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WORLD WETLANDS DAY
To celebrate World Wetlands Day and the seventh birthday of BCCG, we are holding a planting day in the Ransome Reserve (end of Chelsea Rd) at 8.30 am... |
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BBQ FOR BROOKE
Come along, share a snag and raise your glass to Brooke Hynch, our Creek Ranger. The force behind our run of sucessful grant applications, our... |
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WITNESS KING TIDES
The first king tides of the season will hit the Queensland coast on Saturday 12 January at 9.56 am at the Brisbane Bar |
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REMINDER: FAREWELL TO MIKE PATCHETT, WHAT'S GOING ON ON STRADDIE.
A reminder that the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group end of year get together, is to celebrate the year that was, farewell Mike and Di Patchett and to... |
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Community Planting Day
Saturday 15 December is the first planting day in our 5-year project at Mookin-bah.
Please come along and help out.
We will be planting 200... |
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End of Year Get Together
Our December General Meeting has morphed into an end-of-year get together to celebrate our year, to bid farewell to Mike and Di Patchett, to listen... |
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PEAKS TO POINTS FESTIVAL
Join the Bayside Creeks Celebration on Saturday morning 8 September.
This is a celebration of community and local government achievements in... |
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Before we start clearing the site for the first years work at Mookin-bah, we are having a flora survey done for the 'before' plant record.
Botanists from Biodiversity Assessment and Management (BAAM) will be on site on Tuesday 7th August at 9 am to carry out the survey.
If you are interested in... |
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Following up on Nathan Symons presentation of the results of BCCGs water monitoring program along Wynnum Creek, we are holding a clean-up day to remove rubbish from the seven monitoring sites. |
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NEWSLETTER
The next general members meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is scheduled for a 7pm start on Tuesday 15th May at the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road. |
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Meeting Notification - 17th April 7pm
The next general members meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is scheduled for a 7pm start on Tuesday 17th April at the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
We will be presenting the results of the Nesting Box Survey. |
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Frog Monitoring Night
Due to an overwhelmingly successful turn out last week and the fact that everyone enjoyed themselves so much.
You are cordially invited to attend... |
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BCCG INC. - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of BCCG Inc. will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 20th March at the Wyynum Manly Leagues Club. Refer to the Notice to Members... |
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Just a Gentle Reminder!
Just a gentle reminder that the time for the Clean Up down at Lota Foreshore has been altered to 10am till 1pm to try to catch the low tide.
If... |
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'Save Moreton Bay' Campaign
Queensland Conservation Council is sending out a call for volunteers to help them gather signatures on their petition to Save Moreton Bay. As part... |
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Frog Monitoring Training and Demonstration Night
You are cordially invited to attend a Frogging night, on Wednesday 29th February (yes tomorrow night) we will meet at 5:30pm at the back of Wondall... |
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Request for Help
Dear Bayside Creeks,
My name is Abbie Taylor, I have recently started my honours degree at the University of Queensland. For my project I am looking at the mudskipper Scartelaos histophorus - commonly known as the Blue Mudhopper.
I am inquiring if your group has seen any populations of these... |
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Meeting Notification - 21st February 7pm
The next general members meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is scheduled for a 7pm start on Tuesday 21st February at the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
Please put your thinking caps on as we are going to review the Calendar of Events and our priority projects for this year! |
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PEAKS TO POINTS FESTIVAL
Join the Bayside Creeks Celebration on Saturday morning 8 September.
This is a celebration of community and local government achievements in... |
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PEAKS TO POINTS FESTIVAL
Join the Bayside Creeks Celebration on Saturday morning 8 September.
This is a celebration of community and local government achievements in... |
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Meeting Notification - 24th January 7pm
The next general members meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is scheduled for a 7pm start on Tuesday 24th January at the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
Our guest speaker will be Pearl Symonds of the Queensland Frog Society.
As a follow up to the presentation by Harry... |
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CHRISTMAS DINNER AND MEETING
Don't forget our Christmas get together on Tuesday the 13th.
Please let the secretary know if you are coming, as he has to confirm numbers with... |
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Volunteers with Blue Cards wanted for Friday 25th November
Wynnum West State School Year 6 will be undertaking some water quality sampling and macro-invertebrate (water bug) sampling this Friday 25th November.
As there are 3 classes that will be doing the sampling between 9am and 1pm, we are looking for 3 volunteers who have their blue cards and would... |
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CHAMPIONS OF CONSERVATION
In 2009 the Queensland Conservation Council held their inaugral Champions of Conservation celebration, as part of their 40th birthday... |
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Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club
What: BOIC member Greg Newland will host a visit to his home territory and guide you to Mt Warning National Park where we hope to see Richmond... |
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Environmental Defenders Office
The EDO has sent us a list of projects currently open for general comments, and specific comments on EIS and EPBC.
If you are interested and... |
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BCC Invasive Weeds Management Plan
Brisbane City Council is in the process of re-drafting the Brisbane Invasive Species Management Plan. This plan sets out Council's actions for... |
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Invitation to Report Card Information Evening
An Invite for you to attend the Healthy Waterways post report card community briefings. |
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HELP REQUIRED
B4C have a planting in parklands in North Wynnum this coming Thursday and are short on volunteers. If you had an opportunity, could you come and help... |
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SPRING NEWSLETTER 2011
The next meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is on Tuesday 15th of November at 7pm in the Premier Room of the Wynnum-Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
This will be an information and planning meeting: |
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EVENT REMINDER NOTICE |
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Meeting Notification - 18th October 7pm
The next general members meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is scheduled for a 7pm start on Tuesday 18th October at the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
Our guest speaker will be Harry Hines of the Queensland Frog Society.
