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- Anyone for a dawn walk? 20 March, 2023
- Down…then up! 20 March, 2023
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- Working on the railway (1) : alternatives 13 March, 2023
- Working on the railway (2): what is ‘cultural burning’? 13 March, 2023
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Responding to Country Greeting Cards
Responding to Country
Twenty Bushwalks in the Mount Alexander Region
Native Peas of the region book
Wattles of the region book
Eucalypts of the region book
Mosses of Dry Forest book
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Geology Excursion with Clive Willman
Acknowledgement of Country
Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests would like to acknowledge the elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung community and their forebears as the traditional owners of Country in the Mount Alexander Region. We recognise that the Dja Dja Wurrung people have been custodians of this land for many centuries and have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal on their land. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.
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Have your say: MAS draft budget
Mount Alexander Shire residents have been asked to complete an online survey about priorities for MAS spending in the next financial year, 2023- 2024. The survey is a good opportunity to make submissions that recognise the natural environment as a … Continue reading
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More contributions to FOBIF turns 25 show
We have had a terrific response to our call for contributions to our FOBIF turns 25 exhibition. You can see all the entries here. The closing date for contributions is in just over a week (31st January). You can find … Continue reading
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2023 FOBIF walks program
The 2023 FOBIF walks program is now on the website. The first walk is on Sunday 19 March. All walks start at the Community House in Templeton Street at 9.30am apart from the July 16 Long Walk led by Jeremy … Continue reading
Colours from an ancient ocean
There are many sites around the Castlemaine area where 19th Century gold miners have removed all traces of soil in a process called ‘ground sluicing’. A blight upon the environment, but also, a wonderful opportunity to take a peek at … Continue reading
Another contribution to Fobif turns 25 show
Phil Ingamells has sent in the this photo and text for the Fobif turns 25 exhibition. New contributions from Janet Barker, Christine Henderson, Damian Kelly, and Philip and Judy Hopley, can be found here. There are so many ways to … Continue reading
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More contributions to Fobif turns 25 show
Jeremy Holland and Jane Rusden have sent these photos and accompanying text for our Fobif turns 25 exhibition. There is is a few weeks to go if you would like to be part of this project. Check out the details here. Jeremy … Continue reading
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New Biodiversity Council
This news arrived last Tuesday and could be worth following to see how the huge environmental problems we all face can be successfully tackled … Welcome to the first Biodiversity Council news! Biodiversity Council The Australian Government’s response to Graeme … Continue reading
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Two more contributions for FOBIF show
Liz Martin and Max Schlachter have sent these photos and accompanying text for our Fobif turns 25 exhibition. There is is a few weeks to go if you would like to be part of this project. Check out the details … Continue reading
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FOBIF turns 25 show
Patrick Kavanagh’s contribution to the FOBIF turns 25 show. The first sound we heard when we first walked onto our place in 1994 was the haunting call of White-winged Choughs, Mooyin-unkil in Dja Dja Wurrung. They are such a presence … Continue reading
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Oh no–another menace
Not wanting to be depressing or anything as the ‘festive season’ approaches, but here’s the Department of Agriculture on a potentially serious local menace: ‘Chilean needle grass is becoming a serious pasture and environmental weed in south-eastern Australia. It is … Continue reading
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