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News Archive

28-Jun-2017 Kids Day at the Cottage 2017

WHAT A DAY! There were many happy faces, with little and large hands and fingers alike busily engaged in colouring, make and do..

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28-Jun-2017 Tracks and Traces …

The lucky attendees at our public meeting on June 15 were thoroughly entertained by Martin Fingland’s talk on Tracks and Traces of Wildlife. ..

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28-Jun-2017 Happy 20th Birthday MCCG !!!

“It is very satisfying to visit places that were bare ground 20 years ago and walk in the shade of trees that I..

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20-Jun-2017 Training – SEQ Water Quality Monitoring Database

Healthy Land and Water is launching a new database which will house all existing and future water quality and environmental monitoring data collected..

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19-Jun-2017 Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar at Kenmore

Explore the fascinating world of Brisbane’s carmivorous marsupials at Brisbane City Council’s Biodiversity Seminar. It will be held at Kenmore Library on Tuesday evening..

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19-Jun-2017 Those clever Kenmore kids!

Keep Friday afternoon 23 June free! Here is a window of opportunity to view Kenmore State High School’s showcase of environmental projects at..

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18-Jun-2017 Brisbane Intrepid Landcare’s ‘Picnic in the Forest’

Do you know someone aged between 16 and 35 who is interested in fun land care activities and networking with other young people?..

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13-Jun-2017 A weed beating beetle!

Over the last 5 to 10 years, a small, brown beetle known as the ‘Celtis Leaf Beetle’ (Menippus cynicus) has started causing noticeable..

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13-Jun-2017 The hidden biodiversity in our catchment

Hidden away in the waterways and grasses of our Moggill Creek Catchment are some fascinating birds belonging to the little-known group of Crakes..

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06-Jun-2017 No Cottage Talk this month

Our June Cottage Talk, scheduled for Thursday 15th June, has been cancelled. This is due to our mid-year public meeting being held on..

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06-Jun-2017 Thursday 15 June: public meeting

YOU ARE MOST WELCOME to join us for our mid-year public meeting! It starts at 7pm, Thursday 15 June in the Kenmore Library meeting..

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05-Jun-2017 Nature Journaling with Paula Peeters

Learn how to visually record progress on your bushcare site over years or just observe your favourite nature spot! Two exciting workshops are..

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05-Jun-2017 Perplexing Plovers!

We’ve all seen plovers sitting on nests situated plum in the middle of wide expanses of parklands, lawns or roadside verges!  … or..

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29-May-2017 Putting Back the Forest

We quite often receive enquiries from folk looking for  the book “Putting Back the Forest: A Landcare Guide for Brookfield, Pullenvale and Moggill” by..

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24-May-2017 Kids Day 2017 – what to expect!

Here’s a peek at the neckwear the kids will be creating this year at the very popular jewellery-making stand at Kids’ Day at..

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24-May-2017 WEED ALERT – May 2017

Is it possible that YOU have seen Badhara Bush? This invasive weed, native to Asia,has recently been located on a private property in..

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23-May-2017 Did you know …

30% of the 660 Land for Wildlife properties in South East Queensland are in the Moggill Creek Catchment! And 40% of all eligible properties..

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22-May-2017 Nature Writing Competition

Nature writing is an opportunity to imbue emotion and creatively record our experience of nature and landscape. Brisbane City Council’s Creek Catchments Program..

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16-May-2017 Common Myna Humane Reduction Workshop

The ‘Common Myna Humane Reduction Program’ is a community program of the Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee which creates community awareness of the..

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04-May-2017 Calling all photographers: Wild West Calendar 2018!

Get snapping! Each year the MCCG supports THECA (The Hut Environmental and Community Association) with the production of Brisbane’s Wild West Calendar. Since..

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04-May-2017 How many bird species have been spotted in Deerhurst Park?

Conservation efforts are reaping great rewards in a small Brookfield park between Gap Creek Road and Brookfield Road. The tireless efforts of Mike..

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03-May-2017 Great gardening weather !!

 … could you set aside 2 hours this Saturday afternoon? Our McKay Brook bushcare team has a working bee at Kenmore. It starts..

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26-Apr-2017 Bushcare – how you can help this weekend

We have three working bees this Sunday 30 April. And they may just be around the corner from you! Can you spare a..

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26-Apr-2017 MCCG values the safety of its volunteers

Thanks to the generosity of the Red Cross, the MCCG now has an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) installed at the Nursery. This will improve safety..

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19-Apr-2017 NEW BIRD SIGHTING IN OUR CATCHMENT !!!

SUCH exciting news! Ed Fraser captured this photo of the Superb Fruit-Dove on 18th April.  It was taken at Brookfield and is the..

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10-Apr-2017 Blue in the face!

You may think you’re familiar with these birds because  you’ve seen them in your garden but how much do you really know about..

