The Oxley Creek Catchment Group invites you to their general meeting on Tuesday 27 August.

As part of the meeting, Warwick Willmott will present a talk on the truly dramatic processes that generated each of the major rock groups of our region.

These range from an ancient subduction zone off the edge of the continent through vast rivers on inland plains, to a series of volcanoes like those in the Hawaiian Islands.

An understanding of these past events helps us to better interpret our present surroundings.

Warwick Willmott is a geologist who worked with the Geological Survey of Queensland on geological mapping, resource investigations and geological hazards for urban areas. He likes to bring geology to the public and has written booklets and leaflets in a Rocks and Landscape series for the Geological Society of Australia, as well as giving talks to various groups.

The meeting will be held at the Oxley Creek Common, 428 Sherwood Road, Rocklea, commencing at 5.30pm for a 6pm start.

For more information call OCCA on 3345 5541 or email [email protected].

The Butterfly and Other Invertebrate Club invites you to bring along any vegetable pests, butterflies, moths, native bees, cicadas, ladybirds, dragonflies etc for identification.

A panel of experts and Chris Sanderson from the Butterflies Australia Project will be in attendance to identify your bugs and answer questions.

The event will be held on Saturday 10 August at the Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, 815 Rode Road, McDowall, starting at 11am.

For further information write to [email protected]. 

RSVP to Dawn Franzmann at [email protected].

A cluster of Harlequin bugs – ©  Prue Cooper – White

MCCG member Phil Bird, who is also a member of the Queensland Frog Society, will present a talk about frogs, their needs and how to conserve habitats for refuges and breeding opportunities at the Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre.

This event is being run by the Pullen Pullen Catchments Group on Sunday 18th August from 9.30-10.30am.

For more information and to RSVP, please send an email to: [email protected].

The ABC recently published an article questioning the success of Biosecurity Queensland’s fire ant eradication program.

It suggests that red imported fire ants have now moved beyond detection zones to an area around Gatton, and that there are up to 13,000 reported sightings which are awaiting confirmation.

These claims have been denied by the department.

To read more, head to the ABC website.

Note: some suburbs in our vicinity are classified as being within Fire Ant Biosecurity Zone 2, which imposes a general biosecurity obligation on residents to ensure we do not spread fire ants.

For more info, please visit the Queensland Government website.

Healthy Land and Water is calling on all South-East Queensland residents to tell them how much we value and use our local waterways.

To complete their survey and go into the running to win an iPad, please head to the Healthy Land and Water website.

The competition will be drawn 20 August.

 

The Queensland Community Achievement Awards are designed to encourage, acknowledge and reward the valuable contributions individuals, communities and businesses are making throughout Queensland.

In 2017 Dale Borgelt, our tireless MCCG Public Relations Officer, was a finalist in the Pulllenvale Ward Outstanding Achievement Award category

Do you know a hard working individual, business or organisation who deserves to be recognised for their efforts? Why not enter them into the awards?

There are a number of categories open and the awards are free to enter. 

To find out more, please visit the Queensland Community Achievement Awards website.

Nominations close Wednesday 7 August 2019.

Dale accepts her award from Cr Kate Richards in 2017

Bilby Tracks is a unique touring and educational program that takes participants on a journey of learning and discovery from the bilby crèche and visitor centre at Charleville to the predator-exclusion bilby fence at Currawinya National Park in Western Queensland.

Each trip is limited to 20 participants and accompanied by experienced Save The Bilby Fund staff. 

Participants travel in a luxury coach with full amenities including toilet. All camping equipment and meals, other than those noted in the itinerary, are provided and special diets catered for.

The 2019 Bilby Tracks program will run for 8 days (7 nights) from Saturday, 31 August to Saturday, 7 September 2019

For more info, please click here or contact Colleen at [email protected].

Do you have a WOW bird photo? Time is running out to submit entries into the 2019 Birdlife Australia Photography Awards.

For details, ideas and information about what makes a superb bird photo, head to the Birdlife Australia website.

Entries close Sunday 4 August.