Category Archives: News

‘Act for Birds’ roadshow next Saturday

Posted on 2 July, 2018 by fobif

Castlemaine has a new Birdlife Branch and Birdlife is visiting next weekend with their ‘Act for Birds’ roadshow. Jane Rusden, Convener of Castlemaine District BirdLife Group has asked FOBIF to publicise this event which be focused on grassroots advocacy, with short … Continue reading →

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Symptoms

Posted on 2 July, 2018 by fobif

Signs: they’re everywhere, maybe too many of them. But when they start to decay, you’d have to say they give the neighbourhood a neglected character. And the signs around our public land are definitely looking neglected: out of date, rotting, … Continue reading →

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Winter reading

Posted on 2 July, 2018 by fobif

Got a moment? Have a look at these two winter gems: First, the ever reliable Wombat Forestcare Newsletter, with high quality articles on  luminous fungi, fire in the Wombat, and a fascinating glimpse of the ‘world’s rarest fungus’, found on … Continue reading →

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‘Creatures’ collection growing

Posted on 1 July, 2018 by fobif

There have been some interesting contributions to our Creatures photo collection over the past couple of weeks. Vivienne Hamilton sent us a terrific photo of this Red Wattlebird shaking itself off.  You can see more of Vivienne Hamilton’s photos in … Continue reading →

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News, fake news, rumour

Posted on 18 June, 2018 by fobif

Here’s a reminder: you have two days to give an opinion on the draft plan for indigenous co management of five parks in north central Victoria. We’ve noticed a bit of negativity in some web discussion groups about this proposal, … Continue reading →

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Madness

Posted on 17 June, 2018 by fobif

There’s a saying that ‘you don’t have  to be mad, but it helps’—but at 9.30 on Sunday morning it seemed that you really did have to be mad to embark on FOBIF’s June walk into the Tarilta valley. Six degrees, … Continue reading →

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Yellow Gums stand out

Posted on 10 June, 2018 by fobif

Yellow Gums Eucalyptus leucoxylon change more from season to season and are more colourful than all other local eucalypts. Their copious shedding of bark in summer is commonly accompanied by a dramatic colouring of trunks for months. After the rain is … Continue reading →

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Indigenous joint management 1: have your say

Posted on 9 June, 2018 by fobif

A drop in session in Castlemaine on Sunday 20 May was a chance for interested residents to check out plans for indigenous co management of parks in north central Victoria. None of the parks in question are in the Mount … Continue reading →

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Indigenous joint management 2: here are some interesting ideas

Posted on 9 June, 2018 by fobif

The draft plan is a challenging, even exhilarating document. Its objectives are ambitious: ‘Healing Land (Country) goes beyond ridding the environment of pest plant and animals, managing fire and visitor impacts. The Draft Plan is as much about Dja Dja … Continue reading →

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Indigenous joint management 3: cultural fire

Posted on 9 June, 2018 by fobif

The return of cultural fire in this region is a potentially dramatic event.  As yet the implications of this practice are not widely known, but it clearly plays a major role in the co management strategy: – ‘Delivery of Wi … Continue reading →

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