Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and we're celebrating the women who've been shaping Australian botany for over 200 years.
Take, for example, the Scott sisters, who documented native flora with scientific precision in the 1800s; or Barbara Briggs, who used "detective botany" to help solve a criminal case; or D'harawal woman Fran Bodkin, who connected Western science with Indigenous knowledge. And there are so many more. Their stories are wild, wonderful and well overdue for your attention!
29/11/2025
Some more pictures of the field day showing native plantain and participants building rockery. Took plastic off pond and sealed it instead. Plastic was crazy in the wind.
24/11/2025
What a fabulous workshop we had at the Hall with about 30 participants. Starting with Tash and her Smoking then we talked about the natives we would plant and other useful natives. Had great food which included native content such as Bunya nut, wattle seed and macadamia nuts. Oh and those tasty kangaroo meat balls. In the afternoon on the verandah Paul talked about natives and gave everyone a plant each. Finally created our native garden with rock spiral and water features. Thanks for all the help with the food, gardening and cleaning up.
16/11/2025
Look at our beautiful Hall now with verandah. Can’t wait to welcome you all next Saturday for our field day. No limit to numbers but must be registered by this Wednesday
31/10/2025
Always wanted to learn how to blog? Love native plants? Here's an opportunity to learn more about both. We're looking for a volunteer to be trained (for free) on how to post blogs on our WordPress website. Get in touch with us IPHA.secretary@hotmail.com
28/10/2025
Andrew, our Vice President and One of the founders of IPHA is speaking this Sunday in Brisbane at this great seminar. Renata, on our Committee also has a stall with her botanical artworks. Our Plant Cards will be for sale on the day
25/10/2025
25/10/2025
I may be a hedge in your backyard right now : )
See our Plant Knowledge Cards for sale $25 for a 71 card pack. Indigenousplantsforhealth.com
25/10/2025
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19/10/2025
Our field day is only a month away on the 22nd November. Tash will show you bush crafts and so much more about her Aboriginal heritage and you’ll learn a lot about native plants as well. It will be held at the Yarrawa Hall near Denman. If you’d like to join us go to our website www.indigenousplantsforhealth.com
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Raising awareness, researching and developing indigenous plant-based products
Indigenous Plants for Health (IPH) is an incorporated association formed with the objectives of raising awareness, sourcing grants and sponsorship for sustainable production of indigenous plant-based products.
Within Australia there is a wealth of knowledge of medicinal plants which may benefit mankind and as Australian flora is unique in the world, with the generosity and sharing by many indigenous people this knowledge is now entering the mainstream research, health care and pharmaceutical arena. Our focus includes community engagement in the protection, propagation, plant sales and the development of plant based medicinal products. The Association will ensure opportunities and rewards from such activities flow through to Koori (indigenous Australian) communities in the form of scholarships and funding for business ventures.
We have created a list of significant indigenous species that meet the health-promoting criteria, including but not restricted to plants with medicinal, aromatic and nutritional benefits. A monthly newsletter is distributed to our members, each month we feature a profile of one of the plants from the health-promoting species list.
Please consider joining IPHA, for a $20 membership fee you will obtain a copy of the monthly newsletter, while supporting awareness of and research into our unique Australian flora. Membership forms can be downloaded from the “join” link on our website. https://indigenousplantsforhealth.com/join-2/
Objectives
To support the protection and propagation of indigenous medicinal plants.
To conduct and encourage education and community involvement with respect to health promoting plants.
To source and document both the indigenous and scientific knowledge of indigenous plants with medicinal, aromatic and nutritional benefits.
To create a list of significant indigenous species that meet the health-promoting criteria, and to disseminate this list to local authorities.
To create employment in the areas of sustainable land management, fire mitigation, propagation, protection as well as the processing and sale of plant and plant products.
To work with and support Aboriginal communities in the commercialization of native medicinal plants.
To create employment opportunities for Aboriginal communities through the education of the wider community in the benefits of indigenous medicinal plants and environmental protection.
To respect Aboriginal communities and ensure opportunities and rewards flow through to those communities, as a result of shared knowledge.
To source grants and sponsorship for promotion and production of indigenous plant-based products.
To source grants and sponsorship's to facilitate and/or conduct new research into indigenous plants
Indigenous Plants for Health is an incorporated association formed with the objectives of raising awareness, sourcing grants and sponsorship for sustainable production of indigenous plant-based products. We have created a list of significant indigenous species that meet the health-promoting criteria, including but not restricted to plants with medicinal, aromatic and nutritional benefits. By promoting rural and Aboriginal community engagement, we aim to create opportunities for employment in the areas of sustainable land management, plant propagation, processing and sale of indigenous plant products. The Association will ensure opportunities and rewards from such activities flow through to Aboriginal communities.
