A Celebration of Wattles
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A Celebration of Wattles ended on Sunday 10 September 2023.
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Current events
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A Walk in the Bush
4 to 29 September 2024, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm — Visitor Centre
Featuring works by ACT Porcelain Artists, A Walk in the Bush celebrates the Australian Bush and the beauty and diversity within.
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Botanica: Spirits & Food Festival
Sat 7 & Sun 8 September 2024
The festival showcases producers focusing on using Australia’s diverse native flora.
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Schools Photographic Competition 2024
Until Friday 30 August 2024
Friends ANBG Photographic Competition is open to students attending Australian schools or colleges.
The Golden Wattle is Australia’s floral emblem; the first plant to emerge after the bombing of Hiroshima was a wattle; wattle seeds were an important food source for Indigenous people from inland Australia.
Learn some other interesting facts and hear stories about wattles on a free guided walk.
Meet at the clock near the bridge. No booking required for individuals, but groups of more than six people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk.
When
4 - 10 September 2023, 11.00 am–12.00 pm & 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where
Meet at the clock near the bridge
Price
Free