Our March work party removed more than 540 weeds, of 14 species, many of which were very tough to remove. Details of the next weeding work party (including the booking […]

Abstract Once considered concrete jungles with no place for nature, cities are emerging as a surprisingly important habitat for a range of pollinators. Join urban beekeeper and environmental scientist Cormac Farrell on a journey covering food, urban gardens and the return of bees to Parliament House. Biography Cormac Farrell, known as the Parliament House’s voluntary […]

In this talk Dave, from ANU will describe the origins and diversity of Brachychiton group and focus on some of the particularly interesting and iconic species. Abstract There are about 40 species of Brachychiton found on the Australian mainland, and two species found in Papua New Guinea. This genus includes the kurrajongs as well as […]

The workshop will be finding out more about fascinating Proteaceae, with a hands-on session in classification, recognition and identification of the main genera that occur in the ACT and Southern Tablelands of NSW. We will be using binocular microscopes and a simple key for identification. No prior knowledge of the use of identification keys is […]

April 25th is ANZAC Day.  No talk is currently scheduled for this date. If one is added, this page will be updated. Booking Lunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received […]