National Wattle Day is celebrated on 1 September across Australia.

We celebrate this day by conducting public walks to promote the natural, cultural and heritage of Queanbeyan.
Walks have been held at Bicentennial Park, along the Googong Foreshores and along the Queanbeyan River.

2025 National Wattle Day

It was a great morning on Mount Jerrabomberra on Saturday 30 August for the National Wattle Day Educational Walk organised by QPRC as part of Biodiversity Month.

Bill Willis and Tom Baker, Life Members of Queanbeyan Landcare led almost 40 people on a slow walk and talk up to the knoll on Mount Jerrabomberra then back to the carpark for morning tea (thanks Emery from QPRC).

We saw many different species of wattle together with other local natives. These included Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) and Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) as well as Grevilleas, Hoveas, Pimelas, Pomaderris, Dianella and Kunzeas. We learnt about the problems ahead for the magnificent Eucalyptus macrorhyncha and about the impact of garden escapees such as Happy Wanderer, the Queensland Lomandra and Grevillea rosmarinifolia.

There were people from the local community, the ACT, Field Naturalists of Canberra and a few Queanbeyan Landcare members. For some it was their first visit to Mount Jerrabomberra, while a few were able to remember the days when the community fought to preserve Mount Jerrabomberra for nature conservation and recreation. Check out our website to read more about The Mount Jerrabomberra Story. We were all glad they succeeded.

Above images courtesy of Michele Dovers and Fran Curtis

In 2022 Queanbeyan Landcare members shared images of wattles. Some are wattles that occur naturally in the region, others from further a field, and some are just beautiful. These shots are from Bicentennial Park, Cuumbeun Nature Reserve, Molonglo Gorge and the native garden of a Lifetime Member of Queanbeyan Landcare, David Dempster.

[Below images © Helen Hadobas, Paul Hadobas, the Dempster family, Tom Baker and Steve Dovers.]