On the Brink
Better ways
By Neil Laurie
All About Wildlife
Wombats . . . and others
Wombats! I cannot think of another animal on earth quite like them.
Cooks Column
Souvlaki Cups
An easy mid week dinner. 600g lamb mince 1 cup of fresh breadcrumbs 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 egg lightly beaten 2 tablespoons oregano 100g feta cheese crumbled. Mix all ingredients together well Roll into small balls Add small amount of oil to a frypan and heat. Add meatballs, browning
Garden Hints & Tips
Beating fruit fly at their game
We have had bumper crops with our fruit trees this year. Last year we used organic sprays to prevent fruit fly infestation. Unfortunately, the apricots were full of maggots but later fruiting peaches, blood plumbs and pears were unaffected. This year, we invested in very large fruit fly nets which
50 Years Ago
“Tail End Charlie” visits Colbo in March 1975.
By Alan McLean
Forest Yarns
Early days of sleeper cutting
Early days of sleeper cutting The last few stories have focussed on the sleeper cutters of the Rushworth Forest. They had a tough life working out in the forest, getting minimal return for their highly skilled work, while at the same time enduring plenty of changes in government policy and
Past Issues
March 6, 2025
International Women’s Day 2025
– accelerate the action
On the Brink
Why do we need environmental flows?
By Neil Laurie
50 Years Ago
Shearing in the pub in late February 1975
By Alan McLean
Forest Yarns
Output of railway sleepers
There was a chief forester appointed for the Rushworth district for the first time in 1890. Mr W F McNamara was the father of Frank McNamara, who later won the Victoria Cross in World War 1. In 1900, McNamara reported that the average production of railway sleepers out of the
Garden Hints & Tips
Dirt(y) secrets of the garden
Summer is a test for all gardens. Today I want to ‘dish some dirt’ ... on soil! We moved to Rushworth after twenty years of living across the road from the beach! When working in the garden there, I used to say that ‘I was playing in the sandpit!’ Water would
