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Post Flood Rescue, Tuckett Park – thanks to working group volunteers

April 3, 2017 by mccgadmin

Congratulations are due to the willing volunteers who turned out to remove flood debris and recover the trees and shrubs along Creekside Street, Tuckett Park.  Jim Pope, the section leader for Tuckett Park, reports that the quick action has saved many of the plantings.
Jim had earlier reported the good news that the plantings done the Sunday prior to the floods of the 30th March were unaffected by the flood, but unfortunately some of the earlier plantings were knocked about a bit, particularly those at the eastern end of Creekside St. Some of the long stem plantings on the south side of the creek were also leaning over and needed re-staking while the ground was still soft.

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CYCLONE DEBBIE HITS OUR CATCHMENT!

March 31, 2017 by mccgadmin

EMERGENCY WORKING BEE SUNDAY 2 APRIL !!!!

LOOK at the destruction ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie inflicted on Tuckett Park this week:

 

So many of our plantings were knocked about by Debbie, particularly those at the Eastern end of Creekside Street – we’re keen re-stake them while the ground is still soft!

Can you help us this Sunday (2nd April) at 9.00 am with some re-staking? We’ll meet outside 90 Creekside Street Brookfield. It’s not hard work – we’ll show you what to do!


If you can help, please contact Jim Pope: j.pope@qut.edu.au or by phone: 3374 4181

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Rain at LAST!

March 24, 2017 by mccgadmin

Use it or lose it! Come and plant some trees at beautiful Tuckett Park next Sunday morning!

We’ll have approximately 160 assorted native trees/shrubs and 80 lomandras so it’ll be all hands on deck – easy work in the soft, moist soil!

Please consider joining us for an hour or two – whatever you can spare! 

For all the details, check out our Working Bee Calendar.

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Brookfield Show

March 23, 2017 by mccgadmin

Location: Showgrounds, 550 Brookfield Road, Brookfield
Type: Event
Organiser: Brookfield Show Society
Contact: http://www.brookfieldshowground.com.au/

Look out for the MCCG display at the Brookfield Show! 

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LIGHTS OUT !!!

March 23, 2017 by mccgadmin

Remember to switch off your lights for Earth Hour from  8.30pm on Saturday 25 March! 

See the WWF Earth Hour 2017 website for more info and spread the word to neighbours, family and friends!

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Australian Native Plants Market

March 22, 2017 by mccgadmin

Location: Grovely TAFE, off Dawson Parade via Casey and Woking Streets
Type: Event
Organiser: Native Plants Queensland
Contact: http://www.sgapqld.org.au/

We have it all! Expert advice regarding plant selection and care,  a huge selection of plants for all situations that are not available in commercial nurseries. Books and refreshments for sale.

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A Letter from Gordon

March 17, 2017 by mccgadmin

Calling all “UPPER GOLD CREEKERS!”

The first 2017 working bee for Section 9 will be held this Sunday 17 March 

We will meet at 8.30am at 658 Gold Creek Road

We really need all hands on deck and everyone is welcome – for all the details, please see our Working Bee Calendar.

Section Leader Gordon Grigg has also written a letter which provides some background about the group’s past achievements in restoring the land along Gold Creek Road and the continuing steps to keep this transformation well and truly alive.

Please take time to read the letter and consider joining a working bee or two. 

As Gordon points out, this doesn’t need to be a big time commitment and any offer of help, no matter how small, will be very gratefully received.

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So much to do! …

March 13, 2017 by mccgadmin

You really CAN make a difference by joining a working bee!

Look at the changes Phil Bird’s group have made at Moggill Creek near Galvin Road.

   
 May 2016  December 2016

This Sunday 19 March we have 4 bushcare groups you can choose from!

Please see our Working Bee Calendar for all the details. Help us make a difference! 

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Strategic Plan for 2017 – new goals and next steps

March 7, 2017 by mccgadmin

MCCG has a new strategic plan ….. 

In 2016 the Management Committee decided to undertake a planning exercise. Older plans reflected a time when the MCCG was a smaller organisation with some different challenges, although the environmental ones are still there. 

We are currently producing a list of important actions to fit under each strategy, with the intention of ensuring we don`t overreach ourselves in an attempt to do everything that needs to be done. 
Therefore the links to our major stakeholders such as the Brisbane City Council, Healthy Land and Water and South-East Queensland Water are as important as ever in retaining and protecting the natural environment of the Moggill Creek Catchment. 
Thank you to everyone who helped with ideas, debate and plain hard work in putting this plan together. We will use it to guide us and to gauge our future performance. 
A special thanks to Mark Creyton who guided our process.
We invite you to read our Strategic Plan and to reflect on the challenges ahead and our strategies to overcome these.
MCCG Strategic Plan 2017



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CRITICAL WEED ALERT – Anzac Tree Daisy

March 7, 2017 by mccgadmin


A new exotic weed has been assessed as a rapidly spreading threat to our ecosystems.

Montanoa hibiscifolia known as Anzac Tree Daisy is a native of Central America. It was introduced to Far North Queensland as a garden plant. 

This is a CALL TO ARMS to alert landholders to treat all trees that are likely to flower BEFORE THE END OF MARCH and the likelihood of the weed becoming more widely established.


Invasion by Anzac tree daisy presents a clear risk to a substantial proportion of our remnant forests and it appears to be spreading rapidly. It seems to be well adapted to our environment and invades rainforest margins, gullies, disturbed areas and road embankments. The plant is a prolific seeder and shows potential to be highly invasive in the riparian zones and fringes of the local dry rainforests.


It is easily missed until April – May when it is a mass of flowers.


There is presently little information on the distribution of Anzac tree daisy throughout the catchment however several infestations have been identified in the upper Wonga Creek and Gold Creek sub-catchments. These are locations where it is highly likely to threaten remnant forests.The weed is likely to become more widely established elsewhere, particularly in the lower disturbed slopes and the fringing forests near the creek.

Several infestations in the upper part of Wonga Creek sub-catchment are being managed by landholders who are Land for Wildlife partners. SEQ Water (the managers of the Gold Creek Water Reserve) have also treated an infestation in the same area. 

MCCG will work with landholders and Brisbane City Council in a concerted effort to manage infestations on both sides of Wonga Creek downstream to Savages Rd in the next 12 months. The first action will be to promote the killing of all mature trees to limit seeding, followed by hand removal or herbicide treatment of seedlings. Outliers near the creek and on the edges of remnant forests will be treated first, to isolate the core infestations. 
Following this first thrust in Wonga Creek sub-catchment, MCCG will liaise with BCC and SEQ Water on coordinated activities for addressing the threat across other parts of the catchment.

How to respond

Please unite and join us in this initial phase.
Experience to date indicates the plant is readily killed by cutting and pasting the lower stem, and by basal bark spraying with herbicides. Either kamba500 or glyphosate (Roundup) are recommended. 

If you can help or would like more info please contact Adrian Webb: adrian@webbnet.com.au

Additional information is available in the Biosecurity Queensland fact sheet:
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