Photographic Theme: Molonglo Catchment & Queanbeyan Area Fauna ~ Flora ~ Landscape Here's your chance to express your special connection with the natural environment or to promote the conservation work that you and your environmental group do to support the Molonglo catchment and Queanbeyan area. $855 prize pool Open to all amateur photographers Terms and conditions apply to all entries. visit our news and events page for details.

Discover some spring flowering native terrestrial orchids and learn something more of this fascinating group of plants with Matt Mullaney, Ciaran Ernst-Russell, Shoko Okada, Tobias Hayashi and Rob Gibbon. DATE Sunday 4 October 9:30am-12 noon & repeated 1:30 pm to 4:00pm Yes, daylight saving starts that very day. MEET at the car park on the mountain side of Caswell Drive. Look for FOBM banners; (from Belconnen Way drive south towards Glenloch

This is your SIGN to go for a walk around the Black Mountain Forest Loop! Well done to the Friends of Black Mountain for making it happen! This was made possible through ACT Government’s Environment Grant Program. Visit our News/Events page for more information.

An autumn walk along the Molonglo River and Queanbeyan River offered more than scenic views — it highlighted decades of cross-border conservation work. Hosted by Molonglo Conservation Group and Queanbeyan Landcare, the heritage walk explored efforts to tackle erosion, restore native habitat, and improve river health where the rivers meet. Participants saw thriving native plantings, mini forests, and ongoing woody weed removal projects on both sides of the border. A highlight

All artists are invited to explore how urban life interacts with the rivers and waterways of the Molonglo catchment. Works may respond to the environmental pressures, connections and contrasts that arise where built environments meet natural systems. Online entries from members and nonmembers can be made via the Queanbeyan Art Society’s website http://qasarts.org on 1 May and close 25 June. Late entries will not be accepted.