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SUMMARY:Australian Pollinator Week
DESCRIPTION:Let’s celebrate\, learn and take action for Australian pollinators.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach November\, Australian Pollinator Week shines a spotlight on the important and unique pollinators in Australia\, including native bees\, butterflies\, beetles\, birds\, bats and other pollinators. It’s an opportunity for communities across the country to learn more about the diversity of Australian pollinators and to take steps to protect them. \n\n\n2026 Theme announcement\n\n\n\n\nPollinator Education: Inspiring the next generation \nEducation plays a vital role in protecting Australia’s pollinators. School programs\, community projects and hands-on learning help spark curiosity\, inspire action and empower young people to become future pollinator champions. \n\n\nLearn\n\n\n\n\nExplore how pollination sustains biodiversity\, ecosystem health and food security. \n\n\nGet involved\n\n\n\n\nHost a community activity\, join a citizen-science project or create a pollinator-friendly space. \nUse ACT for Bees new ‘Love Food? Love Bees! Australian Native Bees‘ curriculum resources for years 4\,5\,6\, and 7. Go to Cool.org  \nLaunching on October 26th 2026!!!
URL:https://actforbees.org/event/australian-pollinator-week-2/
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SUMMARY:Kambah Community Garden Open Day and Seed Sale
DESCRIPTION:🌱🐝 KAMBAH COGS OPEN DAY & PLANT STALL 🐝🌱 \nCome along for a wonderful day celebrating gardening\, growing\, pollinators and community! \n🌿 Plant Stall – stock up on healthy seedlings and plants for your garden\n🐝 ACT for Bees + Other Pollinators – discover how to make your garden more welcoming for bees and other pollinators\n🌱 Plant Propagation Workshop – learn how to grow more plants from the ones you already have\n🌿 Plant Health Pyramid – join Fiona Buining\, author of the COGS Growing Guide\, to explore how to build healthy\, thriving soil and plants\n🌻 Seedling Sale – plenty of plants to get your garden growing\n🎟️ Raffle – try your luck and support the community\n🛍️ Market Stalls – browse a range of local stalls and garden goodies\n🍰 Cake Stall – delicious treats for morning tea\n👧🌱 Kids Corner – fun activities for our younger gardeners \nWhether you’re an experienced gardener\, just starting out\, passionate about pollinators\, or simply looking for a lovely community day out\, come along and join us! \n🌼 Bring the family\, meet local gardeners\, discover something new and take home a few plants for your garden.
URL:https://actforbees.org/event/kambah-community-garden-open-day-and-seed-sale/
LOCATION:Kambah COGS\, Cnr Springbett St and O'Halloran Cct\,\, Canberra\, ACT\, Australia
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SUMMARY:BEES AT HOME: HIVES\, HABITAT & FORAGE
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to responsible beekeeping\, native bees and creating a pollinator-friendly garden \n Celebrate Australian Pollinator Week! \nJoin Jon Darvill\, backyard beekeeper with Canberra Region Beekeepers\, and Dr CharlesBlumer from ACT for Bees + Other Pollinators for an introduction to the fascinating world of \nhome beekeeping and caring for pollinators. \nJon will introduce you to the joys and challenges of keeping honeybees at home\, including what you need to know to become a responsible backyard beekeeper and help your bees \nthrive. \nCharlie will explore the importance of providing bees with a diverse and nutritious range of flowering plants throughout the seasons. He’ll also introduce some of Canberra’s amazing \nnative bees and share simple ways we can provide food\, habitat and nesting places for these essential pollinators in our gardens\, schools and communities. \nWhether you’re thinking about keeping a hive\, already have bees\, or simply want to make your garden more pollinator-friendly\, come along and discover how you can help create a \nhealthier environment for bees and other pollinators. Book HERE
URL:https://actforbees.org/event/bees-at-home-hives-habitat-forage/
LOCATION:Canberra Environment Centre\, Lawson Crescent\, Acton\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Towards a Bee and Pollinator Friendly ACT
DESCRIPTION:Bees and other pollinators are essential to our food security\, biodiversity and the health of our ecosystems. Yet they face increasing threats from habitat loss\, pesticide use\, climate change and emerging diseases\, including the devastating impact of Varroa mites on honeybees.\n \n\nDuring Australian Pollinator Week\, join Dr Charlie Blumer from ACT for Bees and Other Pollinators to explore why we urgently need a coordinated\, whole-of-community approach to protecting these vital species.\n \n\nACT for Bees and Other Pollinators is advocating for a Bee and Pollinator Friendly Territory\, bringing together government\, conservation organisations\, community groups\, educators and researchers to create a healthier\, more resilient environment for pollinators and people. Charlie will introduce the proposed integrated strategy\, which focuses on:\n \n\nHabitat protection and restoration – creating connected\, diverse\, flowering landscapes that support pollinators year-round.\nBiodiversity-sensitive urban planning – embedding pollinator-friendly principles in the design and management of our urban and natural environments.\nReducing pesticide impacts – promoting safer practices that protect pollinators and other beneficial insects.\nEducation and community engagement – inspiring schools\, communities and organisations to take meaningful action.\nMonitoring and citizen science – building our understanding of pollinator populations and their changing needs.\nCollaboration and partnerships – aligning local action with the Australian Pollination Strategy and ACT Government policies.\n\n\nThis presentation is being hosted by the Conservation Council ACT Region and is an opportunity for members of conservation and environmental organisations across the ACT to explore how our shared efforts can contribute to an integrated\, Territory-wide strategy. By working together\, we can strengthen existing conservation initiatives\, connect habitats across our landscape and help make the ACT a leader in pollinator protection.\n \n\nHealthy pollinators mean healthy ecosystems\, resilient food systems and a thriving natural world. Join us to discover how we can work together towards a Bee and Pollinator Friendly ACT.\n \n\nAbout Dr Charlie Blumer\n \n\nCharlie Blumer was trained in zoology and epidemiology\, before working as a public servant in the health area. Now retired\, he keeps bees and enjoys being present in his own little ecosystem\, watching it all happen. However\, he does also get out\, and out of his comfort zone\, to spread the word in various fora. Charlie has a background in ecology\, is Vice President of the Canberra Region Beekeeping Club\, and is active on the ACT for Bees and Other Pollinators committee.
URL:https://actforbees.org/event/webinar-towards-a-bee-and-pollinator-friendly-act/
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SUMMARY:CIT PLANT SALE – CELEBRATING 35 YEARS! 🐝🌱
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fantastic community celebration marking 35 years of CIT Plant Sales! \nCome along and enjoy a vibrant day celebrating horticulture\, sustainability and the joy of growing. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out\, there’ll be plenty to discover\, connect with and take home for your garden. \n🌿 Plants\, plants and more plants!\n🐝 ACT for Bees + Other Pollinators will be there sharing ideas about supporting bees and other pollinators in your garden\n🌱 Discover more about horticulture and sustainable gardening\n🌼 Connect with fellow gardeners and the wider community \n📅 Saturday 14 November 2026\n⏰ 9:00am – 1:00pm\n📍 CIT Bruce – N Block\n🚗 Enter via Eade Street\, Bruce \nCome along\, celebrate 35 years of growing\, and say hello to ACT for Bees! 🌻🐝
URL:https://actforbees.org/event/cit-plant-sale-celebrating-35-years-%f0%9f%90%9d%f0%9f%8c%b1/
LOCATION:Canberra Institute of Technology Bruce\, 35 Vowels Cres\, Bruce ACT 2617\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2617\, Australia
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