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SPECIAL NOTE! Tutored Workshops with special guest bonsai professional Tony Bebb from Brisbane coming up on Tuesday 10th March in the afternoon, repeated on Wednesday if there is sufficient demand. Sign up now, or risk missing out!
The January Monthly Meeting was a workshop night, as is usual for the first meeting of the year. Much progress was achieved on a variety of trees by all attending members. Senior members assisted and advised newer members when requested.
Our February Monthly Meeting at 7:30pm on Tuesday 10th February will be a Team Challenge. Groups of 4 to 6 members will be put into teams with an experienced team leader to work on a tree supplied by the club. The idea is to work together discussing design principles and work to create a beautiful Bonsai tree or to set one up for a successful future as a beautiful Bonsai. Once the allocated time for work is over, each tree will be presented by one of the members of each team to discuss what was done and where the tree is potentially going in the future. Then voting will be done to choose the best overall design. This team challenge is a great way for members to collaborate and learn together to enhance their skills as a bonsai artist. Bring along your tools! The theme for the Display Table will be "Literati Style", or Member's Choice.
There are still a few Wall calendars available, which feature a selection of trees from our 2025 Bonsai Exhibition. They can be purchased at our February meeting and workshop, price is $10 each. Sign-up sheets for our upcoming Tony Bebb Tutored Workshops in March and the Introduction to Bonsai Training Course in May will also be available.
The February Last Saturday of the Month Workshop will be held on Saturday 28th February 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.