2026 Threatened Species Bake Off Is Coming Soon!

Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water

Get ready to whip up something wild for the 2026 Bake Off. To enter, bake an edible creation that looks like a threatened animal or plant.

This year is the 10th anniversary of the Bake Off. We are celebrating 10 years of raising awareness for threatened species.

poster 2026

Entries are open from 1-15 September 2026 and will be judged on:

  • the likeness to the chosen threatened species
  • creativity of the design.

Don't forget to print the Threatened Species Bake Off poster so you can stick it around your workplace or school.

Join in

You can join in by baking a cake or being part of a Threatened Species Day (Monday 7 September) Bake Off event.

Bake

Bake a creation that looks like or represents an Australian native threatened species. Get inspiration from the 110 priority species in the Threatened Species Action Plan.

For even more options, you can look at the lists of all threatened animals and all threatened plants.

Golden shouldered parrot with blue, green, yellow, grey plumage seated on a golden rock-like cake
Karen's golden-shouldered parrot - Winner of the 2025 Bake Off (Open)

Submit your entry

  1. Use the hashtag #TSBakeOff2026 to share a photo of your cake with the Threatened Species Commissioner on Facebook or Instagram.
  2. Tag the Threatened Species Commissioner using @TSCommissioner.
  3. Include your first name, the species and the category you are entering.
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