Oxley Creek Catchment Association Incorporated

What Oxley Creek Catchment Association Incorporated does

Oxley Creek Catchment Association Incorporated (OCCA) is a not-for-profit, community-based environmental organization founded in 1996 and headquartered at the Archerfield Wetlands Community Hub in Durack, Queensland. Its mission is to protect and enhance the natural environment and resources of the Oxley Creek Catchment through partnering, advocating, educating, and participating in catchment management. OCCA operates a portfolio of restoration and engagement programs including Bushcare volunteer groups, a CreekCare mobile team, the Oxley Creek Landholder Engagement Program (Logan), a Community Native Plant Nursery, the OCCA Pollinator Project, a Schools Education Program, and corporate volunteering. The organization also runs a Community Wildlife Monitoring Kit loan program using AudioMoth acoustic recorders and trail cameras, and hosts citizen-science events including BioBlitzes, butterfly surveys, and waterway clean-ups in partnership with Ocean Crusaders and Clean Up Australia.

OCCA is governed as an incorporated association under Queensland law and is a registered Deductible Gift Recipient, enabling tax-deductible donations to its Public Gift Fund. Revenue is diversified across four to five streams: annual membership subscriptions ($10-$30 AUD), tax-deductible donations, government grants from Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council, Queensland, and federal sources, CreekWatch Industry Partnership contributions from corporate sponsors, and unit-priced native plant sales at $3 AUD per tubestock. The organization is a member of Queensland Water and Land Carers (QWALC), connecting it to a network of 500+ groups and 62,000 volunteers across Queensland. Notable institutional partners include Brisbane Sustainability Agency (co-investor in the $100 million Oxley Creek Transformation Project), Griffith University, Wildlife Queensland, Transurban, BUPA, Landcare Australia, Sea World Research and Rescue, and ANSTO. OCCA's strategic footprint post-2024 is anchored at the 150-hectare Archerfield Wetlands District Park, where 67,000 new trees have been planted and 30 nest boxes installed for local fauna.

OCCA's technology footprint is rooted in environmental science practice rather than software: bushland rehabilitation techniques, native plant propagation from local seed stock, water quality monitoring, weed management, and biodiversity survey methodologies including eDNA sampling. The Community Wildlife Monitoring Kit extends a hardware-as-loan model (AudioMoth recorders, SD cards, rechargeable batteries, Swift Enduro 4G trail cameras) to residents at a $50 deposit. Distribution is entirely field-based and partner-mediated across the Brisbane metropolitan area and Logan City, with programs delivered at sites including Oxley Creek Common, Archerfield Wetlands, Granard Wetlands, Spring Mountain Reserve, and Dunn Road.

Name

Oxley Creek Catchment Association Incorporated

Legal name

Oxley Creek Catchment Association Incorporated

Website

https://oxleycreekcatchment.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oxley Creek Catchment Association (OCCA) is a 29-year-old Queensland not-for-profit that protects the Oxley Creek Catchment through volunteer bushcare, native plant propagation, waterway clean-ups, and biodiversity monitoring, funded by memberships, donations, and government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Restoration Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources & Watershed Protection (BPAGAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Watershed Protection & Water Quality Services (AFAMAMAB), Riparian & Watershed Reforestation (Streambank Stabilization) (AFAMACAK), Invasive Species & Vegetation Management (Woody Plants) (HSAIADAI)

Keywords

• Catchment restoration services
• Bushcare volunteer programs
• Native plant nursery
• Environmental education programs
• Waterway cleanup events

