Past Issues
December 5, 2024
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Garden Hints & Tips
Summer in ‘tropical’ Victoria
With our weather recent combination of heat and wet our gardens have responded with tropical style growth – especially the veggies!
Cooks Column
Christmas Canapés
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Christmas is just around the corner. Assuming you have all your cakes and puddings sprinkled with a touch of brandy and well-wrapped, maturing away in your pantry, you might like to prepare some savoury treats for those unexpected visitors who call by.
All About Wildlife
Ambitious fledglings, ‘branchers’
I often am asked why some baby birds cannot be reunited with their parents. This question does not have a simple answer, believe me. It would make our lives a lot easier if it did! The reasons why a chick or nestling has ended up coming to the ground are
Past Issues
November 21, 2024
All About Wildlife
Pelican on the lure
Life has been very busy at Bohollow, we are amidst the calls of various baby birds resonating throughout the household. Numbers coming through the shelter at this time of year are high and the recent winds and storms added to the number of patients. Although it’s a time we
Garden Hints & Tips
Summer gardening tips
‘They say’ it’s going to be a hot one - and going by these pre-summer above average temps ‘they’ may be right.
Cooks Column
Pesto 5 ways
Don’t you just LERV pesto? Well, here’s a treat for you: Pesto in five versions!
Past Issues
November 7, 2024
Garden Hints & Tips
Summer herbs for flavour
On a visit to one of my favourite spots …The Benowa Botanic Gardens, these gardens are in Southport on the coast and if you are in the area are a must visit. There are several areas in the gardens where families congregate to relax, play, eat or just to explore.
Cooks Column
Date and Apple Squares
Here’s a date and apple slice that you can almost convince yourself is good for you. So much fruit and rolled oats - you can almost feel it doing you good.
History
Family Contribution To War Effort
The Koch family made a significant contribution to the Australian war effort during the World War 1. No less than four members of the family are listed on the Colbinabbin and Rushworth (Shire of Waranga) war memorials. This is all the more surprising because the family was of Prussian descent,