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Black Wattle (Acacia melanoxylon) seed pods
Orb Weaver
FOBIF walkers at Smiths Reef
Jacky Lizard (Amphibolurus muricatus)
Coarse Dodder Laurel (Cassytha melantha)
Sunset at Walmer
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Milkmaid (Burchardia umbellata)
Shrub Violet (Hybanthus floribundus)
Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
Hypnum cupressiforme var mossmanianum
Gorse Bitter Pea (Daviesia ulicifolia)
Pyronema omphalodes
Young Rosellas in nesting box
Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans)
Cup Moth Caterpillar
Casuarina
Rock Isotome (Isotome axillaris)
Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
Stumpy-tailed Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa)
Monthly Archives: April 2012
FOBIF poster available again
The poster, pictured at left, was produced by FOBIF and Connecting Country late last year. It contains 63 photos highlighting the beauty of our local bushlands. The first edition sold out but there are now more copies available from The … Continue reading
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2012 Mamunya photo exhibition
FOBIF’s 2012 Mamunya photo exhibition will be held in Tog’s Cafe Castlemaine from June 7 until July 13. The purpose of the exhibition, as for its predecessors held in Newstead and Wesley Hill in the last two years, is to … Continue reading
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Change to Walks Program
Due to unforseen circumstances we have had to make a change in the FOBIF walk’s program. Doug Ralph will now be leading the walk to Tarilta Gorge on 17 June and Malcolm Fyffe will be leading his Yandoit walk on … Continue reading
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Mapping Kalimna’s weeds
Following our efforts to persuade authorities to concentrate fuel reduction efforts on areas close to settlement, and to integrate them with weed clearance [see our post Weeds are for burning, Feb 21], FOBIF has proposed a weed mapping project for … Continue reading
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Fire: what’s the Code of Practice?
In preparation for the Bendigo Meeting of April 18 [see our post below], Environment Groups were supplied with a briefing by the Environment Defenders Office on the various legal obligations governing DSE’s fire management. The document is printed below, slightly … Continue reading
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A lot of fires are being lit, but what’s being achieved–and how would we know?
Bendigo region conservationists, including FOBIF, met with DSE officials last Wednesday April 18th, to discuss current and future fire operations. The meeting did not discuss State Government fire policy. It was solely concerned with the implementation of this policy, in … Continue reading
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April FOBIF walk
Forty-one walkers set out from the Garfield Water Wheel in Chewton on Sunday on the second FOBIF walk for the year. Local geologist, Julian Hollis led the walk and everyone appreciated his explanations of the significant geological features in the … Continue reading
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Tarilta: ecological burning in question
We have received a second reply from DSE’s Paul Bates on the subject of the Tarilta management burn [see below]. In addition Ewan Waller, DSE’s Chief Fire Officer, fielded questions on the subject on ABC radio on Friday March 30. … Continue reading
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Fire: who knows how to use it?
DSE Chief Fire Officer Ewan Waller claimed on ABC Radio on March 30 that one of the aims of his department is to create a ‘pre European’ forest structure by using fire. This seems to suggest that he is familiar … Continue reading
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