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Kalimna Park burn delayed

Posted on 4 April, 2014 by fobif

The Friends of Kalimna Park have been informed that the DEPI burn planned for this autumn has been deferred to next year, to allow for more detailed planning of this exercise close to Castlemaine. The fuel reduction exercise will involve … Continue reading →

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March fire meeting

Posted on 4 April, 2014 by fobif

Conservationists from the Bendigo and Otways regions met with DEPI senior staff in March to discuss matters to do with the Fire Operations Plan. Excellent detailed notes on this meeting can be found on the Living with Ecology and Fire … Continue reading →

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Muckleford forest walk

Posted on 3 April, 2014 by fobif

The second in FOBIF’s program of walks for young people took place on Sunday, with thirteen participants plus leaders taking on a circuit in the Muckleford forest. The two hour walk included nature observations and consideration of DEPI interpretation panels–including … Continue reading →

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Next generation of field naturalists explore Kalimna Park

Posted on 26 March, 2014 by fobif

The first FOBIF family forest walk took place on Sunday 23 March. About half of the 28 people who came along were children. Doug Ralph who was a member of Friends of Kalimna many years ago began the morning with … Continue reading →

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First FOBIF bushwalk for 2014

Posted on 17 March, 2014 by fobif

About 20 walkers of all ages set off from the Chewton Post Office along the Forest Creek Track on the first FOBIF bushwalk of the year. Local resident, Marie Jones, led the walk. First stop was to appreciate the landscape … Continue reading →

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20 March 2014 – Damian Kelly to speak on Indigenous fish traps

Posted on 16 March, 2014 by fobif

Every year Newstead Landcare Group is fortunate to have some remarkable people present on an amazing array of topics and 2014 promises to be another such year. Their first presentation will be “Combining Ecology and Archaeology – researching Indigenous fish … Continue reading →

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23 and 30 March 2014 – Youth and Family Forest Walks

Posted on 11 March, 2014 by fobif

This year FOBIF has expanded its walks program to include 2 family walks and 2 youth walks. Everyone is welcome on these walks, not just young people and children. The first of the family walks will take place on 23 … Continue reading →

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Sustainability and Environment Round Table

Posted on 10 March, 2014 by fobif

Mount Alexander Shire Council held its first Sustainability and Environment Round Table at the Council Chambers on Thursday March 6th.  Relevant stakeholder representatives were invited and about 40 people came along to discuss the Terms of Reference that had been … Continue reading →

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Do words matter?

Posted on 6 March, 2014 by fobif

Readers will remember that in our post on the new waterways strategy we commented that climate change and its consequences for our waterways seemed to have been written out of policy. Instead we got bland references to ‘natural climate variability’, … Continue reading →

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Mountain biking and Mount Alexander

Posted on 5 March, 2014 by fobif

A proposal is currently being developed to put a mountain bike track in the Hancock pine plantation on the western side of Mount Alexander. FOBIF is not opposed to this idea. Mountain biking  is an activity with many health benefits, … Continue reading →

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