I am sure that you will enjoy this presentation... |
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Meeting Notification - 16th August 7pm
Please note the next general members meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is scheduled for a 7:30pm Start on Tuesday 16th August at the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
Our guest speaker will be Mr Geoff Monteith (formerly of the Qld Museum).
Geoff works with Dung Beetles,... |
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Meeting Notification - 19th July 6pm
Please note the next general members meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is scheduled from 6pm to 8:30pm on Tuesday 19th July at the Wynnum... |
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Winter Newsletter 2011
The next meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is on Tuesday 21st of June at 7pm for a 7:30 start in the Premier Room of the Wynnum-Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
Several new grants are available, for example: |
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Autumn Newsletter 2011
The next meeting of the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group is on Tuesday 17th of May at 7pm for a 7:30 start in the Premier Room of the Wynnum-Manly Leagues Club on Wondall Road.
Julian Watts is our guest speaker, he is undertaking a Community Biodiversity Strategy Project for Brisbane City Council... |
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Copper-backed Broodfrog - Pseudophryne ravenii
Identification: The Copper-backed Broodfrog is 30mm in length and can be dark brown to bright red in colour with dark flecks. A dark stripe runs from... |
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Graceful Treefrog - Litoria gracilenta
The Graceful Treefrog is between 45mm (females) and 40mm in size. It's back is bright green and its thighs may also be a richly coloured... |
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Bleating Tree frog - Litoria dentata
The Bleating Tree frog is between 45mm (females) and 40mm (males) in length and has red eyes. They are generally a pale grey-brown with a darker... |
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Eastern Sedgefrog - Litoria fallax
The Eastern Sedgefrog ranges between 30mm (females) and 25 mm (males) and they are usually green in colour, though they can occasionally be pale... |
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Naked Tree Frog - Litoria rubella
The Naked Tree frog ranges between 45mm (females) and 40 mm (males) in length. It's head and back are predominantly brown and it has a dark brown... |
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Striped Rocketfrog - Litoria nasuta
The Striped Rocket frog is between 55mm (females) and 45 mm (males) in length. Its back is brown, covered in ridges, bumps and its colour can vary... |
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COMMON GREEN TREEFROG - Litoria caerulea
The Common Green Treefrog is large, ranging between 110mm (females) and 80mm (males) in length. It has a rounded head and head covered in thick... |
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Striped Marsh Frog - Limnodynastes peronii
The Striped Marsh Frog ranges between 75 mm (female) and 70mm (males) in length. Colouration varies between light brown and grey-brown with dark... |
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Spotted Marsh Frog - Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
The Spotted Marshfrog ranges between 45mm (females) and 40mm (males) in length. Their colouration varies between grey, brown and olive with dark... |
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Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk - Limnodynastes terraereginae
The Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk is between 80mm (females) and 75mm (males) in length. The colouration of its back varies between brown, dark grey and... |
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Great Brown Brood Frog - Pseudophryne major
The Great Brown Broodfrog is approximately 40mm in length with a mottled dark-brown colouration and warts. The crown may also be reddish, its sides a... |
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Beeping Froglet - Crinia parinsignifera
The Beeping Froglet is approximately 25mm in length and varies in colour and skin texture. It's brown may be brownish or grey with or without... |
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Clicking Froglet - Crinea signifera
The Clicking Froglet is approximately 30mm in length and covered in smooth, ridged or warty skin. The colouration may be plain, patterned, brownish... |
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Wallum Froglet - Crinea tinnula
The Wallum froglet is only 25mm in length and its colouration varies greatly. It may either be light coloured with black sides, grey-brown with dark... |
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Eastern Gungan - Uperoleia laevigata
The Eastern Gungan approximately 30mm in length and is a grey-olive colour with warts and dark blotches. Forehead is pale and a brown V-shaped bar is... |
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Ornate Burrowing Frog - Limnodynastes ornatus
The Ornate Burrowing Frog varies between 45 mm (females) and 40mm (males) in length. Colouration varies between grey, brown, reddish-brown (QM, 2007)... |
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Clean Up Australia Day Turns 21 and you're invited to the party! |
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February Newsletter 2011
And what a start to the new year it was. Luckily the Bayside Catchments themselves faired very well in the recent flood events which occurred in Brisbane...however Moreton Bay and our Wetlands have not faired so well. With the Bay and many Wetlands throughout Brisbane now hosting many toxic... |
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World Wetlands Day Celebration Postponed
Please be aware that due to inclement weather and recent flooding in Brisbane a decision has been made to postpone the World Wetlands Day... |
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December Newsletter
Would you like to know more about what's going on around the catchment? Concerned that things are happening but you're not not sure what?
Perhaps you'd like to write some articles or submit some photo's and suggestions about topics you'd like to hear about?
If so - call me on 0419 728 543... |
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Chelsea Road Reserve Bird Walk
Date: 13 November 2010
Location: UBD Reference: Map 163 Grid Reference P18.
Time: Join us at 6:30am for an early morning bird walk with local... |
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October Newsletter
As we head into summer our thoughts turn to the year ahead and we'd like to remind you all that the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group executive has been working on your behalf now for 4 years. Many of the office bearers have been in their positions for 4 years, they'd now like to take a break and... |
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September Newsletter
As we head into summer our thoughts turn to the year ahead and we'd like to remind you all that the Bayside Creeks Catchment Group executive has been working on your behalf now for 4 years. Many of the office bearers have been in their positions for 4 years, they'd now like to take a break and... |
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