Category Archives: News

Looters

Posted on 21 July, 2019 by fobif

The picture below shows two mature Ironbarks cut down and removed from alongside the Poverty Gully track in the Diggings Park. Illegal timbergetting from public land has become a bit of a plague lately, and FOBIF has heard both from … Continue reading →

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Objection to new supermarket

Posted on 21 July, 2019 by fobif

FOBIF has sent an objection to the Mount Alexander Shire to the displayed plans for a new supermarket at Forest and Urquhart Streets Castlemaine. The essentials of our objection are as follows: ‘We emphasise that we have no opinion on … Continue reading →

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Climate action workshop

Posted on 21 July, 2019 by fobif

Here’s an activity that should be of wide interest:

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Another terrific photo for our TOGS show

Posted on 15 July, 2019 by fobif

Mitchell Parker sent us this atmospheric photo of a Cherry Ballart Exocarpos cupressiformis on Mount Alexander on a misty morning. You can find out how to contribute photos to the TOGS show here.  And don’t forget that entries to the Eucalypt photo … Continue reading →

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Vale Uncle Brien Nelson

Posted on 8 July, 2019 by fobif

A large crowd gathered at the Campbell’s Creek community centre last Friday to mark the funeral of one of this community’s most distinguished leaders: Dja Dja Wurrung elder Uncle Brien Nelson, who died on June 28. There is a good … Continue reading →

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