July 10, 2025

Pork and charred green beans

Another confession Since I wrote my ‘reveal all’ Cooks Column and confessed that I now have condescended to use carrots in my stir-fries, I’m quickly becoming a convert to frozen stir-fry vegetables.  It’s certainly quick, doing away with the preparation of whatever vegetable you’re using and I

Management of wetlands in doubt

I was saddened to hear that the Cafe and Hub at Lake Makoan at Winton Wetlands is closing due to the Winton Wetland Committee disbanding due to difficulties with funding. It is in the hands of DEECA until it is decided how and even if the area will be continued

Island life

Islands are like an evolutionary petri dishes. Strange things happen to the resident species. Large species morph into small species and small species morph into large species in a process known as Foster’s rule. Some of the results are surprising. On an island where there are no large predators

High drama at the hospital in July 1975

The Committee of Management of Waranga Memorial Hospital (all members named) published a notice “to advise that the decisions made to terminate the tenancy of Dr. G. Tai were unanimous, after full discussions and after advice from the Hospitals and Charities Commission”. It had been considered that the doctor’s

Mills At Erwen Station

When the railway line was extended to Colbinabbin in 1914, wood mills were opened up at stations on the line.  The station at Moora was known as the Erwen station, just up Geodetic Rd North from the present day settlement of Moora.  There were mills there, as well as at

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June 26, 2025

Long day at Rushworth Court House

The Chronicle continued to struggle in June 1975, with multiple errors to be found on most pages. A rude Colbinabbin man sent a letter addressed to The Chronic Office. Rushworth Magistrate’s Court hosted a Kyabram man to answer charges of vehicle theft from Kyabram and Murchison. Senior Constable Kevin

Lemon coconut slice

Here is a slice recipe, courtesy of the Australian Women’s Weekly, that I’ve tested and trialled to share with you. Ingredients 250grms butter, chopped 430gm caster sugar  4 x eggs 225 gm plain flour  85grm moist coconut flakes (I used desiccated coconut) 2 x lemons zested and juiced

Sit and listen - the restless flycatcher

Kirsty Ramadan - BoHollow Wildlife

Rushworth Railway Station

Rushworth railway station was the hub around which the timber industry, and particularly the firewood industry, was organised.  As has been noted in previous stories, the line from Murchison to Rushworth was completed in 1890.  A siding was constructed at the Rushworth station in 1899, along which the timber mills