Author Archives: fobif

How good is the new Code of Practice?

Posted on 6 December, 2011 by fobif

DSE’s new Code of Practice for Fire Management on Public Land has been out for consultation for some time now. The document can be found here. As we signalled in a previous post, we have had preliminary misgivings about the … Continue reading →

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Put it on the wall

Posted on 5 December, 2011 by fobif

FOBIF and Connecting Country have produced a good quality colourful A2 poster containing 63 photos highlighting the beauty of our local bushlands. Members of FOBIF and/or Connecting Country can buy it for $15 from Connecting Country at The Hub 14/233b … Continue reading →

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Out of the ash

Posted on 4 December, 2011 by fobif

The asset protection burn conducted at Quartz Hill Chewton in late November has, as planned, produced a pretty bare landscape over about 140 hectares, plus what looks like some spotting outside the planned zone. One reason to visit these burns … Continue reading →

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Exploring a mystery

Posted on 26 November, 2011 by fobif

On Sunday November 20 a group of 26 people were conducted on a tour of mysterious rock patterns in the vicinity of Mount Alexander. The tour was organised by some local landowners. The patterns are in the form of a … Continue reading →

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Fightback

Posted on 25 November, 2011 by fobif

A century ago it was common enough to see enormous flocks of Regent honeyeaters in woodland country from Queensland to South Australia. Habitat depletion has led to drastic decline in the numbers of this beautiful bird [see a photo and … Continue reading →

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Another proposal for a housing estate next to Kalimna

Posted on 23 November, 2011 by fobif

The Mount Alexander Council is considering a proposal for a 39 lot housing estate on the mainly cleared land on the eastern side of Kalimna Park. The developer is Mr Ron Rice who has made many development proposals for Happy … Continue reading →

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Poolside

Posted on 23 November, 2011 by fobif

Last summer saw an amazing explosion in numbers of dragonflies and damselflies around our creeks and dams. This year there are already significant numbers of these interesting and important creatures. The Forest Creek pools near the walking track are playing … Continue reading →

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MAS Municipal fire management plan

Posted on 20 November, 2011 by fobif

Along with other northern Victorian councils, Mount Alexander is currently in the process of getting together a Municipal fire management plan. These plans are part of the State’s integrated fire management policy mentioned in our post of September 5. A … Continue reading →

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Make yourself comfortable!

Posted on 16 November, 2011 by fobif

The brush tailed Phascogale, or Tuan, is FOBIF’s chosen symbol for a number of reasons: it’s an iconic box ironbark species, it’s endangered, and, let’s face it, it’s cute. One of the interesting things about the Phascogale is that it … Continue reading →

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What’s its name?

Posted on 15 November, 2011 by fobif

Doug Ralph recently found this caterpillar attached to a Tall Sundew. Does anyone what it’s called? Another one of Doug’s recent images is this lacework-like gumleaf.

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