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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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