Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee in Gympie, Queensland | Community organisation

Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee

Locality: Gympie, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5482 4766

Address: 25 Stewart Terrace 4570 Gympie, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.mrccc.org.au

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24.01.2022 Team Tributary at the Mary River, Walli mtn were lucky to have some water to test today! Surprisingly the shallow body of water was at 80%saturation for dissolved oxygen, which is great for aquatic critters p.s. sorry about the wind in the background

24.01.2022 Join us at the Noosa Botanic Gardens on Sunday the 13th of June for a day full of family fun! Come along and listen to the fantastic lineup in the Amphitheatr...e, have a chat to local community groups, take a guided tour around the gardens, check out our furry and scaly friends at the wildlife and reptile displays and so much more! Thanks to Noosa Council, Seqwater, Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management, Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee and Noosa and District Landcare for all of their support!

24.01.2022 The Catchment Crawl is well underway. Team Tributary just tested Six Mile Creek at Woondum Rd bridge. We had a touch of precipitation before we commenced testing. The temperature at this site was 18C, that's 2C cooler than previous years we're working our way upstream along Six Mile Creek and we're on our way to Victor Giles Bridge at Cooran

23.01.2022 Don't forget to send in your photos for the Spring in the Mary Photo Competition! A cash prize of up to $250 is up for grabs. Remember, this competition includes a Junior category as well. Over the past five years we have seen hundreds of awesome entries and some of our favourites have been taken by some very talented young ones! See below for last year's junior winner, Sarala Scott's photo titled 'Piglets'. Entries close at 5pm on Friday the 6th of November. Happy snapping!

23.01.2022 Come down and say hi!

22.01.2022 ONE WEEK TO GO! Don't have plans next Sunday? Well now you do! Bring your family and friends along to see local community group displays, live music, wildli...fe and reptile displays, good food and lots of activities for the little ones - all while overlooking the beautiful Lake Macdonald at the Noosa Botanic Gardens in Cooroy! While you're there, remember to fill in a feedback form and go in the running to win a two night stay at the serene Noosa Eco Retreat set in the heart of the Noosa hinterland! Don't forget to bring your own water bottle and fill up at the new water refill station! We'll see you there! Noosa Council Seqwater Noosa and District Landcare Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee

20.01.2022 ...AND THE WINNERS OF THE SPRING IN THE MARY PHOTO COMP 2020 ARE... OPEN WINNER: "Spring Storms" - Michelle Honey Sponsored by Murray Views Pty Ltd... OPEN RUNNER UP: "Flower Bed" - Paul Vallier Sponsored by Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management OPEN HIGHLY COMMENDED: "Sunflower Storm" - Dani Clifford JUNIOR WINNER: "Bee Collecting Pollen" - Eli Gurnett Sponsored by Noosa and District Landcare JUNIOR RUNNER UP: "Whisp" - Jade Currie Sponsored by HQPlantations JUNIOR HIGHLY COMMENDED: "The Serenity" - Thys Benade "'Are you looking at me?'" - Oscar De Blois WILDLIFE WINNER: "Going cross-eyed (Emerald-spotted tree frog)" - Shanna Bignell Sponsored by HQPlantations WILDLIFE HIGHLY COMMENDED: "Kingfisher at Borumba" - Nikki Coombs RURAL WINNER: "Amy's Lambs" - Jocelyn Pope Sponsored by B&H Rural SALTWATER WINNER: "Wrapped in fog" - Debbie Polley Sponsored by The Greater Mary Association Inc. PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER: "Platypus at Dawn" - Nikki Coombs Sponsored by HQPlantations Congratulations to all of our winners and well done to all of our SITMPC entrants! Our judges Bob Simpson Landscape Photography and MRCCC Chairman Ian Mackay had their work cut out for them - the talent was just too great! A HUGE thank you to our judges, sponsors and everyone that sent in their votes for People's Choice! We look forward to seeing your snaps next year!

19.01.2022 Don't forget to get your votes sent in for the Spring in the Mary People's Choice Award! Voting closes TODAY at 5pm! Head to our profile to see all entries and direct message our page with your top three picks

18.01.2022 NEXT SUNDAY! There's something for everyone at this FREE community event - so grab your friends and family and come on down!

17.01.2022 The weather last Sunday for World Rivers Day and the Big Jump was absolutely perfect! Here are a couple of snaps from some of the MRCCC crew cooling down at Traveston Crossing and The Sands, Gympie. It was a glorious day to celebrate the Mary!

16.01.2022 The Upper Mary and Kenilworth Waterwatch Report for the 2016-2019 period has been completed! This time, in video form! Our Waterwatch Coordinator Jess has been a busy bee collating all of this data as well as creating this awesome video. Great job Jess! If you would like to discuss these results or have any questions, contact the MRCCC staff on 07 5482 4766. Thank you to the fantastic Waterwatch volunteers for all of their hard work and dedication to this program! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2PhG0tv9KA&feature=youtu.be

15.01.2022 Join the MRCCC for our last General Meeting of 2020 on Wednesday the 2nd of December at Chatsworth Hall! This meeting will feature a presentation from CleanSight's Madeleine Page and Jane Daniels on the soon to be constructed Toolara Forest Wind farm! To RSVP, call the Resource Centre on (07) 5482 4766. RSVP's are essential! Make sure you get in by Monday the 30th of November!... We hope to see you there!

