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Get your Western Edge T-shirt & 2027 Calendar!
We are excited to announce that our brand new Western Edge T-shirts and 2027 Calendar are now available to purchase in our shop! Western Edge t-shirt Designed by Remus Douglas (@larrikinfound) for the Save our Western Edge community campaign, our brand new Western...
A win for wombats in the ACT!
Good news for wombats in the ACT!
On 22 July 2026, the Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Suzanne Orr MLA, confirmed that the ACT Government has no current intention to declare wombats a Controlled Native Species or to pursue lethal population management practices.
Have you heard of Canberra’s rarest insects? They need your help.
The Perunga Grasshopper, Perunga ochracea (Left) and the Canberra Raspy Cricket, Cooraboorama canberrae (Right) The habitat of two beautiful insects found in our region's remaining patches of intact natural grassland is in decline — so much so that the ACT Government...
Understanding the impacts of climate change on plants at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – a summary of my PhD working with Anangu. A talk by Jay Nicholson
All welcome! 7.30pm September 3, Slatyer Seminar Room, Robertson Building, ANU Details:...
“George and Gertie” Gang-gang a poem by Edwina Smith
Edwina Smith is a retired nurse/midwife from Canberra who has taken up writing poetry. She enjoys writing poems about...
Turtles, monitoring, and citizen science. A talk by Bruno de Oliveira Ferronato
Turtles, monitoring, and citizen science. A talk by Bruno de Oliveira Ferronato. Thursday 6 August 7.30pm-9.30pm...
Friends of Grasslands activities coming up
Sat 4 July, 2–4 pm. A visit to Mt Majura ParkCare’s seed nodes/exclosures in Watson, ACT. They have housed many...