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The Loddon Company Race, Irishtown walk, Sunday June 21

Posted on 29 June, 2026 by fobif

It’d been pretty wet leading up to Sunday for the scheduled FOBIF walk led by Steve Charman and, in retrospect, the conditions undoubtedly made the 5km walk a little more challenging than intended. Around 10am, a party of about … Continue reading →

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Harry Nankin’s Acts of Ritual, 2020-24

Posted on 23 June, 2026 by fobif

A beautiful profile from Harry Nankin, published in- View Camera Australia News & views about Australian large format camera users and darkroom photographers I live near the bottom of a shallow squiggle of the Great Dividing Range, in the … Continue reading →

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Four Corners on native forest logging in Victoria

Posted on 23 June, 2026 by fobif

From Victorian National Parks Association- Did you catch ABC’s Four Corners last week? The investigation took a close look at what’s really happened since native forest logging in Victoria was supposed to end. Despite $1.5 billion of public money to … Continue reading →

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Walk this Sunday: Loddon Company Race

Posted on 15 June, 2026 by fobif

21 June The Loddon Company Race, Irishtown The Loddon Company Race, constructed in 1866, predating the Coliban system, retains many relics of its fascinating and long history. This walk will take a 6 km loop, heading out along the Vaughan arm … Continue reading →

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Our President is stepping down

Posted on 15 June, 2026 by fobif

FOBIF’s President (chairperson), Christine Henderson, is stepping down from this role. Christine has been a committee member for 4 – 5 years, and more recently as President. We are grateful to Christine for her contribution and glad to say that … Continue reading →

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