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Nuggetty Walk

Posted on 22 July, 2011 by fobif

Thirteen people braved the cold, foggy and wet conditions on the July FOBIF walk to the Rock of Ages. This magical site is situated on top of Mount Moorul which is a couple kilometres north of Maldon. It is part of … Continue reading →

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CMA responds on creek clearance

Posted on 22 July, 2011 by fobif

At the FOBIF AGM a question was put to the Catchment Management Authority’s Damian Wells about vegetation clearance along Barkers and Campbells Creeks. We’ve had the following response from the CMA this week: ‘The CMA inspected sites in the region … Continue reading →

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Broom attack on Mount Alexander

Posted on 20 July, 2011 by fobif

FOBIF members in April alerted Parks Victoria to the existence of a substantial and dense clump of English Broom on the east side of Mount Alexander. We had not previously noticed this pestiferous weed on the Mount, although it is … Continue reading →

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Floods: keeping ‘out of harm’s way’

Posted on 13 July, 2011 by fobif

The North Central region had between four and seven times its long term rainfall average in January this year, and Castlemaine had five times its long term average. The rainfall between September and January was unprecedented, and came into an … Continue reading →

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Reports come flooding in

Posted on 13 July, 2011 by fobif

Coincidentally, the Comrie Report on the 2010-11 floods has just been released. Although the report concentrates on the performance of emergency services, it does contain some enlightening remarks which underline Damian Wells’s argument. For example: ‘It is important to understand … Continue reading →

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