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Nature Art Soundscapes performance fundraiser for Red Box Wildlife Shelter; 7pm on Saturday 28th February @ Old Castlemaine Jail.

Posted on 9 February, 2026 by fobif

Nature Art Soundscapes are musicians Hilary Blackshaw (violin, guitar and vocals), Joel Bloom (lap steel guitar), Clara Schutz (cello) and artist Jane Rusden. The quartet celebrates local woodland wildlife through weaving beautiful live art making with evocative musical soundscapes.    … Continue reading →

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Life with Birds – a collaboration with the Newstead Arts Hub and Castlemaine State Festival

Posted on 6 February, 2026 by fobif

Life with Birds is an immersive celebration of the birds and woodland ecosystems of central Victoria. A distinguished collaboration of writers, artists, photographers, sound recordists, field naturalists and scientists will enable participants to enjoy and learn on the path to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 2026

Posted on 25 January, 2026 by fobif

The end of year social gathering was well attended and thanks again to Bronwyn Silver for hosting the event. This month, members received a newsletter and request to update membership subscription in the mail. If you are not a member and … Continue reading →

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Local legends of the central west – Karl Just

Posted on 1 December, 2025 by fobif

Victorian National Parks Association have just released a film about FOBIF committee member Karl Just, ‘Karl chats about his lifelong connection to the forests of the central west and how they have shaped his work, his passion and his understanding … Continue reading →

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Next Monday, FOBIF breakup at Walmer

Posted on 1 December, 2025 by fobif

All welcome Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests is having a BBQ at Bronwyn Silver’s place in Walmer on Monday 8 December. It starts at 6 pm and the address is 1036 Muckleford-Walmer Road, Walmer. BYO *  food to share, including … Continue reading →

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Is That Burn Really Necessary? Your Practical Guide to Protecting Local Forests

Posted on 24 November, 2025 by fobif

If you love your local forest, you’ve probably watched planned burns creep closer and wondered: are all of these really necessary? Victoria’s 2025 Code of Practice for Bushfire Management on Public Land sets clear rules for how burns are planned … Continue reading →

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Some scientists challenge logic of Victoria’s fuel reduction burns

Posted on 24 November, 2025 by fobif

FOBIF’s Karl Just was interviewed by the ABC, it makes very interesting reading https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/scientists-challenge-fuel-load-burns-victoria/105666680

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A fine December tradition; FOBIF breakup in Walmer

Posted on 17 November, 2025 by fobif

Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests is having a BBQ at Bronwyn Silver’s place in Walmer on Monday 8 December. It starts at 6 pm and the address is 1036 Muckleford-Walmer Road, Walmer. BYO *  food to share, including something for … Continue reading →

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Fabulous feathered five fundraiser

Posted on 3 November, 2025 by fobif

https://events.humanitix.com/nature-art-soundscapes-presents-the-feathered-five

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A year of walks in review

Posted on 3 November, 2025 by fobif

Our regular Walks program continued this year with the familiar diversity and interesting foci that FOBIF walks are known for. Euan Moore capably lead the final walk in 2024 near Crusoe Reservoir, Big Hill that gave us a great view … Continue reading →

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