CSSA May Gathering 2023

Hope you can join us at the CSSA May Gathering! For those unable to attend the hall we will still be Live Streaming to the CSSA Members-Only Group and Zooming (details on how to join can be found below).

Our Speaker this month is Martin Ganter - Relocating bottle trees

Martin has been a member since 2005, served on CSSA Committee and as Editor from 2007 to 2009. He has a wide range of cacti and succulents, with a large majority of his collection growing in the garden. These days when he is not working, Martin spends time in his workshop making sawdust and other interesting and beautiful creations (Wild Heart Woodcraft - https://www.facebook.com/Wildheartwoodcraft). Martin has plans to also relocate a glasshouse in the future to make room for a workshop extension.

Martin will talk about the process of relocating and establishing of two mature Bottle Trees in January 2020 in Melbourne.

POTM: 'Intergeneric' succulent or cacti

AT THE HALL:

• Members/Visitors/Guests will need to sign in with the CSSA, this is for Society Insurance purposes and must be completed.
• Please DO NOT attend if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 (temperature over 37.5°C, runny nose, cough, aches/pains, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, sore throat, loss of sense of smell or taste, fever/chills/night sweats, headache, shortness of breath, fatigue), have tested positive to Covid, have had close contact with anyone confirmed or suspected of having Covid-19, or have been required to self-isolate (please refer to https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/checklist).
• Face masks are no longer required unless you have been a Covid close contact. But feel free to wear one if you wish.

The order of proceedings will be as follows (approximate times): • 6.00pm Hall will open to set-up the venue (if you can assist with set-up this would be appreciated) • 6.45pm Sellers may enter the Hall to set-up their sales • 7.00pm Members/Guests/Visitors may enter the Hall • 7.30pm Zoom room will open and soon after the live stream to FB CSSAustralia Members-only Group will commence • 8.00pm Monthly Gathering starts • 10.00pm Gathering close and pack up (if you can assist with pack-up this would be appreciated)

FOR THOSE WISHING TO JOIN THE MEETING VIRTUALLY:

>> CSS Australia Members are provided the Zoom details via email and the Members-Only FB Group

>> If you would like to join the Monthly Gathering Zoom room as a Guest/Visitor, please contact us no later than 24 hours prior to commencement of the Monthly Gathering.

Guests/Visitors are welcome to join our Monthly Gatherings either at the hall or via Zoom for up to three occasions, after this time we ask you to become a Member. More information about our Membership is available on our Website (https://cssaustralia.org.au/membership). Membership costs as little as AU$20 ($15 concession holders) a year – so there is no better time to join than now!