Oxley Creek Catchment Association in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Environmental conservation organisation

Oxley Creek Catchment Association

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3345 5541

Address: 9 Macdevitt St, Coopers Plains 4108 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 Our community nursery is open again and with new times. Come along and join our Nursery manager Jill Ridgway on Tuesday afternoons (1:30-3:30pm) or Friday mornings (8:30-10:30am) to get involved with native plant propagation.

21.01.2022 The Karawatha Forest Protection Society has launched a petition to retain Karawatha Forest as a conservation areas and place of passive recreation. The petition is in response to recent requests to further open up Karawatha Forest for mountain bike trails. If you are interested in signing the petition or learning more about the potential impact on Karawatha Forest then please click the link below. https://www.change.org/p/brisbane-city-council-keep-karawat

21.01.2022 Come and join us. Light refreshments provided. All welcome.

20.01.2022 Last month CreekWatch teamed up with Sims Metal to clean up Dunn Road, Rocklea. The area is a litter hot spot and we were thrilled to have so many volunteers lend a hand. Our crew of 22 collected over 30 bags of rubbish and another four large piles of hard rubbish for BCC. If you have a litter hot spot in your area - then let us know! We're always on the lookout for other areas in need of a spring clean.

19.01.2022 If you are looking for a little citizen science activity for your long weekend then check out the Wild Macadamia Hunt below.

17.01.2022 Today, members of our team were joined by our Griffith Environment interns to conduct an audit and survey of the Endangered Angle-stemmed myrtle (Gossia gonoclada) growing in our catchment. It has been 15 years since the national recovery plan completed in 2005. Knowledge of where the plants are located and how they are faring is scarce and is mostly learned through word of mouth. Expert Tamara Taylor and our team are working together to complete an audit to establish a datab...ase for the future. The data will also be shared and used with Logan City Council with their current recovery program and our own recovery program. This morning, we drove from Rocklea to Yeerongpilly then over to Corinda to cover all the known sites. In total, we located a total of 21 trees of which 5 are naturally occurring originals, and 16 were planted as part of the recovery plan. We gathered data on GPS location, tree dimension, and myrtle rust impact.

17.01.2022 On Sunday a team of volunteers from OCCA and Asez Wao visited Kookaburra Park for a litter clean up. The team of 16 volunteers collected 10 bags of rubbish from around the park and local streets. While the parkland looked relatively clean from afar, recent heavy rain had washed rubbish into Stable Swamp creek and riparian vegetation. If you have a litter hot spot that you would like assistance cleaning up then let us know. We can bring all the equipment you need and organise removal of the waste.

16.01.2022 Just a little reminder that our AGM is on tonight at the Graceville Bowls club. You can find more information via the link below.

16.01.2022 A big thanks to ABC Brisbane for broadcasting this story on the Angle-stemmed myrtle with both Reece Taverner and OCCA's Program Manager Phil Gunasekera featured. Please listen in to hear Reece talk about how he found the new trees and Phil explain what actions OCCA will take for our recovery project. The story can be listened to at the 1:44:20 mark by clicking on the link below:... https://www.abc.net.au//programs/mornings/mornings/12902426 See more

13.01.2022 It has been an exciting time at OCCA/CreekWatch with the return of our high school education program. In mid August we welcomed a group of Year 11 and 12 science students from the The Murri School in Acacia Ridge. The group visited two local waterways to learn about water quality assessment and creek health. Students gained hands-on experience carrying out water quality testing, dip-netting for macroinvertebrates and vegetation and land use assessments. Results were promising and it was great to see how engaged the students were in their local area. Thank you to the amazing staff and students from the Murri School for joining us, as well as our wonderful Griffith Uni interns for helping out.

13.01.2022 OCCA’s monthly newsletter is now out. If you’d like to find out what we’ve been up to and what’s happening around the Catchment, go to this link Mailchi.mp/6ea76624bc25/your-nature-news-for-october

12.01.2022 We are looking for Oxley Creek Catchment's litter hotspots. Do you know of any areas around our catchment that could do with a clean up? Later this year OCCA will be starting regular clean up events and we would love for you to nominate areas that need a little care. Please list your suggested sites in the comments below. *Please note that sites will be selected based on safety criteria (e.g. no highways or busy roads).

11.01.2022 OCCA is part of Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count and we’re heading out to do the second set of counts of species. If you’d like to join us we will be at the Oxley Creek Common on Tuesday 19 January from 9am (meet at the Red Shed), Granard wetlands on Marshall road on Wednesday 20 January at 9am (meet at the yellow gate), The Fort bushcare site, Fort Rd Oxley at 9am, and Nosworthy Park on Saturday 30 January at 9am. See you there.

10.01.2022 We were at Nosworthy Park this morning checking for butterflies as part of Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count. We saw orchards, swallowtails, lemon migrant, large grass yellow, glistening pencil blue, bright cornelian, pale triangle, and small green banded blue as well as the usual cabbage whites, caper whites, and common crows. We also saw eggs and pupae. We were thrilled to see a family of Southern Boobook owls.

10.01.2022 Great news. Four new Angle-stemmed myrtles (Gossia gonoclada) have been found in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Amateur botanist and Bush Regenerator Reece Taverner discovered the trees and quickly alerted the Queensland Herbarium and the local council of the significant finds. A new population of this species is a huge find because new estimates have found that the original specimen pool has shrunk to under 30 trees in existence due to the counting of suckers as separate individ...uals. Another separate genetic population in addition to the Logan and Brisbane populations could be hugely beneficial to this species chances of surviving extinction. The discovery of a new population is very timely for our OCCA’s recovery project which has just begun. On Sunday, a member of the OCCA team joined expert Tamara Taylor in a trip down to the Gold Coast to assess and sample the new specimens. Thorough genetic testing is a good starting point to determine the less myrtle rust susceptible specimens that can be used in the propagation component of our project. Observations of one of the new specimens showed a higher susceptibility to myrtle rust with signs of damage and infection on flowers, new leaves, and upper canopy. The work done on this species might be an interesting case study with many stakeholders becoming involved like OCCA, Logan City Council, The Queensland Herbarium, UQ, and volunteer experts like Tamara and Reece.

