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President’s Message

The Woolgoolga District Orchid Society is absolutely thrilled to be hosting the 23rd AOC Conference and Show 2025. This magnificent Conference taking place in our little piece of paradise in the centre of the universe, which is Woolgoolga, commences Wednesday, October 1 to Sunday, October 5, 2025, in the brand new “Wiigulga Sports Complex”, Solitary Islands Way, Woolgoolga, New South Wales.

This beautiful coastal region, is situated below the local Great Dividing Range which drops from 900 metres (3,000 feet) around the tablelands straight down into the Solitary Islands Marine Park.

Flourishing in the wild within our region, from the Dorrigo hinterland, north to the Clarence River and down to the sand dunes, is a rich native orchid growing area boasting over 200 terrestrial, epiphytic, lithophytic and saprophytic orchids . . . from the smallest orchid in the world – Bulbophyllum minutissimum to one of the largest – Pseudovanilla foliata.

Appropriately, our theme for this triennial event is “Orchids from the Mountains to the Sea.”

Woolgoolga District Orchid Society, whose history goes back well over 30 years, when first formed, is one of the largest and growing Orchid Societies in regional New South Wales.

We cordially invite orchid lovers around the world to join us in the celebration of orchids. Hear from acclaimed International and world-renowned speakers, growers and hybridisers providing up-to-date scientific and cultural practices, trends on the latest advances in growing techniques, breeding programs, biotechnology and conservation.

Delight in the grand and spectacular orchid displays presented by the region’s Orchid Societies and the magnificent array of orchids from around the world.