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The Moggill Creek Catchment Group |
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Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) is a volunteer community action group aiming to conserve and improve the local environment of our catchment on both private and public land. Projects include riparian zone revegetation and the planting of native flora species on private land.
Supported by the Brisbane City Council (BCC) and Brisbane Forest Park, 13 working groups were established to coordinate tasks in 13 sub-catchment areas.
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Madeira Vine |
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Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia) is one of the worst environmental weeds in our area and is listed as a Class 3 Declared Plant in Queensland. Sadly, it is very common, both in our public areas as well as unkempt gardens. Like most of our worst environmental weeds, it was introduced to Australia as an ornamental and we are told that 50 years ago, it was frequently to be seen as a gift under the family Christmas tree!
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Weeds Along Our Local Creeks |
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Have you noticed some of the pretty flowers along suburban creeks over the last few weeks? Pretty they might be, but they are invading native habitat and choking our creeks. Two examples are the white shrimp plant (Justicia betonica) and ruellia or Mexican petunia (Ruellia tweediana), photographed in a creek in Kenmore. These two species are capable of eliminating local native groundcover plants alongside creeks and in shallow water and are likely to have a serious effect on wildlife in the creeks.
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