The Game Management Authority will begin its annual Victorian game duck abundance survey on Monday, October 5. The survey will be conducted by wildlife biologists who will record the presence, species and number of game ducks at more than 860 waterbodies across Victoria, including wetlands, farm dams, sewage treatment plants, streams and rivers. Most sites […]
With the weather warming up, so are Victoria’s snakes. With 27 species in Victoria, snakes are present right across the state and are becoming more active as they respond to the spring warmth. While some snakes are highly venomous, they rarely pose a threat to humans who give them space and use a little common […]
Once again, we’re teaming up with award-winning German-born charcutier Ralf Fink of Oakwood Smallgoods for a very special batch of Christmas hams. Made using our free-range Otway Pork, each full-leg, bone-in ham is carefully brined with salt, sugar and aromatic spices, hot-smoked over local river red gum and German beechwood, then slowly cooked in its […]
People are invited to experience The Return, an intimate and deeply human theatre work exploring love, grief, memory and the enduring bonds between parents and children. The play will feature at Castlemaine’s Phee Broadway Theatre on Tuesday, September 22 from 6.30pm. Inspired by the true story of Marwan Abu Samra, a Palestinian father from Gaza […]
Bruce Rolfe knows and loves his sheep. While gently tending to a little one struggling with scours, he tells me it’s been a big year for triplets, with 17 sets born on Oberon Suffolk Stud so far this season. Twins are common, triplets less so, and as sheep only have two teats Bruce says adoption […]
In 1930 hopes for the Hepburn golf course were so high that a professional was hired to develop the second nine holes and make further improvements to the course. Funds from the sale of three blocks were used to fund the redesign of the course. Sam Bennetts had been recommended by Commonwealth Golf Club (originally […]
This content was created in partnership with Google Trends. Unlike house prices or pothole complaints, which tend to sprawl across the calendar whenever something in the news sets them off, truffle season has an on switch and an off switch. Google Trends data for the past twelve months shows Victorians flick it almost exactly when […]
I loved reading about David Hall’s epic journey across Asia and Europe – and the release of his book about his escapades. Head back to page 13 for a really great read. Journalist Kevin Childs sums it up well, saying that trips of that nature are no longer possible due to political and social upheaval. […]
