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Results from 2021 Photo Competition

The 23rd MCCG Photo Competition was a huge success!  64 photos for the open categories were submitted by 13 photographers and 19 photos for the digital Young Persons (grade 1 – 6) category were submitted by 12 young photographers.

The public voting was very popular with 389 People’s Choice (Open) votes tallied up over the 6 days of the display at Kenmore Village and 378 votes (likes) were tallied up over the 5 days (Mon to Fri) on our social media sites. See below for the winners!

And the winners for 2021 are …

OP1 Native Plants & Fungi

Sponsored by Cr Greg Adermann (presented by Cia Adermann)

First Prize: Alan Hayter   Our backyard: Pullen Pullen Creek tributary

Second Prize: Tracey Read  Chocolate and marshmallow fungi

Third Prize:  John May  Grevillea

OP2 Native Birds

Sponsored by Kenmore Bridge Club presented by Elizabeth Handley

First Prize: Mandy Watson  Little nest builder (fairy-wren)

Second Prize: Alan Hayter  Hiding in plain sight

Third Prize:  David Edwards  with Lionel

Fourth Prize: Tim Spencer  Fan-tail Cuckoo

OP3 Native Animals (excl. Birds)

Sponsored by Dr Christian Rowan MP

First Prize:  Tracey Read  Steel blue sawfly larvae

Second Prize:  Anne Love  Minute jumping spider

 

Third Prize:  Mandy Watson  Paper Wasp

Young Person Category   Our Catchment

Sponsored by Pisces Enterprises.  Presented by Ed Frazer

First Prize:  Ava MacGeorge  Coastal Carpet Python

Second Prize:  Amelia Seeber  Gap in the tree canopy

Third Prize: Emily Laing with Morning Dew

Chairman’s Choice YP

Sponsored by Amcal+ Pharmacy

Winner:  Amelia Seeber  Trio of Turtles

Chairman’s Choice Open

Sponsored by Fiori Kitchen and Bar. Presented by Jim Pope

Winner:  Anne Love  Fairy-wren in rain

People’s Choice

Open Category sponsored by The Pet Chalet

First Prize : Ed Frazer with Emerald Dove & 3rd Prize Split-footed Lacewing Larvae

2nd Prize: David Edwards: Crested Hawk

Highly Commended Photographs

Presented by 2021 Photo Competition judge Geoff Lawrence

John May  Angaphora

Mandy Watson  Agaric fungi & Galah Pair

Anne Love  Fairy-wren in rain (also Chairman’s Choice winner) & Royal Spoonbill

Jim Pope. Eastern Yellow Robin

Stephen Mudge. Stony Creek Frog @ Gold Creek

Tracey Read. Great Barred Frog

David Edwards Lunch time (not present for ceremony).

The Photo Competition could not be held without the tireless efforts of the MCCG Photo Comp Committee lead by Beck Bain (pictured) and all the volunteers who help run the competition at Kenmore Village.

Beck Bain with MCCG Chairman Jim Pope

 

And of course a massive thank you to the event sponsors without whom the event definitely couldn’t run!

Training – SEQ Water Quality Monitoring Database

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Healthy Land and Water is launching a new database which will house all existing and future water quality and environmental monitoring data collected by community and school groups throughout South East Queensland.

And they are providing training to interested volunteers and teachers during July and August 2017.

If you are interested, please register for a session to be held at various locations throughout South East Queensland. Click here for the dates, venues and the links to RSVP.

 

What to bring:

Some computers will be provided to share amongst attendees, however you are also welcome to bring along your own laptop. Lunch will be provided. 

Existing volunteers are requested to bring along all data and equipment calibrations collected since 1st August 2016 for entry at the session.
 

Further info:

If you have any questions please contact either Karen Toms or Nat Parker:

  • Karen Toms: email: [email protected]  or by phone: 0448 069 226
    (please note Karen will be on annual leave and unavailable from 16th June – 10th July)
  • Nat Parker: email: [email protected] or by phone: 0447 789 273
Note: This training and database is supported by Healthy Land and Water through the Regional Landcare Facilitator program supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme and Healthy Land and Water, Brisbane City Council, Ipswich City Council, Logan City Council, Redland City Council and Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Want to know more?

You can get involved important work to compile baseline data about fish, aquatic macro-invertebrates, habitat and water quality at one of 12 sites in our catchment. This fascinating and hands-on work will assist decision-making about where effort should be directed in land and water management. Monitoring sessions are held twice a year, in April/May and October/November.  Check out our Creek Health Monitoring Project web page.  You can also email our Secretary for more info at: [email protected]

Picnic in the Forest

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Location: Karawatha Forest
Type: Event
Organiser: Brisbane Intrepid Landcare
Contact: Matthew Townsend: [email protected]
Brisbane Intrepid Landcare is now an official group! Join us for a day of fun activities, a picnic, bushwalk and networking with other young people. For more info,click here.

Those clever Kenmore kids!

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Keep Friday afternoon 23 June free!

Here is a window of opportunity to view Kenmore State High School’s showcase of environmental projects at Kenmore Library from 1.30 to 2.30pm.

So stop your shopping for a while and come and be inspired by just how environmentally aware these Year 9 students are!

The quality of the showcase is testament to the fact that our environmental future is the hands of some very competent and talented young leaders.

For more info, email:  [email protected]  or phone 3327 1587.

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