After a long and significant contribution to MCCG as newsletter editor and in many other ways, Graeme Wilson is handing over some of his activities. The MCCG Newsletter will be edited by Dr. Cathi Lawrence from the next edition. She can be reached by email at [email protected]. MCCG Chairman Warren Hoey has provided more details in his letter below:

Support for our Newsletter Editor Graeme Wilson.

Members will be aware of the significant, and far-reaching, contributions made by Graeme Wilson to the continued success of our Catchment Group. During his ten-year editorship, the MCCG newsletter has become an important point of reference, a major source of information on the group and environmental matters, particularly those of relevance to our catchment and a key reason why members join us. Graeme will continue to be an active contributor to our activities for as long as his health permits but, as Dale mentioned in the Spring issue, he has decided that some of the detailed newsletter work can be handed over. We will find a suitable way to recognise Graeme`s significant achievements and contributions. As a founding member of our group, Graeme`s influence has been felt right across MCCG`s many activities. We know he is going to be a difficult ‘act’ to follow.

With effect from the forthcoming Summer edition of our Newsletter, Dr Catherine (Cathi) Lawrence will taking on the detailed work as our editor. Cathi has been for many years actively involved in our Annual Photographic Competition, and is currently a Post-Completion Fellow at UQ’s School of Communication and Arts (and is the elected Vice-President of Alumni Friends of the University of Queensland).

Dale Borgelt, Margaret Hastie and Bryan Hacker will continue to make invaluable contributors to the newsletter. Michelle Johnston (Website) and Janine Nicklin (Face Book) have met Cathi and they also are keen to continue their invaluable contributions in supporting communications within MCCG.

The MCCG management committee will support Cathi in providing a comprehensive list of expert referees and will assist in identifying relevant topics and authors for forthcoming editions.

Please note the NEW email address for the MCCG Newsletter Editor. News, photographs and information for the newsletter can now be emailed to [email protected]. Contributions from all members will continue to be welcome.

Spring has sprung and there was a decided spring in the step of Federal MP Jane Prentice along the banks of Moggill Creek as she declared the official start of the MCCG Green Army Project 2016-2017.

The Green Army is a team of inspired young locals who revere the indigenous history of the land and are committed to its environmental preservation.

Cat’s claw, Madeira vine, glycine and green panic are all being strategically targeted for controlled eradication by the Green Army around Upper Brookfield, Smith’s Rainforest Refuge and at various point along Moggill Creek.

For more info, see our Media Centre.   

Fifty dedicated volunteers set their alarms VERY EARLY to take part in the annual MCCG Platypus Survey on Moggill Creek on 11 September.

Check out the photos on our Facebook page!

KIDS DAY AT THE COTTAGE 2016 …
was a hands-on day filled with happiness and fun!
These photos taken on the day show just how busy our clever young team was!  

Kids’ Day is so much FUN!	Look what we made ….
Yes, it’s quite safe to touch!	Even got to hold a giant cockroach!

Hand-made beads from pest bamboo – who’d have thought!	Giving life to new seedlings (photo courtesy of Bill Lyne)
So many projects, so many things to take home!	Oh LOOK, there’s one!
It’s fun helping, too!	OK then, let’s go!
Big happy smiles all day long!	Pretty big stick insect!
Not often kids can get this close to a tawny frogmouth!	Ooh, it feels cold ….

…. CAN’T WAIT FOR 2017!!!!

Photos printed with permission and kindly provided by Dale Borgelt 

Wonderful FLOWER SHOW AND PLANTS MARKET on the weekend 17-18 September at the Auditorium, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Challenge of the Cane Toad   

Those who registered for the Platypus Survey will be pleased to know that the survey WILL GO AHEAD on Sunday 11/09 !! despite the inclement weather on Saturday.

We will only cancel if there is very heavy rain but be sure to bring wet weather gear in case of showers.

If you can’t make it please phone Tamielle ASAP on 0407 318 070.

Otherwise, see you and the platypus there!

The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Conservation Network has extended an invitation to MCCG members to attend their AGM at Mt Tamborine on Saturday 8 October. RSVPs are essential by phoning (07) 3844 0129 or sending an email to [email protected].

For more information about the significant work carried out by this not-for-profit organisation, please click here.

The week of 4-11 September was a time to reflect on the loss of so many of our animals, plants and ecosystems…  but it’s not all bad news! 

On 7 September (National Threatened Species Day) a small group of MCCG volunteers played their part in protecting the vulnerable Richmond Birdwing Butterfly.

They took time out to plant around 40 Richmond Birdwing vines (Pararistolochia praevenosa) alongside Gap Creek near Kookaburra Street at Kenmore Hills.

The latest issue of Feather Fascination reveals some interesting facts about the Olive-backed Oriole, a colourful bird which is commonly encountered in our urban landscapes, particularly in parks and gardens with fruit-bearing trees. Orioles love their berries!

Click here for an interesting read!