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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121013T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121014T234500
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SUMMARY:Canberra Institute of Botanical Art Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Creating a collections sampler. Workshop in the Crosbie Morrison Building. See www.bibart.com.au/ciba/workshop/ for more information.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/canberra-institute-of-botanical-art-workshop/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121013T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121014T114500
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121012T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Black Mountain Wildflower Ramble
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the Belconnen Way entry to Black Mountain Nature Reserve\, just before Caswell Drive turnoff (look for the balloons). Celebrate the diversity of spring wildflowers in the 41st annual Burbidge/Chippendale walk with Peter Ormay\, Laurie Adams\, Isobel Crawford and Jean Geue. Following the tradition set by Nancy and George Chippendale\, this will be a social occasion with a morning tea break (BYO)\, relatively easy grades and good company. It may also be sponsored by NPA\, U3A\, ANPS and Field Nats. Who knows what spring will bring this year in this very special reserve. It’s always fascinating to see how diversity and abundance differ. And there’s been strange flowering this year. All welcome. Please bring your friends\, especially those who are new to plant identification. BYO morning tea\, hat\, sunblock\, water and stout shoes. Contact Jean on 6251-1601 and please book on friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com  so we have an idea of numbers.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/black-mountain-wildflower-ramble/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121018T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121018T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121017T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000050-1350518400-1350604740@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Paul Janssens ' Managing the Parliament House landscape with biological controls'
DESCRIPTION:Parliament House is now 24 years old. It has 23 hectares of landscape\, which include the grass ramps\, 17 courtyards and 9 hectares of native gardens. The use of pesticides for insect control is difficult due to the nature of the air conditioning air intakes for the building  as well as the numbers of working staff and visitors to Parliament House. The Landscape Services Section have implemented a very successful Integrated Pest Management program and utilise biological control methods such as releasing predator insects to control the pest insects. Paul Janssens\, Assistant Director Landscape Services\, will discuss the management of the Parliamentary landscape and touch on the Integrated Pest Management program being used at Parliament House. \n  \nPaul has worked in the horticulture industry for 30 years\, including at the ANBG between 2002 and 2008 as Horticulture Manager and then Curator Living Collections. He previously worked on the Parliament House gardens from 1986 to 2002\, and has been in his current position since 2008.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/paul-janssens-managing-the-parliament-house-landscape-with-biological-controls/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121019T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121118T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121018T220000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000051-1350637200-1353256200@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:School Photographic Exhibition - Visitor Centre Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Visit the popular annual exhibition of student photographs taken in the Gardens.  \nThis is an annual competition and exhibition run by the Friends of the ANBG. For more information click here.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/school-photographic-exhibition-visitor-centre-gallery/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121020T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121021T134500
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121019T213000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000052-1350721800-1350827100@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:ANPS spring plant sale
DESCRIPTION:This plant sale is by the Australian Native Plants Society\, Canberra Region. It will be held in the southern car park of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. For more details go to the ANPS website. 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/anps-spring-plant-sale/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121025T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121025T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121024T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000053-1351123200-1351209540@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Edwina Robinson 'The ACT's Inner North Wetlands'
DESCRIPTION:Edwina will give a presentation on the design and construction of the wetlands in the Sullivans Creek Catchment and Gungahlin.  Edwina is the Urban Waterways Coordinator with the ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.  She has worked closely over the last three years with engineers\, landscape architects\, civil construction companies and the community in order to develop the wetlands.  She is passionate about creating ‘natural wetlands’ in the suburbs and the opportunities they provide for the community.  Edwina is a landscape architect with a strong interest in ecology and creating sustainable landscapes and buildings.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/edwina-robinson-the-acts-inner-north-wetlands/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121101T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121101T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121031T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000054-1351728000-1351814340@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Dr Lydia Guja - 'Oceanic dispersal: can seeds survive and germinate under new environmental conditions'
