Seedbank News & Information
Welcome to our new website
We thank Riverbank Media for creating this modern and informative website, and hope you enjoy exploring what it has to offer. The West Gippsland…
2023 President’s Report
The Seedbank held its Annual General Meeting on 5 October this year. President Lorraine Hobgen shares her report of the Seedbank’s activities.
Review of the 2022-23 seed collection season
Despite a wet spring and a slow start, we celebrate another successful season this year. Our President reports on the 2022-23 seed collection...
A success story: Seed saved before Black Saturday Bushfires
West Gippsland Seedbank collected a large number of seeds from Labertouche Creek Reserve, not long before it was destroyed by the Black Saturday...
History of the West Gippsland Seedbank
It’s more than 15 years since West Gippsland Seedbank was formed, and our group has grown and developed ever since. Below, we share the history of...
What are ‘indigenous’ and ‘endemic’ plants?
In this article, we explain the difference between indigenous and endemic species, and how that relates to the seeds we collect at the West...
Getting started: plan your planting project
We’ve gathered a collection of resources and advice to help you plan your planting project. Whether you’d like to plant a small feature garden or a...