October 13, 2017 Local Regional Media. . . Use it or lose it! Do you watch the local news on regional TV? Do you read the local newspaper, listen to local and community…
October 13, 2017 Beyond the Valley, Environment, History Where are the Jack Mundeys of today? Jack Mundey became a national figure in the early 1970s when as Secretary of the NSW Branch of the Builders’…
October 13, 2017 Local, People, travel Surviving the Women’s Adventure Summit! I have just attended the first ‘Women’s Adventure Summit’, organised by two local women, Amy Heague and KerryAnn Hayes, who…
October 13, 2017 Beyond the Valley Sydney’s future lost to concrete and clay ‘We’re building Sydney’s future!’’ declare the hoardings. And they’re right. That’s what scares me. For it’s a future that reduces…
October 13, 2017 Books The Pleasure of Leisure Robert Dessaix, Knopf. RRP $29.99 Christopher Robin likes to do ‘nothing’ best of all, Robert Dessaix reminds us. Pooh asks…
October 13, 2017 Beyond the Valley, People, travel Gold Fever! Tinonee residents, Chris and Graham Gibbons are keen travelers on a mission. Here Chris tells of gold detecting at Forsayth…
October 13, 2017 Gardening Passionfruit Problem Solver The Passionfruit vine is one of the most popular garden plants in Australia. It’s easy to see why, when they…
October 13, 2017 Recipes Poached Peaches in Grand Marnier Serves 4 Ingredients 4 Peaches or Nectarines – whichever you prefer 250ml orange juice 110g caster sugar 70ml Grand Marnier…
October 13, 2017 Collectibles Antiques & Collectables What adventures have you had through the last month? For about two months now we, Jenny and I, have been…
October 13, 2017 Your say Your Say DISPOSE OF MARRIAGE ALTOGETHER? I have been following the debate about the upcoming survey to change the definition of marriage, so…
August 18, 2017 Local WITH A STROKE OF THE PEN . . . We determine our future . . . More than possibly ever before, the forthcoming council elections are vitally important to our future for years to come. In…
August 18, 2017 Beyond the Valley Planet must tap into granny power. Elizabeth Farrelly To my surprise it was a woman making coffee – an older woman, a granny barista. Of course,…