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It’s orchid time…and that’s not all

Spring! And it’s time to go and have a look around. In particular, orchids are coming out all over. A highlight: Castlemaine Spider Orchids are observable in the Monk area, in the area of walk 3 in FOBIF’s publication, 20 … Continue reading →

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Comeback

Hardenbergia is flowering around the region—always a highlight of the approaching spring. What’s extra good about the plants pictured below, though, is that they’ve more or less come back from the dead. Readers may remember our post from three years … Continue reading →

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19 July 2026 – Long Walk – Tarilta Creek  

This will be a loop walk of about 14 km exploring the Tarilta Creek area. It will take about 6 hours including breaks. Highlights will include a lovely mossy gully, two waterfalls which may even have water, and of course … Continue reading →

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19 July 2026: Short Walk- Tarrengower

We’ll walk a section on the western side of this curiously complicated mountain, looking for clues as to how it was formed in the distant past. Terrific views to the west, rock platforms, interesting plant life. We’ll start from a … Continue reading →

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Murder weapons, medicines and funny smells

We’re all too familiar with fungi as murder weapons; it’s possibly less well known that without fungi, life as we know it would pretty quickly come to an end. Daylesford writer Alison Pouliot has an impressive record promoting the positive … Continue reading →

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