With national Threatened Species Day on Monday, an exhibition of photographs called Extinction will be on for three weeks until Thursday, September 24, in the Civic Centre's foyer and backyard area.

National Threatened Species Day is September 7, commemorating the death of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

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Beyond the photographs, visitors will be able to can scan QR codes on the large images in the exhibit to find out more detailed information about the threatened species.

Shellharbour Mayor Marianne Saliba said that the exhibition was a good chance for the community to learn more about threatened Australian native animals and plants, and the importance they have in our ecosystems.

"Shellharbour City ... is home to a number of species listed as threatened, including the Grey-headed Flying-fox, Illawarra Greenhood orchid and Pied oystercatcher," Cr Saliba said.

Extinction has been curated by the state government department of Planning, Industry and Environment's "saving our species" program.

The exhibition aims to raise awareness of which species are threatened, and efforts being made to help make sure they survive.

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