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Bizarre, weird, unbearable, impossible, obviously unacceptable…but true
Ever been irritated by the rubbish dumping thing? Of course, most people are—and most people wonder: what kind of person would dump rubbish in beautiful places like our bushlands? But there’s another dimension to this problem: it starts at the … Continue reading
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Nothing to see here…Hang on!
If you’re crossing the Forest Street footbridge over Campbells Creek this month, you might want to cast your eye down to the downstream edge of the bridge. Those nondescript streaks of shades of green are colonies of three different moss … Continue reading
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Honey is in the air
Walkers on the newly opened section of the Campbells Creek track can’t fail to have noticed the substantial patches of flowering Hakea by the trackside. Hakea is a highlight of the track, and of the hillside on the side track … Continue reading
June short walk: a leisurely mooch in a ruined waterway
A bleak forecast didn’t stop a smallish group of resolute walkers from taking on the June short walk yesterday. The route followed a quiet gully south of Chewton, much revitalised by recent damp weather. It’s quite amazing how even the … Continue reading
FOBIF June 15th walks: the long and the short
FOBIF is offering a choice this month. Here are the details: Long Walk: Mount Alexander We will start walking from Old Koala Park and do an anti-clockwise circuit of about 12.3 km. A bit over half of this is off … Continue reading
Alchemy of gold 1: Transformation into what?
The Alchemy of Gold, an event bringing together ‘experts, historians and the community to explore how the discovery of gold in the 1850s reshaped Victoria economically, socially and politically’ took place over the weekend of May 16-18. Its aim: ‘celebrate … Continue reading
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Alchemy 2: should the ‘new golden age’ be like the last one?
One question inevitably arising in such an event is: how have the events of the gold rush shaped the society and place we live in now? The answers are familiar: egalitarianism, a cosmopolitan society, democracy…but one feature of our society … Continue reading
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Alchemy 3: repairing the mistakes of the past
There were some very good presentations at the weekend’s event, but we’ll focus on one theme only: environmental history. Standout speakers here included Susan Lawrence, co author of Sludge– disaster on Victorian Goldfields (a book which should be compulsory reading … Continue reading
Fire in the Maldon Historic Reserve
Forest Fire Management burned a biodiversity rich section of the Maldon Historic Reserve, near the Railway Track, on May 9. Conditions were described as ‘ideal’, with no wind, and appropriate moisture levels. Readers will remember we have reported on this … Continue reading
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So: what might World Heritage status mean?
Readers will have noticed prominent coverage in the national press of Federal support for the proposal to get UNESCO world heritage nomination for the Victorian goldfields. FOBIF has taken a keen interest in the ongoing work on this proposal. You … Continue reading
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