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09-Apr-2017 MCCG 2017 Action Plan now released

MCCG has a new Strategic Plan, together with an accompanying list of important actions. These actions are listed under each strategy, with the intention..

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09-Apr-2017 A simple request for help

We are passing on a request from Brisbane City Council’s Land for Wildlife officers. They are seeking help with a stocktake of Richmond..

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03-Apr-2017 Post Flood Rescue, Tuckett Park – thanks to working group volunteers

Congratulations are due to the willing volunteers who turned out to remove flood debris and recover the trees and shrubs along Creekside Street,..

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31-Mar-2017 CYCLONE DEBBIE HITS OUR CATCHMENT!

EMERGENCY WORKING BEE SUNDAY 2 APRIL !!!! LOOK at the destruction ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie inflicted on Tuckett Park this week:   So many..

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24-Mar-2017 Rain at LAST!

Use it or lose it! Come and plant some trees at beautiful Tuckett Park next Sunday morning! We’ll have approximately 160 assorted native..

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23-Mar-2017 LIGHTS OUT !!!

Remember to switch off your lights for Earth Hour from  8.30pm on Saturday 25 March!  See the WWF Earth Hour 2017 website for..

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17-Mar-2017 A Letter from Gordon

Calling all “UPPER GOLD CREEKERS!” The first 2017 working bee for Section 9 will be held this Sunday 17 March  We will meet..

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13-Mar-2017 So much to do! …

You really CAN make a difference by joining a working bee! Look at the changes Phil Bird’s group have made at Moggill Creek..

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07-Mar-2017 CRITICAL WEED ALERT – Anzac Tree Daisy

A new exotic weed has been assessed as a rapidly spreading threat to our ecosystems. Montanoa hibiscifolia known as Anzac Tree Daisy is a native of..

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07-Mar-2017 Strategic Plan for 2017 – new goals and next steps

MCCG has a new strategic plan …..  In 2016 the Management Committee decided to undertake a planning exercise. Older plans reflected a time..

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06-Mar-2017 Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar 7 March

Yes! There’s still time to register for the Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar East Region at Woolloongabba tonight! (Tuesday 7 March) This session is entitled: Weed Control:..

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06-Mar-2017 WEED ALERT – March 2017

Have you ever over summer seen pretty purple flowers growing on 1m tall plants along our creeks? Ruellia tweediana (Mexican Petunia), a very serious..

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05-Mar-2017 A thing of beauty ….

is a joy forever … as the saying goes!  We invite you to read the latest edition of Jim Butler’s “Feather Fascination” and..

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05-Mar-2017 Grass Identification Workshop – Monday 13 March

Would you like to improve your recognition of common and important grasses?  A comprehensive workshop presented by Dr Sheldon Navie may help you! The..

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04-Mar-2017 Rainforests of Subtropical Australia (ROSA) Symposium 23-24 March

A major Symposium of Science and Practice sponsored by Healthy Waterways and Catchments will be held at the Robina Community Centre and Auditorium,..

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03-Mar-2017 Bird Oddities with Ian Venables

Join Ian Venables, member of the Queensland Ornithological Society and Bird Life Australia, on Friday 31st March at Kenmore Library, as he shares..

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13-Feb-2017 Cottage Talk Thursday 16 February postponed

Dr Sue Turner’s talk this coming Thursday – Having an eco-friendly garden in the suburbs – has unfortunately been cancelled. Dr Turner has kindly..

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05-Feb-2017 A Myriad of Topics

In this month’s Feather Fascination, Jim reflects on the past five years sharing his infinite love of birding through his column. But he..

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25-Jan-2017 New Flight Arrivals

We are very excited to announce that four new birds were officially recorded in the Catchment in 2016!  They include:  Black-shouldered Kite Little..

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24-Jan-2017 Bushcare Reminder – this Sunday!!

Why not give start off your New Year by giving something back to the environment? We have two working bees scheduled for Sunday..

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17-Jan-2017 Cottage Talks 2017

Members! Place a cross on your 2017 calendars on the third Thursday of each month as a reminder to attend our Cottage Talks!..

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17-Jan-2017 First working bees for 2017

We trust you’ve all had a wonderful break! Let’s launch the new year with an assault on the many weeds that have proliferated..

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02-Jan-2017 Mannikins in Brisbane

Have you ever seen a Chestnut-breasted Mannikin? These beautiful chestnut brown finches can be seen in long grasses and lantana thickets near water..

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28-Dec-2016 Weeds don’t take holidays!

                  Everyone at the MCCG wishes our friends and supporters a safe and festive holiday season and..

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18-Dec-2016 MCCG farewells a friend

The Moggill Creek Catchment Group has recently lost a founding member and one of our most staunch supporters. Emeritus professor Graeme Wilson passed..

