What's on

02 Sep 26
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31 Oct 26

Backcountry Adventures – A photographic exhibition by Andrew Deacon

  • Time: 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday; 9 am to 4:30 pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
  • Location: Namadgi Visitor Centre
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: No bookings are required

Namadgi Visitor Centre presents Backcountry Adventures – A photographic exhibition by Andrew Deacon.

Andrew is a keen photographer and backcountry skier. He lives in Canberra with his wife and three adventurous children and works as a doctor at the Canberra Hospital.

“I learnt to use a camera “on the job” with newspaper photojournalists during high school work experience and started my love of photography.”

“I was drawn to the mountains and their flora after leaving school, spending time clambering up, down and along Australian mountains, cliffs and canyons in both summer and winter. I love the immediacy of photography, and its ability to share what is special about a place as the clouds roll through, or the sun sits close to the horizon. I was bitten by the ski bug as a child and am always happy each year when the temperature falls and the storms come through.”

“For me, there is nothing more special than being in wild places, with wild weather, and sharing them with people I am close to. My wife artist Penny has taught me to look closely at the small details, the colours in the leaves, the curves of the tree branches, how a stunted snow gum struggles in the wind. Our children help me enjoy each of these moments.”

16 Sep 26

ParkCare Volunteering Information Session

Are you interested in volunteering with ACT Parks and Conservation Service and want to find out more?

The ParkCare Volunteer Information Session is an online information session hosted by our ParkCare volunteer management team.

The session will cover:

  • Who is ParkCare
  • What volunteering roles are available
  • What you can expect as a ParkCare volunteer
  • Rights, responsibilities and workplace health and safety
  • How to get started

There will also be an opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the session.

Come and find out more about our incredible volunteer community! Register through Eventbrite.

20 Sep 26

The Magic of Snakes – Young Rangers Program

  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Location: Jerrabomberra Wetlands office, 2 Dairy Road Fyshwick
  • Cost: $21.32 per child
  • Bookings: Book here for Young Rangers Program
  • Max. numbers: 25
  • For ages: 7 to 15 years

Face your fear or fascination with one of Australia’s most misunderstood creatures. Join our local snake expert Associate Professor Gavin Smith from ANU who will tell us more about our local snakes and the research he is doing to better understand their behaviour.

17 Oct 26

Night Life at Mulligans – Young Rangers Program

As we head to bed there are many animals that are just waking up. Join Ranger Miriam and scatologist, Janelle, to find out what the night life are doing at Mulligan Flat sanctuary. Discover more about the stars – natures disco lights!

21 Oct 26

ParkCare Volunteering Information Session

Are you interested in volunteering with ACT Parks and Conservation Service and want to find out more?

The ParkCare Volunteer Information Session is an online information session hosted by our ParkCare volunteer management team.

The session will cover:

  • Who is ParkCare
  • What volunteering roles are available
  • What you can expect as a ParkCare volunteer
  • Rights, responsibilities and workplace health and safety
  • How to get started

There will also be an opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the session.

Come and find out more about our incredible volunteer community! Register through Eventbrite.

15 Nov 26

Going Bush at Tid – Young Rangers Program

Going bush and knowing where you are venturing off track into the mountains surrounding Tidbinbilla valley is quite rewarding. Learn some basic map reading skills and how to prepare going bush. Ranger Jack will give you tips on how to thrive in the bush. A BBQ lunch to celebrate the end of the year’s program will be provided.

18 Nov 26

ParkCare Volunteering Information Session

Are you interested in volunteering with ACT Parks and Conservation Service and want to find out more?

The ParkCare Volunteer Information Session is an online information session hosted by our ParkCare volunteer management team.

The session will cover:

  • Who is ParkCare
  • What volunteering roles are available
  • What you can expect as a ParkCare volunteer
  • Rights, responsibilities and workplace health and safety
  • How to get started

There will also be an opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the session.

Come and find out more about our incredible volunteer community! Register through Eventbrite.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Dhawura nguna ngurumbangu gunanggu Ngunnawal.
Nginggada dindi dhawura Ngunnawalbun yindjumaralidjinyin.
Mura bidji mulanggaridjindjula.
Naraganawaliyiri yarabindjula.

This country is Ngunnawal (ancestral/spiritual) homeland.
We all always respect elders, male and female, as well as Ngunnawal country itself.
They always keep the pathways of their ancestors alive.
They walk together as one.

We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as Canberra’s first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians. We recognise the special relationship and connection that Ngunnawal people have with this Country.

Prior to the displacement of Ngunnawal people from their land, they were a thriving people whose life and culture was connected unequivocally to this land in a way that only they understand and know and is core to their physical and spiritual being. The segregation of the Ngunnawal people from Culture and Country has had long-lasting, profound, and ongoing health and well-being effects on their life, cultural practices, families, and continuation of their law/lore.

We acknowledge the historic interruption of the Ngunnawal people of Canberra and their surrounding regions. We recognise the significant contribution the Ngunnawal people have played in caring for Country. For time immemorial they have maintained a tangible and intangible cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connection to these lands and waters.