Cameras and Cafe Walk
Week of Events
Photo competition for students of Australia schools and colleges
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Monday, August 26, 2024
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Thursday, August 29, 2024
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August 29, 2024 -Violet Marriott ‘Ginninderry Conservation Trust- who we are and what we do’
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August 29, 2024 -Lecture: ‘To nurture a garden is to feed the soul: gardens, community and wellbeing’
Violet Marriott ‘Ginninderry Conservation Trust- who we are and what we do’
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 […]
Lecture: ‘To nurture a garden is to feed the soul: gardens, community and wellbeing’
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 members of the community and supported by the ACT Government to help to re-establish home gardens impacted by the 2003 bushfires. This year's lecturer, Professor […]
Friday, August 30, 2024
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August 30, 2024 -Schools Photo Competition closes today
Schools Photo Competition closes today
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 […]
Saturday, August 31, 2024
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August 31, 2024 -Summit Ramble
Summit Ramble
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 local plant ecologist, to hear about some of the winter flowering plants in the gardens and on the mountain as well as other plants during a ramble […]
Sunday, September 1, 2024
No events on this day.