MCCG is working towards expanding its ecological monitoring and research partnerships programs and is currently developing a partnership with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for bird monitoring in the catchment. In the long-term we are aiming to build up a profile of bird species richness, abundance, distribution and fluctuations over time. There is also the potential for more specific research questions, for example, looking at the response of bird species to revegetation activities. Read more...

Work Experience Opportunity- Sunday 29th April 8am-4.30pm

The Friends of Moggill Creek have established a Creek Health Monitoring Program (CHMP) with 12 sites across the catchment (in Moggill Creek and its tributaries Gold Creek, Gap Creek and McKay Brook) to be monitored twice a year: in April, after the rainy season, and again in October, after the dry season. The aim of the CHMP is to gather baseline information on the health of the aquatic ecosystem of the catchment. Data are being gathered on fish, aquatic macro-invertebrates, habitat and water quality.

For more information on volunteering or where to meet on the day contact Creek Ranger Anna Grieg by calling 3407 0052 or by  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click here to view the results of the April 2011 survey.

Click here to view the results of the November 2011 survey.

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 mushroom. Read more...

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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A koala was spotted on Kensington Circuit in September and another was recently reported in the Kenmore State High School section. 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.  Photograph: Laurie Lefcourt