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Harbourside Port Stephens celebrates its year in the Maggie Beer Foundation’s Trainer Mentor Program

Maggie Beer Foundation Chef Paul McDonald, Harbourside Port Stephens CEO Paul Fitzpatrick and Head Chef Tommy Slowey. Head Chef Tommy Slowey and Harbourside resident Kerry Firkin. RESIDENTS, families and staff gathered at Harbourside Residential Care in Shoal Bay last week to celebrate the conclusion of its participation in the Maggie Beer Foundation’s Trainer Mentor Program. […]

Entertainment, Food

Tavern’s chips recognised as state’s best

RAYMOND TERRACE’S Lakeside Village Tavern has taken out the prestigious “Best Chip” title at the AHA NSW Awards for Excellence. The honour was announced at a gala awards ceremony last week at Royal Randwick in front of a crowd of about 1400 industry, political and business leaders. More than 881 nominations were received for awards […]

Event, Food

Pindimar Brewing Competition returns to the markets

Discerning connoisseurs will doubtless partake in the next brewing competition. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. PBCA Home Brew Competition Winner 2024 Joel Anderson, with co-ordinators Glen and Kerrie Croaker. Photo: K. Croaker. BREWERS across the Myall Coast are concocting some special fermentations in prelude to the Home Brew Competition at the Pindimar Markets on Saturday 25 October. […]

Food

Stinker’s Fishin’: Time to go crabbing

OF all the seafood available to us I enjoy a good feed of blue swimmer crabs more than anything else. Crumbed calmari, mud crabs, fresh prawns, lobster mornay and battered fish are all hard to beat. However, if I am forced to select one, it would be a blue swimmer crab. For cooking, add half […]

Food

Hooked on the Camden Haven

THE past week has seen our coastline experience a period of significant swell, presenting challenging conditions for anglers. Looking ahead we will see a break in the weather with the forecast for the upcoming long weekend that morning outings may offer the most favourable fishing opportunities, especially on Sunday. The powerful swell that swept […]

Food

Cheap loans for farmers under green bank scheme

FARMERS will soon be able to take out loans discounted by the government-owned green bank to cover the cost of planting native trees and shrubs on their land to draw down carbon. The concessional loans courtesy of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Rabobank are intended to cover the upfront cost of […]

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