Category Archives: Walks

Fryers Ranges Walk

The final FOBIF walk was a delightful stroll up and down the ridges through the beautiful forest of Fryers Ranges. We saw lots of wildflowers and thanks Frances for identifying and explaining key indicators and conditions of different plants. These … Continue reading

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A walk in Kalimna Park and surrounds: 21 September

Join local ecologist & FOBIF committee member, Karl Just for this 3-4 kms walk where he will talk about the ecology of a few of the rare animals found in Kalimna as we walk through their habitat, including the Eltham … Continue reading

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Wildflower Season, for better or worse

It’s been a sad winter and spring so far for lovers of wildflowers in our local forest. The drought that gave us a dry winter last year continued into summer, then autumn and the winter just gone. It’s been a … Continue reading

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Vale Pam Douglas

Pam Douglas died last month. She was a regular walker on FOBIF’s monthly walks since 2016, though ill health limited her participation this year. Pam came to live in Castlemaine around then, and it became common to see her walking … Continue reading

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Listen while you walk . . .

As part of the new Campbells Creek missing link project, Rob Law from Friends of Campbells Creek has created a ‘soundtrail’. It starts at the Forest Street entrance to the walk and continues through to the end at the Campbells … Continue reading

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