Category Archives: News

Whoever would have thought it? Reduction in speed brings reduction in animal deaths!

Posted on 25 November, 2018 by fobif

As a sidelight to FOBIF’s ongoing interest in vegetation clearance on the Pyrenees Highway, we draw readers’ attention to a nice item in the Midland Express [November 20]. Animal shelter managers in Elphinstone lobbied Vicroads to reduce the speed limit … Continue reading →

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Dam! We never knew that…

Posted on 25 November, 2018 by fobif

A Deakin University Phd student has claimed that farm dams are a major contributor to greenhouse gases, according to the Weekly Times [ 21/11 ]. ‘This is due to the microbes in dams, which release carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous … Continue reading →

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Pyrenees Highway: speeding, not speeding?

Posted on 19 November, 2018 by fobif

Vicroads’ proposed tree removal works on the Pyrenees Highway between Green Gully and Newstead have been put on hold pending advice from the Federal Department of the Environment [DEH] on the impact these removals might have on the health of … Continue reading →

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Nature Photography at Newstead Railway Arts Hub

Posted on 19 November, 2018 by fobif

Patrick Kavanagh, Geoff Park and Bronwyn Silver are holding a photographic exhibition at the Newstead Railway Arts Hub starting on Saturday December 2018. The expression “taking photographs” is a curious and revealing usage. In English, we don’t “make” photographs, we … Continue reading →

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Talking Fire: Reviving Indigenous Burning Practices

Posted on 12 November, 2018 by fobif

How we manage fire is an important conversation for rural and bush communities. What can we learn from how Aboriginal people used fire? Are those techniques applicable today in local landscapes that have changed a lot over the last 200 … Continue reading →

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