Tuesday 12th December

The Allure of Fungi by Alison Pouliot Although relatively little known, fungi provide the links between the terrestrial organisms and ecosystems that underpin our functioning planet. The Allure of Fungi presents fungi through multiple perspectives – those of mycologists and ecologists, foragers and forayers, naturalists and farmers, aesthetes and artists, philosophers and Traditional Owners. It…

Date: Saturday, 26th January, 2019 Time: 9:00 am (for a 9:30 am start) – concludes by 2:30 pm Place: Maleny Uniting Church, 1290 Landsborough-Maleny Road, Maleny Cost: Free for members*, $15.00 for non-members (morning tea is provided) The Workshop will cover such topics and answer such questions as… Why collect specimens? – Where do they…

The Ben Bennett Bushland Park is one of the few remaining remnant bushland areas in the heart of Caloundra. It features walking tracks which guide visitors through the vegetation communities of Melaleuca and Eucalypt forests, coastal heaths and one of the few areas of coastal lowland vine forest. This is the first time that the…

Guest speaker, Kim Nguyen, will be presenting "CAN I EAT IT? And other good questions you should ask about Fungi." She will discuss the varying approaches to fungal edibility by mycological societies from around the world, in order to trigger thought and debate about the goals and parameters of QMS. Glenda Walter and Pat Leonard…

Speaker – TBA 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha.