Garden Hints & Tips
Gardening tools I cannot do without - Part 1 As gardeners we tend to acquire all kinds of tools to help us with our gardening, especially after we reach ‘a certain age’. Here are some tools I find I cannot do without. Icy-pole sticks. These are handy for pricking out
All About Wildlife
Snake season The way the wind has been over the last month, I’m beginning to feel like we live on the southern coast! It’s been a slow start to the snake season this year but it has definitely begun. Our Australian snakes can spark fear into people, understandably
Past Issues
Past Issues
50 Years Ago
Bad accident at outlet bridge, September 1974 In light rain, vehicles driven by Mrs Joyce Heily (with passenger son Glen) and Graeme Perry (with passenger Ken Pearce) collided at the outlet bridge, with all four taken to Mooroopna Hospital by Rushworth-based ambulance with injuries less severe than the completely wrecked
Garden Hints & Tips
One of the most rewarding plants for the little effort it requires is rhubarb, a hardy perennial plant grown for its tart (but delicious) edible stalks. It’s supposed to prefer a cooler climate for good results but it can certainly thrive in our climate (although it can get a
Cooks Column
School holiday time means you should probably top up your cake tins for the hordes of children. Here’s a slice for you to try:
All About Wildlife
A few days ago I was called to a bird of prey at a residence near Shepparton. The bird was not able to fly and had appeared in someone’s back yard. On arrival, once I had the Brown Goshawk in my hands and began to do a quick assessment
Past Issues
50 Years Ago
English doctor changes his mind in September 1974 Negotiations from March to September with an English doctor to fill the vacancy at Rushworth collapsed. The stated reason for the change of mind was that the doctor’s wife had heard from an Australian migration official in Birmingham that ‘the Rushworth
All About Wildlife
Spring seemed to lay in waiting here at Bohollow as each year the breeding season for our native birds has begun earlier and earlier. In recent years, babes were coming in during winter of species that we wouldn’t usually see until the end of August or in September. Last
Garden Hints & Tips
It is important to know what plants you have in your garden. Is the plant a pest species? Will the tree be too big once it grows? Is it poisonous? These are just some of the reasons you need to know what plants are in your garden, not to mention
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