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Category Archives: Walks
A walk in history: Malmsbury Coliban Channel.
It was a welcome sunny day for an enjoyable and interesting walk along section of the Coliban channel near Malmsbury. Author of the book, The Coliban Main Channel: A Walking Guide, Stephen Charman, shared details from his extensive historical research … Continue reading
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Sunday 20th July walk – Coliban Main Channel, Malmsbury
Walk leader for this month’s walk on Sunday 20th July is Steve Charman, author of “The Coliban Main Channel, A Walking Guide”. The focus of this return walk will be the Coliban Main Channel in Malmsbury, starting at Malmsbury Reservoir … Continue reading
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June short walk: a leisurely mooch in a ruined waterway
A bleak forecast didn’t stop a smallish group of resolute walkers from taking on the June short walk yesterday. The route followed a quiet gully south of Chewton, much revitalised by recent damp weather. It’s quite amazing how even the … Continue reading
Long Walk – Leanganook / Mount Alexander
The annual FOBIF Long Walk began bright and early as promised on Sunday June 15th, with a group of seven intrepid hikers setting off into the eastern reaches of Leanganook (Mount Alexander). Confidently leading the way off-track, Jeremy guided the … Continue reading
FOBIF June 15th walks: the long and the short
FOBIF is offering a choice this month. Here are the details: Long Walk: Mount Alexander We will start walking from Old Koala Park and do an anti-clockwise circuit of about 12.3 km. A bit over half of this is off … Continue reading
Pre-1852 Eucalypts of Maldon Walk
Today’s FOBIF walk was in the Maldon township on a chilly, windy morning. We are grateful to Bev Phillips from MULGA ( Maldon Urban Landcare Group) for her informative and interesting talks, as we walked and gazed in wonder at … Continue reading
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Loddon River Walk 2025
Loddon River, Baringhup A good attendance of interested walkers met at the farm of Kerrie and Rob Jennings for an Easter Sunday wander along the Loddon River. In this dry time, the sound of running water seemed almost unfamiliar! This … Continue reading
Fryers Ridge Nature Conservation Reserve Walk
After the long dry summer, Frances Cincotta got lucky with the weather for the first FOBIF walk of 2025. The group enjoyed seeing the bush soak up the cool air and gentle rain in a 5 km circuit along the Fryers … Continue reading
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First walk for the year
This Sunday 16 March Frances Cincotta will lead a walk in the Fryers Ridge Nature Conservation Reserve. The walk is only 5km, in case of very hot weather and is all on wide, well-formed tracks, with some up and down … Continue reading
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2025 FOBIF walks and subscriptions
FOBIF subscriptions for 2025 are now due. If you are a FOBIF member but haven’t received a subscription form in the mail or would like to become a new member you can find the relevant form here. Members who haven’t … Continue reading
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