It is with regret that, due to the continuing and dangerous gusty conditions, the Committee has decided to cancel today’s Wildflower Wander.
CANCELLED – Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 22nd October 2025 at 4pm, Walmer State Forest Read More »
Our fourth and final September/October late afternoon wander to explore our beautiful local wildflower areas will be on Wednesday 22nd October in the Walmer State Forest. A chance to see the rare Goldfields Grevillea as well as many other treasures. Meet: In the Car Park north of the Railway Goods Shed in Kennedy St, ready
Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 22nd October 2025 at 4pm, Walmer State Forest Read More »
We’re now well into spring and so wonderful to see the new growth and increasing activity in bushlands and gardens after so many months of challenging conditions. Trees, shrubs and other understorey plants are putting out new leaves and foliage, and canopies are becoming denser. Birds are calling and nesting. Frogs are croaking. Thankfully insects
Great Southern BioBlitz, 24-27 October, 2025 Read More »
Our second September/October late afternoon excursion to explore the wonderful wildflowers in our local Box-Ironbark woodlands will be on Wednesday 24th September at The Monk, South of Chewton. We will enjoy those wildflowers that favour a higher terrain, and maybe even see some stunning spiders! Meet: In the Car Park North of the Railway Goods Shed
Wednesday Wildflower Wander, 24th September 2025, 4pm at “The Monk” Read More »
Linden Ashcroft is an award-winning climate scientist and communicator from the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on historical climatology, using pre-1900 documents and weather observations to improve understanding of Australia’s past climate so we can better prepare for the future. The impact of human-induced climate change is
Monthly Meeting: Friday 8th August 2025, 7.30pm by Zoom Read More »
At our July Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club meeting, Adrian Marshall (Grassy Plains Network) reminded us that less than 1% of Victoria’s native grasslands remain and they’re rapidly disappearing without recognition and protection. Small patches remain, often with just a few plants, but knowledge of grassland species and locations is limited. Our first of three roadside stops
Excursion: Saturday 9th August 2025, 10.00am,“Grassland treasures”, Baringhup Read More »
Our club checks a section of the Pyrenees Highway four times a year, west of Castlemaine from the top of McKenzie’s Hill to Woodman’s Road. It is always a pleasant walk along some interesting roadside bush as we do our bit for the community. Meet: 9am near Tait’s Decorative Iron, corner of Willy Milly Rd
Roadside Clean-up: Monday 11th August 2025, 9am Read More »
As advised earlier, there will be no regular monthly meeting or excursion in Castlemaine in September. Instead there will be a weekend of events at Wedderburn. Registrations (see below) are required by August 8th to confirm attendance and organise car-pooling. Speakers and excursion leaders – ecologist and Mt Korong fauna expert Professor Michael Kearney from
Reminder: CFNC weekend at Wedderburn, 12-14 September 2025 Read More »
Dr Adrian Marshall is the Facilitator of the Grassy Plains Network, which is program of the Victorian National Parks Association. He advocates for the greater protection of Victoria’s native grasslands and runs a range of community engagement activities to raise people’s awareness of our extremely threatened grassy ecosystems. He co-edited “Land of sweeping plains: managing
Monthly Meeting: Friday 11th July 2025, 7.30pm by Zoom Read More »
Rain at last! So for our July excursion we will go on a fungi search with Joy Clusker, co-author of the excellent guide to identification of the “Fungi of the Bendigo Region”. Joy will give us valuable tips on identification and where to find fungi. Since the light drops early at this time of the