Category Archives: Fire Management

FOBIF Submission on Proposed Planned Burn South of Castlemaine

Posted on 12 March, 2026 by Karl Just

FOBIF has lodged a submission to Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) regarding the proposed 239-hectare Campbells Creek – Stephensons Track planned burn in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. Among the concerns raised in our submission: The planned burn area … Continue reading →

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Make a submission to Parliament about the 2026 bushfires, read our submission

Posted on 9 March, 2026 by fobif

There is an inquiry into the 2026 summer fires across Victoria, Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee The deadline for submissions has been extended to 19 April 2026. We encourage you to use this Link and make a submission. Here … Continue reading →

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Local legends of the central west – Karl Just

Posted on 1 December, 2025 by fobif

Victorian National Parks Association have just released a film about FOBIF committee member Karl Just, ‘Karl chats about his lifelong connection to the forests of the central west and how they have shaped his work, his passion and his understanding … Continue reading →

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Is That Burn Really Necessary? Your Practical Guide to Protecting Local Forests

Posted on 24 November, 2025 by fobif

If you love your local forest, you’ve probably watched planned burns creep closer and wondered: are all of these really necessary? Victoria’s 2025 Code of Practice for Bushfire Management on Public Land sets clear rules for how burns are planned … Continue reading →

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Some scientists challenge logic of Victoria’s fuel reduction burns

Posted on 24 November, 2025 by fobif

FOBIF’s Karl Just was interviewed by the ABC, it makes very interesting reading https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/scientists-challenge-fuel-load-burns-victoria/105666680

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Fire in the landscape, much to learn…

Posted on 25 August, 2025 by fobif

Mount Korong Eco-Watch have been conducting a series of conversations among private landholders and others over a 10-month period about ecological practices of fire and their roles and uses in our landscapes. Conversations will be part of a community forum … Continue reading →

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Update on Planned Burning

Posted on 1 May, 2025 by fobif

The FOBIF committee have been busy campaigning Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) for more sensible measures to reduce bushfire risk in our region. Here is an update of activities in the last six months: – In January we submitted a … Continue reading →

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Recording of ‘Challenging the Myth of Fuel Load Reduction’-Karl Just

Posted on 21 April, 2025 by fobif

    Recent Karl Just Webinar – Challenging the Myth of Fuel Load Reduction. We were thrilled to have over 220 people attend, making it our most popular webinar yet.  LINK TO KARL’S WEBINAR RECORDING For further information and resources visit … Continue reading →

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Planned Burns; an online talk by FOBIF committee member Karl Just, next Tuesday

Posted on 31 March, 2025 by fobif

Do you want to learn more about how planned burns are damaging our ecosystems? And how they don’t they achieve their purported aim of reducing fuel loads. This will be a great talk by FOBIF committee member, Karl Just.  We … Continue reading →

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Fire: paying attention to the detail

Posted on 25 August, 2024 by fobif

Over 100 people packed into the Senior Citizens Hall last Tuesday to hear fire behaviour scientist Phil Zylstra question the science and logic behind current planned burning systems. The talk focused on current programs centred on the reduction of leaf … Continue reading →

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