All About Wildlife
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
50 Years Ago
A boat belonging to licenced professional fisherman Mr Irvine Lloyd was removed from its mooring in the Basin on two occasions, Mr Sam Cleary retrieving it first from Sapling Point, Mr Lloyd finding it under a bridge the second time. Rushworth police were on the case (which might still be
Garden Hints & Tips
It’s a bit exciting for gardeners when spring begins to stir. You can feel it before you see it—mornings are lighter, there are more sunny days when the air no longer feels as though it’s been transported from the snowfields and the breeze is softer – and ‘springier’
Garden Hints & Tips
Sitting here on my verandah with the warmth of the sun streaming through the trees I realise it’s only another few weeks and spring will have sprung. Realising this I also have been reminded that there’s still a few winter jobs I need to do before spring arrives.
Cooks Column
On leave One of our Cooks Corner team is on carers’ leave, so I hunted through her past contributions and thought you might feel like making her very yummy Spinach and Fetta Pie. Pauline’s Spinach and Fetta Pie Ingredients 3 leeks, peeled and sliced 2 bunches spinach (silverbeet or
All About Wildlife
As each day passes subtle hints of spring bring promise of longer days and new life to come. Welcome warmth from the late winter sun begins to melt away the icy nights more quickly and the fresh mornings inspire urgency to be busy, to prepare for the season to come.
On the Brink
Many years ago, I was visiting a friend who lived in the Environmental Living Zone near Kangaroo Ground. I went into the kitchen and disturbed a large mouse on the counter which promptly scurried off. I called out to my friend that she had a mouse in her kitchen. She
Garden Hints & Tips
Whoever said that winter was a time for gardeners to relax somewhat certainly did not leave my place! The extended long and dry summer seems to have tricked my deciduous trees into thinking that autumn had not arrived yet! Consequently they are still dropping their leaves. My Melia Azedarach (known
Cooks Column
Rhubarb and lemon is a zesty combination, but you can substitute with other fruit, such as chopped apples or blueberries or a mix of fruit. The key to a light muffin is not over-mixing. Lumps and visible flour are okay. Ingredients 200 gm of fresh rhubarb chopped into 1 cm
All About Wildlife
Things have been busy at Bohollow. This time of year Deb at our Kotupna shelter is always flat out with roo joeys while here at our Bunbartha shelter the daily patient numbers coming in slow down a little. During the winter months we are always busy with raptors, particularly owls
Forest Yarns
Six Hammond brothers were involved in the family sawmilling business established along the Murchison to Rushworth railway line. Father of the Hammond boys, Edward Ebenezer Hammond, and his wife Emma and surviving son Fred, emigrated from England in the 1850s. The family first lived in Brunswick, an inner Melbourne suburb,
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