Among the Wattle

20/02/2026

Looking for something to do with the kids this Saturday? Check out Vend Annerley's Little Venders Day. Looks like lots of fun. While there check out all the awesome small businesses at Vend that are open everyday between 7am and 3pm. Hope to see you there! 😊

20/02/2026

Looking for something to do with the kids this Saturday? Check out Vend Annerley's Little Venders Day. Looks like lots of fun. While there check out all the awesome small businesses at Vend that are open everyday between 7am and 3pm. Hope to see you there! 😊

Join us for Little VENDers Day! ✨🎉

Bring the whole family for a day full of colour, creativity, and FUN at VEND Marketplace, Annerley! 🌟

🗓 Saturday, 21st February
🕘 9AM – 1PM
📍 289 Ipswich Rd, Annerley

🎈 What’s On?
🍦 Ice Cream Truck
🎨 Face Painting
🛝 Kids Playground
🧸 Soft Play
🖍 Colouring-In Competition
📚 Book Reading & MORE!

This is the perfect day out for little ones and families – packed with activities, smiles, and magical moments ✨

📢 Free Entry – Don’t Miss Out!

Tag your friends and mark your calendars – we can’t wait to see you there! 💛

14/02/2026

New stock alert!

13/02/2026

🇦🇺🥇 JOSIE BAFF WINS GOLD FOR AUSTRALIA!!!!

Australia's Josie Baff has stormed to victory in the women's snowboard cross at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Baff was 17th after the opening seeding run, but produced a series of breathtaking performances in the knockout stages to reach the medal race.

She dug deep to hold off Czech Eva Adamczyková in the Big Final, claiming Australia's second gold medal of the 2026 Games.

Baff is the eighth Australian to win a Winter Olympics gold.

Read more: https://ab.co/40b7PY4

12/02/2026

GOLD! 🏅

Australia has won its first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, with Cooper Woods claiming a stunning moguls gold.

Woods is Australia's seventh gold medallist in Winter Olympics history.

Fellow Australians Matt Graham and Jackson Harvey finished fifth and eighth respectively in the super final.

Read more: https://ab.co/4s8tUTp

12/02/2026

🔗 https://aus-geo.com.au/go/women-botany

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and we're celebrating the women who've been shaping Australian botany for over 200 years.

Take, for example, the Scott sisters, who documented native flora with scientific precision in the 1800s; or Barbara Briggs, who used "detective botany" to help solve a criminal case; or D'harawal woman Fran Bodkin, who connected Western science with Indigenous knowledge. And there are so many more. Their stories are wild, wonderful and well overdue for your attention!

12/11/2025

A new species of native bee with tiny devil-like “horns” has been discovered in Western Australia’s Goldfields, named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer.

The new bee was discovered during surveys of Marianthus aquilonarius, a critically endangered wildflower found only in Western Australia’s Bremer Range, between the towns of Norseman and Hyden.

Lead author Dr Kit Prendergast, an Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin University’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences, said the female bee’s distinctive horned face inspired the name Lucifer — Latin for “light-bringer,” and a playful nod to its devilish appearance.

“I discovered the species while surveying a rare plant in the Goldfields and noticed this bee visiting both the endangered wildflower and a nearby mallee tree,” Dr Prendergast said.

“The female had these incredible little horns on her face. When writing up the new species description I was watching the Netflix show Lucifer at the time, and the name just fit perfectly. I am also a huge fan of the Netflix character Lucifer so it was a no-brainer."

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01/11/2025

Experts warn that Australian food manufacturing is under threat as shoppers turn to cheaper imported items, but the federal government is trying to promote locally grown produce.

27/10/2025

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national search.

The project, dubbed Bug Hunt and developed jointly by Invertebrates Australia, the Invasive Species Council, and Australian Geographic, is intended to build a comprehensive catalogue of Australian garden life.

Read more: https://ab.co/4oDegNX

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01/09/2025

Happy National Wattle Day!

Monday 1 September 2025 is National Wattle Day.

This is a day to come together and honour Australia’s national floral emblem, symbolising unity, resilience and our shared Australian spirit.

To mark the occasion, the façade of Australian Parliament House will be illuminated in green and gold.