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Feb 18
Anglers Rest Loop Trail & O'Connell's Lookout Q&A
"a discrete structure that will accommodate (PV) risk management concerns as well as continuing to provide access for abseiling groups"
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Jan 2
Is It A Crow Or A Raven??
"Some have put crow intelligence at the equivalent of a seven-year-old child when it comes to cognitive problem solving.
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Nov 18, 2024
FOTM projects over the years...
Here’s a partial list of all the cool stuff FOTM has accomplished since we started at the end of 2015: Moved map and signboard at Bundara...
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Aug 30, 2024
O'Connell's Lookout (above Graveyard rapid) Safety Railing information & background...
Dear Friends of the Mitta and Stakeholders, Re. Developments at O’Connell’s lookout a.k.a graveyard rapid overlook, which forms part of...
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Aug 30, 2024
ONLINE SILENT AUCTION IS LIVE!
Dear Friends of the Mitta members, THE 2024 FOTM ONLINE SILENT AUCTION IS LIVE!!! You will need to register before you make a bid. Scroll...
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Aug 11, 2024
GIVE BACK DAY 2024 PLUS FREE MUSIC AT THE DUCK!! Saturday September 28 Grand Final Day!
LIVE MUSIC BOOKED FOR our 8th annual “GIVE BACK DAY” 2024… At the Blue Duck!! Read on about our upcoming Online Silent Auction, Give-Back...
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Nov 19, 2023
Blue Is The Colour Of Desire... Say Hi To the Bowerbird
For all the enchantment the color blue has cast upon humanity, no animal has fallen under its spell more hopelessly than the bowerbird,...
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May 16, 2023
Spiders along the Mitta: The Webs They Weave...
https://earthsky.org/earth/how-does-a-spider-spin-a-web-between-two-trees/ Maybe you’ve seen spider webs strung high in the branches...
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Mar 17, 2023
How Eucalyptus trees came to dominate Australia
https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/features/comment/why-eucalypt-trees-dominate-australia Eucalyptus tree identity guide:...
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Mar 5, 2023
Slippery as an ...
The Short Finned Eel is common in our waterways. They’re long, slippery fish that live in our creeks and rivers and they hunt yabbies,...
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Feb 28, 2023
Norovirus... You Don't Want It!
This article is about avoiding getting sick on 2 week trips in the Grand Canyon, but is very fitting to Australian multi-day river,...
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Dec 12, 2022
Bogong... A Place Named For A Moth
More than just a meal; A reason to gather & celebrate https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02aMbXFbmhauyR2SFNeLucrd6bJG29YzQ7...
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Aug 25, 2022
Saturday, Sept. 24 2022 GIVE BACK DAY & Evening party!
Check here for info... or click the link below to go to our FaceBook Page and scroll down for the latest! https://www.facebook.com/friend...
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Mar 8, 2022
Bet you can find one of these little guys in the tree leaves at the Joker if you look!
The 007 of Bugs... From being born in eggs that resemble seeds, to spending its nymph stage disguised as an ant, to mimicking a leaf...
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Nov 25, 2021
What's the name of that darn bush drysuit wearers love to hate?
Bursaria Spinosa (a.k.a.: Native Blackthorn, a.k.a.: Christmas Bush) (People actually plant these things in their gardens! ;-) All along...
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Oct 5, 2021
Super quick raft & IK repairs!
In need of a quick raft or IK (inflatable kayak) repair? Need a quick raft or inflatie repair?? I have used these many times since the...
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Sep 11, 2021
Platypus in the Mitta Mitta River – have you seen one?
Platypus might just be the most interesting animals in Australia. Everyone loves them and yet few people actually get to see one in the...
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Jul 16, 2021
Ever see a Goanna on the Snowy or Mitta rivers?
Some pretty cool digs... (puns intended)... https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/06/monitor-lizards-australia-dig-incredible-...
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Jun 20, 2021
Eastern Spinebill; A Pretty Bird Along The Mitta & It's Tribs, Feeding On Woolly Grevillea In Winter
https://ebird.org/species/easspi1?siteLanguage=en_AU https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/0306b569-9ec5-4d44-8644-33073a06a957 A...
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Jun 1, 2021
SSI Swiftwater Rescue Schedule Post-Lockdown 2022 Is Out!
We had to cancel all our spring courses due to lockdowns. Bummer! There's some cool stuff happening at SSI, but that meant we've had to...
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Contact Friends Of The Mitta
Friends Of The Mitta
c/o Jeffe Aronson
124 Callaghans Rd
Anglers Rest, Victoria 3898
03 5159 7252
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