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News Archive

30-Oct-2022 Creek Health Monitoring Project Spring 2022

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..

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30-Oct-2022 2022 AGM date for your diary – November 22

The 2022 AGM is scheduled for Tuesday 22nd November Brookfield Showgrounds Hall Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start Guest Speaker – to be..

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27-Oct-2022 2022 Photo Competition Winners!

The 24th MCCG Photo Competition was another big success!  82 photos for the open categories were submitted by 22 photographers and 22 photos..

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09-Oct-2022 Wildlife Matters

Wonderful Waterways There’s more than meets the eye in our creeks. In the Moggill Creek Catchment, there are at least 20 species of..

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09-Oct-2022 Know Your Wildlife!

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! Can you identify these fish of..

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27-Sep-2022 Public Talk – Myrtle Rust by Kristy Stevenson – cancelled

Unfortunately Kristy Stevenson is unwell and unable to present tonight on Myrtle Rust but the talk will be rescheduled to a later date…

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12-Sep-2022 The Spring Newsletter is out!

The Spring Newsletter is another fabulous read.  Grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy the latest MCCG offering. SPRING Newsletter 2022 With thanks to..

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12-Sep-2022 Bush Bites by Ed Frazer – Moggill Creek Catchment’s wonderful waterways

The main feature of the Moggill Creek Catchment is the creek system that formed the area. It is dominated by Moggill Creek, which..

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12-Sep-2022 Evening Talk – Sept 27th – Myrtle Rust with Kristy Stevenson

Myrtle Rust ‘A Growing Problem’ by Kristy Stevenson 27 September 2022 (6:30pm, for 7:pm start) Brookfield Hall Refreshments provided Myrtle Rust – a..

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04-Sep-2022 Know Your Wildlife!

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these native animals..

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04-Sep-2022 Wildlife Matters

The Collared Delma The Collared Delma (Delma torquata) is a small legless lizard with a distinctive glossy black head with orange-yellow stripes. It..

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04-Sep-2022 Putting Back the Forest: A Landcare Guide for Brookfield, Pullenvale and Moggill

Putting Back the Forest We often receive enquiries about the book: Putting Back the Forest: A Landcare Guide for Brookfield, Pullenvale and Moggill, published..

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21-Aug-2022 Get snapping now for the 2022 MCCG Photo Competition

It’s time to get your your entries ready for the 2022 MCCG Photo Competition now in its 24th year!  Check out the flyers..

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31-Jul-2022 Wildlife Matters

Pheasant Coucal We have a pair of Pheasant Coucals living up the hill behind our house. They are not true Pheasants and were..

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31-Jul-2022 Know Your Wildlife

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these native birds..

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10-Jul-2022 Know Your Wildlife

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these native birds of..

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10-Jul-2022 Wildlife Matters

Myrtle Rust – a growing problem! Plants from the Myrtaceae family are iconic in the Australian native environment, with gum trees, lilly pillys,..

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20-Jun-2022 June 28th: Guest Speaker Dr Bill McDonald – Brisbane rainforests – their flora, ecology and relationship within SEQ rainforest

Join us at Kenmore Library on Tuesday June 28th at 6.30pm (for 7pm) to hear distinguished guest speaker Dr Bill McDonald presenting: Brisbane..

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15-Jun-2022 Winter Newsletter is out now

Eye spy with my little eye … a water dragon, an echidna, Black-eyed Susan, a red triangle slug, Mare’s eggs, a Northern Mountain..

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09-Jun-2022 Wildlife Matters

The Koala – a species under threat! The koala is one of the most well-known Australian animals.  It is a marsupial, like many..

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09-Jun-2022 Know Your Wildlife!

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge!   CAN you identify these native..

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09-Jun-2022 Kids’ Day at The Cottage June 12th

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02-Jun-2022 Creek Health Monitoring Project June Events

Volunteers needed to take part in a macro-invertebrate, fish identification and water health survey. Citizen Science Events – Monday 6th June – Waterway..

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09-May-2022 Wildlife Matters!

Recent Flooding We all remember well the recent rainfall event.  Over the four days 25th – 28th February in Kenmore Hills we recorded..

