Friday 26th January Australia Day Foray

Dr Tony Young will be giving a talk on “Australian Species of Ramaria“. This is also the QMS Annual General Meeting.

Andrew Franks will be presenting The Wonderful World of the Bryophytes. The bryophytes, a collective term for moss and moss-like plants, are the second most speciose group of land plants in the world often forming a conspicuous component of many ecosystems. However, they are rarely included in floristic assessments of sites and not treated with…

The Role of Fungi in Rainforest Regeneration (Working with Fungi in restoring Habitat). When: 6 June, 2014, 2.00pm to 5.00pm Where: The Conference Room, Byron Shire Council Admin. Building, Station Street, Mullumbimby, NSW. Program: Powerpoint slideshow for about 45 minutes with questions. Afternoon tea – provided Hands-on trying to identify specimens into their morpho-groups or…

With the easing of Covid 19 restrictions, QMS is pleased to announce that we will be holding in-person meetings once again! Location: Albion Peace Centre, 102 McDonald Rd, Windsor. Time: 6.30-8.30 pm Speaker: Frances Guard – Marasmius crinis-equi A Horse Hair Fungus Fran has almost completed her first year as a PhD candidate, studying the…

Sunday 1st June, from 9.30 am to 12.00 midday. You are invited to an entertaining and informative morning in the bushland, overlooking the Brisbane River, at Westlake/Riverhills. Watch the Geckoes Wildlife Presentation which features live Australian wildlife to look at, touch and learn about. Children love them. Bring your own chair or mat. Enjoy a…

Dominated by sandy soils typical of the Great Sandy National Park, the plants and their fungal mycorrhizal partners of Cooloola have had to adapt to these low nutrient soils. The resulting diversity of Boletes, in particular, makes this a global hot spot for fungal diversity. For more details, go to our page about Cooloola National…