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..

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..

Are you interested in participating in contributing to the health of Moggill Creek and learning about creek health monitoring? Moggill Creek Catchment Group..

Get the kids outside and dirty these school holidays. During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees,..

The Annual MCCG Platypus Survey was held on September 13th with some restrictions in place due to COVID-19. Approximately 55 volunteer observers participated…

In the winter 2019 issue of the MCCG Newsletter, a photo of a Bunya Pine was incorrectly labelled as a Hoop Pine. This..

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..

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 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..

In the latest Bush Bites from Ed Frazer you can see some of the real beauties we have in our catchment. Learn 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..

Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) Tree Planting on Sunday 23 rd August 2020 The Huntington/Tuckett bushcare group looks after a section of the..

The next working bee will be on Sunday 23rd August. We will have over 400 native trees and shrubs to plant at an..

In 2006 Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) received a grant from Australia’s Open Garden Scheme to establish a ‘Bush Tucker’ Garden behind the..

THECA will be holding a wildlife show run by well-known wildlife expert Martin Fingland, of “Geckoes Wildlife”, on Sunday 16 August. Come and..

Cold mornings and the pandemic haven’t stopped MCCG member Ed Frazer from getting out to monitor platypus populations in Gold Creek! Ed has..

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is likely that we are facing an extended period of home isolation, which will be challenging for all of us. I suggest..

The MCCG website has recently moved to a new platform. We are hoping the migration is seamless and that you do not notice..

We all know that birds love trees. But in fact they need a lot more than trees in order to secure adequate food, shelter..

ALERT: Papaya ringspot virus poses a serious threat to  Queensland’s $25 million papaya (or pawpaw, or papaw) industry, which is located mostly in..

Please be aware the Section 11 working bee scheduled for Saturday 1st February has been put back a week to Saturday 8 February. The group will..

The Huntington/Tuckett bushcare has changed the date of their next working bee. It will be put back by a week to Sunday 1st March,..

Although the rain has fallen it will take resilience and time to recover from our catastrophic Summer break. There are many lessons to..

“The harvest we have sown is today emerging from the smoke haze.” These words are taken from Jim Butler’s first issue of Feather Fascination for 2020…

The DNA evidence is overwhelming! It testifies that songbirds of the northern hemisphere are descendants of birds which lived in Australia 45 million years ago. And the little Leaden..

Our 2019 AGM was held on Thursday 28 November. The  new committee was elected in and we were all captivated by Dr Melinda..