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Please join us for the rescheduled 2021 AGM Tuesday 15th February 6.30pm for 7pm (finish 9pm) Brookfield Hall (Showgrounds) Welcome our incoming Chairperson.. Read More
Dragonflies are primitive animals that have successfully survived since Gondwana times. They are important insects that are both predator and prey and feature.. Read More
Lacewings are a diverse and interesting group that are an important part of the insect fauna in the Moggill Creek catchment area. They.. Read More
Due to bad weather last year the Creek Health Monitoring Project survey events have been rescheduled to January 2022. Saturday 15th January Brookfield.. Read More
In the summer newsletter… We say goodbye and a huge thank you to our outgoing Chairman for the last four years – Jim Pope.. Read More
As you may know the 2021 AGM did not go ahead as planned on Nov 25th due to the lack of nominations to.. Read More
In this month’s edition of Wildlife Matters, Rebecca Bain shines a light on the after dark antics of flying-foxes and shares why these.. Read More
Know Your Wildlife How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify.. Read More
Annual General Meeting 2021 Everyone Welcome! When Thursday, 25th November 2021 at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Where Brookfield Showground Hall Vacant positions: Chairperson & Secretary... Read More
Ecologist and Phd Candidate Tamielle Brunt uses eDNA and trapping to gather much needed information on these little known populations. We are so.. Read More
How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these insects using.. Read More
Elusive Butterflies The Purple or Common Moonbeam butterfly (Philiris innotata) occurs along most creek margins and in many of the catchments in Brisbane,.. Read More
The Spring sampling events for the Creek Health Monitoring Project (CHMP) are being held on Saturday November 20th, Wednesday 24th and Saturday 27th... Read More
There were at least 12 sightings this year which is great news and indicates that platypus are persisting in the Moggill Creek Catchment... Read More
The 2022 Brisbane’s Wild West Calendar produced by THECA, REPA and MCCG, is now available for $12.50 per copy. Those wanting copies should.. Read More
MCCG Annual Platypus Survey Moggill Creek Catchment Group have been carrying out annual platypus surveys in the catchment since 2005. The surveys are.. Read More
How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! Can you identify these birds using.. Read More
What a treat this newsletter is … as always! There are some of the fabulous, hardworking and longstanding Moggill Creek members (Dale Borgelt,.. Read More
There are four species of Freshwater Turtles found in the Moggill Creek Catchment. They are common in Moggill and Gold Creeks and Gold.. Read More
Avoiding extinction – the challenges of working with threatened species in Queensland Thursday 23rd September 2021, Brookfield Hall, 6.30pm for 7.00pm Speaker: Dr.. Read More
Threatened Species Profile – Koalas The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is probably Queensland’s most iconic threatened species, and we are lucky enough to have.. Read More
How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! Can you identify these three insects.. Read More
There has been a lot of activity with the Platypus in the past week. The female near my hide has been emerging from.. Read More
What an interesting little bird the Latham’s Snipe is. A migratory bird that breeds in Hokkaido Japan and travels south to Australia for.. Read More
Test your skills each month with MCCG’s Wildlife Identification Quiz! You’ll find Know Your Wildlife towards the back of every month’s The Local Bulletin. Answers can be.. Read More
Over 30 ladybirds (and some larvae and pupa) are featured in the latest MCCG catchment field guide – who knew we had so.. Read More
It looks like a bumper year in Platypus activity in Gold and Moggill Creeks this year. After several years of poor rainfall and.. Read More
In this month’s Wildlife Matters we have – Powerful by name, powerful by nature, is brought to you by Jasmin Zeleny. Have you.. Read More
Test your skills each month with MCCG’s Wildlife Identification Quiz! You’ll find Know Your Wildlife towards the back of every month’s The Local Bulletin. Answers can be.. Read More
The Winter Newsletter is another real treat! It is full of excellent reads about native bees, frogs, ladybirds, turtles and much, much more... Read More
When I started on this project of producing a Ladybird Field Guide for the MCCG I thought I might find about 8 species.. Read More
The MCCG Committee is wanting to hear from you! How do you use your membership? Which activities do you enjoy participating in? What.. Read More
Thursday 24th June, 6.30pm for 7.00pm in Brookfield Hall ERADICATING FERAL CATS – A CASE STUDY Australia’s extinction rate for mammals, is.. Read More
Lock in the date for the much loved Kids’ Day at The Cottage. This year we will again feature wildlife shows, arts &.. Read More
In this month’s Wildlife Matters – Spiky Sightings, Rebecca Bain brings you in to the interesting world of the Echidna. Did you.. Read More
Test your skills each month with MCCG’s Wildlife Identification Quiz! You’ll find Know Your Wildlife towards the back of every month’s The Local Bulletin. Answers can be.. Read More
Test your skills each month with MCCG’s Wildlife Identification Quiz! You’ll find Know Your Wildlife towards the back of every month’s The Local Bulletin. Answers can be.. Read More
In this month’s Wildlife Matters, Bryan Hacker had the good fortune to witness a noisy interaction between a feisty Cockatoo and a Lace.. Read More
Moggill Creek Catchment Group has lost one of its longstanding members who has worked tirelessly as part of this volunteer action group with.. Read More
