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Big turnout for Eucalyptus book launch

Posted on 26 September, 2016 by fobif

The Eucalypts of the Mount Alexander Region book is now launched and more than 200 copies were sold on the day. Bernard Slattery, Ern Perkins and Bronwyn Silver signed many copies and buyers also received 2 bookmarks with photos from … Continue reading →

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Update to FOBIF Chewton walk

Posted on 26 September, 2016 by fobif

Elaine Bayes and Damien Cook who were the leaders on our recent Chewton bush walk showed us that by looking closely at a small area you can often see an amazing number of plants. They identified 25-30 in the square metre they selected. … Continue reading →

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Strengthening Parks Vic [2]: have your say!

Posted on 22 September, 2016 by fobif

For this reason, we believe it would be good if a lot of people responded to this consultation process. You don’t have to take a lot of time about it. Click here and tell Parks what you think: or, by clicking … Continue reading →

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Strengthening Parks Vic [3]: we hope this phrase isn’t sinister

Posted on 22 September, 2016 by fobif

The consultation project will culminate with the production of a final report, which will focus on: A community vision for parks Legislative and policy reform A modern business in government. We haven’t been able to find out what the last … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s parks burning: an intriguing statistic

Posted on 22 September, 2016 by fobif

Some of the info revealed in the Parks Victoria discussion paper is predictable. Some is quite disturbing: for example, we learn that Parks Victoria administers 18% of Victoria—but contributes 50% of the planned burning target. This is an eloquent reminder … Continue reading →

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