09.01.2022 Healthy Land and Water would like to know more about how South East Queensland residents utilise their local waterways. The online survey is anonymous and participants can enter a draw to win an iPad.

09.01.2022 Tomorrow our volunteers from CreekWatch and Rockpress will be down at Success St Park, Acacia Ridge to do some weeding. If you're keen to get your hands dirty then please come and join us between 8-10am. Please BYO hat and water. Gloves and tools are provided.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to the amazing recent graduates from Belong’s Conservation and Land Management Traineeship. It has been a pleasure to work with you and the Belong Commmunity.

08.01.2022 You may have driven past Bunnings Rocklea and wondered what was happening with the pocket of land boarded by the Ipswich Motorway, Granard Road and Marshall Roa...d, Rocklea. This hidden secret is known as #GranardWetlands and is located along Stable Swamp Creek, and is one of the most heavily industrialised sub-catchments of Oxley Creek. The Oxley Creek Catchment Association (OCCA) are keen to return Granard Wetlands to a healthy green space, full of lush native trees and shrubs, providing a natural home for local wildlife, (particularly bird life), whilst positively contributing to the water quality of Stable Swamp Creek. Find out how you can become involved by visiting https://www.oxleycreekcatchment.org.au/

08.01.2022 You never know who might be hiding out in our creeks and riparian habitat. Keep your eyes peeled and let us know if you have had any recent sightings of platypus within Oxley Creek Catchment. This little dude was found within the neighbouring Wolston and Centenary Catchments (WACC).

07.01.2022 Congratulations to the Oxley Creek Transformation team on the opening of the first stage of Warril Parkland at Larapinta. They’ve created a great place for the family with walking trails, BBQs, a picturesque lake for quiet contemplation and a great nature play area for the kids.

06.01.2022 Voting is now open for Brisbane City Council's WasteSMART awards. Public voting closes on the 16th of October. https://www.wastesmartawards.com.au/

05.01.2022 Congratulations to the dedicated volunteers of the Tuesday Common Carers who, led by Mary Lou Simpson, have celebrated 5 years of working to restore the riparian zone of Oxley Creek at the Oxley Creek Common. Here’s to 5 more.

05.01.2022 Catch up on all our latest news with the OCCA newsletter. If you would like to join our mailing list then please send your details to [email protected] https://mailchi.mp/dfdf2d/your-regular-nature-dose-is-here

05.01.2022 Don't forget that the #AussieBirdCount is well underway. Take the time this weekend to sit down, enjoy a cuppa and take note of the feathered friends who visit your backyard.

05.01.2022 Wild places in our catchment Oxley Creek Common Part 1, the birds. It is hard to know where to start with Oxley Creek Common (OCC), but for most, it would be the birds. OCC is mostly open grazed fields with multiple wetlands and some sparsely wooded corridors. Such a mix of local ecosystems provides habitat for hundreds of bird species. The main path of OCC is a thinly enclosed woodland. Many woodland bird species live here like the famous Brown Quail, Fairy-wrens, Spangled... Drongos, Cuckoos, and Rainbow Bee-eaters. Down the bank against Oxley creek are scattered Mangrove tree clusters that attract Brown Honeyeaters, Bar-shouldered doves, and Striated Herons. On the other side of the path are the open grazing fields that are used for the Corinda State High school livestock. Moving and calling in and around the long grass are all three species of Fairy-wrens, Tawny grassbirds, and finch species. OCC is certainly a venue for fine-tuning your bird call knowledge. Often you can see a Black-shouldered kite hovering over an area scanning for prey. The best option for your bird tour is to turn left at the end of the wooded area and head for Pelican Island. This path is cut through the open fields where the grass is mostly hip height. Along this section, you will find it very hard not to see a Red-backed fairy-wren or hear the calls of the Golden-headed Cisticola. If you keep an eye out on the fence lines near clumps of woody weeds you should spy Double-barred finches and Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. Further, the path you will find Jabiru swamp on your right where all kinds of water birds like herons, egrets, ducks visit. You might be lucky to see a Black-necked stork. At the end of the well-worn path are Pelican lagoon and Pelican island. On Pelican Island and around the water you can view Pelicans, Australasian Darters, Cormorants, and many other water birds. On the way back it is worth scanning the skies, tall trees, and far away fence posts for raptors. OCC is a good destination to view raptors like Black kites, Whistling Kites, and Brown falcons. One post is nowhere near enough to cover this unique bird habitat.

03.01.2022 We’ll be at Nosworthy Park counting butterfly species again on Saturday 30 January 2021. Thanks again to our butterfly experts Cliff and Nathan and to our enthusiastic locals Marie, Sarah, Grace and Dave.

01.01.2022 The team here at OCCA would like to wish all our volunteers, members and friends a lovely Christmas. Our office will be closed from Thursday 24th of December until Monday 11th January. We are so appreciative of the support we have received this year and we hope that next year we will be able to carry out more exciting work across the catchment.

01.01.2022 We’ve been counting butterflies at the Oxley Creek Common and Granard Wetlands as part of Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count. We’ve seen Monarchs, Common Crow, Common Eggfly, Blue Tigers and many more. Join us for our next count at Nosworthy Park at 10am on Sunday 22 November.