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Twenty Bushwalks in the Mount Alexander Region
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Yoorrook Justice Commission tonight on Four Corners
The important work of the Yoorrook Justice Commission is the first formal truth-telling process into historical and ongoing injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria. Tonight Four Corners gives an insight into the Yoorrook Justice Commission. You can watch it … Continue reading
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Fryers Ridge Nature Conservation Reserve Walk
After the long dry summer, Frances Cincotta got lucky with the weather for the first FOBIF walk of 2025. The group enjoyed seeing the bush soak up the cool air and gentle rain in a 5 km circuit along the Fryers … Continue reading
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Have your say on nature strip plantings
Our nature strips could host much more nature, such as our local Sticky Everlasting Daisy, beloved by butterflies Mount Alexander Shire has put out draft guidelines for what we can and can’t plant on our nature strips. This … Continue reading
First walk for the year
This Sunday 16 March Frances Cincotta will lead a walk in the Fryers Ridge Nature Conservation Reserve. The walk is only 5km, in case of very hot weather and is all on wide, well-formed tracks, with some up and down … Continue reading
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Alison Pouliot book launch: Funga Obscura
Alison’s latest book is about fungi, and the photography of fungi. The title, Funga Obscura, unites the two. Beginning in elemental landscapes of ice and rock, the book traces the evolutionary path of fungi as enablers of life on land … Continue reading
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Farewelling two FOBIF committe members & invitation to join the committee
We want to thank two members of our committee, who are both leaving due to personal commitments. Asha Bannon joined the committee in 2023 is a former Landcare coordinator and NCCMA employee. She was a valued committee member who contributed … Continue reading
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Workshop on culture, white privilege and racism (14 free spots available)
The FOBIF committee will be participating in a workshop with John Bonnice (Co-Chair of the Bendigo Reconciliation Committee) on Thursday 13th March at 10am in McKenzie Hill. The workshop takes 2.5 hours. We have free spots available for the first … Continue reading
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Remembering Richard Piesse
We remember Richard Piesse, Champion Castlemaine Naturalist and Volunteer Saturday 15th February, 3-5pm. Tea Rooms, Castlemaine Botanical Gardens You are invited to join with the Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club and staff and volunteers from the Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre for … Continue reading
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Online talk tomorrow-Grasslands, burning and the CFA
Although outside our area, this talk should be interesting. Dr Joshua Hodges will talk about the CFA, covering its structure, officer roles, the politics, decision-making, funding, the ecological consequences of fire (or its lack) in grasslands, what you can do, … Continue reading
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2025 FOBIF walks and subscriptions
FOBIF subscriptions for 2025 are now due. If you are a FOBIF member but haven’t received a subscription form in the mail or would like to become a new member you can find the relevant form here. Members who haven’t … Continue reading
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