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Find out about wetland plants

Posted on 20 June, 2016 by fobif

Local environment experts, Damien Cook and Elaine Bayes, are running two wetland plant ID courses this year: This course is aimed at anyone interested in wetland plant identification and ecology. The course will run over 3 days and each day will … Continue reading →

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Last chance

Posted on 20 June, 2016 by fobif

Our highly successful FOBIF exhibition, Trees of the Mount Alexander Region, is finally finishing this weekend after a month at TOGS Cafe in Castlemaine in March and almost a month now at the Newstead Railway Arts Hub. So if you … Continue reading →

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FOBIF tree show opens in Newstead

Posted on 13 June, 2016 by fobif

On Saturday 4 June, 50 people came out in the cold winter weather to attend the opening of the FOBIF photo show, Trees of the Mount Alexander Shire, at the Newstead Railway Arts Hub. There were lots of positive comments about the diversity and quality … Continue reading →

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Reminder: FOBIF photo show opening next Saturday

Posted on 29 May, 2016 by fobif

The opening of our Trees of the Mount Alexander Shire photo show at the Newstead Railway Arts Hub will take place next Saturday (4 June) at 10.30. Bernard Slattery will open the show and Julie Patey from The Hub is bringing along home made … Continue reading →

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Funding from Mount Alexander Council for FOBIF School Holiday Program

Posted on 20 May, 2016 by fobif

FOBIF is excited to announce that we have been successful in our Mount Alexander Shire Council Community Grant application which will fund the FOBIF 2016 Winter School Holiday Program. This year has an indigenous peoples theme and we will be … Continue reading →

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