Country Living
Ruffing it at Port Fairy
THE nation's best sheepdogs are being put through their paces in Port Fairy this week at the 32nd Commonwealth Championship Sheepdog Trials.
Jamie Oliver joins longest lunch
MARYSVILLE will play host to celebrity UK chef Jamie Oliver next month at the World's Longest Lunch.
Bombs away in the bush
JAGER bombs, shots, certain cocktails and wild drinking promotions have been banned in Mildura under a tough crackdown on drunken violence and binge drinking, which has divided the community.
Doctors demand rescue package
ONE-third of Victorian country doctors could abandon the bush if the state government fails to fund a workforce rescue package in the May budget.
Just a Minute - Chris Rule
SOMEWHERE in South Australia there's a bloke standing out in the wilderness of his canola crop yelling out "Noooooooooo!" all angst-ridden and distraught that the forces seem to be ranged against his humble ambition to just grow an ordinary crop.
Vincent: Valentines mousse
IF YOU tend to spend Valentines Day coyly receiving deliveries of flowers and drowning in dinner invitations, you may well ask, 'what's not to like'?
The Third Man Factor
SURVIVAL is usually defined as the individual facing extreme circumstances and somehow overcoming them alone.
Social history of Carwarp
SOMETIMES history has to be saved before it is lost forever, particularly when the primary sources are largely oral or based on memory.
Peter Cundall: roses
I AM constantly surprised by the way different varieties of roses respond to the most common disease, pests or disorders.
Peter Cundall: waterwise
WE HAVE no choice but to start thinking seriously about the way we use water in the garden. Most plants struggle to keep up with high temperatures and rapid evaporation rates.
Peter's Parish
THE first week of the New Year is a time to reflect on the events of the past year and anticipate, as far as possible, what is likely to occur in the coming year.
Win tickets to Cats
CATS, one of the world's most recognised and loved musicals, is coming to Melbourne from March 6.
Two recipe books to win
WOULD you like to win one of five copies of Isabel's 5-minute microwave bottling?
Books to win!
PICK up The Weekly Times this week for your chance to win a copy of one of the books we have reviewed.
