19th AOC Conference & Show
Perth, Western Australia
10th to 16th September 2012
"Wild About Orchids"

The Australian Orchid Conference, held every three years, will return to Perth for the first time since 1991 and promises to be even more spectacular than all previous conference successes.

Perth is the vibrant capital of a state which has experienced significant commercial and population growth becoming a major contributor to the nation’s prosperity over the last 20 years and particularly during the last ten. Growth has primarily been driven by the mining sector with major international corporations building and committing to extensive new production facilities in regional WA for the minerals and gas sectors. These multi billion dollar projects have positioned Western Australia as one of the world’s most important diversified mining and gas producers in the international market, particularly into Asia and have been primarily responsible for the increased vitality being experienced in Perth today.

Orchid growers, commercial and hobbyists, are also participating in this growth, increasing their collections with a greater range of orchid species and hybrids from around the world and constantly improving the quality of show bench orchids. Perth and regional centre’s throughout Western Australia regularly present orchid shows with ever increasing diversity and spectacular displays to the public who continue to be amazed by their beauty and be pleasantly surprised at the relative ease which many can be grown and flowered. Significantly, the abundance of native terrestrial orchids, particularly in the south west, which are widely recognized for their uniqueness, are attracting more and more visitors from around the world, along with our colourful wildflowers which are in full bloom during spring (particularly September). The 19th AOC event will be staged to ensure all visitors; interstate and international have the opportunity to experience these magnificent flowers and the habitats in which they grow.

The Northern Districts Orchid Society (NDOS) will host the 19th Australian Orchid Conference while the event will be organised and managed by a Special Project Committee of the Western Australian Regional Orchid Organisation (WAROO) whose members are AOC affiliated clubs/societies. Further details of the organising committee are available via our links which form part of this web site.

Expression of Interest in attending, what will be a truly wonderful event, and to ensure regular and up-to-date developments of the event, are invited.

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Updated Oct 2009