Queensland

National Palm and Cycad Show

Saturday 2nd 9am- 4pm, and Sunday 3rd of March, 9am-3pm

Brisabane Botantic Gardens Auditorium, Mount Coot-ha. Cost is $3 per adult, $2 concession. Free parking. This show features an impressive display of a wide range of native and exotic palms and cycads. You can ask the experts, but there are also books, posters, magazines and memberships.Discover 40 or more varieties that can be grown in SE Qld, and consider different varieties of cycads with interesting fronds and cones. For more information go here.

 

Clean Up Australia Day

Sunday, 3 March

In 1989 an 'average Australian bloke' had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard - Sydney Harbour. This simple idea has now become the nation's largest community-based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day. To find out more about how to get involved as a community group, business or school, visit Clean Up Australia Day. 

 

Earth Hour 2019

Saturday, 30 March, 8.30pm 

Switch off your lights for Earth Hour and join the hundreds of millions of people around the world in more than 7000 cities in over 180 countries who take part in this amazing global conservation movement. But it doesn’t have to end there! Earth Hour is more than just a symbolic lights-out event. Whether you’re an individual, a school, business, community or just looking to hang out with some mates, there are lots of ways you can get in on the action. For more information visit Earth Hour.