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Last FOBIF walk for the year
Last Sunday (October 16) Alex Panelli led the last FOBIF walk for 2016 in the Fryers Ranges. Alex has led several walks in the area and this time we explored some of the valleys descending from Fryers Ridge and Old … Continue reading
Presentation on Bushfire at Newstead Community Centre
This Thursday (October 20) there will be a presentation, Protecting from Bushfire, Protecting our Biodiversity, at the Newstead Community Centre starting at 8 pm. All are welcome to attend. Newstead Landcare has sent us the following information on the event: As … Continue reading
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Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park survey
Parks Victoria is currently reviewing the Heritage Action Plan for the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park: We want to know about the places you value within the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, find out about issues of concern and get … Continue reading
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End of the year FOBIF excusion to Bells Swamp
Bells Swamp is well known for its beautiful old Red gums, waterbirds and wetland plants. The area in flood again after our higher than average rainfall over the last few months. FOBIF is planning a one-off excursion to the swamp on Saturday 17 December … Continue reading
Local community conversation about fire
Understanding Fire in our Landscape: A Community Conversation is a community event being held on the weekend of the 12-13 November 2016, in Newstead. The project has been initiated by the Muckleford Forest Friends Group and based on one of the activities … Continue reading
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Followup to the launch of FOBIF Eucalypt guide
If you missed the launch of the FOBIF publication, Eucalypts of the Mount Alexander Region, you can now see the morning’s proceedings thanks to Chris Timewell from Connecting Country who filmed the event and put together this terrific video. The guide … Continue reading
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Big turnout for Eucalyptus book launch
The Eucalypts of the Mount Alexander Region book is now launched and more than 200 copies were sold on the day. Bernard Slattery, Ern Perkins and Bronwyn Silver signed many copies and buyers also received 2 bookmarks with photos from … Continue reading
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Update to FOBIF Chewton walk
Elaine Bayes and Damien Cook who were the leaders on our recent Chewton bush walk showed us that by looking closely at a small area you can often see an amazing number of plants. They identified 25-30 in the square metre they selected. … Continue reading
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Reminder: Launch of FOBIF Eucalyptus ID book on 24 September
Next Saturday (24th September) the new FOBIF publication, Eucalypts of the Mount Alexander Region, will be launched by Geoff Park in the Castlemaine Library foyer at 10.30. Refreshments will be provided and everyone is welcome. The book is a community project … Continue reading
Brilliant walk despite the weather
Our September FOBIF walk was led by local environmentalists, Elaine Bayes and Damien Cook, in the Chewton area off Dingo Park Road. Although the weather didn’t look promising, the rain held off and walkers enjoyed slowly wending their way through masses of Early Nancies … Continue reading
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