DESCRIPTION:Charles Darwin was among the first to hypothesise\, and experiment with\, oceanic dispersal. This is the harshest dispersal vector for seeds as they must endure an extremely saline and waterlogged voyage\, are likely to be deposited hundreds of kilometres away from the parent plant\, and often need to germinate under new environmental conditions. The theory of oceanic dispersal has recently gained favour in a number of scientific fields\, yet very little research has investigated seed traits conducive to this mode of dispersal such as buoyancy\, survival\, and germination. Lydia will discuss results of recent research undertaken in WA on the oceanic dispersal and salt tolerance of native seeds. \nLydia has recently taken up the new Seed Conservation Biologist position in the CANBR and the ANBG. The Seed Biologist plays a key role in developing and monitoring the strategic direction and scientific goals of the ANBG Seed Bank\, and expanding existing seed banking and research activities. \nPrior to that Lydia Guja received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Australia. She conducted an Honours project at UWA and Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Western Australia\, investigating the seed biology and physiology of coastal plants. After graduation she spent some time at the Department of Environment and Conservation in WA where she assisted with monitoring the effects of logging and fire on regeneration and diversity in Jarrah and Karri forests of the South-West. Lydia’s PhD project (at Curtin University and Kings Park) followed on from her Honours research and continued to investigate dispersal and salt tolerance in seeds of native coastal plants. During Lydia’s time at Kings Park she also worked as a technician on several projects that investigated dormancy and germination syndromes of difficult to germinate Australian species. 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-lydia-guja-oceanic-dispersal-can-seeds-survive-and-germinate-under-new-environmental-conditions/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121108T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121108T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121107T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000055-1352332800-1352419140@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Stephen Speer - 'Spying eyes in America - What can we learn from the Smithsonian Institute and botanic gardens in the US'?
DESCRIPTION:Stephen was one of a group of Canberra national institutions education staff who recently visited Washington DC and New York to observe how the Smithsonian Institution engages with school students and teachers. What did they learn and will this have an impact on the Gardens? What can the Gardens learn from US botanic gardens? \nStephen is Manager Communications and Visitor Services at the ANBG. He joined the ANBG in 2007 having jumped the fence from CSIRO on Black Mountain to the Gardens. During his 18 year involvement in research he worked on projects ranging from plant/fungal pathogen ecological studies to propagation and development of Australian native plants as flowering indoor plants and simulation modelling of grazing systems.  Stephen was also member of a small team engaged to develop the public exhibits\, education and public programs for CSIRO Discovery\, which opened in May 2000.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/stephen-speer-spying-eyes-in-america-what-can-we-learn-from-the-smithsonian-institute-and-botanic-gardens-in-the-us/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121110T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121110T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121109T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000056-1352505600-1352591940@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Growing Friends spring plant sale
DESCRIPTION:Plants on sale are propagated and sold by the Growing Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens from material sourced from the Gardens. \nWhere: Small car park behind the Crosbie Morrison Centre\, Australian National Botanic Gardens \nCost: $3 and $5 each \nThe sale will finish at 11am\, or earlier if sold out. \nThe plant list [link unavailable] (PDF\, 358 Kb) provides information about the characteristics and growing requirements of all the plants that will be available for sale. \nInformation about propagation from seeds and cuttings \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Location of the plant sale in the ANBG \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/growing-friends-spring-plant-sale/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121110T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121111T234500
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121109T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000057-1352505600-1352677500@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Canberra Institute of Botanical Art Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop on Onions and Garlic\, in the Crosbie Morrison Building. Costs apply\, booking essential. See www.bibart.com.au/ciba/workshop/ for more information.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/canberra-institute-of-botanical-art-workshop/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121115T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121115T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121114T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000058-1352937600-1353023940@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Dr Joe Miller - 'Evolutionary and spatial diversity of the Australian flora'
DESCRIPTION:Over the past year the research of the CANBR has been combining spatial data with phylogenetic (evolutionary relationships) data.  This allows researchers to identify areas in Australia that contain high  (or low) levels of phylogenetic biodiversity that may have been missed when only species counts are used to measure biodiversity.  CANBR is working closely with department agencies to apply these ideas in the conservation design system.  Joe will describe the methods used and show examples from many large Australian plant lineages\, including Acacia\, Eucalyptus\, mosses\, liverworts and hornworts. \nJoe is a Research scientist and the Research Group leader at the CANBR\, a joint venture between the CSIRO and ANBG.  His research focuses on the molecular evolution of Acacia with an interest in understanding the evolution of important  evolutionary traits of the flora.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-joe-miller-evolutionary-and-spatial-diversity-of-the-australian-flora/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121122T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121122T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121122T013000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000059-1353587400-1353591000@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Dr John Grimshaw ‘New Trees: Recent Introductions to Cultivation’
