A Celebration of Wattles
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A Celebration of Wattles ended on Sunday 10 September 2023.
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Current events
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.
Botanica: Spirits & Food Festival
Sat 7 & Sun 8 September 2024
The festival showcases producers focusing on using Australia’s diverse native flora.
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
