October 30, 2025

Chocolate Pound Cake with duck eggs

This is an American recipe, so I have used a conversion chart to get the weights calculated.  The cake is made in a “Bundt” tin, a hole in the middle. A large springform would work too. Instructions: Pre heat oven to 160 C Thoroughly grease a Bundt tin and set

Telegraph poles

One of the early products coming out of the Rushworth forest was telegraph poles.  Electric telegraph was introduced into the new colony of Victoria in 1854.  For the first time, it was possible to send a message almost instantaneously rather than wait for what was then a relatively unreliable postal

Exciting times at Goulburn Valley Tree Group Native Nursery

We have started seeding and our tiny seeds are popping their heads up through the soil to greet our Spring weather and start a life as a tree, plant, grass or groundcover.  It still amazes me that something as tiny as a grain of sand can end up being a

Do we care if mosquitoes become extinct?

Yes – we know - mosquitoes are part of the delicate balance of nature. Still, would the ecosystem really collapse if they disappeared? Do we care if mosquitoes become extinct?  Of course, in principle yes — biodiversity matters. Every species, no matter how irritating, plays a role in the grand web of