Kedron Brook Catchment Branch – Events Listing

Date and Time

Event

Venue

Details

Wednesday 1st June
6:30pm to 8:30pm

Northern Seminar Series – Wildlife Qld Brisbane North Branch

Downfall Creek Bushland Centre
815 Rode Road,
McDowall

6:30pm Bushfood Cuppa and networking for 7:30pm till 8:30pm Presentation and Q&A
June Speaker – Dr David Berman “The Inglewood Indian Myna Affair and Other Adventures”.
Gold coin donation requested.
RSVP to Anne Spooner northernseminarseries@gmail.com

Sunday 5th June
7:30am

Kedron Brook Catchment Network Birding Walk

Meet at Nudgee Waterhole Reserve

Our next birding walk is at Nudgee Waterhole Reserve and Kedron Brook Floodway to Nudgee Beach (UBD Map 121 Ref K9).
Meet in car park at Nudgee Waterhole Reserve. We walk around the circuit of the lake, then proceed by car north along Nudgee Road, stopping at a boat ramp along the Kedron Brook Floodway. We then continue to Nudgee Beach (UBD Map 111 Ref P17). We finish at the area where the Brook meets Moreton Bay.
Please contact Outing Coordinator, Jenny Ivin, on phone 3851 0160 or email for further information.

Sunday 5th June
8:30am to 2:00pm
World Environment Day

Enoggera & Ithaca Creek Catchment Tour

Start/end at Newstead House

You are invited to attend the Community Conservation Partnership Programs annual catchment tour in the Enoggera/Breakfast Creek catchments.
This is a great opportunity to see a variety of project sites first hand and explore the great work done by Land for Wildlife members, Habitat Brisbane and SOWN.  
The tour will include mini bus transport to all sites, morning tea and lunch. Please wear appropriate clothing for walking through the bush.
Cost: free to Land for Wildlife partners; Catchment Group members; Habitat Brisbane Volunteers and Environment Centre Volunteers.
RSVP to Emma Maltby: 3178 9078 or emma.maltby@brisbane.qld.gov.au

Saturday 18th June
9:00am to 12:30pm

Men of the Trees Bushcare Working Bee

Cassimaty Park (lower site beside golf course)
Samford Road, Ferny Grove (Entrance just before railway crossing, coming from the Samford side)

Planting and maintenance working bee.

For general queries to MOTT, please contact Marion Goward on phone 3366 1448 , or see their website for more information. Most activities meet by 9 am, break at 10.30 am for morning tea and finish work by 12.30 pm.

Saturday 18th June 9:00am to 3:00pm

Brisbane City Council (Creek Catchment Program) Workshop – Nature Connection: Wellbeing & Stewardship

Walkabout Creek,
The Gap

The Creek Catchment Program invites you to participate in a full day workshop to explore your own nature connection and sense of environmental stewardship; learn about the latest research into nature connection/conservation and wellbeing; and how this can be translated into positive on-ground outcomes for your patch of bush, your catchment, and your community.
Cost: free to Catchment Group members and Habitat Brisbane Volunteers (includes morning/afternoon tea & lunch)
Facilitators:
· Merryl Simpson (Teacher at Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre)
· Anne Cleary (PhD Candidate at Griffith University; School of Medicine)
· Emma Maltby & Anna Bourke (Creek Catchment Officers)
RSVP & Questions: please email us or call Emma Maltby 3178 9078
** Places are limited to 14 so if you would like to attend get in fast **

Sunday 19th June
11:00am to 1:00pm

Kedron Brook Catchment Branch AGM

4 Nellie Street
Clayfield

Join us at the KBCB AGM to hear Stefan Hatting from B4C discuss “Common Myna and other invasive species of the greater Brisbane Region”.  There will be a light lunch provided.
RSVP: By Monday 13th June to enquiries@kedronbrook.org.au

Tuesday 28th June
10:00am to 12 noon

Thursday 30th June
9:30am to 12 noon

Tuesday 5th July
10:00am to 12 noon

Thursday 7th July
9:30am to 12 noon

Cubberla-Witton Catchment Network (CWCN)
Winter School Holiday Program

CWCN Centre
47 Hepworth St
Chapel Hill

Stories from the Wild: The Story of the Little Mole who knew It was None of his Business by W. Holzwarth and W. Erlbruch
Who: Kindy to Prep and all Little Mole fans Fee: $5.00

Enviro Detectives Howard Whodunit and Pamela O’Paw Investigate Tracks and Scats
Who: Prep to early Primary School age Fee: $15.00 ($10.00 for members)

Stories from the Wild: Emu by Claire Saxby with illustrations by Graham Byrne
Who: Kindy to prep to early primary school. Fee: $5.00

Pirates on Cubberla Creek: We are going on a Treasure Hunt!
Who: Prep to early Primary School Age
Fee: $15.00 ($10.00 for members)

Download the Flyer here for more information.

Saturday 16th July
9:00am to 3:00pm

Brisbane City Council (Creek Catchment Program) Workshop – Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition

Downfall Creek Bushland Centre
815 Rode Road,
McDowall

Continuing the series of training through the Waterway Health Assessment Training (WHAT) program, don’t miss this next exciting opportunity to learn more about riparian vegetation. 
Cost: Free to catchment group members (catered event)
RSVP & Questions: By Friday 8 July to Michael Thorley 34070049 or email us.