Acknowledgement of Country
Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests would like to acknowledge the elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung community and their forebears as the traditional owners of Country in the Mount Alexander Region. We recognise that the Dja Dja Wurrung people have been custodians of this land for many centuries and have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal on their land. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.
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New name, new…er…
In case you’re confused, DELWP has changed its name: it’s now the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.
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Celebrating attention to country
Well over 120 people overflowed the Newstead Arts Hub on Saturday for the launch of the FOBIF turns 25 exhibition. Friends President Marie Jones gave a brief run down on the group’s 25 year history, from its beginning in the … Continue reading
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Money…and a reminder!
Sales of FOBIF’s guides are going so well that all five books will be reprinted before autumn is over. All books have now gone through multiple reprints. Unfortunately costs have risen, and we’ve been obliged to raise the price of … Continue reading
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New tracks in the Diggings Park
Parks Victoria has completed its network of new walks centred on the Garfield Wheel trailhead in the Castlemaine Diggings NHP. Maps and descriptions can be found here. The new walks are marked by distinctive posts, and supported by online maps … Continue reading
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New Tracks 2: missed opportunities?
There are some disappointing features in these notes, probably typical of heritage discourse generally. A few examples: –The Quartz Hill walk notes describe puddling wheels, but somehow forget to point out that these were seriously polluting. Captain Bull tried unsuccessfully … Continue reading
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FOBIF turns 25
This is Bernard Slattery’s contribution to the FOBIF turns 25 show. Disaster chic Bushland reserves are often blocks of land left over after being thoroughly thrashed: having been exploited to the hilt, they’re rather flatteringly named ‘reserves’ and left to … Continue reading
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Fuel breaks: the story so far
Local enviro groups have been briefed on the progress of Strategic Fuel Breaks in the region. As with most things to do with fire and biodiversity management, the picture so far is patchy and its final effects hard to assess. … Continue reading
What do we know, and where does it lead us?
On the subject of monitoring (see above), how do you decide whether to continue with a project you’ve been working on? Well, you probably check to see how successful you’ve been with your approach so far. On this, we offer … Continue reading
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At last!
To many people, it’s seemed like a wait of a million years. Now it’s over: Leon Costermans’s long awaited geology book is now available. Directed at anyone interested in our environment, the book is geologically accurate and written in accessible … Continue reading
Houses, people, nature
In case you missed it: the Mount Alexander Shire is doing a housing and neighbourhood character study for the townships of Castlemaine, Campbells Creek and Chewton. It’s looking for your input. The date for submissions is Sunday November 6. You can … Continue reading
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