Members are invited to a close-up and inspirational talk by local landholder Laurie Muller about a nice piece of local restoration work!
Laurie will share a great story of collaboration with Land for Wildlife and the clever use of CCA grants which he used to restore an area on his property which borders Wonga Creek.
Thursday 17 August, 10am at The Cottage
Book your place now by contacting Dale via email: [email protected] or phone Dale on: 0408 741 035
They look just like friars with their featherless faces and regal white gorgets! But they are certainly more chatty than our somewhat more sombre human religious clerics!
Also unlike their human counterparts, they are also prone to noisy, squabbly mealtimes – definitely lacking in table manners!
This month’s edition of Jim Butler’s Feather Fascination provides a fascinating insight into the behaviours and history of the Noisy Friarbird.
Click here for a very entertaining read!
Photo courtesy of Ed Frazer
Applications are open until Monday 4 September.
The Australian Government is a step closer to achieving its goal of planting 20 million trees by 2020.
In this grant round (Round 3), projects must support a threatened ecological community and/or threatened species. Applications must be submitted by the closing time of 2.00 pm AEST (Canberra time) 15 August 2017.
Or, for further information contact the Department of the Environment and Energy on 1800 552 008 or email: [email protected].
Did you know that it’s National Tree Day this Sunday 30 July?
Tree Day presents an opportunity to do something positive for your local environment and to reconnect with nature! It is an initiative of Planet Ark.
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Coincidentally, there are 3 working bees that very day …
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Why not join the team at 8.30am at Creekside Park in Brookfield for some weed clearing? For more info, please contact Jim Pope on 3374 4181.
Or pitch in with Damien Egan’s team behind the Brookfield Produce Store at 8.30am. Damien’s number is 3378 5199.
Or … help to continue weeding the creek bank on Russell’s property at 8.30am of mother-of -millions, succulent cactus, and other weeds. Contact Phil Bird for more info on 3374 0958.
Please refer to our Working Bee Calendar for more info and details of other working bees.
* Photo: Bryan Hacker
Can you spare a couple of hours on Sunday morning? From 8.30 – not too early!
We have 3 working bees to choose from!
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Why not join the team at 8.30am at Creekside Park in Brookfield for some weed clearing? For more info, please contact Jim Pope on 3374 4181.
Or pitch in with Damien Egan’s team behind the Brookfield Produce Store at 8.30am. Damien’s number is 3378 5199.
Or … help to continue weeding the creek bank on Russell’s property at 8.30am of mother-of -millions, succulent cactus, and other weeds. Contact Phil Bird for more info on 3374 0958.
Please refer to our Working Bee Calendar for more info and details of other working bees.
Thank you!!!
Martin Fingland from Geckoes Wildlife is running an exciting series of four workshops featuring Brisbane Wildlife. The dates are as follows:
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Fauna Forensics: Wildlife Identification by Evidence |
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Snake Awareness |
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Wildlife Along Waterways |
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Lizard Identification |
Organised by Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network Inc, each workshop will be held at the CWCN Centre – 47 Hepworth St Chapel Hill.
The workshops are intended to support volunteers who are active in the outdoors. They are FREE for members of Brisbane catchment and Habitat Brisbane bushcare groups, as well as members of the Land for Wildlife program.
RSVP’s are required. Check out the attached flyer and register soon – they will fill up fast.
More info is also available on the CWCN website or on the organisation’s facebook page.
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Are you interested in seeing what activities other environmentally-minded people in Brisbane have been up to? Perhaps engaging with them a little?
Brisbane City Council’s wonderfully supportive Creek Catchment Officers have compiled a directory of all the Facebook and Website addresses for Brisbane Catchments, Habitat Brisbane and other catchment-relevant groups that are known to have a social media presence.
Check it out!
You may wish to ‘Like’ other groups in your area or other catchment groups in Brisbane in order to support each other and keep the sharing of information (as well as the Catchments) flowing!
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The MCCG is always looking for volunteers to help with the many tasks we undertake to make a real difference to our local environment. Here are some examples:
These groups meet regularly to weed and replant mainly along our extensive creek network. Working with Habitat Brisbane, the groups have achieved considerable success in removing threatening weeds and replacing them with native plant species. These sites are being maintained and expanded. This is of great benefit to our local environment, but it requires an ongoing effort. If you are interested in helping your catchment, contact the nominated Section Leader from our list. There are also community led groups at Pacey Rd and along Upper Brookfield Road.
This project began in 2011 to measure a variety of health indicators at several sites in the catchment. It is critical that we know how our waterways shape up and how they are changing in response to land use and most importantly, how we can restore the system to normality. Adrian Webb is the project leader and our Landscape and Water Quality Adviser. Adrian’s contact details are available by clicking here.
These are elected at the AGM in November each year. We welcome any enquiries if you have a desire to get more involved in helping to put our plans into action and to be a more effective catchment group. The current incumbents in the Chairperson and Secretary positions will not be standing for re-election at the next AGM so there will be an immediate opportunity for you to become involved if you are interested. We know there is plenty of talent and expertise out there.
We welcome any assistance even if you can only help out on one or two days each year.
