Planned Park Closures: Thermal Assisted Aerial Control (TAAC) Program

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service will carry out its annual Thermal Assisted Aerial Control (TAAC) program from Thursday 8 May to Friday 30 May 2025. This operation targets vertebrate pest species in key conservation areas, water catchments, and some semi-urban locations across the ACT. Park and reserve closures will be in place during this period for public safety.

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Embrace the season: Your autumn fun activity guide

Top things to see and do in Canberra’s nature reserves and urban parks this autumn.

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.

What's on

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22 Mar 25
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26 May 25

Historic Exhibition – ‘West of the Murrumbidgee’

  • Time: 9:00 – 16:00 daily
  • Location: Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre, Naas Rd, Tharwa
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: No bookings required
See a fascinating display of artefacts, photographs and documents showing what life was like for settler-Australians, their descendants and others over the past 200 years in Tidbinbilla, Tharwa, Namadgi and the surrounding region.
24 Apr 25

World of Waterbugs – Tidbinbilla School Holiday Program

  • Time: 10:00 - 11:00
  • Location: Meet at the Ready Man Statue within the Tidbinbilla Sanctuary.
  • Cost: Included in reserve entry fee
  • Bookings: Book here for World of Waterbugs
  • For ages: Suitable for ages 6–11
In this fun, interactive activity kids can take a close-up look at our local Macroinvertebrates (Waterbugs) and see how these brilliant bugs can indicate the health of a freshwater river or wetland. Bring a snack, water, sunscreen, and a hat!
24 Apr 25

Namadgi Woodlands Heritage Walk

Take a fascinating tour around Namadgi’s Woodlands Walk with a guide from Tidbinbilla Pioneers Association to unearth the history and see wonderful examples of European and First Nations heritage in the area. The one-hour walk starts at Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre. You can also combine your visit with a look through the historical exhibition “West of the Murrumbidgee” at the Visitor Centre.