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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Air pollution problem? Here’s an interesting answer
What is four metres square, alive, and can reduce as much air pollution as 275 trees? Answer: a Citytree, ‘a vertical structure filled with moss cultures and other vascular plants that clean pollution from the air. The structure also contains … Continue reading
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Want to have a say about central west forests?
As we’ve previously reported, Vicforests is keen to open some forests on the margins of our area to renewed logging, including the Wellsford, a magnificent Ironbark forest north of Bendigo, and the Wombat, to our south. An analysis of Vicforests’ … Continue reading
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FOBIF AGM coming up
The 2017 FOBIF AGM is on at 7.30, 10 July 2017 in the Ray Bradfield Rooms. Guest speaker will be Brian Bainbridge from the Merri Creek Management Committee. All are welcome and you can find out all about it here. … Continue reading
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Still time to be part of FOBIF TOGS exhibition
The selection criteria are very broad for this year’s TOGS Cafe exhibition, Mountains and Waterways. All photos submitted that are taken around water and mountains in our region will be included on our Flickr site and considered for the exhibition. … Continue reading
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FOBIF AGM update
As outlined in a previous post, this year’s FOBIF AGM will be held at 7.30, July 10 in the Ray Bradfield Rooms. Details including how to nominate for the FOBIF Committee can be found here. Supper will be served and … Continue reading
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Dealing with floods
Last Tuesday the Mount Alexander Shire held an info session on plans to construct flood control levees along Campbells Creek. The proposed levee plan is the result of consultations on the 2015 Flood Management plan. This extensive document can be … Continue reading
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VEAC looks at central west forests
The Victorian Environment Assessment Council has opened an investigation into the public forests of the central west area. These include the Wombat, the Wellsford and the Pyrenees forests. All these were proposed for logging under Vicforests Forest utilisation plan 2017. … Continue reading
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Winter reading
OK, it’s cold, and maybe not wet enough. Some quality reading to brighten a winter evening: the June newsletter of our neighbours, Wombat Forestcare, available online here. This edition has the usual terrific info on fungi, the case against logging … Continue reading
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Impressive regeneration along Campbells Creek
Ian Higgins led 18 people on a terrific walk along Campbells Creek last Sunday on the fourth FOBIF excursion for the year. The group joined the walking and cycling track at the back of Tonks in Lewis Drive, followed the … Continue reading
2017 FOBIF AGM
The 2017 FOBIF AGM will be held on Monday July 10 at 7.30 pm at the Ray Bradfield Rooms, beside Victory Park, Castlemaine. Our speaker this year will be Brian Bainbridge who has recently moved up to our district. For many … Continue reading
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