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More contributions to FOBIF turns 25 show

Posted on 22 January, 2023 by fobif

We have had a terrific response to our call for contributions to our FOBIF turns 25 exhibition. You can see all the entries here. The closing date for contributions is in just over a week (31st January). You can find … Continue reading →

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2023 FOBIF walks program

Posted on 16 January, 2023 by fobif

The 2023 FOBIF walks program is now on the website. The first walk is on Sunday 19 March. All walks start at the Community House in Templeton Street at 9.30am apart from the July 16 Long Walk led by Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Colours from an ancient ocean

Posted on 7 January, 2023 by fobif

There are many sites around the Castlemaine area where 19th Century gold miners have removed all traces of soil in a process called ‘ground sluicing’. A blight upon the environment, but also, a wonderful opportunity to take a peek at … Continue reading →

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More contributions to Fobif turns 25 show

Posted on 30 December, 2022 by fobif

Jeremy Holland and Jane Rusden have sent these photos and accompanying text for our Fobif turns 25 exhibition. There is is a few weeks to go if you would like to be part of this project. Check out the details here. Jeremy … Continue reading →

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New Biodiversity Council

Posted on 23 December, 2022 by fobif

This news arrived last Tuesday and could be worth following to see how the huge environmental problems we all face can be successfully tackled … Welcome to the first Biodiversity Council news!   Biodiversity Council The Australian Government’s response to Graeme … Continue reading →

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FOBIF turns 25 show

Posted on 13 December, 2022 by fobif

Patrick Kavanagh’s contribution to the FOBIF turns 25 show.  The first sound we heard when we first walked onto our place in 1994 was the haunting call of White-winged Choughs, Mooyin-unkil in Dja Dja Wurrung. They are such a presence … Continue reading →

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FOBIF turns 25

Posted on 12 December, 2022 by fobif

This is Bernard Slattery’s contribution to the FOBIF turns 25 show. Disaster chic Bushland reserves are often blocks of land left over after being thoroughly thrashed: having been exploited to the hilt, they’re rather flatteringly named ‘reserves’ and left to … Continue reading →

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Fuel breaks: the story so far

Posted on 28 November, 2022 by fobif

Local enviro groups have been briefed on the progress of Strategic Fuel Breaks in the region. As with most things to do with fire and biodiversity management, the picture so far is patchy and its final effects hard to assess. … Continue reading →

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What do we know, and where does it lead us?

Posted on 28 November, 2022 by fobif

On the subject of monitoring (see above), how do you decide whether to continue with a project you’ve been working on? Well, you probably check to see how successful you’ve been with your approach so far. On this, we offer … Continue reading →

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Oh no–another menace

Posted on 28 November, 2022 by fobif

Not wanting to be depressing or anything as the ‘festive season’ approaches, but here’s the Department of Agriculture on a potentially serious local menace: ‘Chilean needle grass is becoming a serious pasture and environmental weed in south-eastern Australia. It is … Continue reading →

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