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rosscolliver
Sep 61 min read
What is that acacia? A guided walk in Barrm Birrm
Springtime in Riddells Creek usually means temperatures slowly rising to the mid-teens, but here it is 6th September and we hit 22C. It...
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rosscolliver
Jul 32 min read
Your chainsaw will cut like a hot knife through butter
To get that happy buttery feeling , you need knowledge of how a chainsaw works, and skill to tune it up. That's where Andrew Shortell...
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rosscolliver
Jun 182 min read
Good morning
Riddell residents will know that the State Government intends to push 5000 people into the Amess Road development. Nothing against the...
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rosscolliver
May 312 min read
Walking off the tracks
Yes indeed, the ‘Private Property’ signs on the gates of Barrm Birrm are a little daunting for the law abiding. Much of this land is...
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rosscolliver
Apr 242 min read
Out in the wild
I was sitting on my verandah, enjoying the late afternoon sunshine on a Saturday, when I heard the three 4WDs coming out of Barrm Birrm. ...
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rosscolliver
Feb 272 min read
Water water everywhere
Sandy Creek, early January What a summer! Rain through December and January, pastures green late into summer and native grasses...
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rosscolliver
Jan 192 min read
The year in prospect: a green perspective
Never seen this before ... Rhubarb bolete ... Boletellus obscureconnineus! All the rain we didn't get in late winter and early spring has...
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rosscolliver
Oct 12, 20233 min read
How to keep going in a grim world
The more tuned into nature you are, the more weeds there are. On recent trips to the Mornington Peninsula and Gippsland, I had a hard...
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rosscolliver
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Escaping the colony
Fifteen RMIT students came out to Barrm Birrm last month, on a short course titled ‘Farming the Future.’ The trip was put together by...
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rosscolliver
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Good people
Robin, to the right of centre, reporting back on the walkability initiative We held the fourth of our What Riddell Wants sessions at the...
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