Location: Brookfield Showground Hall
Type: Event
Organiser: MCCG Secretary
Contact: [email protected]
Please join us for our 2019 AGM. Our guest speaker will be Dr Melinda Laidlaw, Queensland Herbarium Senior Ecologist.
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Location: Brookfield Showground Hall
Type: Event
Organiser: MCCG Secretary
Contact: [email protected]
Please join us for our 2019 AGM. Our guest speaker will be Dr Melinda Laidlaw, Queensland Herbarium Senior Ecologist.
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We are very excited to announce that four new birds were officially recorded in the Catchment in 2016! They include:
This in itself is a remarkable result!
But the most recently observed new bird is particularly interesting. A male Hooded Robin was observed at Brookfield on the afternoon of 12 December 2016.
What is remarkable is that this bird was observed in Brookfield at all!
The distribution of the Hooded Robin does not include Brisbane but is spread over much of mainland Australia. This solitary bird was only observed once, so it was probably a bird that became disoriented, arrived in our Catchment by mistake and quickly went on its way back to its usual habitat. When this happens, the bird is called a ‘vagrant’ in the Australian databases and bird lists.
The observation of the Hooded Robin is spectacular because it is so beautiful and this is exactly what makes bird surveys and time-in-the-bush so rewarding. The male is a beautiful jet black and pure white robin, while the female has more subdued grey-brown colours.
If you’d like to see a list of all the birds in our catchment and where to find them, please visit the Bird Project section of this website.
Incidentally, the Hooded Robin is number 210 on the Moggill Creek Catchment Historical Bird List!
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Why not give start off your New Year by giving something back to the environment?
We have two working bees scheduled for Sunday 29 January – one at Huntington (Section 3) and another (Section 4) behind the Brookfield Showgrounds. Both commence at 8.30am.
Please click here to see more info about specific locations and times.
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Location: Gold Creek Reservoir, end of Gold Creek Road Brookfield
Type: Event
Organiser: BCC Creek Catchment Team
Contact: Email to [email protected] by Friday 17 March
This workshop is part of the Waterway Health Assessment Training (WHAT) provided by Council’s Creek Catchment Program. An Aquatic Ecologist will guide participants through the requirements and methodology required to undertake an aquatic macro invertebrate survey in your local creek. Training will include capture techniques, identification of macro invertebrates, and how the results relate to waterway health. This is a fantastic workshop for those interested in monitoring creek health, and providing and protecting aquatic habitat.
Please note that places are limited to 2 catchment groups, however if there are still places available by Friday 17 March they will be offered to a waiting list of people.
WHAT = Waterway Health Assessment Training
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Location: The Cottage
Type: Event
Organiser: Dale Borgelt
Contact: email: [email protected] or call 0408 741 035
Members only
Presented by Leah Hattendorff, Creek Catchment Officer, BCC
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Location: The Cottage
Type: Event
Organiser: Dale Borgelt
Contact: email: [email protected] or call 0408 741 035
Members only
Presented by Leah Hattendorff, Creek Catchment Officer, BCC
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Location: The Cottage
Type: Event
Organiser: Dale Borgelt
Contact: Presented by Leah Hattendorff, Creek Catchment Officer, Brisbane City Council
Presented by Dr Sue Turner
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We trust you’ve all had a wonderful break! Let’s launch the new year with an assault on the many weeds that have proliferated due to our recent humidity and storms. The weeds definitely did not take a break!
Planning is underway for this year’s working bees. These events are vital to protect and revitalise our creeks but they also offer some wonderful conversations and camaraderie! The McKay Brook Bushcare Group, shown below, is testament to this!
Click here to see what’s in store for January 2017.
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Members! Place a cross on your 2017 calendars on the third Thursday of each month as a reminder to attend our Cottage Talks!
A wide range of new topics will be covered in this year’s program, co-ordinated by Dale Borgelt.
Click here for more info.
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