Notice of Annual General Meeting and Call for Nominations
The Moggill Creek Catchment Group Committee invites you to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting and help us celebrate our 25th Anniversary.

Tuesday 22 November 2022
Doors open 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm start

The AGM will be held as an in-person meeting at the Brookfield Hall, Brookfield Showgrounds.

2023 Committee Nominations:
Nominations are invited for the 2023 Committee by completing and returning the 2023 Nomination Form. All nominations for management positions must be received by the Secretary by Monday 14 November 2022.
New nominations are welcomed and encouraged. Please consider lending your support.

Guest speaker: 
This year’s guest speaker is Dr Trevor Lambkin who will be presenting:

‘The Mistletoe butterflies of Brisbane: their beautiful and complex relationship’

Dr Trevor is an eminent and experienced entomologist, a Research Fellow of the University of Queensland and an assistant editor of ‘The Australian Entomologist’, the Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland.

Dr Trevor’s presentation will be on the butterflies specific to mistletoes in Brisbane (including the Moggill Creek Catchment). Their ecology (and relationship with their mistletoe plants), identification and when and where to look for them, will all be a part of the talk.

Further details:
Special 25th Anniversary refreshments will be served

All attendees will receive a ticket in the lucky door raffle for a chance to win some great prizes!

Membership renewal information:
MCCG thanks you for your past support and would like to invite you to renew your membership with us again. Your membership plays an important part in the ongoing conservation and improvement of our local environment. Early renewals are welcomed for 2023 via the MCCG membership page, or by downloading and completing the membership form and submitting in person at the AGM or posting to MCCG Secretary, PO Box 657, Kenmore QLD 4069.

Keen to know more?
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Chris and Zoe at [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you and hope that you can join us.

At first glance these butterflies could be mistaken for each other. Both occur locally.  They are similar in size and have the same colours on both upper and underside, yet there are subtle differences between these two adult butterflies. Firstly, they belong to different families. The Black Jezebel (Delias nigrina; on right) is a member of the Pieridae, whereas the Jezebel Nymph (Mynes geoffroyi; on left) belongs to the Nymphalidae.Their wing patterns differ. Additionally, compare the hindwings and you’ll discover that the outer edge of the Black Jezebel’s is rounded whereas on the Jezebel Nymph’s hindwings irregular extensions or projections appear, quite different to the ‘tails’ of Swallowtails.

 

Jezebel Nymph (left) photo: John Abbott and Black Jezebel (right) photo: Sylvia Alexander

Both butterflies lay their tiny eggs in clusters. Once emerged, the larvae remain social when feeding. At the time of pupation, the Jezebel Nymphs stay together in groups, and you can see substantial numbers of chrysalises hanging from branches. In contrast, the Black Jezebels seek out solitude.

While adult butterflies are opportunistic when seeking nectar, their larvae are dependent on specific food plants. Locally Jezebel Nymphs rely on the availability of Native Mulberry (Pipturus argenteus), found in or at the edge of dry rainforest and currently doing well in riparian areas. The Black Jezebel larvae choose and depend on mistletoes for their wellbeing, all parasitizing eucalypts, wattles, paperbarks, she-oaks and other trees. Both butterfly species are common in Brisbane and on the wing throughout the year.

If you want to learn more, check www.brisbanesbigbutterflycount.org.au and participate in this exciting citizen science project. You can join as individuals or families.

 

Jutta Godwin – Coordinator Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count

 

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How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge!

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ANSWERS:

1. Caper Gull (Cepora perimale)

2. Caper White (Belenois java -female)

3. Caper White (Belenois java -male)

   The Caper Gull (Cepora perimale) is the odd one out, the other two are both Caper Whites – female and male of the same species. However, the strong yellow colour in the photo of the female Caper White fades quickly after hatching.

All photos by Ed Frazer

We’re hosting a new survey round, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for Creek Health Monitoring Project Spring 2022, across three dates;

Register soon through Eventbrite because space is limited.

We hope you’re able to join us!

Citizen Science Events –

Saturday 12th November –  Training and Waterway health survey  (Gold Creek Dam)

Time: 0900-1400

Where: Gold Creek Dam (GC3)

Saturday 19th November – Waterway health survey

Time: 0830-1030

Where: Mid catchment (MC5)

We are looking at waterway health and you can help! Volunteers needed to take part in a water bug, fish identification and water health survey. The day is suitable for budding beginners through to macro-invertebrate maestros with team leaders available to guide you. By participating in this project you will be assisting in collecting valuable data on what are regarded some of the most pristine creek lines close to Brisbane. Come test the waters of citizen science. For more info or to register your attendance please email [email protected]

Where

Brookfield (meeting point will be advised for each survey day).

Please check emails leading up to event.

Who

Anybody with a reasonable level of fitness not afraid to get their shoes wet. Young Citizen Scientists (10+ to 15) welcome with an adult.

What to wear & bring

Remember to wear suitable outdoor clothing, enclosed shoes that you don’t mind getting wet, a hat, sunglasses and water bottle.

 

More information

Email: [email protected]

Supporters

The Creek Health Monitoring Project is a Citizen Science project undertaken by Moggill Creek Catchment Group. Proudly supported by the Queensland Government -Queensland Citizen Science Grants and Brisbane City Council.

