Victorians are able to collect free firewood for personal use from designated state forest firewood collection areas from Saturday 1 March until Monday 30 June. Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Director Forest and Fire Operations Loddon Mallee, Scott Falconer, urged collectors to play it safe and check local weather conditions as well…
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Small-flowered grevillea Grevillea micrantha. Various local environmental groups including Friends of Maldon Historic Reserve; Maldon Urban Landcare Group; Muckleford Landcare; Muckleford Forest Friends; Friends of the Box-Ironbark Forest and Castlemaine Field Naturalists have been consulting with Fire Forestry Management (FFM) staff since 2022 in regard to the planned burn near the Railway Track in the…
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Rose in winter
What a delight to spend some time today with some Rose Robins.
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Fire report
We have a trifecta of ‘no call-outs’ for the fire brigades at Newstead, Baringhup and Maldon in the past week. Stay safe and alert, everyone! Thanks again to our local CFA volunteers for their incredible dedication and hard work during our hot and dry summer.
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