DESCRIPTION:Visiting UK botanist Dr John Grimshaw will discuss new trees – recent introductions to cultivation\, the subject of a 2009 book\, of which he was principal author\, on trees introduced in the past 35 years. The book was sponsored by the International Dendrology Society and published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Canberran Dr Roger Farrow contributed some photographs of eucalypts to this book. \nJohn has been interested in plants all his life\, as both gardener and botanist. He holds a first-class degree in botany and doctorate in African forest ecology from Oxford University. African plants remain his principal botanical interest. He is\, however\, fascinated by all plants and will attempt to grow anything in the garden. The origins of garden plants are a particular fascination and he has travelled widely to see plants growing in habitat. His first book was The Gardener’s Atlas (1998) recounting the journeys plants have made from their source to our gardens.\n \nHaving also worked commercially\, John managed the historic Elwes family garden at Colesbourne Park in Gloucestershire from 2003-2012; he is currently Director of the Castle Howard Arboretum Trust in Yorkshire. John is also a member of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Advisory Committee on Nomenclature and Taxonomy\, and Woody Plant Committee.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-john-grimshaw-new-trees-recent-introductions-to-cultivation/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121123T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130102T043000
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121122T223000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000060-1353663000-1357101000@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:CIT/UN Photographic Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition features the prizewinners and selected images from the joint United Nations and Canberra Institute of Technology International Year of Sustainable Energy for All 2012 Photography Competition. \nOpen 9.30am–4.30pm at the Visitor Centre Gallery.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/citun-photographic-exhibition/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121129T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20121129T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20121128T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000061-1354147200-1354233540@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Ross Bennett ‘Reptiles and frogs of the ACT: how to stop worrying and love snakes!’
DESCRIPTION:Ross will provide an overview of our local herpetofauna\, some historical insights into their status and an opportunity to dispel some of the myths surrounding the snakes in particular. Ross will bring a couple of his ‘friends’ to illustrate some points. \nRoss has never known anything but fascination for wildlife and the environment. He came to the ACT from Victorian National Parks Service and went to combine his roles in land\, wildlife and fire management here with CSIRO and other agency wildlife programs across Australia. Somewhere along the way he was asked to write a field guide to the ACT’s frogs and reptiles by the ACT National Parks Association who published it in 1997. He then went on to fulfil another dream in the building and operation of the Australian Reptile Centre at Gold Creek. Eleven years later\, with a daughter of that age deserving his attention\, he took ‘early retirement’ and now has the time to continue his interests in wildlife combined with the travelling which was put on hold for so many years.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/ross-bennett-reptiles-and-frogs-of-the-act-how-to-stop-worrying-and-love-snakes/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130104T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130104T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130103T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000062-1357257600-1357343940@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Delicious! afterDARK
DESCRIPTION:Summer night tours of the Gardens featuring live string music and gourmet tastings of locally produced food and wine at Floresco. A wonderful way to spend a hot evening in the cool ambience of the Rainforest Gully\, Rock Garden & Eucalypt Lawn. \n$35 per person (over 18 years only)\nOnline bookings essential:    www.anbg.gov.au/gardens\nNote: This is not a Friends event but members may be interested.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/delicious-afterdark/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130105T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130105T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130104T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000063-1357344000-1357430340@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:Key Grip is the featured band. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130106T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130106T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130105T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000064-1357430400-1357516740@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:As Famous as the Moon is the featured band. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130112T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130112T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130111T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000065-1357948800-1358035140@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert - Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:This concert has been cancelled due to the Total Fire Ban.  \nA decision has not yet been made on the concert scheduled for Sunday 13th January – please check this website or the ANBG site later. \nThe Dorothy-Jane Gosper Band was to be the featured band. \n  \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert-cancelled/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130113T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130113T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130112T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000066-1358035200-1358121540@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:Los Chavos is the featured band. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130117T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130118T154500
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130116T230000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000067-1358416800-1358523900@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Snakes Alive!
