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According to the Trust for Nature, 4000 ha of native vegetation is being cleared from private land each year. In spite of this, there has been a push among supporters of the State Government to ease laws controlling this clearing, … Continue reading →

Due to factors beyond our control, all the posts after 13 August 2013 have been removed from the FOBIF website. We intend to reinstate them using stored copies. However this could take a couple of weeks because our main contributor, … Continue reading →

The second last FOBIF walk for the year took place in the Fryers Ranges west of Taradale on Sunday 15 September.    A 20 minute portion of this walk was conducted as a “sound walk” during which (without speaking) we listened … Continue reading →

FOBIF’s AGM saw the current committee reelected unopposed on August 12: the committee for the next twelve months is: President:  Marie Jones; Vice President:Neville Cooper; Secretary:Bernard Slattery;Treasurer:Bronwyn Silver; Committee: Frank Panter, Alex Panelli The AGM heard an instructive talk on the Post Office Hill … Continue reading →

 The DEPI planned burning program is now on the internet for public consideration. As we have previously reported, the program contains new proposed burn areas, mainly centred around settlement, and targeted as Asset Protection Zones. The program can be seen … Continue reading →

The forty plus millimetres of rain which has fallen in our district over the last week or so has made a huge and probably temporary difference to our minor streams. Creeks which flow for only a few weeks of any … Continue reading →

Local ecologist Karl Just will be presenting a talk on Ants and their important role in native ecosystems on Thursday 15 August between 8 pm and 9 pm at the Newstead Community Centre. Among other things, the talk will explore … Continue reading →