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2012 Mamunya photo exhibition

Posted on 30 April, 2012 by fobif

FOBIF’s 2012 Mamunya photo exhibition will be held in Tog’s Cafe Castlemaine from June 7 until July 13. The purpose of the exhibition, as for its predecessors held in Newstead and Wesley Hill in the last two years, is to … Continue reading →

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Change to Walks Program

Posted on 29 April, 2012 by fobif

Due to unforseen circumstances we have had to make a change in the FOBIF walk’s program. Doug Ralph will now be leading the walk to Tarilta Gorge on 17 June and Malcolm Fyffe will be leading his Yandoit walk on … Continue reading →

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Mapping Kalimna’s weeds

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by fobif

Following our efforts to persuade authorities to concentrate fuel reduction efforts on areas close to settlement, and to integrate them with weed clearance [see our post Weeds are for burning, Feb 21], FOBIF has proposed a weed mapping project for … Continue reading →

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Fire: what’s the Code of Practice?

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by fobif

In preparation for the Bendigo Meeting of April 18 [see our post below], Environment Groups were supplied with a briefing by the Environment Defenders Office on the various legal obligations governing DSE’s fire management. The document is printed below, slightly … Continue reading →

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A lot of fires are being lit, but what’s being achieved–and how would we know?

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by fobif

Bendigo region conservationists, including FOBIF, met with DSE officials last Wednesday April 18th, to discuss current and future fire operations. The meeting did not discuss State Government fire policy. It was solely concerned with the implementation of this policy, in … Continue reading →

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