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14-Dec-2016 GREEN ARMY 2016 GRADUATION

THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER – RAFTING GROUND SITE. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU to our Green Army trainees for their outstanding contribution throughout 2016.  A..

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02-Dec-2016 Highlights of the 2016 Annual General Meeting

2016 marks the 19th year of the MCCG’s operation. A very successful and well attended AGM (57 Attendees) was held on Monday 28th November…

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30-Nov-2016 Avian Residential Planning – Building Birds Nests

Birds are remarkable builders and Jim Butler’s latest edition of “Feather Fascination” gives us an insight into the complexities and science of nest..

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22-Nov-2016 Creek Health Monitoring Survey Sunday 27 November

The second Creek Health Monitoring Project (CHMP) event for 2016 is scheduled for Sunday 27 November. Find out more from the brochure here. If..

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22-Nov-2016 * WHAT REVISION DAY * CANCELLED

Saturday 26 November 2016 Unfortunately the Waterway Health Assessment Training (WHAT) Revision Day at the Yoorala Street Community Garden, The Gap has been cancelled…

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21-Nov-2016 FIRE ANTS FOUND IN BROOKFIELD !

A CALL TO ACTION: Unfortunately Fire Ants have recently been found in Brookfield. Everyone can play a part in eradicating these dangerous and invasive..

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21-Nov-2016 WEED ALERT-MOGGILL CREEK

An infestation of the Creeping Burrhead water plant has recently been found and removed from the bed of Moggill Creek. This raises some..

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14-Nov-2016 … AND THE WINNER IS ….

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME PHOTOS FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION! The calibre of this year’s entries was simply outstanding and all entrants are..

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07-Nov-2016 Why it Matters

The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland is hosting a dinner with special guest Peter Garrett AM on Saturday 19 November. Please contact WPSQ..

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07-Nov-2016 Love Life, Love Birds

November’s issue of Feather Fascination is a beautifully written and romantic tribute to the precious Plains Wanderer. Click here and be entranced by..

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01-Nov-2016 SEE ALSO the Latest News Page!!!

Our Latest News Page includes important updates we were unable to fit on the Home Page!!!  Click here to check it out! 

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30-Oct-2016 A Word of Caution about Weed Removal

We are all worried about environmental weeds in the Moggill Creek Catchment and we are continually on the lookout for the best way..

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27-Oct-2016 People’s Choice – vote for your favourite photo!

Photos from our popular Photography Competition are on display NOW at Kenmore Village! This year’s entries are  of very high quality, diverse and..

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23-Oct-2016 View photos close to home! 2016

Come and browse through the fabulous entries in this year’s Photography Competition!  Entries will be displayed at Kenmore Shopping Village from Monday 24..

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22-Oct-2016 Cats Claw Creeper Update

Our crusade to eradicate Cats Claw Creeper is as strong as ever.  In partnership with SEQ Catchments,  Brisbane City Council and officers of Biosecurity..

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19-Oct-2016 Applications for 2016-17 Environmental Grants

A key theme of Brisbane City Council’s Vision 2031 is to build a clean, green city by sustaining our healthy rivers, waterways, natural..

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19-Oct-2016 GET CLICKING! … 2016

CLOSING DATE TODAY!  Be sure to submit your entry for our Photography Competition by 2pm Saturday 22 October! Entries may be submitted with..

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14-Oct-2016 Our love affair with lawns

Everybody loves a wide sweeping lawn but our love affair with lawns has resulted in several bird species achieving  significant dominance throughout our..

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26-Sep-2016 NEWSFLASH – Beautiful Rainforest Walk in Upper Brookfield Sunday 2nd October

Rainforest Walk in Upper Brookfield – Everyone Welcome!  Sunday, 2nd October 7am start. This walk is being led by Peter de Jong on..

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21-Sep-2016 Changes to MCCG Newsletter

After a long and significant contribution to MCCG as newsletter editor and in many other ways, Graeme Wilson is handing over some of..

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19-Sep-2016 MCCG Green Army Launch

Spring has sprung and there was a decided spring in the step of Federal MP Jane Prentice along the banks of Moggill Creek..

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19-Sep-2016 A Plethora of Platypus

Fifty dedicated volunteers set their alarms VERY EARLY to take part in the annual MCCG Platypus Survey on Moggill Creek on 11 September…

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16-Sep-2016 Every Picture Tells a Story

KIDS DAY AT THE COTTAGE 2016 … was a hands-on day filled with happiness and fun! These photos taken on the day show..

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15-Sep-2016 Small Native Plants for Small Gardens

Wonderful FLOWER SHOW AND PLANTS MARKET on the weekend 17-18 September at the Auditorium, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens The theme of the show,..

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13-Sep-2016 DON’T FORGET our next Cottage Talk !!!

