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Working on the weeds
Whenever I walk through Barrm Birrm, I enjoy what's there, but I always think about what needs doing next. It's a tricky balance, not...
rosscolliver
Apr 25, 20232 min read
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A town that walks. A town that talks.
Wednesday evening, 12 April 2023 Macedon Ranges Councillors unanimously rejected the developer's plans for Amess Road, Riddells Creek....
rosscolliver
Apr 18, 20234 min read
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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...
rosscolliver
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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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...
rosscolliver
Feb 15, 20232 min read
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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...
rosscolliver
Jan 20, 20233 min read
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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...
rosscolliver
Nov 23, 20223 min read
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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...
rosscolliver
Oct 28, 20222 min read
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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...
rosscolliver
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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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...
rosscolliver
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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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,...
rosscolliver
Aug 24, 20222 min read
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