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Celebrating Doug Ralph’s Life

Posted on 2 March, 2015 by fobif

There will be a gathering to celebrate Doug Ralph’s life next Saturday (March 7) at the Rotunda in the Botanic Gardens, Castlemaine. The group organising the event have provided the following information: The celebration will start at 12 noon & the … Continue reading →

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Golden Orb Weavers are about

Posted on 16 February, 2015 by fobif

The Golden Orb Weaver Nephila edulis is reasonable common in our local bush. At this time of year the females are mature and able to construct large wheel-shaped orb webs. In certain lights these strong webs look golden, thus the name. Their egg sacs … Continue reading →

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Autumn Fungi Workshops

Posted on 9 February, 2015 by fobif

Alison Pouliot has been sharing her fascination with fungi in workshops and forays across Central Victoria for many years. This year she has put together another wonderful program with several workshops in our Shire and others not far away. To view her 2015 … Continue reading →

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New MAS grant for holiday program

Posted on 18 December, 2014 by fobif

We are very proud to announce that we have successfully gained funding through the Mount Alexander Shire 2014/15 Strengthening Our Community Grant to run a school holiday program in June 2015. The FOBIF School Holiday Program for Winter 2015 is aimed … Continue reading →

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Over 15 years of FOBIF walks

Posted on 3 November, 2014 by fobif

We are not quite sure of the exact year FOBIF walks began but it was sometime in the late 1990s. Doug Ralph, one of the founders of FOBIF, initially led all the walks but later other locals shared this task. For many years … Continue reading →

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