News Archive
How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these native turtles.. Read More
Post flood site assessments have now been done by Habitat Brisbane and bushcare working bees have recommenced around the catchment. Why not join.. Read More
MCCG is very proud to host Monica Richter for an evening talk on Wednesday April 20th at 7pm. Monica Richter, Senior Manager, Low.. Read More
In our modern world we take little notice of the twice-yearly migrations of huge numbers of our native birds. Knowledge of these seasonal.. Read More
Surviving the floods has been a test of our resilience in recent times, but how do the local wildlife manage the storms and.. Read More
Get your cuppa and sit down and enjoy this jam packed Autumn issue with a focus on Floods, Birds and Trees! Click on.. Read More
Habitat Brisbane has requested we do not commence works on our Bushcare sites until they have been assessed by Habitat Brisbane staff. The.. Read More
Six native species and one invasive gecko are found in Brisbane. Of the natives, dubious dtella (Gehyra dubia) are common in outer western.. Read More
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
Grass invaders! Sighted in local creek! Invasive grass species are causing environmental havoc all over the globe. In fact, you don’t have to.. Read More
How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge! CAN you identify these invasive weeds.. 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
Our usual Wildlife Matters column in The Local Bulletin focuses on our incredibly diverse wildlife in the catchment but this month we have.. 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
Now is the perfect time to grab a cuppa and take a good few minutes to relax and read another great MCCG Newsletter... Read More
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.. Read More
Find out about the 87 species of Butterflies found so far in Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count 2021. Guest speaker Cliff Meyer will show.. Read More
As the most biodiverse capital city in Australia Brisbane is home to some extraordinary rule breakers. Come and hear about current research and.. Read More
The new Frogs in our Catchment field guide is up on our website and well worth a look – after you have read.. 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 edition Jim Pope brings our attention to the importance of our local creeks and how we can be involved in.. 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 the latest Bush Bites, Tim Spencer shares his recent experience with a Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo. Loving birds is one thing, but photographing.. Read More
With a good wet season predicted, now could be a good time to plant! The list below includes species which we have in.. Read More
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.. 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. We will provide.. Read More
To all McKay Brook members the next Working Bee will be at our Mabb Street Site on Saturday 2nd January 2:30 – 4:30.. Read More
Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network Holiday Activities The summer holidays are heading our way…. What an ideal time to be creative and to get.. Read More
In Ed Frazer’s latest Bush Bites, Colin the Sparrowhawk was saved from certain death. Ed muses the implications of interfering in the balance.. Read More
Summer is here and isn’t it HOT already but not as hot as our latest newsletter! As always it is packed full of.. Read More
It is with huge appreciation and a tinge of sadness that the final Feather Fascination is published on the website and in The.. Read More
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.. Read More
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.. Read More
Recently MCCG obtained funding from the State Government under the Queensland Citizen Science Grants for a program to re-activate our Creek Health Monitoring.. Read More
Twelve volunteers recently attended a First Aid training course run specifically for MCCG by St John’s Ambulance and held in Brookfield Hall. The.. Read More
The 2020 MCCG Photography Competition successfully concluded with a fabulous selection of photographs wowing the public at Kenmore Village recently. See all the.. Read More
In his penultimate issue of Feather Fascination, Jim Butler reminds us of the importance of looking after habitats, nature and in essence our.. Read More
As part of our new MCCG Citizen Science Creek Health Monitoring Project (CHMP) we are proposing to run a Fish Survey training session.. Read More
Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count is an exciting project for community engagement and citizen science. For all ages and knowledge levels. A Brisbane Catchments.. Read More
Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) are thrilled to announce the receipt of a Queensland Citizen Science Grant from the Queensland Government. The existing Creek.. Read More
Moggill Creek Catchment Group is holding its annual Photographic Competition Display in Kenmore Village Shopping Centre all of the coming week (Oct 19-25)... Read More
Make every bird count in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count from 9-25th October. How to get involved The #AussieBirdCount is a great way.. Read More
On Wednesday 30th September, Councillors Greg Adermann (Pullenvale Ward) and Steeve Toomey (The Gap) visited the MCCG native Plant Nursery at Gold Creek.. Read More
There are many special friendships between wild birds and people. How often do our feathered friends pop in just to see what you.. Read More
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.. Read More
Are you interested in participating in contributing to the health of Moggill Creek and learning about creek health monitoring? Moggill Creek Catchment Group.. Read More
Get the kids outside and dirty these school holidays. During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees,.. Read More
And what a FANTASTIC issue it is. Here is a taster of what awaits: Chairmans Report: Talks by experts have recommenced with the.. Read More
The Annual MCCG Platypus Survey was held on September 13th with some restrictions in place due to COVID-19. Approximately 55 volunteer observers participated... Read More
In the winter 2019 issue of the MCCG Newsletter, a photo of a Bunya Pine was incorrectly labelled as a Hoop Pine. This.. Read More
Did you know Sulphur-crested Cockatoos play a profound role in shaping plant and animal communities? In his latest issue of Feather Fascination, Jim Butler.. Read More
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.. Read More
The next Working Bee will be at our Mabb Street Site (Mackay Brook) Saturday 5th September at 2:30 – 4:30 pm We will be focussing.. Read More
In the latest Bush Bites from Ed Frazer you can see some of the real beauties we have in our catchment. Learn more.. Read More
Get your cameras out and start snapping to enter this year’s competition. There is over $1300 up for grabs in cash prizes, thanks.. Read More
Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) Tree Planting on Sunday 23 rd August 2020 The Huntington/Tuckett bushcare group looks after a section of the.. Read More
The next working bee will be on Sunday 23rd August. We will have over 400 native trees and shrubs to plant at an.. Read More
In 2006 Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) received a grant from Australia’s Open Garden Scheme to establish a ‘Bush Tucker’ Garden behind the.. Read More
THECA will be holding a wildlife show run by well-known wildlife expert Martin Fingland, of “Geckoes Wildlife”, on Sunday 16 August. Come and.. Read More
Did you know Australia has about twenty species of grassfinches and the spectacular double-barred finch is the smallest! In his latest issue of.. Read More
Cold mornings and the pandemic haven’t stopped MCCG member Ed Frazer from getting out to monitor platypus populations in Gold Creek! Ed has.. Read More