pre-conference workshops. Luckily the great weather meant the workshop on Native Seed Collection and Storage in Tropical Australia could go ahead outdoors. A big thanks to National Seed Bank at Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australian PlantBank at Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Rainforest Rescue and Millenium Seed Bank for running such a great interactive workshop with some colourful local fruit and seeds!
We also had a productive workshop of collaborative brainstorming on Assessing the Extinction Risk of Australian Trees, hosted by IUCN SSC Australian Plant Specialist Group thanks to support from UNSW and Western Sydney University's Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment.

25/08/2026

And we're underway! Highlights from Day 1 of . We've already had so many fantastic presentations, and looking forward to a busy day 2 tomorrow!

20/08/2026

Welcome to our newest staff member Jules Freeman!

Introducing our newest staff member - Dr Jules Freeman! Jules is the new Recovery Action Coordinator for Plant Conservation Australia’s Myrtle Rust program and is leading the development of a draft resistance breeding strategy for Myrtle Rust-impacted species. Jules is a research scientist special...

20/08/2026

Time to get your votes in for Australia's most amazing wildflower, for National Science Week 2026. The winner will be announced via ABC Radio National and live blog tomorrow at midday!

Move over waratahs and banksias! These 10 flowers from the unsung understorey are not just pretty faces, they have surprising tricks up their sleeves.

19/08/2026

Virtual registrations to attend APCC15 online are still available!
See inspiring talks from Australia's premier plant conservation conference from anywhere!
Visit: https://www.anpc.asn.au/apcc15-virtual-registration-form/ to register or https://www.anpc.asn.au/conferences-apcc15/ to learn more about the conference and view the speaker program.