Jenny Horsfield talks about the stories of people on soldier settler blocks during the interwar years

An evening of magical Christmas fun

Visit Calthorpes’ House and celebrate the start of the festive season.

Visit Mugga-Mugga and experience a simpler approach to Christmas. 

Grab one of our Discovery Packs and set off on your guided tour of the historic cottage and gardens

Lanyon is the perfect playground for inquisitive minds and creative hands

Very few men who served in the Great War returned to Australia unchanged by their experiences. They all lived with the legacy of those years as they tried, with varying degrees of success, to resume civilian life. 

In 2014, at age 24, Hannah Wandel founded Country to Canberra, a not-for-profit organisation aimed at raising the profile of young rural women

Men who came back from the Great War could apply for a block of land, as reward for their service from a grateful nation. While such an offer promised a new start for the men and a step into economic security, for many of the men life on the soldier settler blocks brought years of struggle

Learn about caring for your summer vegetable garden and discover the benefits of succession planting to ensure you have vegetables for the whole season.

Why did farm workers need a tin dog? What is a tin dog and how much do you feed it?

Discover the art of Ikebana at Calthorpes House with innovative Sogetsu Ikebana teacher Alexander Evans from HanaKuma Ikebana

Visit the beautiful spring garden and immerse yourself in this classic example of garden city planning during Floriade.