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SPECIAL NOTE! YVBS Bonsai Exhibition is on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October at Chirnside Park Community Hub, 33 Kimberley Drive, Chirnside Park from 10am to 4pm both days. Put it in your diary now!
September’s meeting gave members the opportunity to bring along a tree and explore its potential—whether it was being considered for this year’s show or simply needed some fresh ideas. Senior members shared their experience and offered suggestions on styling, development and ways to improve each tree’s overall aesthetic. The evening also helped us start planning the exhibition display, giving us a better idea of how many trees may be presented and how we can arrange the room.
Our October Monthly Meeting at 7:30pm on Tuesday 13th October will be a Demonstration and Workshop on Root Over Rock Bonsai Development. Our President Steve M will be showing us how he has managed to create some of his trees in this style.
The theme for the Display Table will be "Spring Flowers", or Member's Choice.

Our YVBS Exhibition this year will be on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th October.  We will be reducing the total number of trees on display this year and will tweak the display format in order to improve the overall appearance of the exhibition. We hope to see you there, it should be a great Show!

The October Last Saturday of the Month Workshop will be held on Saturday 31st October from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Visitors are always welcome at any of our meetings or workshops, so feel free to drop in to check out our activities. Our Club is ideally suited to help you enjoy this wonderful hobby and pastime. We are a relatively new Club, just seventeen years old, but we boast a bunch of friendly members with a wide variety of experience and ages, some brand new to bonsai, right through to those that have been enjoying it for over forty years, and many degrees in between. It is a great place to learn in a friendly and welcoming environment.
We look forward to catching up with you somewhere in the "world of bonsai" in 2026.
The venue for all of our Meetings and Workshops is the Chirnside Park Community Hub, 33 Kimberley Drive, Chirnside Park. Contact yarravalleybonsai@gmail.com for additional information.

YVBS Value Statement - WE ENHANCE YOUR BONSAI JOURNEY BY INSPIRING YOU TO BECOME A BETTER BONSAI ARTIST THROUGH A HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT OF FRIENDSHIP, LEARNING, AND CELEBRATION OF THIS ANCIENT ART.