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About 100 people turned up to the first public consultation meeting on flood management on February 18 at the Castlemaine Town Hall. The meeting consisted of three presentations on flood issues by Catchment Managers and water industry experts—unfortunately rather repetitive … Continue reading →

The ant pictured below is a member of the genus Rhytidoponera. The curious thing about it is that the creature is labouring to carry a shoot of moss [Pseudocrossidium crinitum].                     … Continue reading →

The photo below could be duplicated hundreds of times through our region: a tree sitting on a ‘pedestal’on the edge of a deeply eroded gully. When that tree was young, it was at ground level. So, where has all the … Continue reading →

The State Government has directed the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council to nominate areas in six National and State Parks where recreational prospecting will be allowed. Details of the brief are here. FOBIF has made a submission to VEAC, which reads … Continue reading →

Fungi expert, Alison Pouliot, has returned to Australia and will  be offering ‘a series  of seminars, workshops, forays and feasts’ in April and May. Most are reasonably close to Castlemaine – Glenlyon, Woodend, Trentham and Creswick. So if you’re interested in … Continue reading →