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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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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... Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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,.. Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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,.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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... Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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 &.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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... Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

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.. Read More

30-Oct-2020 Could we be doing more to help our feathered neighbours?

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

26-Oct-2020 Volunteers needed for Fish Survey Training Sunday Nov 15th

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

26-Oct-2020 Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count

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

23-Oct-2020 Moggill Creek Health Monitoring Project

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

19-Oct-2020 MCCG Photography Competition is on display. Vote Now: People’s Choice Award

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

09-Oct-2020 Aussie Backyard Bird Count!

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

06-Oct-2020 Visit to MCCG Native Plant Nursery by Councillors Greg Adermann and Steve Toomey

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

01-Oct-2020 Our friendships with wild birds.

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

01-Oct-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.. Read More

22-Sep-2020 Citizen Science in Action – Creek Monitoring

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

22-Sep-2020 School holiday fun with Wildlings Forest School

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

22-Sep-2020 The Spring 2020 Newsletter is out!

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

15-Sep-2020 Don’t miss THECA’s Art Show – The Wild & The Beautiful 3-5 October
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15-Sep-2020 11 Platypus sighted in the Annual MCCG Platypus Survey!

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

13-Sep-2020 What’s the difference between a Bunya & a Hoop Pine?

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

13-Sep-2020 Cockatoos – a messy menace or a helpful friend?

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

01-Sep-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.. Read More

31-Aug-2020 Working Bee Saturday 5th Sept

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

31-Aug-2020 Have you seen these gorgeous birds?

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

28-Aug-2020 2020 Photography Competition is OPEN!

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

24-Aug-2020 Tree Planting Report August 23rd

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

15-Aug-2020 Tree Planting Working Bee Sunday Aug 23rd

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

13-Aug-2020 Restoration of MCCGs ‘Bush Tucker’ Garden

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

11-Aug-2020 Wildlife Show with THECA – Sunday August 16th

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

10-Aug-2020 Get to know the granivorous and gregarious grassfinch.

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

01-Aug-2020 Platypus update from Gold Creek!

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

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