Acknowledgement of Country
Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests would like to acknowledge the elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung community and their forebears as the traditional owners of Country in the Mount Alexander Region. We recognise that the Dja Dja Wurrung people have been custodians of this land for many centuries and have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal on their land. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.
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Risky business: suggesting a lot, saying very little
Participants in the July Bendigo fire briefing were told of a new approach to fire management, called the Bushfire risk landscapes approach. As we reported at the time, big claims were made for the new approach to fuel reduction, and … Continue reading
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When is a ‘reform’ not a reform?
According to the Trust for Nature, 4000 ha of native vegetation is being cleared from private land each year. In spite of this, there has been a push among supporters of the State Government to ease laws controlling this clearing, … Continue reading
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Fire operations: what we want is clarity
The planned burning season is on us. As we have regularly reported, FOBIF is not opposed to sensible, targeted fuel management. Our submission to the current Fire Operations Plan is set out below. Essentially, it asks that DEPI follow the … Continue reading
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Website Problems
Due to factors beyond our control, all the posts after 13 August 2013 have been removed from the FOBIF website. We intend to reinstate them using stored copies. However this could take a couple of weeks because our main contributor, … Continue reading
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FOBIF walk in the Fryers Ranges
The second last FOBIF walk for the year took place in the Fryers Ranges west of Taradale on Sunday 15 September. A 20 minute portion of this walk was conducted as a “sound walk” during which (without speaking) we listened … Continue reading
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AGM
FOBIF’s AGM saw the current committee reelected unopposed on August 12: the committee for the next twelve months is: President: Marie Jones; Vice President:Neville Cooper; Secretary:Bernard Slattery;Treasurer:Bronwyn Silver; Committee: Frank Panter, Alex Panelli The AGM heard an instructive talk on the Post Office Hill … Continue reading
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Burning: have your say!
The DEPI planned burning program is now on the internet for public consideration. As we have previously reported, the program contains new proposed burn areas, mainly centred around settlement, and targeted as Asset Protection Zones. The program can be seen … Continue reading
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Water: it makes a difference
The forty plus millimetres of rain which has fallen in our district over the last week or so has made a huge and probably temporary difference to our minor streams. Creeks which flow for only a few weeks of any … Continue reading
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Ant Talk – 15 August 2013
Local ecologist Karl Just will be presenting a talk on Ants and their important role in native ecosystems on Thursday 15 August between 8 pm and 9 pm at the Newstead Community Centre. Among other things, the talk will explore … Continue reading
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The Monitor reports: targeting the hectare target
The Royal Commission Bushfire Implementation Monitor [RCBIM], Neil Comrie, has released his annual report. It can be seen online here. Press accounts of the report seem to have concentrated on the Monitor’s criticism of the failure to build bushfire refuges. … Continue reading
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