Author Archives: fobif

On Saturday 24 September the new Friends of the Box-Ironbark publication, Eucalypts of the Mount Alexander Region, will be launched by Geoff Park, well known local environmentalist and author of the Natural Newstead blog. This 90 page guide aims to help … Continue reading →

Join us on Sunday 18th September as we take a look at the lesser known but most beautiful bush section of the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens. WHEN: 10am – 12pm WHERE:  Tea rooms in the gardens (near the carpark closest to … Continue reading →

There are still some places available in the October 2016 Wetland Identification Course run by wetland expert, Damien Cook, and facilitator, Elaine Bayes. You can find out all about it by clicking on the image above. Damien and Elaine are … Continue reading →

The minutes from the 2016 minutes which was held on July 11th can be found here. Details from the night can be viewed on our earlier post here. FOBIF committee meetings are held on the second Monday of each month … Continue reading →

Much fun was had listening, cooking, tasting, painting, weaving and playing last week as Aunty Julie McHale lead three great sessions last week for the FOBIF 2016 Winter School Holiday program. An adopted elder of the Dja Dja Wurrung, Aunty Julie skillfully … Continue reading →