Headquarters

HQ city

Durack

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees provide operational support and give members discounted rates to attend events, activities and workshops. Membership categories include concession, individual, family, and community/school.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations through direct deposit to the OCCA Public Gift Fund (registered as a deductible gift recipient). Donations support environmental programs and catchment restoration activities.
3. Plant Sales: Community Native Plant Nursery sells propagated native plants and tubestock to the public at $3 per plant, with proceeds supporting nursery operations.
4. Government Grants: Funding from Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council, Queensland State Government grants, and federal programs supporting environmental conservation projects.
5. Corporate Partnerships (CreekWatch): Industry partnership program where businesses contribute to catchment protection through the CreekWatch initiative, supporting environmental restoration and education programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Oxley Creek Catchment Association is a not-for-profit community-based environmental organization that delivers bushcare and natural area restoration, native plant propagation, waterway clean-ups, and biodiversity monitoring across the Oxley Creek Catchment in Queensland. It operates volunteer-driven Bushcare groups, mobile CreekCare teams, the Community Native Plant Nursery, contractor-based OCCA Biodiversity Services, and the CreekWatch Industry Partnership, complemented by school education, corporate volunteering, and pollinator and weed management projects.

Product overview

Oxley Creek Catchment Association is a not-for-profit community-based environmental organization offering a portfolio of environmental restoration and community engagement services. The core offerings include OCCA Biodiversity Services (contractor-delivered natural area restoration), a Community Native Plant Nursery (propagating local native plants), Bushcare Programs (volunteer-based bushland rehabilitation), and CreekWatch Industry Partnerships (corporate environmental engagement). Supporting programs include CreekCare Teams, the Schools Education Program, Corporate Volunteering opportunities, the Pollinator Project, and the Logan Landholder Engagement Program. The organization also runs community events including Bushcare and Beer social gatherings, BioBlitz citizen science events, butterfly surveys, waterway clean-ups, and tree planting activities. These services work together to achieve the organization's mission of protecting and enhancing the natural environment of the Oxley Creek Catchment through community partnership, advocacy, education, and direct catchment management.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• OCCA Biodiversity Services: A team of skilled and qualified contractors passionate about delivering best practice in natural area restoration.
• CreekWatch
• Bushcare and Beer

