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

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

Australian birds of prey such as owls and raptors can be killed by internal bleeding when they eat rodents who have ingested rat.. Read More

MCCG members have an advantage when it comes to planting out their properties. We provide free plants for our members, mostly grown at.. Read More

For instance: switch from shower gel to bars of soap. Use leaf tea instead of tea bags …. It’s that simple! We can.. Read More

In fact, birds of different species engage in mutual “mobbing” behaviour, usually to ward off predators. In his latest issue of Feather Fascination, .. 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

With the support of Cody Hochen, Wildlife Conservation Partnerships Program Officer at Brisbane City Council, a group of MCCG members set up a.. Read More

A group of MCCG members has been busy creating micro-bat tubes, nine of which were installed in the McKay Brook vicinity near Kenmore.. Read More

Frogs are disappearing. Declines in frog numbers have been reported around the world and Brisbane is no exception. Would you like a frog.. Read More

In response to the Corona Virus lockdowns and to celebrate World Enviornment Day on 5 June, over 30 organisations have collaborated to create.. Read More

A week or so ago a brush-turkey pecked at a couple of my (extremely hot) habanero peppers that were in a pot in.. Read More

If so, or even if you’re just curious, we can point you in the direction of a great reference website! MCCG member Tina.. Read More

Back in March there was a huge influx of moths milling around the Commonwealth Bank building at Kenmore. MCCG member and honorary fellow.. Read More

Following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions some of our bushcare groups are re-commencing on-ground activities. Group numbers will be limited to 10 people.. Read More

Listen up!  For the next month or so you are quite likely to hear the call of an adult Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua).. Read More

Have you been noticing all the butterflies lately? You’re not alone! ABC News describes an “explosion” and “breeding frenzy” of butterflies and moths.. Read More

Although the nursery is closed due to the current restrictions, if MCCG members would like some free local native plants they are invited.. Read More

Photographing butterflies is not easy. In his latest Bush Bites article, Ed Frazer shares some tips about nabbing that perfect shot of an.. Read More

Looking for something to fill in time while you’re indoors? Head to the Brisbane City Council website and put your local knowledge to.. Read More

We have a wonderful Bush Bites article from Ed Frazer to entertain you whilst you’re social distancing. Ed shares more of his trademark.. Read More

Remember the “Where’s Wally” pictures from back in the eighties? Well, Ed Frazer has his own take on the the theme! Thank you.. Read More

There is a lot to learn about mistletoe! For instance, it is a parastic plant, known as a hemiparasite. It hosts mainly on.. Read More

Need some good news and inspiration amidst all this uncertainty and sadness? Here are some uplifting words and suggestions from Birdlife Australia’s CEO,.. Read More

The recent social distancing rules necessarily imposed upon us don’t necessarily mean we can no longer connect with nature. Our Chairman, Jim Pope,.. Read More

We, as a nation and community, are facing the greatest challenge of our times. In the interests of the safety of our members.. Read More

If you love music and birdlife, check out this short You-Tube video! It has some lovely footage which has been set to a.. Read More

The Queensland Government has announced plans for legislation to phase out certain plastic products. In the first stage of the phase-out, plastic straws,.. Read More