On the 23rd and 24th of March 2017 Healthy Waterways and Catchments will host the Rainforests of Subtropical Australia Symposium (ROSA) on the Gold Coast. ROSA promises to be a stellar event with keynotes from Tim Low, Roger Kitching, Carla Catterall and Ralf Buckley, over 25 presentations in 4 themes (rainforest vales, restoration, threatened species…
Pam O’Sullivan of the Central Coast Fungi Group is organising a 4 day Bolete identification workshop directed by Dr Roy Halling. Roy is an eminent mycologist specialising in Boletes who is visiting from the USA. The dates for the workshop are 3/4/5/6th of March, to be held at the Ourimbah campus of the University of…
There has been a venue change. The foray was to have been at Lake Cooroibah, Great Sandy National Park, but current climatic conditions have necessitated the change of location. We are now going to Baroon Pocket Dam Montville. We will start this foray at 8am. The walking track is through a forested area accessed from…
Chermside Hills is one of the Queensland Mycological Society’s regular foray areas. The term Chermside Hills may be understood in two ways – the reference to the hilly western regions of the suburb or to the largest of the three reserves, Chermside Hills, Raven St and Milne Hill. QMS forays could be held in any…
Your invitation to our brochure launch function at the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens.
Guest Speaker, Kerryn Gough will be speaking about "Cultivation of Fungi". Afterwards, Fran Guard will be presenting a short talk about "Growing fungi as a livelihood in Cambodia".
Gillian Brown, Collections Manager at the Queensland Herbarium (BRI) will be speaking about "Processes in Herbarium". Afterwards, Vanessa Ryan will give a short talk about her recent visits to the Kew Fungarium and Edinburgh Herbarium.
Please note that no more workshops are planned for 2016. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.
The QMS Christmas party! It’s a time to celebrate the end of another year of fabulous fungi. Bring a plate of your favourite Christmas goodies to share and, if you wish, wear festive attire!
8th and 9th October 10am to 2pm The Brisbane Open House is a free public festival that celebrates Brisbane’s architecture and offers behind-the-scenes access to 100 buildings across the city. The Queensland Herbarium is the centre for science and information on Queensland’s plants, animals and ecosystems, and is part of the Queensland Government’s Department of…
