Category Archives: News

FOBIF’s latest field guide, Native Peas of the Mount Alexander Region, is in the last stages of preparation, and will be launched in the next couple of months. Similar in format to our guides to moss, eucalypts and wattles, it’s … Continue reading →

FOBIF has written to Bush Heritage Australia questioning advice it offers in its leaflet, ‘Beautiful grasses for every garden’. This leaflet promotes the planting of Swamp Foxtail grass [Pennisetum alopecuroides] across Australia. There’s a problem here. According to Agriculture Victoria, … Continue reading →

We’ve had the following response from Bush Heritage on the above problem: ‘We understand your concern and appreciate you highlighting that the Swamp Foxtail is classified as an invasive species by Agricultural Victoria. The purpose of the leaflet was to … Continue reading →

About thirty FOBIF members and supporters came to the end of the year FOBIF breakup in Walmer last Monday. With thunderstorms and even hail predicted we gathered under cover instead of in the bush and even had the fire going. … Continue reading →