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Sub-Committees of the Management Committee

Subcommittees are established by and report to the WSWA Management Committee.

Only some subcommittees have a dedicated page on the website. Members of subcommittees are appointed by the Management Committee following nomination by the Society’s ordinary members at the Annual General Meeting.

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Sub-Committees are operated by volunteer members for the benefit of the Wildflower Society to help us Know, Grow, Conserve and Enjoy our WA native flora.

Members are encouraged to join any of these committees to support the Society’s aims.

Standing Sub-Committees:

Conservation Sub-Committee
Works to facilitate the conservation and preservation of Western Australian native plants on public and private lands including roadsides.
Conservation Sub-Committee
Works to foster a greater interest and understanding of wildflowers in Western Australia.
Promotes the cultivation of Western Australian flora in home gardens and public areas.

The Newsletter is managed by a Newsletter Convenor with subcommittee members who assist with content, layout and other publishing related matters.

Promotes the publication of books on Australian and particularly West Australian flora and is able to provide interest-free funding assistance to publishers and authors from the Publications rolling fund. The Publication Subcommittee acts to receive proposals for funding, makes recommendations to the Management Committee for expenditures from the Publications fund, and liaises with authors and publishers as necessary.
Oversees the strategic management of the Society’s financial affairs and investment opportunities.

Ad hoc Sub-Committees:

Other sub-committees may be formed for specific purposes and as the need arises.
Works to facilitate the conservation and preservation of Western Australian native plants on public and private lands including roadsides.

Programs

Two programs are managed by the Society:

Plant Survey Program – is a program of flora surveys as set out in the ‘Bushland Plant Survey’ booklet.

Funding for flora surveys is normally secured though community and related grants and or funds raised through plant survey methodology workshops.

Plant Survey Program

Priority Flora Survey Program – is a program of targeted surveys for plant species and other taxa listed as Priority under the Conservation Codes for Western Australian Flora. 

The aim of these surveys is to provide sufficient survey effort to enable nominations to the Threatened Flora Scientific Committee for listing the taxa as Threatened, or to recommend to the Species and Communities Branch of the Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions that the taxon be removed from the Priority Flora list.