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Happiness is a Butterfly

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Can you picture the skies full of Richmond Birdwing Butterflies again?

That’s exactly what will happen when we work together to Bring Back the Birdwing!

Wildlife Queensland is working with South-East Queensland councils (Logan City, Gold Coast City, Scenic Rim Regional and Moreton Bay Regional) to organise the linking of two core populations of the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly in 2018.

“It is critical that we connect these populations by creating stepping-stone populations of the vine to ‘join the dots’. Without this, gene flow cannot occur and the species simply will not persist in a healthy way.” Matt Cecil, Projects Manager Wildlife Queensland. 

To create these critical stepping-stones, at least 500 vines need to be planted throughout carefully selected locations in 2018. That will cost $12,500.

Propagating, growing, planting and maintaining one Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine to ensure it survives and thrives costs $25.

  • Do you think you can help rescue the Richmond Birdwing from extinction?
  • Could you make a tax-deductible donation now to help grow 500 of the butterfly’s host plants?


To become part of this crusade and see how much is being pledged, please click here.
 
 

Cast your vote!

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The MCCG has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 Queensland Community Achievement Awards and we are a part of the People’s Choice Award.

The People’s Choice is a Facebook poll – a fun way to raise awareness of the achievements and inspiring stories of all finalists.

You can read the bio for the MCCG and cast a vote by clicking here.

Or you can go directly to the poll at https://poll.fbapp.io/qldcaa17 and submit your vote. 

You can only vote once per day, so make sure you share the People’s Choice Award poll with your friends and family. 

The winner receives $500 from Pullenvale Ward, which is pretty handy! Plus each vote that someone makes is an entry for their chance to win a further $100. 

This has been made possible only through the generosity and passion of our talented and dedicated volunteers, and the efforts of the MCCG Management Committee.

A sincere THANK YOU to all who have contributed and who continue to support the MCCG.

To view more details about this year’s awards, please click here.

Soak up some Spring sunshine!

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This Sunday we have four bushcare groups meeting in various locations:

  1. Gap Creek, led by Mike Humphreys – 3374 1467
  2. Huntington on Tuckett, led by Jim Pope – 3374 4181
  3. Brookfield Showgrounds, led by Damien Egan – 0400 737 122
  4. Upper Brookfield on Galvin Road, led by Phil Bird – 0407 664 909
    (you can see Phil’s latest group update here).

Can you spare a couple of hours to help in the restoration of these areas?

It’s not difficult work and newcomers are always made to feel very welcome.

For details, please check our Working Bee Calendar.

Platypus-a-plenty!

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Seventy-six bright-eyed volunteers set their alarms VERY EARLY to take part in the annual MCCG Platypus Survey on Sunday 10 September.


They were rewarded with 15 sightings! …. which they believe were of 12 platypus that were active on that morning.

You can read about the survey and see this year’s report, including photos, by clicking here.

Members are also invited to hear all about this year’s survey and all thing platypus at our Cottage Talk featuring Tamielle Brunt this Thursday 21 September at 10am.


Photo courtesy of Ed Frazer

For more info about the Cottage Talk, please contact Dale Borgelt: [email protected] or phone:3374 1035

Birds in tunnels

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We have two WONDERFUL articles guaranteed to fascinate …  They reveal the curious parenting and foraging behaviours of the Striated Pardalote.

Jim Butler’s September issue of Feather Fascination provides a very interesting read: {module_literature,i,176534}

Photo courtesy of Ed Frazer

And if you’d like to see some amazing photos from Ed Frazer, together with an account of his experiences photographing two Striated Pardalotes in a tunnel on his Brookfield property … click here ! 
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IT’S HOLIDAY TIME !!!

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Fun activities are waiting for all budding scientists and young lovers of nature!


Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network has announced their Spring School Holiday Activities and we must say the program looks pretty amazing!


 		 There will be something to please children of all ages and interests!
Hands-on involvement as well as crafts and storytelling ….
Lots of action and fun-filled learning for a variety of age groups.
 

The program and registration form can be found in the flyer below and on the Cubberla-Witton Catchments website.

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MCCG 20th Anniversary Photo Book – Call for Photos

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We need your very best Catchment photos!
As part of the celebrations for our 20th Anniversary, MCCG plans to produce a photo book. It will contain about 60 pictures and text to describe the history, achievements, community involvement, the beauty of our catchment and its environmental challenges.
We’re particularly after photos of early catchment group activity, and especially before and after photos of restoration work started in the early days of MCCG.  Photos showing the catchment and MCCG activities, such as working bees, restoration work, MCCG members (particularly those who started MCCG), flooding events, and catchment flora and fauna will all be useful.

Submitting photos: – please have these to us by 22nd September 2017

 Digital Photos Email to the MCCG Secretary [email protected]. Each photograph will be acknowledged
 Non-digital Pictures Post to the MCCG Secretary at PO Box 657, Kenmore 4069. The photos will be scanned and the originals returned, if a return address is provided.

A rare shot

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September 2017 marks the first time the Red-capped Robin has been photographed in our Catchment!

Ed Frazer took the magic shot on Wednesday 6 September.

Click here to view the photo in our Classified Bird List.

 Handy Hint: Press Ctrl + F, then type Red-cap to search for the robin.

Wildlife Matters Symposium

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The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland is hosting an afternoon and evening symposium and dinner with celebrity guest speaker John Dee on Saturday 9 September. 

Hear wildlife experts and activists speak from their experience on how the climate of change we currently face is impacting Queensland’s iconic plants, animals and ecosystems.


Please contact WPSQ directly for more information by phoning them on  (07) 3844 0129, or visiting their website.

It’s National Threatened Species Week!

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National Threatened Species Week  runs from 3rd to 10th September.

It aims to draw attention to plants, animals and ecosystems in Australia that are under threat and to encourage the community to actively make choices that help conserve and protect our natural heritage.

  • Click here to view a list of Queensland’s endangered animals
  • Click here to view a list of Queensland’s endangered plants.  

Brisbane will host a number of displays to celebrate the week.  You can view these in the Queen Street Mall from 8am – 2pm on National Threatened Species Day, Thursday 7 September.

The Swift Parrot, which has been sighted in our Catchment
This photo (taken outside the Catchment) is courtesy of Tom Tarrant

Click here for more info.