Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Winners: L – R Helen Curran, Lalong Mounaratz, Ian Boswell and Adrian Millman. Tomato growers of Maldon gathered last Monday evening for the Inaugural Tomato-Growing Competition. With 26 entries, it was a tough call for the judges. Their decisions were finally made and the winners announced. Flo Patterson took out the ‘Ugliest’ and the ‘Most…
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Newstead social enterprise owners Caroline and Dean McLaren had a lucky escape from a toppling tree on Saturday 24 August.
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What Shiraz and Cabernet teach us about origin
 Spring has arrived at Panacea Estate and the vineyard is alive again. The Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon vines are pushing out fresh green shoots; tiny beginnings of what will become next year’s wines. Standing between the rows, it’s easy to think of these varieties as purely ‘Australian’.…
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Cork cage. Photo by Peter Burka. As I continue my sparkling wine learning journey, I’ve reached the final stage: sealing the bottle. After riddling and disgorging comes the closure – the cork and wire cage that holds in all that fizz and flavour. It’s easy to take for granted, but the way sparkling wine is…
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