Esperance author Fleur McDonald reflects on her childhood memories of chocolate from South Australia. THERE’s nothing like the word ‘Haighs’ for giving a person away as a South Australian. ‘What is Haighs?’ a friend asked the other day. Only the best chocolate in the world. Better than Swiss, better than (sorry to all native Western […]
The MacCue family, well known for its award-winning feedlot and involvement in the Sydney Royal Easter Show feedlot trials, has put its highly productive property on the market. Agents expect the aggregation will fetch at more than $25 million. Ian and Louise MacCue, together with son Michael and his family, run neighbouring properties Wilga and […]
Lively and faithful, yet struggling in the popularity stakes, we reveal seven fabulous facts about Her Majesty’s loyal subjects: The Queen’s corgis. 1. The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, all descended from her first one, Susan. Princess Elizabeth with her pet Corgi Sue or Susan at Windsor Castle, UK, 30th […]
Rowes Maddy, ridden by Scott Schoo, took the honours selling to a top of $50,000. Picture: Zoe Thomas. The inaugural 2022 Nutrien Northern Performance sale was deemed a stellar success grossing a total of $1,046,500 at time of publication. Over 80 lots of quality horses went under the hammer at the Dalrymple Equestrian Centre in […]
Rowes Maddy, ridden by Scott Schoo, took the honours selling to a top of $50,000. Picture: Zoe Thomas. The inaugural 2022 Nutrien Northern Performance sale was deemed a stellar success grossing a total of $1,046,500 at time of publication. Over 80 lots of quality horses went under the hammer at the Dalrymple Equestrian Centre in […]
The Mouritz family, Hydillowah Angus, Hyden, will present an annual feature offering of 30 commercial Angus yearling bulls aged 14 to 16 months by top quality Angus sires at the Nutrien Livestock day one June special store cattle sale at Boyanup on Friday, June 3. THE Nutrien Livestock South West team will kick off its […]
A diagram taken from a Pedders Suspension email, explaining the different weight measurements and what is taken to calculate them. Picture: Police Media Overweight and poorly loaded caravans and tow vehicles are contributing to nearly half the number of traffic crashes in Queensland where the vehicle towing the caravan is at fault, police say. Misunderstandings […]
Hard-wearing, self-lubricating, non-swell Vesconite bushes (pictured) have replaced nylon bushes on pivot points on Equilizer precision seeding equipment. A SPECIALISED hard-wearing, self-lubricating thermopolymer material is used instead of nylon bushes to reduce maintenance on Equilizer precision seeding equipment sold in Australia. Vesconite bushing material is designed for challenging dry and gritty operating conditions and is […]
Always by hand, Bill Rhodin beds down some of the thousands of Tulip Top bulbs for their winter quasi-slumber. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong Mother Nature offers Bill and Pat Rhodin a very narrow window of opportunity and for three long years that window has been all but closed. However, out at their home at Tulip Top, […]
Meanwhile one Sydney Harbour island is going through a makeover before being returned to traditional owners. Click to check the original article.
Ann Adcock with a copy of her and co-author Julie Ramsay’s book titled Birds of Western Queensland. Picture Helen Walker When photographers, Ann Adcock and Julie Ramsay, were approached to produce a book for bird watchers, these good friends jumped at the chance. The end result, Birds of Western Queensland, will be launched at the […]
Talk of the Town: Is compulsory voting losing its significance? An 18-year-old filled in a few different ballot papers before the polling booth volunteer realised which electorate he belonged to. Another young gentlemen walked out of the bush hall and told his mother, “Oh, was that what I was meant to do? I didn’t know”. […]