See a fascinating display of artefacts, photographs and documents showing what life was like for settler-Australians, their descendants and others over the past 200 years in Tidbinbilla, Tharwa, Namadgi and the surrounding region.
Come and enjoy a traditional Aussie bush experience. Kids can mix up their own damper and cook it over an open fire, and we’ll also brew up some billy tea to wash it down.
Join a Ranger and a tree expert for a walk through eucalypt forest to Bendora Arboretum, then continue on a guided walk through the Arboretum to hear about its historical significance. The Arboretum was planted in 1940 as part of a series of trials to test the suitability of a range of tree species to produce softwood structural timber. Bendora Arboretum is the only such trial in the ACT to survive the 2003 bushfires.
The Tidbinbilla Valley has played an important part of the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) nature conservation efforts since 1936 and was gazetted as a nature reserve and national park in 1971.
Take a look at what's on offer at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve in this short video.
