ACTHA holds bi-monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of every second month (February, April, June, August, October and December) at Western Districts Rugby Club, Catchpole St, Macquarie.

ACTHA also arranges occasional public displays and field trips, as well as the annual Snakes Alive! exhibition at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.  Make sure you contact us and become a member if you would like to get involved in ACTHA activities.

Everyone is welcome at ACTHA meetings!  Come along and find out more about the Association

Shown below is a listing of upcoming ACTHA events.  For each event, click on the blue heading link to bring up information such as a Google map to the event or meeting.

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Meeting and Events Calendar

Snakes Alive!

Events and Activities

Field Trip to ‘Garuwanga’ at Nimmitabel
Time: 13.03.2010 - 14.03.2010
Description
Margaret Ning and Geoff Robertson have invited ACTHA members to their property ‘Garuwanga’ at Nimmitabel, just south of Cooma, for a herping weekend. The property is some 700 acres and offers considerable scope for not only enjoying the beautiful scenery but also spotting local reptiles. A brilliant time was had by all who attended a similar excursion in 2008. If you would like to join the group going down this year then please email info@actha.org.au by the end of February 2010. Final arrangements will be advised closer to the date.
Location
‘Garuwanga’, Nimmitabel

Hawker Primary Fete
Time: 28.03.2010
Description
This year, as in others, ACTHA will again display a number of live reptiles in order to educate the public about this fascinating group of animals. People of all ages will be able to learn about the biology, ecology, habits and conservation issues of a variety of different local and national species.
Location
Hawker Primary, 35 Erldunda Circuit Hawker ACT 2614

Tidbinbilla Extravaganza
Time: 11.04.2010 11:30 - 15:00
Description
The Extravaganza is an annual event at Tidbinbilla with an emphasis on a fun family day out in a natural setting. The entertainment hub is at the Discovery Playground. There is free entertainment including bands, storytellers, and dance; food and drinks for purchase; displays promoting the activities of volunteer and interest groups; and displays promoting the importance of parks, the alps and places in Tidbinbilla. All with a twist of heritage - landscape, Aboriginal and European. Green ACTION buses will transport participants from the entertainment hub to the Sanctuary, Ribbon Gum Theatre, Mountain Creek walking trails and Rock Valley Homestead. Participants will be encouraged to make their own way to enjoy Birrigai at Tidbinbilla.
Location
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve accessed via the Cotter, Point Hut Crossing or Tharwa

ACTHA Bi-monthly Meeting
Time: 20.04.2010 19:30 - 21:00
Description
The bi-monthly ACTHA meetings are a great way to meet others with an interest in herpetology, and with a different guest speaker each month you are bound to learn something new! David Hunter of the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water will be giving a presentation entitled: 'Putting dots on maps; the simple survey can make the biggest contribution to threatened Herpetofauna conservation’. Knowing where threatened species occur across the landscape is the basis for implementing the majority of critical recovery actions. I plan to demonstrate this through examples of recent surveys for threatened frogs species in south-eastern NSW.
Location
Catchpole Room, Western Districts Rugby Club, Corner of Bowman St and Catchpole St, Macquarie.

ACTHA Bi-monthly Meeting
Time: 15.06.2010 19:30 - 21:00
Description
The bi-monthly ACTHA meetings are a great way to meet others with an interest in herpetology, and with a different guest speaker each month you are bound to learn something new!
Location
Catchpole Room, Western Districts Rugby Club, Corner of Bowman St and Catchpole St, Macquarie.

ACTHA Bi-monthly Meeting
Time: 17.08.2010 19:30 - 21:00
Description
The bi-monthly ACTHA meetings are a great way to meet others with an interest in herpetology, and with a different guest speaker each month you are bound to learn something new!
Location
Catchpole Room, Western Districts Rugby Club, Corner of Bowman St and Catchpole St, Macquarie.

ACTHA Bi-monthly Meeting
Time: 19.10.2010 19:30 - 21:00
Description
The bi-monthly ACTHA meetings are a great way to meet others with an interest in herpetology, and with a different guest speaker each month you are bound to learn something new!
Location
Catchpole Room, Western Districts Rugby Club, Corner of Bowman St and Catchpole St, Macquarie.