Challenge of the Cane Toad    Thursday 15 September, 10am at The Cottage. Professor Rob Capon leads a research group which is rolling..

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11-Sep-2016 PLATYPUS SURVEY IS ON !!!

Those who registered for the Platypus Survey will be pleased to know that the survey WILL GO AHEAD on Sunday 11/09 !! despite..

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09-Sep-2016 Invitation for MCCG members

The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Conservation Network has extended an invitation to MCCG members to attend their AGM at Mt Tamborine on Saturday 8..

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08-Sep-2016 MCCG & National Threatened Species Week

The week of 4-11 September was a time to reflect on the loss of so many of our animals, plants and ecosystems…  but..

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02-Sep-2016 Go bush & meet an Oriole!

The latest issue of Feather Fascination reveals some interesting facts about the Olive-backed Oriole, a colourful bird which is commonly encountered in our urban..

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20-Aug-2016 Australian Bird Feeding and Watering Study

One of the most common ways people interact with birds is by providing food and water.  The Australian Bird Feeding and Watering Study..

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20-Aug-2016 New Environmentally Focussed Apps

Two recently released apps will no doubt attract South East Queenslanders who have a passion for the environment. “Frogs of Australia” is a..

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09-Aug-2016 Breaking Bad Habitats

Habitat quality is critical to the richness and abundance of the bird community and indeed to sustaining our region’s entire biodiversity. Click here..

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04-Aug-2016 —— !!! NEWSFLASH !!! —— Help Rescue Rowena!

SUNDAY 7 AUGUST! We are seeking volunteers for a new Buschcare group to restore Rowena Park. This lovely parkland is located alongside Moggill..

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01-Aug-2016 What do you think about water?

Is water something you only think about during drought?  Are you worried about the cost of water? How confident are you about water security..

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24-Jul-2016 NEWSFLASH REMINDER: Wildlife Night!

Monday 25 July at 7pm! Brookfield Hall  is a wonderful place to be if you’re interested in the native wildlife of our area…

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20-Jul-2016 New entity – Healthy Waterways and Catchments

A new era for the management of South East Queensland’s land and waterways has been formally announced with the official formation of Healthy..

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17-Jul-2016 Yellow tailed visitors to Tuckett Park!

There have been several sightings of a Yellow-tailed black cockatoo family in Tuckett Park and nearby areas recently. Check out our Facebook page..

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17-Jul-2016 Happy Days! Kids Day at the Cottage 2016

Over 300 grown-ups and kids rocked up for a truly wonderful Kids Day at the Cottage on Sunday 12 June. We had some..

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03-Jul-2016 Things that pierce the silence of the night

Have you ever heard a lonely, mournful wail breaking the silence of the night? Our July edition of “Feather Fascination” reveals the story of..

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15-Jun-2016 What lies beneath?

We’ve had some unwelcome guests (Tilapia) in the swimming hole near Creekside Street Kenmore Hills.  Take a look at our Ferals Animal page to..

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12-Jun-2016 BREAKING NEWS: New bird sighting in Brookfield

On April 17th, a native bird which has never been seen in our Catchment was sighted at Adavale Street Brookfield! This wonderful occurrence..

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13-May-2016 BRIGHT RED LADYBIRDS …

KIDS’ DAY AT THE COTTAGE – SUNDAY 12 JUNE! 10am-1pm.  Join us at the Cottage on the Gold Creek Dam Reserve at the very end of Gold..

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12-May-2016 Calling all strategic thinkers

(members and non members alike) The MCCG is undertaking a vital strategic planning process over the next few months to determine our priorities..

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01-May-2016 Come see us at the Brookfield Show!

The Brookfield Show runs from 13 to 15 May at the Brookfield Showground this year. Why not drop in for a chat? We’re in..

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16-Apr-2016 Flying Fur !!! The Secrets of Microbats -Postponed from 21April to later date

This talk has had to be postponed to a later date – various permits and equipment required will not be available until later,..

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09-Apr-2016 Have your Say by 26 April – Weed & Pest Animal Management

The QLD State Government is inviting property owners and other affected parties to provide feedback on the future management of weed and pest..

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09-Apr-2016 Things that go BUMP in the night … Seminar 20 April

The Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar series provides members of Land for Wildlife, Habitat Brisbane, Environment Centre and Creek Catchment groups an opportunity to hear..

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31-Mar-2016 VOLUNTEER NOW! Help the Richmond Birdwing! Field work – April to early May

The Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network together with Wildlife Qld are currently recruiting volunteers to help with field data collection of Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia..

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16-Mar-2016 NEWSFLASH! REMINDER! Beautiful Birdlife in Brookfield – 17 March 10am

Visit the Cottage for a wonderful talk with Ed Frazer who will share with us his amazing photos of birds in the Brookfield..

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