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FOBIF photo show at Tog’s Cafe

Posted on 10 June, 2012 by fobif

The latest FOBIF Mamunya exhibition opened at Tog’s Cafe in Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine last Friday. It runs till the 13 July. The exhibition continues a tradition the Friends started in 1999 with their first Mamunya festival. This word comes from … Continue reading →

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Soil protector: unobtrusive, and undervalued?

Posted on 31 May, 2012 by fobif

FOBIF’s moss group met at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens last Saturday to move the project further towards its target: to publish a field guide to mosses of the region in Autumn next year. This is not an eccentric interest in … Continue reading →

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World Environment Day to be celebrated this Sunday in Castlemaine

Posted on 29 May, 2012 by fobif

To celebrate World Environment Day in our Shire, an community fair will take place in the Castlemaine Market Building from 9am-1pm on Sunday 3rd June. Whether people are interested protecting our diverse plants and animals, or sustainability initiatives and green technology … Continue reading →

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Places available for Alison Pouliot’s fungi workshop

Posted on 28 May, 2012 by fobif

There are still places available at Alison Pouliot’s Fungi Ecology Workshop this coming weekend in Inglewood. The workshop details are posted at: http://wedderburncmnnews.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/alison-pouliot-fungi-workshops.html

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FOBIF walk to Spring Gully

Posted on 28 May, 2012 by fobif

Eighteen people turned out for the May FOBIF walk led by Barbara Guerin and Lionel Jenkins. The walk was largely focussed on the area’s mining history and Dominique Lavie took a series of terrific photos which are reproduced below. The … Continue reading →

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