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Sunday walk on Salters Creek, Irishtown

Posted on 18 May, 2026 by fobif

Sunday 17 May, Elaine Bayes lead a great 5.6 km walk along Salters Creek, a small but remarkably intact tributary of the Loddon River, close to Columbine Creek, and ultimately part of the vast Murray–Darling Basin — a catchment covering … Continue reading →

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Town Open Day

Posted on 18 May, 2026 by fobif

We had a terrific day on Saturday, lots of chats and folk signing up as members,to our blog, and our special open day walk. We are in the process of doing the paperwork and hope to finish this week. Please … Continue reading →

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Plants, posters, threatened species and more; head on down to the Town Open Day Saturday

Posted on 11 May, 2026 by fobif

Come down and chat to us, there are giveaways, you can sign up for a walk on the Monk, learn what threatened species are near you, learn how to use the iNaturalist and FrogID apps. We will have our books … Continue reading →

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Salters Creek, Irishtown walk on Sunday

Posted on 11 May, 2026 by fobif

  17 May   Salters Creek    (Note the change of location from the original description.) This is a lovely section of Salters Creek, as it has signs of an intact creek bed and large trees which is rare to find … Continue reading →

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VFA Green Fire-Walls Webinar

Posted on 27 April, 2026 by fobif

You might be interested in this webinar about what green fire-walls can do. Link to register. Green Fire-Walls: A VFA Webinar About the webinar VFA have a webinar coming up with Angelique Stefanatos who developed the Green Fire-Walls project back in … Continue reading →

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