The 2024 competition is open to students attending Australian primary or secondary schools or colleges. All entries must be digital photographs taken in the ANBG, featuring some aspect of the Gardens such as plants, wildlife or scenery. Enter online at fanbg.local/students-photographic-competition/. Entries must be received by the organisers before 5pm on Friday 30th August 2024. To avoid delays and congestion, submit your entry as […]
Getting to know wattles
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Jo, Bush Blitz Manager, will explain the who, what and why of what Bush Blitz does - who are these weird people that are so fascinated with insect genitals? what is this information used for? and why do we care about these new species? Abstract Bush Blitz is well known as a species discovery program, […] |
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A big thank you to the work party this month, who removed more than 770 weeds between the Powerline road and Barry Drive. We are looking forward to our next weeding work party in a different part of Black Mountain Nature Reserve. Details of the next weeding work party are: Date: Saturday 3 August 9:00am to 12 […] |
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Photo competition for students of Australia schools and colleges
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Ana, from the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU, will talk about how hollows are created, how different animals, including gliders, use them, and how we can support wildlife in our backyards. Abstract In Australia, 303 native wildlife species rely on hollows formed inside of trees! In this talk by Ana Gracanin, a […] |
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Photo competition for students of Australia schools and colleges
Threatened Species Walks
On this guided walk we will visit some of the rarest plants in Australia, consider some of the threats to their existence, learn about some of the scientific work the Botanic Gardens staff are doing to conserve these plants and reflect on why this work is important. These one-hour walks will be held at 11am […] |
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One of the world’s most stunning and unique places is one of the places most at-risk to the impacts of climate change. Jay, a Ph D student at ANU, will outline what has been discovered so far as he and Anangu people design and use field studes and nursery experiments to answer questions about how […] |
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Keith, a research scientist at CSIRO, says flies are one of the most diverse insect orders, yet poorly known in their species richness and evolution. He will describe innovations in the field and lab for understanding how, when, and why small dark coloured flies diversified spectacularly. Abstract Flies are one of the most diverse insect […] |
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The Challenge of Change: AAFBG 2024 Conference
The coming AAFBG Biennial Conference 2024 will be hosted by The Friends of Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens Join us as we tackle the big issues and explore solutions to create rewarding relationships to work well with volunteers to identify opportunities within a changing climate to employ technology that enhances our message and effectiveness. Keynote speaker: Dale […] |
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Photo competition for students of Australia schools and colleges
The Challenge of Change: AAFBG 2024 Conference
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National Film and Sound Archives – Special Free Event
Open daily until 8 September 2024 at National Film and Sound Archive, Acton. Admission is free. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is staging a special event titled Ghost Trees : Promoting sustainability through audiovisual art. This is a unique audiovisual artwork currently showing in the NFSA Gallery space. Ghost Trees invites viewers […]
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Violet, from Ginninderry Conservation Trust, will provide insights into the Ginninderry Conservation Trust, its community engagement, and the current on-ground activities taking place to help protect and conserve the cultural and environmental values of the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor. Abstract The Ginninderry Conservation Corridor is currently a 280ha patch of land that is nestled between the […]
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9th Chief Minister's Governance Lecture This year's lecture will draw on records documenting the establishment and work of the of the Phoenix Garden Group. The Phoenix Group was initiated by […] |
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The 2024 competition is open to students attending Australian primary or secondary schools or colleges. All entries must be digital photographs taken in the ANBG, featuring some aspect of the Gardens such […] |
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The Summit Walk, a joint initiative between the ACT Government, the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) and Telstra, was officially opened in 2000. Join our ANBG Guides, and FoBM guide Michael Doherty, a […] |
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Wattle We Call It? guided walks
Wattles are acacias, or are they? The first tree called a wattle in Australia is not an acacia at all. The acacias of Africa are no longer acacias. Many of the wattles have leaves that are not leaves. On this free guided walk, hear about some of these paradoxes while visiting a variety of wattles […] |