About Pacsoa

Introducing

The Palm and Cycad Society of Australia Inc

The Palm & Cycad Society of Australia Inc. (Pacsoa) is a group of affiliated, semi-autonomous, regional Palm and/or Cycad Societies headed by a Board presently based in Brisbane, Queensland. The Societies adopted the present structure in 1984 after having previously been an informal information exchange. There is a Bookstore which offers substantial discounts on retail prices of palm and cycad books and publications, most of which are unobtainable elsewhere in Australia. Since 1984 there has also been established a Publication Fund which, since 1987, has published eight original works in book form.

At the regional level (the individual societies are known as branch groups), regular meetings, field trips and outings are organised and all branch groups produce a newsletter relevant to their particular area.

All executive and non-elected positions in the Societies and the Branch groups are maintained by voluntary enthusiasts.

Details

Postal Address	Company Name	Palm & Cycad Society Of Australia Inc
The Secretary	ABN Number	19   652   904   072
P.A.C.S.O.A
P.O.Box 1134,	Email	enquiries@pacsoa.org.au
Milton, Qld 4064

At the regional level (the individual societies are known as branch groups), regular meetings, field trips and outings are organized and all branch groups produce a newsletter relevant to their particular area.

Benefits of PACSOA Membership include

• Attend regular meetings and Zoom sessions to hear about interesting palms & cycads.
• Interact with palm & cycad experts to pick their brains.
• Enjoy winning unusual palms & cycads at meetings.
• Visit members gardens at weekends to see their amazing plants.

All executive and non-elected positions in the Societies and the Branch groups are maintained by voluntary enthusiasts.

The Bookstore

The Bookstore is a mail-order service operated by PACSOA, again for members only. As a majority of the titles are not available elsewhere in Australia, it is an opportunity to obtain hard-to-get titles at reasonable prices. Bookstore also carries a full range of PACSOA publications and issues of the magazine.

The Publication Fund

The Publication Fund was established in 1986 and to date has published eight items including four major publications of original works:

• Palms of Subequatorial Queensland by Robert Tucker
• Palms of The South-West Pacific by John L. Dowe
• Palms and Cycads Beyond the Tropics by Keith Boyer
• Cycads of Central Africa by Peter Heibloem
• Cycad 90

Funds are generated by donations from members and from the sale of the publications. Such funds are isolated in order to continually have available a pool of funds for future publications. Presently there are a number of projects being considered. Details, when available, will be published here and in PALMS & CYCADS.