Acknowledgement of Country
Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests would like to acknowledge the Elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung community and their forebears as the Traditional Owners of Country in the Mount Alexander Region. We recognise that the Dja Dja Wurrung people have been custodians of this land for many centuries and have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal on their land. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.
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Have Your Say In Protecting Rural Land
Mt Alexander Shire Council is inviting residents to ‘have your say on rural land use’ by completing a survey. For more information about this and the link to the survey, go to the Council’s website: https://shape.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/rural-land-use-strategy/rlus-community-survey The website states, “The … Continue reading
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A walk in Kalimna Park and surrounds: 21 September
Join local ecologist & FOBIF committee member, Karl Just for this 3-4 kms walk where he will talk about the ecology of a few of the rare animals found in Kalimna as we walk through their habitat, including the Eltham … Continue reading
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Wildflower Season, for better or worse
It’s been a sad winter and spring so far for lovers of wildflowers in our local forest. The drought that gave us a dry winter last year continued into summer, then autumn and the winter just gone. It’s been a … Continue reading
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FOBIF AGM Monday 8th September
All welcome at our AGM, 6pm, Monday 8th September, Senior Citizens Centre, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine. At 6.30 Tanya Loos will speak on living with wildlife. Then a light supper and the opportunity to buy; Tanya’s book ‘Living with wildlife’; FOBIF’s … Continue reading
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Raffle at the AGM
Bring some cash to win one of Bev Lewis’ beautiful stone lithographs. $5 per ticket, 3 for $10 First prize gets first choice, 2nd prize second choice, 3rd prize the remaining print.
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Vale Pam Douglas
Pam Douglas died last month. She was a regular walker on FOBIF’s monthly walks since 2016, though ill health limited her participation this year. Pam came to live in Castlemaine around then, and it became common to see her walking … Continue reading
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This stone lithograph could be yours!
Bev Lewis, artist has donated some beautiful stone lithographs which we will raffle at our AGM, Monday 8th September, 6pm at the Castlemaine Senior Citizen’s, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine. All welcome. Web: www.bevlewisart.com Instagram: @bevlewis_art
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Do you have you have a bird attacking a window, a possum in the roof, phascogales harassing your chickens, or a visiting venomous snake in the backyard?
Event: talk by Tanya Loos: LIVING WITH WILDLIFE Date & time: Monday 8th September, 6pm Venue: Castlemaine Senior Citizens Centre, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine. Tanya Loos loves sharing nature knowledge about how to live more harmoniously with the animals that live … Continue reading
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‘Scientists on the goldfields, 170 years of geoscientific discoveries’
There will be a free presentation ‘Scientists on the goldfields, 170 years of geoscientific discoveries’ by leading geologist Clive Willman. Venue: Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St Castlemaine Date: Wednesday 20th August Time: 6.30pmThis will be repeat of the presentation given … Continue reading
Listen while you walk . . .
As part of the new Campbells Creek missing link project, Rob Law from Friends of Campbells Creek has created a ‘soundtrail’. It starts at the Forest Street entrance to the walk and continues through to the end at the Campbells … Continue reading
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