Category Archives: News

New Edition: Vagabond, the Story of Charles Sanger

Posted on 18 May, 2026 by fobif

A new edition Vagabond, the Story of Charles Sanger will be launched by local author Robyn Annear at 12pm this Saturday (23 May) in the Castlemaine library foyer. The book was first written in 2008 by Bernard Slattery, Doug Ralph … Continue reading →

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Sunday walk on Salters Creek, Irishtown

Posted on 18 May, 2026 by fobif

Sunday 17 May, Elaine Bayes lead a great 5.6 km walk along Salters Creek, a small but remarkably intact tributary of the Loddon River, close to Columbine Creek, and ultimately part of the vast Murray–Darling Basin — a catchment covering … Continue reading →

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Town Open Day

Posted on 18 May, 2026 by fobif

We had a terrific day on Saturday, lots of chats and folk signing up as members,to our blog, and our special open day walk. We are in the process of doing the paperwork and hope to finish this week. Please … Continue reading →

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Salters Creek, Irishtown walk on Sunday

Posted on 11 May, 2026 by fobif

17 May Salters Creek (Note the change of location from the original description.) This is a lovely section of Salters Creek, as it has signs of an intact creek bed and large trees which is rare to find … Continue reading →

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VFA Green Fire-Walls Webinar

Posted on 27 April, 2026 by fobif

You might be interested in this webinar about what green fire-walls can do. Link to register. Green Fire-Walls: A VFA Webinar About the webinar VFA have a webinar coming up with Angelique Stefanatos who developed the Green Fire-Walls project back in … Continue reading →

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