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Fran Guard will give a report on the Cooloola Foray. Members are also asked to bring something of interest, for example a book, or to speak briefly about such things as an interesting web site or a favourite species, etc..

The first workshop for 2015 will be on Spore Prints and Pics, scheduled for the 29th of August. Members are asked to submit ideas for another workshop. Suggestions so far include “How to ID Small Brown Fungi” or a “Beginners Workshop”. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.

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…

Dr Tony Young will be presenting “Toxic Fungi”. Tony is regarded as one of the foremost experts on Australian fungi, particularly toxic species. He is the author of “A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia”.

The QMS Christmas party! Bring a plate of your favourite Christmas goodies to share and, if you wish, wear festive attire! It’s a time for celebration, so write and recite a poem about your favourite fungi. Show us an interesting fungal artifact. Show off your fungal arts and crafts!

Please note that no more workshops are planned for 2014. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.

Fran Guard will be conducting a workshop on the Role of Fungi in Restoring Rainforest. It will be held on the 31st of October from 10am to 3pm. Brush Turkey Enterprises 468 Reesville Rd Reesville QLD 4552

The meeting scheduled for 11th November has had to be postponed to Tuesday 18th November. The venue will still be Qld Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. Apologies for any inconvenience. Vanessa Ryan will be presenting Tasmanian Fungi. Vanessa and her husband, Chris, went on a two week holiday to Tasmania in June/July of this year….

Nigel Fechner and Megan Prance, Queensland Herbarium. The Herbarium hosts free public seminars at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. They are held from noon until 1pm in the second week of the month (February to November) — in the FM Bailey conference room in the Herbarium building. You don’t need to register, just turn up…

As part of National Science Week, the Queensland Herbarium will be presenting a Discovery Talk – “Fungi – The Undiscovered Kingdom”.   Fungi are a life form so unique they are grouped into their own Kingdom, separate from the flora and fauna. Fungi occupy all habitats on Earth, even Antarctica, and come in a myriad…