August 21, 2025

Meals on wheels

Meals on wheels Nic’s quickest snack for those who can’t wait till tea time Our youngest daughter arrived in a rush having pre-warned us that she’d cook us a light meal when she got here. I must say I was pretty darned hungry when she arrived and

Most underrated native creature in a vote

The rakali, or water rat as I always knew it during my childhood, has just won Australia’s Most Underrated Native Creature in a vote ABC put to the public. I actually voted for the short-finned eel, as I couldn’t help backing a true underdog because I was sure

More mice and rats

In the last Brink we looked at two native species that are easily mistaken for the house mouse and the black rat (both introduced). In this edition we continue looking at more rat and mouse look-alikes. Alpine and sub-alpine huts attract bushwalkers; they are always sited near water and have

Supplying the factories

For many years the Rushworth forest was the source of firewood for factories in the Goulburn Valley, as well as large institutions like the Mooroopna Base Hospital.  The wood was used in boilers to provide steam power.  From the 1960s, demand started to decline as industry moved to other sources