News - Association of Australian Bonsai Clubs Ltd

President’s Message

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -1000

The next big event running in Australia is our 25th AABC National Bonsai Convention in Melbourne from 18th till 20th May. Guest International Demonstrator is Boon Manakitivipart from California. Boon operates his own Bonsai Nursery in San Francisco. National Conventions are an excellent way to improve your bonsai knowledge and experience and registrations are open to anyone. If you would like to see the full programme, please click on "Next Convention" on the Home Page and you will be abvle to download the programme.

Bonsai magazine starts its second year of publication this month. If you have not subscribed yet, I encourage you to do so. Some of this country's best bonsai artists are writing for the magazine and it is your best way to find out what is happening on the Australian bonsai scene. If you want to subscribe, please go to "Suibscribe to our magazine" on the Home Page and you can download the Subscription Form. You can now also pay by PayPal.

I hope you are enjoying your bonsai.

Lindsay Bebb

Australian News

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -1000

25th Australian National Bonsai Convention

The next National Bonsai Convention is in Melbourne from 18-21 May and you can find all those details through this web site. Simply click on "Next Convention" on the Home Page. The International Demonstrator for this convention is Mr. Boon Manakitivipart from Northern California. Boon is an exceptional bonsai artist who has won many international bonsai awards.

The National Bonsai & Penjing Collection of Australia - NBPCA

The National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia, located in Commonwealth Park in Canberra is going to move to a new home in 2013. The ACT Government has published details of the new site as part of the new Arboretum development in the city. To find out more about the collection, go to www.cbs.org.au/NBPCA/Index.htm. To see photos of the progress of the building of the new permanent home for the collection, go to our Home Page, click on "Gallery" then click on "Building progress of the National Bonsai & Penjing Collection".

International News

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -1000

World Bonsai Friendship Federation Photo Contest 2013

WBFF announces the World Bonsai Photo Contest 2013. The contest will accept entries up until 1 Sep 2012. Please read the outline of the Contest here WBFF World Bonsai Photo Contest 2013 outline. Dowload the WBFF Photo Contest 2013 Entry Form here. The WBFF Regional Co-ordinator for the contest is Lindsay Bebb, so if you have any questions related to the contest, please email lindsay@bonsainursery.com.au.

Asia-Pacific Bonsai & Suiseki Convention & Exhibition

Around 50 Aussies attended the above convention in Takamatsu, Japan in November, so we had very strong representation. The standard of the bonsai and suiseki on display and the quality of the demonstrations was excellent. If you missed it, the next one is in 2013, in Jintan, China.

World Bonsai & Suiseki Events

A pretty good schedule of world bonsai and suiseki events can be viewed by going to www.wbff-2013.org click on “World Events” along the top navigation bar, then “Calendar” from the drop down list, then “Events Table 2011” at the top of the list. This list of events is particularly good for the UK and Europe.