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12-May-2025 Requiem for a Creekside Titan

It is with great sadness we report that the much celebrated and loved Queensland Blue Gum (or Forest Red Gum, Eucalyptus tereticornis) of..

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09-Mar-2025 The Autumn Newsletter is out now!

The first quarterly newsletter for 2025 is out now. Published in the midst of ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred as we hunker down in..

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04-Mar-2025 Quarterly Talk – March 25th – Dr Richard Noske -Birds and Eucalypts of Gap Creek Reserve environs

Join us for the first of the public quarterly talks for the year on March 25th Kenmore Library (access via lift) Time:  6:30pm arrival..

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01-Mar-2025 Wildlife Matters! A chance observation of combat between two large male goannas

We had arranged to meet up last October 24th and do some work on the Old Gold Creek Sawmill Forest Walk at the..

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22-Jan-2025 Wildlife Matters: A Baboon on my bin!

  A Baboon on my bin! While trimming and binning branches in suburban Kenmore, I noticed that I was being watched by a..

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05-Nov-2024 Wildlife Matters! Fawn-footed Melomys

IN EARLY March (2024) we noticed that a lot of wisteria leaves accumulated at the back of our letterbox and we wondered who,..

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05-Nov-2024 MCCG Photo Competition Winners 2024

The 2024 MCCG Photo Competition was a huge success. Thank you to all the photographers for your entries and congratulations to all the..

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26-Oct-2024 AGM 2024 – Tuesday November 26th

Please join us for our 2024 AGM with guest speaker, Aislinn Spencer on Native Bees Brookfield Hall, Brookfield Showgrounds, street parking available Time:  6:30pm arrival for,..

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03-Oct-2024 Wildlife Matters: Greater Gliders in our Backyard!

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15-Sep-2024 All things Platypus … Annual survey results plus upcoming PlatyMonth events

Annual Platypus Survey Result 2024 This year, 48 dedicated volunteers surveyed 34 sites across Moggill and Gold Creeks as part of the annual..

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15-Sep-2024 Enjoy the MCCG Spring Newsletter – out now

Another wonderful edition of the MCCG quarterly newsletter is out now. Sit back relax and enjoy some time reading about what’s happening, what’s..

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15-Sep-2024 MCCG Quarterly Talk (Sept 24) – Dr Matthew Holden – Brisbane Backyard Biodiversity

Speaker & Topic: Dr Matthew Holden from University of Queensland, talking about his backyard biodiversity survey that stemmed from three biologist flatmates stuck..

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29-Aug-2024 More than a Photo Competition! Wildlife Matters!

Be inspired by previous winners and download your entry forms from the Photo Competition page   Wildlife Matters is published in: 

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29-Aug-2024 Great Southern Bioblitz – What lives at Gold Creek Dam?

Join in the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024: Gold Creek Dam Sunday September 22 Reserve your spot  through Eventbrite Waterway Health Survey & Bioblitz..

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21-Aug-2024 Wildlife Matters! Unlocking Moggill Creek’s Secrets with Environmental DNA

To register for the 2024 Platypus Survey click here   Wildlife Matters is published in: 

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21-Aug-2024 Annual Platypus survey – register now or volunteer

The annual MCCG Platypus Survey is Sunday 8th September starting 4:30AM – 9AM.  Set your alarm for this one! Registrations essential. Use this..

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21-Aug-2024 Get snapping for the 2024 Photo competition!

CLICK! CLICK! CLICK! Entry forms can be downloaded now on the photo competition page. See the flyer below for all the key dates,..

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02-Jul-2024 The Ever-fascinating Echidna: Pouch Development Wildlife Matters!

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08-Jun-2024 Wildlife Matters! The Masked Owl: – an enigmatic and mysterious nocturnal bird

The Masked Owl – an enigmatic and mysterious nocturnal bird The photos below of a Masked Owl taken by Moggill Creek Catchment Group..

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08-Jun-2024 The Winter Newsletter is out now

Another fantastic newsletter is out now.  What can you expect in the Winter Newsletter? There are awards, echidnas, gliders, koalas, weeds and orchids..

