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Study suggests rethink of prescribed burns and fire management in Australia

Posted on 17 November, 2024 by fobif

A new study examining plant and animal species after the Black Summer fire season found greater biodiversity loss in areas subject to frequent burning. You can view two articles on the study here, one from The Conversation and one from … Continue reading →

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Ted Rowley – Guest speaker, Deer Control Network AGM on Zoom

Posted on 7 November, 2024 by fobif

  The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Victorian Deer Control Community Network (VDCCN) is coming up, where the 2025 Committee will be elected by nominations received from members. Many committee members have been on the committee since its inception in … Continue reading →

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Fundraising for Mountain Skink research

Posted on 7 November, 2024 by fobif

The endangered Mountain Skink Liopholis montana needs your help to ensure its future. Wombat Forestcare, a community conservation group with over 200 members based in the Wombat State Forest, Victoria, is seeking donations to contract a reptile scientist to undertake … Continue reading →

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Loop walk from Crusoe Reservoir

Posted on 21 October, 2024 by fobif

One highlight of Sunday’s walk was our lunchtime view south from Big Hill. Along the highway to Bendigo, we often see Big Hill from the highway, but rarely get up close. From on Big Hill could see back past Castlemaine … Continue reading →

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Planned burns and threatened species

Posted on 14 October, 2024 by Karl Just

Readers may be interested in this article from The Guardian, which documents how a planned burn proposed for an area of Box Ironbark Forest at Whroo (near Rushworth) has been cancelled following a community-led ecological survey. The planned burn was … Continue reading →

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