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02-May-2022 Moggill Magic

Moggill Magic this issue features the Moggill Creek Catchment Group Newsletter which has been published quarterly since the Group was started 22 years..

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02-May-2022 Just another tree?

Across Gold Creek from my hide, where I have been monitoring a breeding Platypus in recent years, is a Sandpaper Fig. Its notable..

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01-May-2022 Know Your Wildlife Quiz

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these native turtles..

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28-Apr-2022 Bushcare working bees have recommenced post flooding.

Post flood site assessments have now been done by Habitat Brisbane and bushcare working bees have recommenced around the catchment. Why not join..

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02-Apr-2022 Evening Talk with Monica Richter (WWF) April 20th

MCCG is very proud to host Monica Richter for an evening talk on Wednesday April 20th at 7pm. Monica Richter, Senior Manager, Low..

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01-Apr-2022 Wildlife Matters – Migration Time

In our modern world we take little notice of the twice-yearly migrations of huge numbers of our native birds. Knowledge of these seasonal..

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27-Mar-2022 Bush Bites – Wildlife in the Wet

Surviving the floods has been a test of our resilience in recent times, but how do the local wildlife manage the storms and..

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27-Mar-2022 The Autumn Newsletter is out now!

Get your cuppa and sit down and enjoy this jam packed Autumn issue with a focus on Floods, Birds and Trees! Click on..

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05-Mar-2022 Bushcare Working Bees ‘ON HOLD’

Habitat Brisbane has requested we do not commence works on our Bushcare sites until they have been assessed by Habitat Brisbane staff. The..

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28-Feb-2022 Wildlife Matters! Where have all the native geckos gone?

Six native species and one invasive gecko are found in Brisbane. Of the natives, dubious dtella (Gehyra dubia) are common in outer western..

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10-Feb-2022 New date for the MCCG AGM – Tuesday February 15th

Please join us for the rescheduled 2021 AGM Tuesday 15th February 6.30pm for 7pm (finish 9pm) Brookfield Hall (Showgrounds) Welcome our incoming Chairperson..

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01-Feb-2022 Wildlife Matters

Grass invaders! Sighted in local creek! Invasive grass species are causing environmental havoc all over the globe. In fact, you don’t have to..

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01-Feb-2022 Know Your Wildlife!

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these invasive weeds..

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03-Jan-2022 Wildlife Matters! Predator and prey – Common Glider Dragonfly

Dragonflies are primitive animals that have successfully survived since Gondwana times. They are important insects that are both predator and prey and feature..

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01-Jan-2022 Bush Bites with Ed Frazer

Lacewings are a diverse and interesting group that are an important part of the insect fauna in the Moggill Creek catchment area. They..

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01-Jan-2022 New Survey Dates for Creek Health Monitoring Project – January 2022

Due to bad weather last year the Creek Health Monitoring Project survey events have been rescheduled to January 2022. Saturday 15th January  Brookfield..

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01-Jan-2022 The Summer Newsletter is out!

In the summer newsletter… We say goodbye and a huge thank you to our outgoing Chairman for the last four years – Jim Pope..

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01-Dec-2021 URGENT CALLOUT TO MEMBERS!

As you may know the 2021 AGM did not go ahead as planned on Nov 25th due to the lack of nominations to..

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01-Dec-2021 Wildlife Matters

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..

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01-Dec-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

Know Your Wildlife How well do you know the local wildlife?  You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify..

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08-Nov-2021 Notice of MCCG AGM Thursday 25th November 7pm

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…

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07-Nov-2021 Protecting Platypus with Tamielle Brunt

Ecologist and Phd Candidate Tamielle Brunt uses eDNA and trapping to gather much needed information on these little known populations. We are so..

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01-Nov-2021 Know Your Wildlife

How well do you know the local wildlife?  You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these insects using..

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01-Nov-2021 Wildlife Matters!

Elusive Butterflies The Purple or Common Moonbeam butterfly (Philiris innotata) occurs along most creek margins and in many of the catchments in Brisbane,..

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29-Oct-2021 Creek Health Monitoring Project is on this month!

