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Here’s advance notice that FOBIF’s Annual General Meeting will take place at Castlemaine Continuing Education Centre at 7.30 pm on Monday August 13. After the usual business, there will be a short talk by Damian Kelly on the challenges and … Continue reading →

The June FOBIF walk led by Doug Ralph was to the remote Tarilta Creek Valley. Readers of this site will know that this area was the subject of controlled burn this Autumn. (See previous FOBIF post.) The day allowed walkers … Continue reading →

FOBIF is planning an understorey planting and weed attack working bee at the famous Chewton Yellow Box on National Tree day, Sunday July 29, from 10 am to 12 noon.                   The … Continue reading →

The draft Mount Alexander Municipal Fire Management Plan is now out for consultation, as we reported below. The draft contains some interesting information and some puzzling features. Among the former: The authors note that a community survey before the draft … Continue reading →

The Mount Alexander Shire Council, together with the CFA, DSE and other agencies and groups [not including FOBIF], has developed a community fire plan for the next three years. The plan is on display in the Castlemaine Market Building from … Continue reading →

The Tall Greenhood Pterostylis longifolia is one of 16 local species of Greenhoods. Worldwide there are 120 species with about 100 of these endemic to Australia. Along with other Greenhoods, this one lures insects, usually gnats, to the plant with pheromones. When … Continue reading →

The latest FOBIF Mamunya exhibition opened at Tog’s Cafe in Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine last Friday. It runs till the 13 July. The exhibition continues a tradition the Friends started in 1999 with their first Mamunya festival. This word comes from … Continue reading →

FOBIF has made a brief submission to the North Central Catchment Management Authority on the draft Regional Catchment Strategy 2012-18. Apart from offering a bit of constructive criticism of some of the language in the document which makes it sometimes … Continue reading →

To celebrate World Environment Day in our Shire, an community fair will take place in the Castlemaine Market Building from 9am-1pm on Sunday 3rd June. Whether people are interested protecting our diverse plants and animals, or sustainability initiatives and green technology … Continue reading →