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  • August 2026

  • Thu 13
    Dr Veronica Briceno Rodriguez checking plants in the nursery

    Dr Veronica Briceno Rodrigez ‘From lab coats, hiking boots, and hot desks to plant conservation at the ANBG’

    August 13 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Join Vero, Conservation Horticulture Manager at the ANBG, as she shares her journey from plant ecophysiology research to conservation policy, and ultimately bringing it all together with hands-on plant conservation at the ANBG.

  • Wed 19

    Australian National Herbarium Tour

    August 19 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Australian National Herbarium Tour
    CSIRO Black Mountain

      Join the Friends on a fascinating tour of the Australian National Herbarium (ANH). Maintained by CSIRO, the ANH is one of the largest plant collections in the country, with more than one million plant specimens. Some of the specimens were collected during Captain Cook’s 1770 expedition to Australia. The ANH also houses specimens taken […]

    $10.00
  • Thu 27
    Bush Blitz images

    Jo Harding ‘Bush Blitz Driving New Approaches to Working with Traditional Owners’

    August 27 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Jo, from Bush Blitz, will share how Bush Blitz is improving the way they work with Traditional Owners and the practical approaches that have made these partnerships successful.

  • September 2026

  • Thu 3
    A dense shrubland to five metres tall. It occurs on dry rocky ridges on volcanic soils. The main occurrences are known from dunmore, Jamberoo Valley and Killalea State Park.

    Anthony Hoffman ‘The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrublands on volcanic outcrops ecological community’

    September 3 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrubland ecological community is dependent on the underlying substrate and provides a significant linkage between the rainforests and woodlands.

  • Thu 10
    Eastern Brown Snake

    Dr Gavin Smith ‘Some reflections from a decade of working with and learning from one of Australia’s most misunderstood snakes’

    September 10 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    Gavin brings together his research in sociology, ecology and conservation with his expertise in handling snakes.

  • Thu 17
    2025 $5 baby coins

    Meredith Trinko talks about ‘Floral Impressions’

    September 17 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    The free exhibition 'Floral Impressions: Coins in Bloom' is open daily at the Royal Australian Mint, running until March 2027. The exhibition curator Meredith Trinko shares her favourite pieces and discusses how she identified three distinct ways coin designers over the centuries have used flowers and plants.

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