Recover from voting by connecting with nature!
McKay Brook working bees are held on the first Saturday afternoon of each month from 2-5pm and also on the third Sunday morning from 8:30am to 11am.
These times are subject to change and we try to give one week’s notice of any such change. It would be a good idea to check with Bryan the week before each working bee.

REMINDER FOR MEMBERS !!!

Recording Wildlife Sightings Talk at the Cottage
10 am Saturday 20th February 2016
Book your place:
[email protected] or ph 3374 1035
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The MCCG Annual General Meeting was held at the Brookfield Hall on Monday 30th November, with around 40 people in attendance.  Our Chairman, Warren Hoey, reported on the wide range of activities undertaken by the group, and paid tribute to the many dedicated volunteers involved in working groups, the nursery, the cottage, and the various projects conducted by the group.  The Chairman’s report can be read here.

 

Margaret de Wit, our local Council Member, and a long time supporter of the MCCG, gave a farewell tribute to the group and the many people in it who she has worked with since its inception.  She is retiring at the next council elections and will be missed for her help and support for the group’s activities.

 

Our guest speaker for the evening was Lexie Scott, who gave an interesting and well received talk on a day in the life of a wildlife carer. 

The MCCG 2015 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Brookfield Hall, starting at 7:30pm on Monday 30th November. Come along to hear about A Day in the Life of a Wildlife Carer from Lexie Smith, a very experienced long term wildlife carer.

There is a full set of nominations for the committee, but if you would like to help out with the group, we’d love to receive additional nominations.

See the notice of meeting and nomination form, and the minutes of of the 2014 AGM for more details.

The winners in the 2015 MCCG Photography competition were presented with their prizes at the awards ceremony in Kenmore Village Shopping Centre on Saturday afternoon.

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 The Moggill Creek Catchment Group annual photography competition is nearly here. Photographs must be submitted on Saturday October 24th so you have just one weekend left to take that winning shot.

 Information on the 2015 Photography Competition and entry forms, including the Schools Category, are available for you to download on <this link is no longer available>.

Thursday 15 October 10 am- 12 Talk at the Cottage: “Why record Wildlife Sightings” by Brent Smith.
“A bird in a record is worth two in the bush”
What Brent will be talking about is how easy it can be to find out what lives in your local area and how valuable it can be to record the wildlife that you see in your area. He will be showing examples of what information is available on wildlife, how to find this information and where people are interested, how they can add to our understanding of the local environment.

Brent can explain how ehp Spot the Wildlife and collect the data. He has a background in zoo keeping, wildlife management, construction environmental management and works for ehp, but this talk is from his private passionate interest in having everyone, not just scientists, recording data relevant to wildlife and the environment.

Contact Dale Borgelt on 3374 1035 or [email protected] to book your place if you can come to this most interesting and informative talk and demo by Brent Smith about recording wildlife sightings