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Reminder: FOBIF photo show opening next Saturday

Posted on 29 May, 2016 by fobif

The opening of our Trees of the Mount Alexander Shire photo show at the Newstead Railway Arts Hub will take place next Saturday (4 June) at 10.30. Bernard Slattery will open the show and Julie Patey from The Hub is bringing along home made … Continue reading →

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Funding from Mount Alexander Council for FOBIF School Holiday Program

Posted on 20 May, 2016 by fobif

FOBIF is excited to announce that we have been successful in our Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Grant application which will fund the FOBIF 2016 Winter School Holiday Program. This year has an indigenous peoples theme and we will be … Continue reading →

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More photos from May FOBIF walk

Posted on 18 May, 2016 by fobif

Noel Young sent these photos to us after we we had posted our walks article.  They provide a terrific record of the walk so we decided to post them in the gallery below. We are not one hundred percent sure of the identification … Continue reading →

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FOBIF Tree exhibition moves to Newstead

Posted on 17 May, 2016 by fobif

  The FOBIF exhibition, Trees in the Mount Alexander Region, is being held in 2 locations this year, TOGS and the new Newstead Railway Arts Hub. The TOGS show which finished recently was a great success with lots of positive responses and sales … Continue reading →

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Beautiful walk on a beautiful day

Posted on 16 May, 2016 by fobif

Sunday’s FOBIF walk started from The Monk car park and was led by Barb Guerin and Lionel Jenkins.  The weather was perfect, sunny and warm.  Nineteen people came on the walk .  We saw and heard about many of the historic … Continue reading →

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10 things we can all do . . .

Posted on 16 May, 2016 by fobif

In late 2015, a group of people came together at a symposium, called Managing Victoria’s Biodiversity under Climate Change, in Melbourne. More than 200 scientists and audience members with years of practical experience discussed the state-of-play and options for the future. The … Continue reading →

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What do we know about all these burns?

Posted on 12 May, 2016 by fobif

Two of the terms of reference of the current enquiry [see above] relate to the environment. It’s fair to say that a recurring question–probably since Black Friday in 1939–is, how much fire can our environment stand before it starts turning … Continue reading →

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April 24th FOBIF kids walk

Posted on 4 May, 2016 by fobif

On Sunday 24th April six local families came to Kalimna Point to hear an introduction from Max Schlachter from the Friends of Kalimna Park to the park before heading off on a bushwalk around the point. The warm Sunday morning … Continue reading →

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Big turnout for April FOBIF walk

Posted on 18 April, 2016 by fobif

Close to seventy people came along to the April FOBIF walk in the Yapeen and Guildford plateau area. The weather was sunny with a light breeze and walkers enjoyed the sensational views in all directions from Max Kay’s property. Commentary on … Continue reading →

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New local weed brochure

Posted on 18 April, 2016 by fobif

Harcourt Valley Landcare group and FOBIF are proud to announce the release of the local weed guide. This guide is intended as an introduction to some new and established weeds in the Castlemaine region. It gives a brief description of … Continue reading →

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