Author Archives: fobif

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 →

Anyone  wandering the desolate tracks separating Kalimna Park from the Moonlight Flat pine plantations to the north east this week will see a remarkable sight: beautiful patches of Rough Mint Bush flourishing on apparently sterile rocky surfaces–sometimes right in the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →