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Bird photography with Geoff Park

Posted on 20 April, 2023 by fobif

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Perfect walking weather!..Almost

Posted on 17 April, 2023 by fobif

A solid group challenged a gloomy morning to take on FOBIF’s April walk into Gough’s Range state forest yesterday. In fact, the dull skies were a fraud, and the morning was fresh but mostly sunny. The forest, after an inch … Continue reading →

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Barry Golding: Reimagining our land

Posted on 15 April, 2023 by fobif

Newstead Landcare Group is hosting a talk by Barry Golding at the Newstead Community Centre, starting at 7.30 pm next Tuesday April 18. All are welcome to attend. The arrival of Europeans on the continent we now call Australia had … Continue reading →

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Next two FOBIF walks

Posted on 11 April, 2023 by fobif

Our Goughs Range FOBIF walk will take place next Sunday 16 April. You can contact the leader Harley Parker (0409 135 889) for more information. The date for the following month’s walk is Sunday 21 May, not 28 May as … Continue reading →

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Unintentionally funny…or not so funny

Posted on 27 March, 2023 by fobif

FOBIF has been having another look at the heritage question. As we’ve pointed out before, heritage is a funny business. Sometimes it’s unintentionally funny—as when the national heritage listing for the Diggings Park tells us that the miners had ‘a … Continue reading →

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