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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.

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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.
13 Apr 25

The Magic of Snakes – Young Rangers Program

  • Time: 10:00 - 12:00
  • Location: Jerrabomberra Wetlands office, 2 Dairy Road Fyshwick
  • Cost: $20 per child
  • Bookings: Book here for Young Rangers Program
  • Max. numbers: 20 children
  • 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.
13 Apr 25

Hanging Rock Guided Walk

Join our ranger guided tour to unearth the geological and natural wonders of Hanging Rock in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Offering a brief but enriching exploration of one of the culturally significant and naturally beautiful area of the reserve. The walk begins by crossing Ashbrook Creek and passes through a tall wet eucalyptus forest. It then gently ascends to Hanging Rock, a large granite tor, that served as an ancient rock shelter for the Ngunnawal people. Explore the huge granite rocks in this area and learn about the sedimentary formations of the Tidbinbilla Range over past 450 million years.

Wear long-pants, comfortable walking shoes. hat and sunscreen. Bring your drinking water.