Moreton Bay Discovery Centre & Museum

24/04/2026

We are open 12pm - 3pm Anzac day!
Local Anzac services start from 4.15am.

27/03/2026

Come along to the Wynnum Manly Volunteer Expo today!
Find out more about what the Moreton Bay Discovery Centre & Museum team do and the opportunities to join us. 🐢🐋🐠🦈🦀

07/03/2026

March 1st was World Seagrass day! 🌱
Seagrass meadows are a crucial food source for marine life like dugongs and turtles. As you can see in this amazing video footage!

📸 Great barrier reef foundation

01/03/2026

01/03/2026

Busy morning at the Manly Harbour bird roost. Pop into the Moreton Bay Discovery Centre & Museum to see the Shorebirds from our live camera. We are open 9am - 3pm 7 days a week!

27/02/2026

If you are curious to learn more about Moreton Bay.
As part of the World Science Festival Brisbane you can discover more at Science by the bay, brought to you by Redcliffe Environmental Forum.

Discover the science shaping Moreton Bay at SCIENCE BY THE BAY, brought to you by Redcliffe Environmental Forum as part of World Science Festival Brisbane.

Get hands-on with scientific discovery and research from across Moreton Bay. Explore the interactive displays showcasing research on marine turtles, shorebirds, invertebrates, shellfish reefs and wetland habitats.

Perfect for families, school students and anyone curious about our coastal environment.

Deception Bay Environmental Hub, 7 Joseph Crescent, Deception Bay
Saturday 28th March 2026 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Sunday 29th March 2026 9.00 am to 3.00 pm

(School visits can be scheduled 26 - 27 March. Teachers should get in touch via our website!)

https://www.redenviroforum.org/science-on-the-bay.html

24/02/2026

Recently the Queensland Wader Study Group conducted a migratory shorebird survey at Moreton Island (Mulgumpin), to monitor the population along the coastline.
They were lucky enough to observe a flock of approximately 3000 Shorebirds!!

14/02/2026

A bit of turtle love for Valentines day 🐢🥰

13/02/2026

The Moreton Bay Marine Park research team have been busy tagging Grey Nurse Sharks.
This is to collect vital data to protect the species, track migration routes, identify key habits and breeding grounds.

For the Moreton Bay Marine Park research team, tagging a grey nurse shark is all in a day’s work 🤠

Despite their tough appearance, grey nurse sharks are nicknamed the “Labradors of the sea” – calm, curious, and generally harmless to humans. Still, tagging them requires years of training and meticulous planning to keep both the sharks and scientists safe.

These gentle giants need our help. With slow breeding rates and ongoing fishing pressures, their populations remain vulnerable. Yet they’re crucial to healthy oceans, helping to balance marine ecosystems by feeding on fish, squid, rays, smaller sharks and crustaceans 🦈☯️

Through tagging, researchers can:
✔ Track migration routes
✔ Identify key habitats and breeding grounds
✔ Collect vital data to protect the species

Discover more about how we’re working to safeguard grey nurse sharks 👉 https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/conservation/threatened-species/featured-projects/grey-nurse-shark

13/02/2026

The history of Lota House.
Wynnum Library are hosting an information session about the history of Lota House on Thursday 26th February, 10am - 11am.

*Please call Wynnum Library on 07 3403 2199 to reserve your place.
* Free entry

Photo credit - Wikimedia

03/02/2026

02/02/2026

World Wetlands Day is the perfect moment to deepen our understanding of what needs to be done—and what we can do now.

Nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded since the 1700s.
Over 30% have been completely lost since the 1970s.
Today, the Earth is losing wetlands three times faster than forests.

Wetlands are not wastelands. They are life-support systems—protecting biodiversity, storing carbon, filtering water, and supporting communities.

Protecting wetlands means protecting our future. 🌍💧



* Information sourced from Australian Government Department of climate change, energy, the environment & water
* Image credit - The convention of Wetlands page