Cooks Column
Jac’s Pork n Black Beans
IS yummy and it IS easy.
Garden Hints & Tips
Spiders in the garden
Readers may recall the column about ants. This time it is about spiders. Like ants, spiders can be a mixed blessing and we are guaranteed to have spiders in our gardens. Spiders do a wonderful job at keeping insects in check. Most spiders spin webs to ensnare insects, some spiders
50 Years Ago
Late April start for footy in 1975
Front page news in April was all about local football upheavals, as the Heathcote League commenced without Tooborac, which had been on-again, off-again, right up to the first bounce. The withdrawal left just Elmore, Heathcote, Colbinabbin, Rushworth, and Mt Pleasant which was given a bye in the opening round. Photographed
As the seasons change...
Gosh! Where did spring/summer season go? It feels like the busy season has been a bit of a blur. The weather is shifting, leaning towards much cooler nights, shorter days and longer nights. The flow of baby birds has ceased but the gathering of plover pairs on nature strips
On the Brink
Dire wolves, de-extinct?
Dire wolves were not a fictional species of wolf created for Game of Thrones. Dire wolves (Aencyon dirus) actually existed in the Americas and went extinct as recently as 10,000 years ago. Their remains show they were bigger and lighter in colour than the modern-day grey wolf (Canis lupis)
April 17, 2025
Cooks Column
Anne’s chocolate cake
I’ve told you before that I can’t do light and fluffy – which is why I don’t cook sponges or cakes much. But my daughter’s friend, Anne, assured me that this was an easy-peasy, one bowl, one spoon chocolate cake – that ANYONE could make.
On the Brink
The majestic mountain ash
By Neil Laurie
50 Years Ago
Tragedy and heroism at Basin outlet
By Alan McLean
Publications
April 3, 2025
Food and fun at Colbo Market Day
All About Wildlife
Time to preserve nature while we can
Kirsty Ramadan - Bohollow Wildlife
Garden Hints & Tips
Autumn is my favourite time of year
. . . and I have a few reasons for this.
