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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mark your calendar!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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..

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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..

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

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

In his penultimate issue of Feather Fascination,  Jim Butler reminds us of the importance of looking after habitats, nature and in essence our..

As part of our new MCCG Citizen Science Creek Health Monitoring Project (CHMP) we are proposing to run a Fish Survey training session..

Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count is an exciting project for community engagement and citizen science. For all ages and knowledge levels. A Brisbane Catchments..

Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) are thrilled to announce the receipt of a Queensland Citizen Science Grant from the Queensland Government. The existing Creek..

Moggill Creek Catchment Group is holding its annual Photographic Competition Display in Kenmore Village Shopping Centre all of the coming week (Oct 19-25)…

Make every bird count in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count from 9-25th October. How to get involved The #AussieBirdCount is a great way..

On Wednesday 30th September, Councillors Greg Adermann (Pullenvale Ward) and Steeve Toomey (The Gap) visited the MCCG native Plant Nursery at Gold Creek..

There are many special friendships between wild birds and people. How often do our feathered friends pop in just to see what you..