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Tuckett Street Park on a Sunday

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Looking for a quiet and grassy creekside parkland so you can enjoy nature on a lazy Sunday morning?

Why not try Tuckett Street Park?  Nestled away in Kenmore Hills, this picturesque parkland has wide areas of grassland and a playground for the kids. 

Its great for picnics or a walk by the creek!

A bushcare group meets here on the last Sunday of each month. They do some general maintenance to keep the weeds down, put in new plantings and essentially make the area the inviting haven it has become.

If you can spare some time to help look after Tuckett Street Park, Jim Pope can give you all the details. His phone number is 3374 4181 or email: [email protected]

The group has been meeting for many years and are very welcoming to new starters. Here are some photos from over the years to show what a typical Tuckett St. working bee looks like! 

 The flood aftermath in February 2015   

   

Brushcutting – May 2016:   

  


Time for a break! May 2016:



Into the thick of it! – May 2016:


Watering in new plantings – May 2016:



Simply enjoying the outdoors – May 2016:



The smile says it all: bushcare is not all that hard! May 2016:



Photos on display from Monday 23 October 2017

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Come and browse through the fabulous entries from this  year’s Photography Competition! 

Entries will be displayed at Kenmore Shopping Village from Monday 23 October until Saturday 28 October 2017.

An Awards Ceremony will be held at the Shopping Village at 2.00pm on Saturday 28 October. Make sure to keep it free!

  

Last day for Photo Comp entries!

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Your photo comp entry is due by Saturday 21 October! … Need help?

Click here to see some tips about photographing birds from local award-winning photographer, Ed Frazer 

And click here to see all the details you need to know to submit an entry!

Good luck !!!

Courtesy of Ed Frazer 

Australian White Ibis count

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Can you spare some time to participate in this national community survey?

It runs between 21 and 29 October, coinciding with National Bird Week.

We seem to spot the White Ibis everywhere, every day! In our local parks, at shopping centres, on the roadside – they’re very prevalent. 

Why not record your sightings and contribute to the survey?

For more info, please click here. 

CATS CLAW CREEPER ALERT!

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Cats Claw is on the move!  To stop it dead in its tracks, now is the time to:

CHECK YOUR CATS CLAW CREEPER’S MARCH UP THE TREE TO THE CANOPY!
 
It is in full flower in some areas RIGHT NOW!


STOP IT FROM SEEDING!


Need help or advice? 

The following update may help. It holds a list of contact people who are standing by to assist: {module_literature,i,162312}

The Cats Claw fact sheet is another useful reference: {module_literature,i,120219}

And the Brisbane City Council also has a comprehensive online identification tool.

A Never Ending Story

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Our Catchment abounds with resilient people and amazing stories!  …. not to mention postcard-perfect scenery and diverse plant-life and wildlife!

We invite YOU to share your stories in our new online feature called “Bush Bites”.


Tell us about your encounters with wildlife, nature and people, your love of the Catchment and its characters, forgotten pieces of history, stories of today – we have a captive audience!

To start the ball rolling, Ed Frazer has provided some wonderful stories about the myriad of life on his Brookfield property – and he has some amazing photos to go with them!

Take a look! His first piece is a Never-ending Story about his encounters while taking photos of Mistletoe birds – it’s a great read!  

Click here and prepare to be entertained!

And if you’d like to share your own story, please send an email to:
[email protected]

Members invitation: talk by the Curator of Brisbane Botanic Gardens

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Native Plants Queensland has kindly extended an invitation to MCCG members to join them at their Western Suburbs branch meeting, for an informative and interesting evening.  

The meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, 7 November, commencing at 7.30pm at The Hut (THECA Headquarters), 47 Fleming Road, Chapel Hill. Parking will be available beside The Hut, in Kirkdale Road or at the shops.

Following the meeting, guest speaker Dale Arvidsson, Curator, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, will present a talk entitled The Queensland Conservation Collection and Extension to the Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha.
To RSVP or to request more information, please send an email to:
Robert at: [email protected]  or

Restoring Habitats: beyond the trees – the importance of people to bushcare

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The Restoring Habitats Forum, originally scheduled for  Sunday 8 October, has been postponed until Sunday 8 November.

Brisbane City Council invites you to the forum, which will explore the human aspects of bushcare.

Participants will look at the power of nature connection, how to better create and support resilient groups and how to communicate and engage with your community. Guest speakers include Mark Creyton, Genevieve Robey and Anne Cleary.  Together with Habitat Brisbane and catchment groups, they will share how they work with and support their volunteers. Their presentations will be followed by practical workshops.

Restoring Habitats: Beyond the trees – the importance of people to bushcare 
Date:  Sunday 12 November 2017
Time:  8am-2.20pm 
Where:  Griffith University EcoCentre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, N68, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan 
RSVP:  Bookings essential. Book your spot through Eventbrite by 5pm Wednesday 8 November. 

For more information contact Andrew Wills, Creek Catchment Officer on 3407 0215 or email: [email protected]

If you value our ecosystems

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… there is something you can do!

A new weed has been assessed as a serious threat to our ecosystems. 
It is known as Anzac Tree Daisy.
 
The good news is that landholders and volunteers at the end of Savages Rd have become quite active in tackling Anzac Tree Daisy on or near their properties.
The latest infestation they are working on goes from the top of the slope down a gully to the edge of the creek. It was quite impenetrable but we have photos to prove they are winning this battle!

Perhaps you can help?

This flyer will point you in the right direction:
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Click here to see photos and read more about the Anzac Tree Daisy Project.

Fact sheets about Anzac Tree are also available on our Plants page.