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Strategic fuel breaks 1: the prospects for 2022

Posted on 14 March, 2022 by fobif

As we’ve reported (see our posts, with maps, here, here and here), DELWP is planning to create Strategic Fuel Breaks (SFB) in our region over the next two years. Castlemaine households have been recently letterboxed about this program. Note that … Continue reading →

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Strategic Fuel Breaks 2: points of contention

Posted on 14 March, 2022 by fobif

Readers will remember that FOBIF’s major concern is that mulching of high value roadsides will be catastrophic both from a biodiversity and amenity point of view. Further, we are curious about the relationship between the SFB program and the Fire … Continue reading →

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A great discovery

Posted on 7 March, 2022 by fobif

There’s not a great deal to be rejoicing about right now, but here’s one thing, a report by John Walter in the latest edition of Wombat Forestcare newsletter: ‘As a regular visitor to our forests, woodlands and grasslands, I can … Continue reading →

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Fire’s On

Posted on 7 March, 2022 by fobif

Mount Alexander Shire residents may have received a couple of DELWP leaflets in their letter boxes last week, informing them of upcoming management burns. All are fuel reduction exercises—ecology is a secondary consideration, if it’s a consideration at all. For … Continue reading →

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The cliffs of lunacy

Posted on 7 March, 2022 by fobif

Decades ago Simone Weil predicted that ‘‘We will see throughout the country the most incredible absurdities—and they will appear natural.’ She was right on any number of fronts. One of the most incredible is car advertisements on TV and online. … Continue reading →

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