Leadership
Officers and Past Presidents
Officers
President
Clive Larkman
Larkman Nurseries P/L PO Box 567 LILYDALE VIC 3140
1st Vice President
Angus Stewart
59 Coopers Road
PREMAYDENA TAS 7185
2nd Vice President
Natalie Vallance
Muchea Tree Farm
PO Box 250
MUCHEA WA 6501
Email: muchtree@nw.com.au
Treasurer
James Burnett
Paradise Plants
4 Kelly Street
NARANGBA QLD 4504
Email: jab342000@gmail.com
Secretariat
Pam Berryman
27 Petunia Crescent,
Mt. Cotton QLD 4165
Email: secretary@ipps.org.au
Members of the Executive 2025 / 2026
Bruce Higgs
Darvill Nursery
54 Darvill Road
ORCHARD HILLS NSW 2748
Email: bruce.higgs@bigpond.com
David Hancock
99C Lord Street
WHITEMAN WA 6026
Email: david@naturalarea.com.au
Dermot Molloy
27 Poulter Street
ASHBURTON VIC 3147
Email: dermot.molloy@rbg.vic.gov.au
Natalie Vallance
Muchea Tree Farm
PO Box 250
MUCHEA WA 6501
Email: muchtree@nw.com.au
Clive Larkman
Larkman Nurseries P/L PO Box 567 LILYDALE VIC 3140
David Daly
Botanica Nurseries
4 Fairlight Street
FIVE DOCK NSW 2046
Email: johnmessina30@gmail.com
Joshua Waterworth
Waterworths Nursery
PO Box 389
BEERWAH QLD 4519
Email: admin@waterworthsnursery.com.au
Zoe Williams
Glasshouse Tubestock
PO Box 389
BEERWAH QLD 4519
Email: sales@glasshousetubestock.com
Peter Lewis
2 Walton Way
WELLINGTON POINT QLD 4160
Email: pj_lewis@optusnet.com.au
Sabine Suess
Natural Area Holdings
41 Woodbine Loop
TAPPING WA 6065
Email: sabinesuess@hotmail.com
- Combined Proceedings Editor – Ranjith Pathirana; Email: ranjith.pathirana@adelaide.edu.au
- Historian – Clive Larkman
- Editor – The Propagator – Lisa Wightwick
- International Director – Bruce Higgs
- Alternate International Director – Clive Larkman
- Membership Committee – David Hancock – Chairperson
- Awards Committee – David Daly – Chairperson
- Area Meetings Committee – David Hancock – Chairperson
- Editorial/Communications Committee – Clive Larkman – Chairperson
Conference Convenors
2026 CONFERENCE, HOBART, TASMANIA – Angus Stewart
2027 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, PERTH, WA – David Hancock
Past Presidents
- Tony VanderStaay 2020–21
- Tony VanderStaay 2019–20
- Tony VanderStaay 2018–19
- Clive Larkman 2017–18
- John Messina 2016–17
- Steve Vallance 2014–16
- Clive Larkman 2013–14
- Peter Lewis 2011–13
- Lionel Sach 2009–11
- David O. Cliffe 2007–09
- Clive Larkman 2005–07
- Greg McPhee 2003–05
- David W. Daly 2002–03
- Paul Carmen 2001–02
- Peter Lewis 2000–01
- Sandra Hetherington 1999–00
- Ralph Scott 1997–98
- Henry Boogaard 1998–99
- Ross Hall 1996–97
- Kevin Handreck 1995–96
- Fred von Allmen 1994–95
- Henry Hilton 1993–94
- John Bunker 1992–93
- Peter Ollerenshaw 1991–92
- Ian Gordon 1990–91
- Anthony Biggs 1988–90
- Irene Bowden 1987–88
- Ray Wadewitz 1986–87
- Ian Gordon 1985–86
- Natalie Peate 1984–85
- Dennis Hearne 1983–84
- Ben Swane 1982–83
- Jack Pike 1981–82
- Peter B. Smith 1980–81
- Henry van der Staay 1979–80
- Adrian Bowden 1978–79
- Ian Tolley 1977–78
- Marcus Petersen 1976–77
- John Teulon 1975–76
- Edward Bunker 1973–75