New South Wales 2025

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Cootamundra Wattle Festival 

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Join us for market stalls, food vans and kids entertainment as the Cootamundra Wattle Festival brings together residents and visitors in a festive and fun atmosphere.

Grenfell

Friday 22  August 2025

Launch of Australia’s first self-drive Weddin Wattle Trails and guide book

Front cover of the Weddin Wattles - a local guide.

Join Weddin Landcare and the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust with special guest Dr Suzette Searle from the Wattle Day Association to launch Weddin Wattles – a local guide and take a bus tour of the Weddin Self-Drive Wattle Trails!

Weddin Wattles – a local guide is a field guide to the wattle species found in the Weddin Mountains Region in Central West NSW. Within the guide are the Weddin Self-Drive Wattle Trails showing where wattles can be found in abundance on roadsides and public areas.

The project is the result of 12 months of collecting local information on the species in the Weddin Shire and collating it into a simple field guide. The aim of the project was not only to identify and map the local species, but to share knowledge on the importance of wattles in our natural environment and farming landscapes.

Special guest Dr Suzette Searle will officially launch the field guide. Suzette is the president of the Wattle Day Association and a big supporter of the project. The Wattle Day Association aims to promote National Wattle Day (1 September) as a celebration of Australia and its people; the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) as our national floral emblem; and wattles, in all their variety, as symbols of Australia.

After the official launch, there will be a bus tour of the new Weddin Self-Drive Wattle Trails, where Mikla Lewis OAM will share insights on our local wattle species. 

Places on the bus are limited, so be sure to book your ticket below.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Date & Time: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm Friday, 22 August 2025
Venue: Grenfell Community Hub, 88 Main Street, Grenfell
Questions: Melanie Cooper, weddinlandcare@outlook.com or 0417 963 475

Optional extra: For anyone interested in continuing the celebration of wattles Wayne Lavers and Mikla Lewis will be offering a wattle walk around their property ‘Rosemont’, Holy Camp Road, Grenfell, on Saturday 23 August at 10 am. All are welcome!
 
To promote your National Wattle Day celebrations in New South Wales for 2025 on this website please Contact Wattle Day Association.
 
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