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Anne’s chocolate cake
I’ve told you before that I can’t do light and fluffy – which is why I don’t cook sponges or cakes much. But my daughter’s friend, Anne, assured me that this was an easy-peasy, one bowl, one spoon chocolate cake – that ANYONE could make.

Forest yarns
It is hard to understate the amount of timber that was used for firewood in the early days, before people had access to electricity and gas. Almost every house had a wood stove in the kitchen, as well as fireplaces in other parts of the house. Many workplaces required timber

The majestic mountain ash
The mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is not an endangered species; it is actually doing quite well. What is rare are the mature mountain ashes. They are big…very big and are considered by many to be the biggest living organism on the planet. They are certainly the tallest flowering plants;

Tragedy and heroism at Basin outlet
Two teenage girls spent a terrifying night in chest-deep water beneath the Waranga channel outlet regulator, after a car in which they were passengers plunged through road railings, then down the steep bank into the water. The male driver and one female passenger were drowned. All were from Shepparton. Heading

April 3, 2025
Food and fun at Colbo Market Day

Sleeper hewing offcuts
Tony Ford

Time to preserve nature while we can
Kirsty Ramadan - Bohollow Wildlife

Autumn is my favourite time of year
. . . and I have a few reasons for this.

Chicken and spinach lasagne roll ups
Higher food and grocery costs are affecting our weekly budget. I found this recipe and I did get a few meals from one barbecue chook!

When will they ever learn?
Neil Laurie

House fire at Moora in late March of 1975
Alan McLean

Forest Yarns
Forest Yarns No 2
Aboriginal Connections

Forest Yarns
Forest Yarns No 1
Introduction