The 2022 AGM is scheduled for Tuesday 22nd November

Brookfield Showgrounds Hall

Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start

Guest Speaker – to be announced

 

The 24th MCCG Photo Competition was another big success!  82 photos for the open categories were submitted by 22 photographers and 22 photos for the digital Young Persons (grade 1 – 6) category were submitted by 14 young photographers. This year’s judge, Martin Riley (president of the Queensland Camera Group) certainly had his work cut out for him!

The public voting was very popular with 439 People’s Choice (Open) votes tallied up over the 6 days of the display at Kenmore Village and a massive 679 votes (likes) were tallied up over the 5 days (Mon to Fri) on our social media sites to determine the Young Persons People’s Choice winner.

And the winners for 2022 are …

OP1 Native Plants and Fungi (sponsored by Cr Greg Adermann)

1st: Trooping Crumble Cap – Anne Love

2nd: Water snowflake – Ed Frazer

3rd: Pavetta australiensis – David Edwards

Highly commended: Kangaroo Paw – Melanie Harris

OP2 Native Birds (sponsored by Kenmore Bridge Club)

1st: Oh, [bleep!] – Tony Thulborn

2nd: Osprey Family – Howard Baker

Elizabeth Handley (president of KBC) presenting the photo to Howard’s sister-in-law, Penny Siemon

3rd: Look at me – Alan Walmsley

4th: Variegated Fairy-wren – Sue Wilson

5th: Forest Kingfisher – David Edwards

Highly commended: Bird on a wire/Striated Pardalote – Anne Love

Highly commended: Pale-headed Rosella – Grant Phillips

Highly commended: Scruffy and brush for a tongue – David Edwards

Highly commended: Peregrine falcon and pigeon prey – Howard Baker

Highly commended: Feeding the kid (Bee-eater style) – Trevor Heath

OP3 Native Animals (excluding Birds) sponsored by Dr Christian Rowan MP

(presented this year by Cr Greg Adermann)

1st: Hibiscus Harlequin Bug – Ed Frazer

2nd: Bluey – David Edwards

3rd: Hairy Caterpillar – Tracey Read

4th: Long-nosed Weevil – Anne Love

Highly commended: Junior Water Dragon – David Edwards

Highly commended: Frog on a leaf – Tracey Read

Highly commended: Spider and offspring – John May

Digital Young Persons category (sponsored by Pisces Enterprises)

YP 1st:  Dragonfly resting on stripy leaf – Aurelia Fischer

YP 2nd: Detail of the Australian Tree Fern – Eva Henricksen

YP 3rd: Untitled (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) – Joseph Pappas

YP Highly Commended: Untitled (Kingfisher) – Joseph Pappas

YP Highly Commended: Kookaburra catching the sun – Ciaran Turnbull

YP Highly Commended: Tree snake gliding through aloe – Aurelia Fischer

Chairman’s Choice (open categories)  sponsored by Fiori Kitchen and Bar

Red-browed Finch – Melanie Harris

Chairman’s Choice (Young Persons category) sponsored by Amcal+ Pharmacy Kenmore

Kookaburra catching the sun – Ciaran Turnbull

People’s Choice – Young Persons sponsored by Pisces Enterprises

Kingfisher – Joseph Pappas

People’s Choice

1st: Scarlet Honeyeater – Ed Frazer

2nd: Eastern Yellow Robin – Ed Frazer

3rd (a 3-way tie):

Feeding the kid (Bee-eater style) – Trevor Heath

Seriously? – Kathleen Walmsley

Bird on a wire/Striated Pardalote – Anne Love

With thanks to our sponsors for their generous support

 

 

 

 

 

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANSWERS:

1. Agassiz’s Glassfish (Ambassis agassizii)
2. Blue Catfish (Arius graeffei)
3. Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

The Tilapia is native to Africa. They are aggressive fish and tend to out-compete the natives, but they are excellent eating!

Unfortunately Kristy Stevenson is unwell and unable to present tonight on Myrtle Rust but the talk will be rescheduled to a later date.  In place of Kristy, MCCG’s Gordon Grigg will be presenting.

Evening Talk with Gordon Grigg
TONIGHT – Tuesday 27th September, 6.30 for 7pm (finish 9pm)
Brookfield Hall

TALK TITLE: “Recent work confirms that dinosaurs were warm-blooded, and presents strong evidence that most of the ancestors of today’s birds and mammals were too, sharing a 300 million year ancestry.”

Gordon will talk about the work he did on echidnas in the 1980s in the Mt Kosciuszko area in winter led ultimately to a paper earlier this year in Biological Reviews proposing that not only were dinosaurs warm blooded, so were many of their ancestors, and also the ancestors of today’s mammals, right back to the Late Permian.  The data also imply that warm-bloodedness in birds and mammals has common ancestry.

Refreshments of course will be provided – we look forward to welcoming our members and guests for what will be a very interesting talk.

Photo: Dave Edwards

The Spring Newsletter is another fabulous read.  Grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy the latest MCCG offering.

SPRING Newsletter 2022

With thanks to our newsletter editor Cathi Lawrence and all the contributors for your efforts in continuing to make the quarterly newsletter interesting and informative.

Photo credits: Ed Frazer, Bryan Hacker, Tracey Read (check out the newsletter to find out more!)