Author Archives: fobif

So: how’s the climate here?

Posted on 2 December, 2019 by fobif

The Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO have released a series of local climate guides summing up the changes in the last few decades around Australia. The guide for North Central Victoria can be found here. It reveals that average … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Comments Off on So: how’s the climate here?

Summer’s coming, and here’s evidence

Posted on 27 October, 2019 by fobif

The weather’s warming, and reptiles are out. It’s time to be careful wandering in grassy areas. And of course it’s time to pay attention on the highway, so as not to be part of the ongoing slaughter of our reptiles. … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Comments Off on Summer’s coming, and here’s evidence

Celebrate the butterfly!

Posted on 27 October, 2019 by fobif

Elaine Bayes has supplied us with details of a terrific program of activities designed to improve knowledge of the Eltham Copper Butterfly. Details are below: If you would like to help protect Eltham Copper Butterflies or would simply like a … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Comments Off on Celebrate the butterfly!

Strenuous effort, rich rewards

Posted on 21 October, 2019 by fobif

A strong contingent took on brisk weather and a couple of strenuous climbs on FOBIF’s October walk yesterday. The route took the group from the Railway Dam up to the Fryers fire tower, down to Fryers Creek and up again … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Walks | Comments Off on Strenuous effort, rich rewards

Extensive consultation brings amazing discovery

Posted on 21 October, 2019 by fobif

The latest instalment of DELWP’s Future of our forests newsletter is now online. The newsletter is part of the government’s procedure in updating the Regional Forest Agreement [RFA]. This is a long and complicated story, but FOBIF is a little … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 1 Comment

Great spring reading

Posted on 14 October, 2019 by fobif

The September issue of the Wombat Forestcare newsletter is now available online. As usual it’s a great read. You can find it here. The issue includes a terrific article on Currawongs, a sobering item on the effect of rodent poison … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Comments Off on Great spring reading

Mount Alexander 1: What price safey?

Posted on 7 October, 2019 by fobif

As we mentioned some weeks ago, visitors to Mount Alexander have been shocked by the tree clearance operation conducted there in the last two months. Enquiries as to the rationale for the works have been a bit of an adventure. … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Comments Off on Mount Alexander 1: What price safey?

Mount Alexander 2: How wide should Joseph Young Drive be?

Posted on 7 October, 2019 by fobif

As to providing enough space on the roadside for parking vehicles we’re  sceptical. If DELWP workers are forced to intrude on the road, they could possibly do what workers do on highways: put witches hats out, and warning signs. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Comments Off on Mount Alexander 2: How wide should Joseph Young Drive be?

And while we’re on the subject, here’s a little reason to slow down

Posted on 7 October, 2019 by fobif

That little blob below is an echidna. We think the pictures speak for themselves.

Posted in Nature Observations | Comments Off on And while we’re on the subject, here’s a little reason to slow down

Track maintenance: DELWP 1,000, FOBIF 0

Posted on 7 October, 2019 by fobif

In the last 20 years the problem most regularly confronted by FOBIF is that of track ‘improvements.’ We have complained with boring frequency to DELWP and Parks Victoria that almost every time a track is ‘improved’, the ‘improvement’ includes a … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Comments Off on Track maintenance: DELWP 1,000, FOBIF 0