The Spring sampling events for the Creek Health Monitoring Project (CHMP) are being held on Saturday November 20th, Wednesday 24th and Saturday 27th…

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23-Oct-2021 Results from the Platypus Survey 2021

There were at least 12 sightings this year which is great news and indicates that platypus are persisting in the Moggill Creek Catchment…

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23-Oct-2021 2022 Brisbane’s Wild West Calendar is out now.

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..

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05-Oct-2021 Bush Bites!

Our Migrating Birds. We give little thought to the several species of local birds that migrate massive distances twice a year to spend..

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01-Oct-2021 Wildlife Matters!

MCCG Annual Platypus Survey Moggill Creek Catchment Group have been carrying out annual platypus surveys in the catchment since 2005. The surveys are..

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01-Oct-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

How well do you know the local wildlife?  You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! Can you identify these birds using..

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13-Sep-2021 The Spring Newsletter is OUT!

What a treat this newsletter is … as always! There are some of the fabulous, hardworking and longstanding Moggill Creek members (Dale Borgelt,..

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13-Sep-2021 Bush Bites – Freshwater Turtles

There are four species of Freshwater Turtles found in the Moggill Creek Catchment. They are common in Moggill and Gold Creeks and Gold..

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12-Sep-2021 Evening Talk – Thursday Sept 23rd with guest speaker Dr Manda Page

Avoiding extinction – the challenges of working with threatened species in Queensland Thursday 23rd September 2021, Brookfield Hall, 6.30pm for 7.00pm Speaker: Dr..

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31-Aug-2021 Wildlife Matters!

Threatened Species Profile – Koalas The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is probably Queensland’s most iconic threatened species, and we are lucky enough to have..

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31-Aug-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! Can you identify these three insects..

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10-Aug-2021 Platypus Update

There has been a lot of activity with the Platypus in the past week. The female near my hide has been emerging from..

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01-Aug-2021 Wildlife Matters!

What an interesting little bird the Latham’s Snipe is.  A migratory bird that breeds in Hokkaido Japan and travels south to Australia for..

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01-Aug-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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..

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01-Aug-2021 The Ladybird Catchment Field Guide is up!

Over 30 ladybirds (and some larvae and pupa) are featured in the latest MCCG catchment field guide – who knew we had so..

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23-Jul-2021 Platypus on the move

It looks like a bumper year in Platypus activity in Gold and Moggill Creeks this year. After several years of poor rainfall and..

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05-Jul-2021 Wildlife Matters

In this month’s Wildlife Matters we have – Powerful by name, powerful by nature, is brought to you by Jasmin Zeleny. Have you..

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05-Jul-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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..

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28-Jun-2021 Winter is here and so is the Latest Newsletter!

The Winter Newsletter is another real treat!  It is full of excellent reads about native bees, frogs, ladybirds, turtles and much, much more…

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18-Jun-2021 Ladybirds, Ladybirds and more Ladybird Beetles!

When I started on this project of producing a Ladybird Field Guide for the MCCG I thought I might find about 8 species..

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17-Jun-2021 2021 Members Survey

The MCCG Committee is wanting to hear from you! How do you use your membership?  Which activities do you enjoy participating in?  What..

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01-Jun-2021 Public Talk – June 24th – Dr Paul Campbell from ‘Save the Bilby’ Fund

Thursday 24th June, 6.30pm for 7.00pm in Brookfield Hall ERADICATING FERAL CATS – A CASE STUDY   Australia’s extinction rate for mammals, is..

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01-Jun-2021 Kids’ Day at The Cottage – Sunday June 13th

Lock in the date for the much loved Kids’ Day at The Cottage.  This year we will again feature wildlife shows, arts &..

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01-Jun-2021 Wildlife Matters

In this month’s Wildlife Matters – Spiky Sightings, Rebecca Bain brings you in to the interesting world of the Echidna.   Did you..

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01-Jun-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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..

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01-May-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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..

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01-May-2021 Wildlife Matters

In this month’s Wildlife Matters, Bryan Hacker had the good fortune to witness a noisy interaction between a feisty Cockatoo and a Lace..