DESCRIPTION:Live displays of snakes\, lizards\, turtles\, frogs and crocodiles. $2 child\, $5 adult and $4 concession\, Crosbie Morrison Building. \nWhen: Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 January 2013\n	Time: 10 am – 4 pm weekdays | 10 am – 6 pm weekends \nNote: This is not a Friends event\, but Friends may be interested.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/snakes-alive/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130118T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130118T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130117T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000068-1358467200-1358553540@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Gerry Marantelli talks at Snakes Alive: 'Saving frogs because we MUST!'
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to hear Gerry Marantelli of the Amphibian Research Centre (ARC) in Victoria\, and for nibbles afterwards. \nOver one third of the world’s amphibians and the ecosystems they hold together are now threatened in the largest mass extinction since the dinosaurs. Gerry’s talk will cover the latest research into the problems facing frogs around the world. He will guide us through why we need frogs\, why they are now threatened\, and what progress has been made to bring our most critically endangered frog species back from the brink. \nThe ARC is dedicated to the research and conservation of Australian frogs. It is also involved in efforts to breed and preserve a number of Australia’s most endangered frogs\, including the Southern Corroboree Frog. \nCome along to the theatrette at the Australian National Botanic Gardens\, and join us afterwards for nibbles and soft drink\, and an opportunity to discuss issues with Gerry further. \nWhen: Friday 18 January 2013. \nTime: 4:30-6pm\nBookings: Call Margaret Ning on 0427 788 304. \nThis talk will follow the Snakes Alive exhibition of live reptiles and amphibians put on by the ACT Herpetological Association (open 10am-4pm on the day in the Gardens; $5 adults\, $2 kids). \nFor more information about the ARC and ACT Herpetological Association\, have a look at www.frogs.org.au and www.actha.org.au. Raffle tickets supporting Corroboree Frog research will be available at the talk should you wish to contribute.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/gerry-marantelli-talks-at-snakes-alive-saving-frogs-because-we-must/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130119T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130119T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130118T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000069-1358553600-1358639940@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Cashews is the featured band. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130120T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130120T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130119T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:Plump is the featured band. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130126T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130126T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130125T130000Z
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UID:10000071-1359158400-1359244740@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Fuelers is the featured band for this Australia Day concert. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130127T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130127T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130126T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000072-1359244800-1359331140@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Summer Sounds Concert
DESCRIPTION:Annie and the Armadillos is the featured band. \nConcerts start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.30. \nAdmission donation ($5 or more per car or group) will be collected on entry. \nWine and soft drinks will be sold by the Friends. \n“Dinner on the Lawn” service of mini souvlaki\, veggie kebabs and cheese burgers will be available from the Floresco Cafe BBQ. \nPicnic hampers may be pre-ordered from Floresco – see the Gardens website at http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/whatson/events/summer-2013/summer-sounds….. \nBarista coffee will be available. \nFree 30-minute guided walks will be offered at interval. \nFor more details\, see the ANBG’s website page on the summer concerts.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-summer-sounds-concert/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130131T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130131T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130130T130000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010048Z
UID:10000073-1359590400-1359676740@friendsanbg.org.au
SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: Ian Warden ‘Tiptoe through the Telopeas: Why Marion Mahony Griffin would have boycotted Floriade’
