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		<title>Exhibition 2026, held 20-21 March in Preston City Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[That’s the annual exhibition of the Victorian Native Bonsai Club completed for 2026, with such a great display of Australian native species being grown as bonsai. The range of species on display entered by club members included Sheoaks, Eucalypts, Acacias, Kunzea, Melaleucas, Tea Trees, Banksias and many more. Photos of the full set of trees ... <a title="Exhibition 2026, held 20-21 March in Preston City Hall" class="read-more" href="https://www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/exhibition-2026-held-20-21-march-in-preston-city-hall/" aria-label="Read more about Exhibition 2026, held 20-21 March in Preston City Hall">Read more</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That’s the annual exhibition of the Victorian Native Bonsai Club completed for 2026, with such a great display of Australian native species being grown as bonsai.</p>
<p>The range of species on display entered by club members included Sheoaks, Eucalypts, Acacias, Kunzea, Melaleucas, Tea Trees, Banksias and many more. Photos of the full set of trees on display will be posted in the Gallery page in the near future.</p>
<figure id="attachment_5489" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5489" style="width: 290px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/exhibition-2026-held-20-21-march-in-preston-city-hall/img_9813/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-5489"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-5489" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813.jpeg?resize=300%2C205&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="205" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1400&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813-scaled.jpeg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9813-scaled.jpeg?w=2475&amp;ssl=1 2475w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5489" class="wp-caption-text">Some of the display &#8211; plenty more trees beyond this photo!</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Best Eucalypt in Show award</strong>, sponsored by Eucalypt Australia, was judged by EA Board Member Professor Michael McCarthy, a well-recognised and extensively experienced researcher and academic in ecological studies with University of Melbourne. This year, the award was made to Marcela Ferriera for her outstanding <em>Angophora costata</em>, or Smooth barked apple, which looked magnificent, especially with the flaky bark slowly peeling away from the trunk.</p>
<figure id="attachment_5482" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5482" style="width: 256px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/exhibition-2026-held-20-21-march-in-preston-city-hall/angophora-costata-smooth-barked-apple/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-5482"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-5482" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9818.jpeg?resize=266%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="266" height="300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9818-scaled.jpeg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9818-scaled.jpeg?resize=907%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 907w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9818-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C867&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9818-scaled.jpeg?resize=1360%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1360w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9818-scaled.jpeg?resize=1814%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1814w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9818-scaled.jpeg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w" sizes="(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5482" class="wp-caption-text">Best Eucalypt in Show 2026, Angophora costata, Smooth Barked Apple</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>The Public Choice award</strong>, voted on by most of the visitors to the show, went to Quentin Valentine’s very impressive <em>Nothofagus cunninghamii</em>, or Southern Beech, with votes for second and third going to a <em>Melaleuca rhaphiophylla</em> (Swamp paperbark), and a <em>Eucalyptus polyanthemos</em> (Red Box).</p>
<figure id="attachment_5483" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5483" style="width: 290px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/exhibition-2026-held-20-21-march-in-preston-city-hall/attachment/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-5483"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-5483" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment.jpeg?w=1621&amp;ssl=1 1621w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5483" class="wp-caption-text">Public Choice Award, Nothofagus cunninghamii, Southern Beech</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_5485" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5485" style="width: 232px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/exhibition-2026-held-20-21-march-in-preston-city-hall/melaleuca-rhaphiophylla-swamp-paperbark/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-5485"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-5485" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment-1.jpeg?resize=242%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="242" height="300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment-1.jpeg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment-1.jpeg?resize=827%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 827w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C951&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Attachment-1.jpeg?w=872&amp;ssl=1 872w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5485" class="wp-caption-text">Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, Swamp paperbark</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_5486" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5486" style="width: 270px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/exhibition-2026-held-20-21-march-in-preston-city-hall/eucalyptus-polyanthemos-red-box-2/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-5486"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-5486" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9804.jpeg?resize=280%2C300&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="280" height="300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9804-scaled.jpeg?resize=280%2C300&amp;ssl=1 280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9804-scaled.jpeg?resize=955%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 955w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9804-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C824&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9804-scaled.jpeg?resize=1432%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1432w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9804-scaled.jpeg?resize=1909%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1909w, https://i0.wp.com/www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9804-scaled.jpeg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5486" class="wp-caption-text">Eucalyptus polyanthemos, Red Box</figcaption></figure>
<p>Thanks and congratulations go to all club members who contributed trees for the exhibition, and the valuable support provided by many club members in setting up and presenting the show was a major contribution to its success on the weekend.</p>
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		<title>Interested in becoming a member of VNBC?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 02:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Membership of the Victorian Native Bonsai Club is a great avenue for anyone who wants to develop their understanding and skills in growing bonsai using Australian native plant species. Access to support, new ideas, knowledge of others, regular Club newsletters, a database of information, and much more, all come as benefits of club membership.The Victorian ... <a title="Interested in becoming a member of VNBC?" class="read-more" href="https://www.vicnativebonsai.com.au/interested-in-becoming-a-member-of-vnbc/" aria-label="Read more about Interested in becoming a member of VNBC?">Read more</a>]]></description>
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<p>Membership of the Victorian Native Bonsai Club is a great avenue for anyone who wants to develop their understanding and skills in growing bonsai using Australian native plant species. <br>Access to support, new ideas, knowledge of others, regular Club newsletters, a database of information, and much more, all come as benefits of club membership.<br>The Victorian Native Bonsai Club is keen to hear from you if you are interested in membership.<br>Just click on the “Joining” tab in the menu list, and follow the prompts.</p>
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