KSHS Student Stream Savers
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The Student Stream-Savers project was launched in 2009 in partnership with Kenmore State High School and led by MCCG member, Damien Egan. Aims include engagement of Kenmore State High School students in a range of environmental education activities and, ultimately, the restoration of the creek running through Kenmore State High.
As of November 2011, significant improvements in catchment health have been recorded in and around the area in which the students have worked. Specifically, native plant species now outnumber the weeds, the banks of the creek appear to be more stable because of the specific species planted, noticeable increase in insect predation on plants has attracted more native birds while an increase in the number of flowering plants has attracted parrots and other birds to the area. Click here to read a full report.
The project has been generously supported through grant funds from the Albert George and Nancy Caroline Youngman Trust, Brisbane City Council, and the Toyota Car company.
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Last Updated (23 December 2011)
2011 MCCG AGM
04 September 2011 | Written by Editor |
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The AGM took place on Thursday November 24th Last Updated (01 December 2011) Smith's Scrub Conservation Project
25 November 2011 | Written by Adrian Webb |
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Mrs Edith Smith and her son John of Upper Brookfield have taken another important step in conservation of the natural ecosystems of the Moggill Creek Catchment. They have joined with the Brisbane City Council through the 2 Million Trees Program and the Wildlife Conservation Partnership Program to revegetate approximately 4 hectares of old farming land on their property with native tree and shrub species that would have occurred in the native communities prior to European clearing. Read more... Last Updated (26 November 2011) Kensington Koala
04 October 2011 | Written by Chris Hosking |
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A koala was spotted on Kensington Circuit in September and another was recently reported in the Kenmore State High School section. Last Updated (05 October 2011) MCCG Review 1999 - 2011
04 September 2011 | Written by Editor |
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The Committee has completed a review of the Catchment Group's activities over the first 10 years of its operation. This document:
MCCG Members are encouraged to read and digest the information contained in the document, and to provide any feedback to the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Any new activities developed out of our deliberations will be reported through the web site and newsletter. Last Updated (27 September 2011) Dung Beetle Survey
26 November 2011 | Written by MCCG Editor |
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In the summer of 2010/11, Friends of Moggill Creek, supported by a grant from The Norman Wettenhall Foundation, conducted a program to survey the species of dung beetle present in our catchment. A team of volunteers worked with Dr Geoff Monteith (former Curator of Insects at the Queensland Museum) and Tania Kenyon (University of Queensland) to sample 100 sites over the summer. Dung beetles play a very important role in our environment. They fertilise the pasture, reduce the breeding of nuisance insects such as flies, and control nutrient flow off the land which is very damaging to our creeks and the wildlife they support. Test baits included horse manure as well as marsupial dung and vegetable matter. Education programs were run to teach the volunteers how to collect and then to identify the dung beetles. Initial results showed that native species of dung beetle predominate in the catchment with very few introduced species present. Some rare native species have a strong presence and have acquired a preference for horse manure, which was an unexpected finding. Dr Don Sands will be giving a talk on the topic in March 2012 and the reports from Dr Geoff Monteith and Dr Don Sands will be published on the MCCG’s web site. An education program for the owners of horse properties is also being developed.
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It is quite remarkable that koalas remain in Brookfield, Kenmore Hills and Upper Brookfield and it is a testament to the efforts of the local Catchment Management Groups run by Malcolm Frost and Damien Egan. Platypus were also spotted in these sections of the creek during the Annual Platypus Survey. Native animals need their native habitat to survive and the work of volunteers is restoring it to Moggill Creek. 