DESCRIPTION:Ian Warden\, Gang Gang columnist of the Canberra Times\, will launch the 2013 lunchtime talks program\, with a Centenary Chat on Marion Mahony Griffin’s enthusiasm for Australian native flora. January’s theme is Family and Friends in the Capital\, appropriately\, given the extent to which Marion’s enthusiasm for our native flora is shared by modern-day Canberrans; they flock to the Gardens each January to listen to music in a setting of magnificent eucalypts. \nIan Warden describes himself as a Canberra writer and humourless native plant zealot and the only person in his street growing Eucalyptus crenulata in his front garden.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-ian-warden-tiptoe-through-the-telopeas-why-marion-mahony-griffin-would-have-boycotted-floriade/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130201T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130201T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130131T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Delicious! afterDARK
DESCRIPTION:Summer night tours of the Gardens featuring live string music and gourmet tastings of locally produced food and wine at Floresco. A wonderful way to spend a hot evening in the cool ambience of the Rainforest Gully\, Rock Garden & Eucalypt Lawn. \n$35 per person (over 18 years only)\nOnline bookings essential:    www.anbg.gov.au/gardens\nNote: This is not a Friends event but members may be interested.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/delicious-afterdark/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130202T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130201T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Optus Flix in the Stix
DESCRIPTION:Flix combines a unique award winning collection of short films with live music performances featuring The Whitlams. See www.flixinthestix.com.au for all event and ticketing details.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/optus-flix-in-the-stix/
LOCATION:ACT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130207T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130207T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130206T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Centenary Chat: Jocelyn Plovits ‘The National Arboretum Canberra: relationship and synergy’
DESCRIPTION:The bushfires that ravaged Canberra in 2003 were the catalyst for the creation of the National Arboretum Canberra first envisaged by the Burley Griffins. The National Arboretum\, which will open in early 2013\, provides an opportunity to conserve threatened species\, a place for community recreation and a valuable resource for ongoing education and research.  \nUnder the Centenary theme of Cultural Diversity\, Jocelyn Plovits will address the history\, design\, challenges and successes of the project from the perspective of the Friends of the Arboretum. She will also discuss the National Arboretum’s potential for the future\, the contribution of volunteers to the success of a wonderful and exciting Arboretum and the importance of collaboration with a number of key entities\, among them\, the ANBG. \nJocelyn Plovits is Chair of the Friends of the National Arboretum.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/centenary-chat-jocelyn-plovits-the-national-arboretum-canberra-relationship-and-synergy/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130214T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20130214T235900
DTSTAMP:20260501T001705
CREATED:20130213T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Matthew Higgins ‘Elyne Mitchell: mountain author’
DESCRIPTION:Elyne Mitchell is remembered fondly for her wildly successful Silver Brumby books from the 1950s onward.  But not only did she write children’s fiction\, Elyne also wrote a number of pioneering non-fiction works addressing Australians’ relationship with their environment.  Elyne’s passionate connection with the upper Murray and the Snowy Mountains had a fundamental influence on her and her work.  She was also a very keen skier and horse rider and she helped run the family’s Towong Hill property.  Elyne received the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to literature in 1988 and Charles Sturt University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 1993.  A year before her death in 2002 the Corryong Library was renamed in her honour.  The National Library of Australia holds her papers\, and one of the typewriters used by Mitchell is held by the National Museum of Australia. \nMatthew Higgins\, an Associate of the Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum of Australia\, has been working in Canberra as a professional historian for 30 years.  He has worked with the Australian War Memorial\, the Australian Heritage Commission\, and the National Museum of Australia.  He has completed many freelance projects (including oral history interviews for the National Library of Australia)\, and is the author of numerous articles and a number of books\, the most recent of which is Rugged beyond imagination: stories from an Australian mountain region (NMA Press 2009).  Matthew is passionate about the Australian high country and he skis and bushwalks as often as opportunity allows.  
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/matthew-higgins-elyne-mitchell-mountain-author/
LOCATION:ACT
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