Thinking like a river
This is where a river starts, in a thousand small flows up a hundred valleys. In April, environment groups from across Macedon Ranges...
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rosscolliver
- Feb 15
- 2 min
What happens when I press this button?
What happens when you flush the toilet? At my place up in the hills, the septic tank is about a metre from my 1960s house. I can...
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rosscolliver
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Living in the country?
The Amess Road development is back, with a plan to pack 3,500 people on the edge of Riddell, in a style of urban living what will feel...
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rosscolliver
- Nov 23, 2022
- 3 min
How Barrm Birrm got its name
Dogs love Barrm Birrm - what dog doesn't like stepping out along a dirt road, surrounded by all those fresh scents, and what dog owner...
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rosscolliver
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
Why protect Barrm Birrm?
Barrm Birrm, place of many yam roots, is the glorious bushland at the top of Gap Road, where the bitumen finishes. It is an...
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rosscolliver
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Gisborne High students help out in Barrm Birrm
Students from Project Ready at Gisborne High School have been coming to help clear the regrowth of gorse from the creek that runs down...
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rosscolliver
- Sep 17, 2022
- 2 min
Public attention
It was a foul Saturday morning, and I was watching the rain drifting past my windows, listening to Radio National's 'Blueprint for...
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rosscolliver
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
Buy Back Barrm Birrm
For Riddell’s residents, Barrm Birrm, place of many yam roots, has been a place to get away from the world. It's close, it's beautiful,...
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rosscolliver
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
The seasonal colour blast
The Correa has been in flower in Barrm Birrm since June, pale yellow bells scattered through the low plants. I planted a couple of the...
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rosscolliver
- Jun 20, 2022
- 3 min
A good question
“Why is the gorse growing with other plants, and not much out on the open areas?" Each Friday for the last couple of months, students...
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