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Yes, but where was the summit?

Posted on 22 May, 2023 by fobif

A small group of heroes tackled FOBIF’s May walk yesterday: a zigzag route through the Mount Lofty Natural Features reserve. Bitter weather at 9.30 improved nicely into a mild though brisk autumn day by 10…Well, maybe more brisk than mild, … Continue reading →

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The gradual changes, the shifts in tones

Posted on 1 May, 2023 by fobif

An updated version of Responding to Country: Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forests 1998-2023 is now available. The new edition includes an abridged version of Alison Pouliot’s speech, ‘The gradual changes, the shifts in tones’, given at the February 2023 launch … Continue reading →

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Exploring Kalimna during COVID

Posted on 1 May, 2023 by fobif

New FOBIF member Marte Newcombe is exhibiting Kalimna Park photographs at Castlemaine’s Artpuff gallery beginning on 19 May 2023.    “I walked almost every day for 3 years in Kalimna Park during the time of Covid and in the process, … Continue reading →

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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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