Products and services

• OCCA Biodiversity Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 29 tonnes of rubbish removed from waterways over 4-year partnership with Ocean Crusaders
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wildlife Preservation Society of QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2026Wildlife Queensland (Project Manager Matt Cecil) partnered with OCCA, Griffith University, and Transurban to host a BioBlitz at Archerfield Wetlands to record as many species as possible and contribute to biodiversity knowledge.
• Griffith UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2026Academic partner collaborating with OCCA and Wildlife Queensland on the Archerfield Wetlands BioBlitz to conduct hands-on biodiversity research and citizen science activities.
• Clean Up AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2025Partnership with Clean Up Australia to host litter clean-up events and workshops at Archerfield Wetlands with community members creating posters and conducting waste audits.
• Hiker Brewing CocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 June 2025Hiker Brewing Co (founded by Phil and Daniel in Salisbury 2023) became the new hosts of the Bushcare and Beer program, providing complimentary beverages for volunteers after monthly weed sessions at Oxley Creek Common.
• Helios BrewingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2021Previous host of Bushcare and Beer program from October 2021 until closing in early May. Scott, Sarah, Adam and team created a welcoming community space supporting environmental volunteering.
• Ocean CrusaderscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20214-year partnership with Ocean Crusaders for waterway clean-up events including Paddle Against Plastic and hardcore clean events. Partnership has resulted in removal of 29 tonnes of rubbish from Oxley Creek.
• Brisbane City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor supporting partner providing funding through Environment Grants, Lord Mayor's Environment Grants, and involved in the $100 million Oxley Creek Transformation Project. OCCA represents the community on the Oxley Creek Management Pty Ltd.
• Logan City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Logan City Council for landholder engagement programs including Crewes Creek Weed Management Plan and EnviroGrant Environmental Partnerships & Capacity Building program.
• Queensland Water and Land Carers (QWALC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCCA is a proud member of QWALC which supports over 500 groups and 62,000 volunteers across Queensland protecting natural resources.
• Brisbane Sustainability AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Archerfield Wetlands District Park development and the $100 million Oxley Creek Transformation Project. Provides support for community planting events.
• Tzu Chi FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteers from Tzu Chi Foundation participated in tree planting events at Granard Wetlands, planting over 600 native plants over two weekends.
• RockpressminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold Partner in CreekWatch Industry Program. Volunteers have supported Success St Bushcare group for 8 years, contributing to environmental restoration activities.
• Sims Metal and Practical EngineeringminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCreekWatch members participating in Business Clean Up Australia Day and ongoing corporate social responsibility activities to support healthy waterways.
• James Cook UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJock Mackenzie from James Cook University presented on MangroveWatch program at OCCA general meeting. MangroveWatch is a community mangrove monitoring program linking communities, scientists and natural resource managers.
• Healthy Waterways and Department of Environment Heritage ProtectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on 18-month project researching littering and illegal dumping behaviors in Rocklea-Stable Swamp Creek Industrial Area with promising follow-up survey results.
• Oxley Men's ShedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnthony Durrington from Oxley Men's Shed built the 30 nest boxes installed at Archerfield Wetlands for various fauna species.
• Brisbane Bahá'í CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiranda from Brisbane Bahá'í Community organized participants for community tree planting events at Dunn Road.
• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCCA contributes to the Feather Map citizen science project run through ANSTO, collecting bird feathers in wetland areas for isotope analysis to identify bird habitat locations.
• Brisbane City Council Wildlife Conservation Partnerships OfficerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFflur Collier, Wildlife Conservation Partnerships Officer, presents at Pollinator Project workshops on relationships between plants and pollinators and citizen science opportunities.
• Pamphlett-Tennyson Sea ScoutsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated in Sea World Community Marine Debris Grant clean-up events, traveling by boat upstream collecting litter from Oxley Creek.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Greening Australia: Australia's largest environmental restoration NFP, focused on native revegetation and biodiversity services; comparable mission, scale-up pathway (paid Biodiversity Services), and government/corporate funding mix to OCCA's aspirations.
• Conservation Australia: Australia's peak body for conservation NGOs and a national volunteer-engagement organization; comparable NFP model focused on community-led conservation, with overlapping grant, donation, and corporate partnership revenue streams.
• Landcare Australia: National federated NFP supporting community Landcare and Bushcare groups across Australia; directly comparable operating model (volunteer-led environmental restoration, government and corporate funding, school education) and is itself a co-funder of OCCA programs via the BUPA/Landcare partnership.
• Wildlife Queensland: Statewide wildlife conservation NGO and OCCA's active BioBlitz partner; directly comparable as a Queensland NFP running citizen science, conservation advocacy, and partnership programs with overlapping volunteer and council funder networks.
• Clean Up Australia: National community litter cleanup NFP and active OCCA partner; comparable volunteer-driven catchment clean-up delivery model, corporate partnership program (Business Clean Up Australia Day), and grant-funded education outreach.
• Healthy Land & Water: Brisbane and South-East Queensland waterway and catchment restoration NFP that delivers many of the same programs as OCCA — bushcare, waterway clean-ups, landholder engagement, and council partnerships across overlapping catchments in the Brisbane region.
• Ocean Crusaders: Queensland marine debris removal NFP and 4-year OCCA partner delivering the Paddle Against Plastic and hardcore clean events; comparable NFP running corporate-sponsored waterway clean-ups, paddling events, and litter-monitoring programs.

Emerging players

• MangroveWatch: Community mangrove monitoring program linking citizens, scientists, and natural resource managers — relevant peer because OCCA has hosted its presentations and runs adjacent eDNA and citizen science biodiversity monitoring programs with overlapping scientific methodologies.

Regional players

• Brisbane Sustainability Agency: Brisbane-focused sustainability and environmental program delivery agency partnered with OCCA on the $100M Oxley Creek Transformation Project; comparable program delivery footprint but with broader city-wide scope than OCCA's catchment-only mandate.

Others

• Queensland Water and Land Carers (QWALC): Statewide peak body of which OCCA is a member; supports over 500 groups and 62,000 volunteers across Queensland. Comparable as the umbrella/ecosystem organization through which OCCA accesses funding, training, and peer catchment groups.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/OxleyCreekCatchment
• Instagraminstagram.com/oxleycreekcatchment
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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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