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19-Apr-2021 Vale Mike Humphreys (1942 – 2021)

Moggill Creek Catchment Group has lost one of its longstanding members who has worked tirelessly as part of this volunteer action group with..

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01-Apr-2021 Wildlife Matters & so does the habitat!

Our usual Wildlife Matters column in The Local Bulletin  focuses on our incredibly diverse wildlife in the catchment but this month we have..

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01-Apr-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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..

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01-Apr-2021 The Autumn Newsletter is out!

Now is the perfect time to grab a cuppa and take a good few minutes to relax and read another great MCCG Newsletter…

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16-Mar-2021 Plant up the dams and creek sides.

The Moggill Creek Catchment is not well off for water to supply the district’s wildlife. Apart from the Gold Creek Dam and Gold and..

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08-Mar-2021 Butterfly Talk Thursday evening 25th March with Cliff Meyer

Find out about the 87 species of Butterflies found so far in Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count 2021. Guest speaker Cliff Meyer will show..

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06-Mar-2021 Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar series – Aquatic Anomalies Tuesday 9th March

As the most biodiverse capital city in Australia Brisbane is home to some extraordinary rule breakers. Come and hear about current research and..

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01-Mar-2021 Wildlife Matters – Frogs!

The new Frogs in our Catchment field guide is up on our website and well worth a look – after you have read..

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01-Mar-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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..

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31-Jan-2021 Wildlife Matters

In this month’s edition Jim Pope brings our attention to the importance of our local creeks and how we can be involved in..

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31-Jan-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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..

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10-Jan-2021 Persistence pays off – Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

In the latest Bush Bites, Tim Spencer shares his recent experience with a Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo. Loving birds is one thing, but photographing..

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05-Jan-2021 Time to get planting!

With a good wet season predicted, now could be a good time to plant! The list below includes species which we have in..

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02-Jan-2021 Wildlife Matters

WELCOME to the new ‘Wildlife Matters’ column, which replaces Jim Butler’s ‘Feather Fascination’. The first Wildlife Matters focuses on Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count..

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02-Jan-2021 Know Your Wildlife!

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. We will provide..

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28-Dec-2020 First Working Bee for 2021 – Jan 2nd

To all McKay Brook members the next Working Bee will be at our Mabb Street Site on Saturday 2nd January 2:30 – 4:30..

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21-Dec-2020 CWCN Holiday Activities Coming Up

Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network Holiday Activities   The summer holidays are heading our way…. What an ideal time to be creative and to get..

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02-Dec-2020 Meet Colin the Sparrowhawk

In Ed Frazer’s latest Bush Bites, Colin the Sparrowhawk was saved from certain death.  Ed muses the implications of interfering in the balance..

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02-Dec-2020 The Summer Newsletter is out now!

Summer is here and isn’t it HOT already but not as hot as our latest newsletter! As always it is packed full of..

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02-Dec-2020 Feather Fascination – The Final One!

It is with huge appreciation and a tinge of sadness that the final Feather Fascination is published on the website and in The..

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01-Dec-2020 Know Your Wildlife!

Test your skills each month with  Jim Butler’s Wildlife Identification Quiz! You’ll find Know Your Wildlife towards the back of every month’s The Local Bulletin. We will..

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22-Nov-2020 MCCG AGM 7:30pm Thursday, 26th November 2020

The AGM for the Moggill Creek Catchment Group will be held at 7:30pm on Thursday 28th November at the Brookfield Hall.  Our guest speaker..

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17-Nov-2020 Fish Survey Training Nov 15th (CHMP)

Recently MCCG obtained funding from the State Government under the Queensland Citizen Science Grants for a program to re-activate our Creek Health Monitoring..

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16-Nov-2020 First Aid Training for MCCG Volunteers

Twelve volunteers recently attended a First Aid training course run specifically for MCCG by St John’s Ambulance and held in Brookfield Hall. The..

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03-Nov-2020 2020 Photography Competition Winners

The 2020 MCCG Photography Competition successfully concluded with a fabulous selection of photographs wowing the public at Kenmore Village recently.  See all the..

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