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08-Jun-2024 Evening Talk June 25th: Large-Footed Fishing Bats by Dr Vanessa Gorecki

Please join us for the next MCCG public talk: Tuesday June 25th 6.30 pm for 7 pm start (9 pm finish) Kenmore Library..

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28-May-2024 Kids’ Day at the Cottage – Sunday June 9th

This much loved Moggill Creek Catchment Group event is just around the corner. 10am-1pm on Sunday 9th June. Looking for tiny creatures in..

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15-May-2024 Unlocking Moggill Creek’s Secrets: eDNA Investigation

Join us for a online webinar featuring ecologist Tamielle Brunt from Wildlife Queensland, and Lewis Peach, Water Quality Advisor for the Moggill Creek..

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28-Apr-2024 Wildlife Matters – Protecting Beautiful Queensland

On the morning of Sunday 21st of April a group of 16 intrepid Queenslanders gathered in the parklands behind Brompton Place, Brookfield for..

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07-Apr-2024 Balancing Flora and Fauna – Bush Bites with Ed Frazer

One of the aims of the MCCG is to restore the catchment to pre-colonisation as much as possible. This aim is to support..

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06-Apr-2024 Blue Banded Bees – Wildlife Matters!

Blue-banded bees (Amegilla spp.) are a group of solitary bees found in the Moggill Creek catchment. They are known for their distinctive blue-black..

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18-Mar-2024 Autumn Newsletter is out now

The first newsletter for 2024 is out now and it is another fabulous read compiled by Cathi and written by a host of..

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06-Mar-2024 Local Wallabies and other Macropods – Wildlife Matters!

We have a number of wallabies in the north-western suburbs of Brisbane and it is easy to confuse them. On our property in..

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03-Feb-2024 Quarterly Talk: Tuesday 27th Feb Dr Jessa Thurman – Life History and Ecology of the Giant Wood Moth

Please join us for our quarterly talk with: Dr Jessa Thurman – Life History and Ecology of the Giant Wood Moth Date:  Tuesday..

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01-Feb-2024 Wildlife Matters! The unpaid deck cleaner – Red Triangle slugs

After extended periods of heavy rain such as we have experienced recently, householders in the Moggill Creek catchment are often disconcerted at night..

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16-Jan-2024 New Year Resolution?

Happy New Year! Was your resolution this year to join a bush care group and get outside and enjoy the fabulous bushland, creeks,..

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05-Dec-2023 An Unusual Weed – Wildlife Matters!

I recently came across an interesting weed in the parklands adjacent to our bushcare site in Brookfield (see photo). Golden dodder (Cuscuta campestris)..

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05-Dec-2023 Red-necked Wallabies – Bush Bites with Ed Frazer

We have about 10 Red-necked Wallabies living on our property in Brookfield and see many of them every day at dusk and dawn…

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05-Dec-2023 Hidden Giant Neighbours – Wildlife Matters

The start of the summer rains is paired with holes appearing on the trunks and branches of smooth-barked eucalyptus trees. These holes, which..

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12-Nov-2023 The Summer Newsletter is out!

Another fabulous newsletter for you to enjoy! In this edition you will hear the stories behind the winning photos from this year’s photo..

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11-Nov-2023 MCCG AGM 2023 Tue 28th Nov 7pm

Please join us for the MCCG AGM 2023 Tuesday 28th November Brookfield Showgrounds 6.30 for 7pm (9pm finish) Refreshments provided Guest Speaker: Helen..

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05-Nov-2023 MCCG Annual Photo Competition 2023 Winners

The annual MCCG Photo Competition celebrated its 25th anniversary with another fantastic display of images from local catchments at Kenmore Village Shopping Centre..

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30-Sep-2023 Moggill Creek Catchment Group Annual Platypus Survey Results 2023

This year’s annual platypus survey saw 47 volunteers cover 34 sites across Moggill, Gold and Farm Creeks. There were 9 individual platypuses sighted..

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30-Sep-2023 Community Tree Planting at Rafting Ground Reserve.

On Sunday 8th October, between 8.30 – 11.00am Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG), in collaboration with Brisbane City Council, are holding a Community..

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03-Sep-2023 Wildlife Matters! Committed to Platypus Conservation

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