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Reminder: FOBIF AGM Monday 12 August 2024

Posted on 3 August, 2024 by fobif

Our FOBIF AGM will take place at 7.30 on 12 August in the Senior Citizens Centre, Mechanics Lane (next to the library). After a brief AGM, Geoff Park will give a presentation on Woodland birds in central Victoria – historical … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Planned Burns – Philip Zylstra, August 20th 2024

Posted on 3 August, 2024 by fobif

Kinglake Friends of the Forests, Friends of Box Ironbark Forests, Friends of the Whipstick and the Whroo Goldfields Conservation Network have engaged Dr Zylstra to speak at a public meeting at the Castlemaine Senior Citizens Centre at 7pm on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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FOBIF AGM 12 August: Geoff Park presentation

Posted on 9 July, 2024 by fobif

As mentioned in a previous post Geoff Park will be our guest speaker at the FOBIF AGM on 12 August in the Senior Citizens Centre, Mechanics Lane at 7.30.  Woodland birds in central Victoria – historical observations, current status and … Continue reading →

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The importance of invisible things

Posted on 4 July, 2024 by fobif

Newstead Landcare presentation by Patrick Kavanagh Every day, we walk through another world hidden from our naked eye. A tiny world, on a scale of millimetres, best seen through a macrophotographer’s lens. Join Newstead Landcare for a glimpse into this secret … Continue reading →

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FOBIF AGM: August 12, 2024

Posted on 26 June, 2024 by fobif

Local bird expert and photographer, Geoff Park will be the guest speaker at this year’s FOBIF Annual General Meeting on August 12. Most of our readers will be familiar with his website, Natural Newstead which he set up in 2010. … Continue reading →

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