The OCCA office is open Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm. We also have a number of volunteering groups that meet regularly. A general guide to these groups is provided below, with additional information available on our Facebook event page.
Throughout the year we also run a number of community events such as tree plantings, spotlighting walks and nest box building workshops. Sign up to our newsletter here or follow us on Facebook for regular updates.
Dates to remember
Community Nursery
Our Community nursery is open to volunteers on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 pm and Friday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30 am.
Success St Working Bee with CreekWatch and Rockpress
Our CreekWatch working bees at Success St, Acacia Ridge occur on the second Wednesday of every month between 7:30 and 9:30 am. If you are interested in learning more about our bush habitat restoration project then please contact the OCCA Partnerships team at partnerships@oxleycreekcatchment.org.au.
Tuesday Common Carers
The Tuesday Common Carers meet at Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea every Tuesday between 7 and 9 am. If you would like to find out more then please contact Mary Lou Simpson on 07 3345 5541.
Bushcare and Beer
We’ve partnered with Helios Brewing to run a Bushcare group at Oxley Creek Common. We meet on the third Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm to remove weeds from the riparian vegetation along Oxley Creek. As a thank you for your hard work, participants (over the age of 18) will be rewarded with a free beer at Helios Brewing, located at 15 Palomar Rd, Yeerongpilly. Please contact the OCCA Partnerships team at partnerships@oxleycreekcatchment.org.au if you would like more information.
Creekcare dates
The CreekCare team meet from 7 to 9am every Thursday to assist different bushcare sites within the Oxley Creek Catchment. If you would like to find out more then please contact Noel Standfast, CreekCare Coordinator on 07 3379 8008 or 0417 703 442 or email hstandfa@iinet.net.au