14.01.2022 The Wandering Weeders will be at it again, this coming Saturday 5th December Under Graham Parr's expert guidance, weeding of the river walk will take place, with a group of dedicated volunteers. If you would like to join them, they will be meeting at 8.30 am at the rear of the Touch Footy Club at Albert Park, Gympie. A light morning tea will be provided. Please wear suitable clothing, sun and insect protection. Contact MRCCC for details.

13.01.2022 Tomorrow is shaping up to be a beautiful sunny Sunday for the Noosa Festival of Water in the beautiful Botanic Gardens and Amphitheatre! Come along and be in the running to win a 2 night package at the Noosa Eco Retreat just by telling us what you like about the Festival! You could also win a hamper from Noosa Landcare's Hinterhub in Pomona, and a copy of the Queensland Museum's Wildlife of Greater Brisbane!!!

13.01.2022 We got there! After a few technical difficulties, here are the Spring in the Mary adult entries! Feast your eyes on some of the glorious talent that the kids of the Mary have! The adult entries are now also available to view - head to our profile to view the album! DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR PEOPLE'S CHOICE! Direct message our page with your top three picks! Voting closes Tuesday the 10th of November at 5pm!

12.01.2022 Team Mary just finished up at the Goomong offtake. It has tested similar to previous years, but salinity has dropped 200 points lower than normal due to low flow.

11.01.2022 Bit of a rough one for Team Mary at Walker Road Bridge, Moy Pocket. The temperatures are sitting at around the same as previous years, but pH is high and the DO level is extremely high, which is unfortunate for aquatic life . These are dictated by the little to no flow of the river. This may be the lowest that we’ve seen this site in the last 18 years .

11.01.2022 February is right around the corner and you know what that means - FIND A FROG IN FEBRUARY IS BACK AGAIN FOR 2021! Our resident 'Frog Lady' Eva will be delivering workshops throughout the catchment, where she'll be talking all things amphibian, as well as taking you out to do some frog finding. These workshops are always a hit - so make sure to secure your spot! RSVPS ARE ESSENTIAL... For more information about these events, please contact the MRCCC on (07) 5482 4766. Want to know more about FFF? Head to https://mrccc.org.au/frog-in-february/ Noosa and District Landcare Mary Cairncross Reserve

08.01.2022 Our Resource Centre is now closed until Monday the 11th of January. Have yourselves a 'Mary' Christmas and we'll look forward to seeing you in the new year!

08.01.2022 Team Mary is at Charles St Park, Kenilworth - our last sites before lunch! Temperatures and dissolved oxygen (DO) both downstream and upstream of the mouth at Obi Obi were lower than previous years. These DO results are a great thing as both sites are now sitting within the guideline, which is awesome news for aquatic life! Big thanks to our friends Susie Duncan (Hinterland Bush Links) and Jennifer Nichols (ABC News) for coming down to chat with us!

08.01.2022 This Friday, 4th December, SoMa SoMa Espresso in Gympie is hosting a Wild Harvest Dinner with special guest Zela Bissett, who will be using a range of flavours featuring bush tucker plants growing locally: warrigal greens, Bunya kernels, lilly-pillies and lemon myrtle. All dishes are vegetarian with plant-based options. Most are gluten-free. Call SoMa SoMa for bookings 07) 5482 1467

07.01.2022 Team Tributary had a chatty and batty audience at Six Mile Creek at Cooran this morning pH was slightly acidic, very scummy on the surface and higher turbidity compared to previous years. We're headed to test Six Mile Creek, upstream and downstream of Lake MacDonald now

06.01.2022 Team Mary just tested at Little Yabba Picnic Area! Little Yabba Creek isn’t flowing, so samples were taken from the Mary. Temperatures and pH tested similar to the previous three years. Electrical conductivity tested similar to 2018 and a little lower than 2019. There were a number of turtles (see photos) catching some rays on some logs that have fallen into the water. This makes for fantastic habitat for these little creatures. See you at Charles Street Park, Kenilworth!

05.01.2022 ENTRIES CLOSE TODAY! Only a few hours to go! Get your Spring in the Mary Photo Competition entries in by 5pm! : "World's deadliest animal" - Michelle Honey (Open Category Winner 2019)

04.01.2022 Team Tributary completed testing at Six Mile Creek up and downstream of Lake Mac with the assistance from Ilana from Noosa and District Landcare and Jan from Noosa Shire Council, thank you both for coming along both sites were cooler than previous years Turbidity was higher at the upstream site plenty of frogs calling though we're now on our way to test a Mary River site near Carters Ridge and then we'll catch up with Team Mary and visitors at Charles St Park, Kenilworth

03.01.2022 Team Mary just finished up water testing at Policeman’s Spur Road, Conondale - our first site for the Catchment Crawl 2020! Temperature is sitting at 16 degrees. Very similar to it’s temperature in 2018 but a couple of degrees cooler than 2019. Stay tuned for more updates further on in the day!

03.01.2022 She’s looking a little overcast at Grigor Bridge, Conondale for Team Mary! Water temps are a little cooler than previous years, sitting at 22 degrees. Electrical conductivity is sitting at 321, a little lower than the past few years also. Off to Little Yabba!