Category Archives: News

On Sunday November 20 a group of 26 people were conducted on a tour of mysterious rock patterns in the vicinity of Mount Alexander. The tour was organised by some local landowners. The patterns are in the form of a … Continue reading →

A century ago it was common enough to see enormous flocks of Regent honeyeaters in woodland country from Queensland to South Australia. Habitat depletion has led to drastic decline in the numbers of this beautiful bird [see a photo and … Continue reading →

The Mount Alexander Council is considering a proposal for a 39 lot housing estate on the mainly cleared land on the eastern side of Kalimna Park. The developer is Mr Ron Rice who has made many development proposals for Happy … Continue reading →

Doug Ralph recently found this caterpillar attached to a Tall Sundew. Does anyone what it’s called? Another one of Doug’s recent images is this lacework-like gumleaf.

A draft management plan for forest Creek, prepared by Max Shlacter for Connecting Country, in consultation with various community groups [including FOBIF], residents and agencies, is now in circulation. It can be found here The informative and interesting plan divides … Continue reading →