IN THE MIDDLE of Wamboin, tucked behind an extended driveway lined with green and yellow flora, is Contentious Character — a vineyard, winery, cellar door and kitchen — specialising in working their wines into their kitchen menu. A place where the wines and the food, have a delicious twist. https://districtbulletin.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC05-Wamboin-v1-copy.mp4 The menu
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Libraries, dog racing latest pre-election funding winners
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND greyhound racing clubs are the latest beneficiaries of NSW Government funding, in this case $60.7 million, in the run up to the March 2019 state election. The NSW Liberal National coalition government has been rolling out a succession of funding announcements as it stares down the prospect of
Greyhound racing: NSW Coalition latest bid for votes?
IN ANOTHER POLICY backflip, the NSW Liberal-National government is tossing $500,000 of public funding towards a major greyhound racing event dubbed the ‘Million Dollar Chase’. While political backflips by the NSW government have become commonplace in the run up to the March 2019 state election, this latest announcement is surely among
Conservation Council takes NSW government to court (again) over land clearing
Appeal for concerned citizens to help fund the case. THE NATURE CONSERVATION Council, peak body for NSW conservation groups, is taking the Berejiklian government to court (for a second time) to stop the threat of a deforestation tragedy accelerating across NSW thanks to the Coalition government’s new land-clearing laws. The council’s CEO
Environment peak groups endorse Great Southern Forest proposal
By Paul Payten. THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY is the latest environmental group to add its official support to a growing list of about 50 others supporting a proposal to establish a Great Southern Forest in south-eastern NSW. 430,000 hectares of publicly-owned native forests from Nowra, south to the Victorian border and west
Australian Youth Climate Coalition petitions Labor to act on Adani
Rooftop solar steadied energy grid over summer
A pat on the back THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE’S Climate & Energy program has released findings that rooftop solar delayed and reduced peak demand in the National Electricity Market this past summer. This improved the reliability of the grid and covered for coal-fired power plants during breakdowns. Solar produces reliably during hot days
Skin cancer breakthrough: Melanoma blood test promising
With Australians leading the world for skin cancer incidence, scientists from Edith Cowan University have developed the world's first blood test capable of detecting melanoma in its early stages, an innovation that could save thousands of lives, and save the health system millions of dollars. By Australian Science Media Centre THE BLOOD
Labor commits $50,000 to Rail Trail, Bungendore to Captains Flat
THE NSW OPPOSITION has pledged to fund a detailed development plan as a critical next step in progressing the Molonglo Rail Trail proposal. The proposed trail passes through the Molonglo Valley showing off the region’s wonderful landscapes. The trail includes the villages of Bungendore, Captains Flat and Hoskinstown and incorporates old
Newborns (and their parents) are target of new book by local author
CAPTAIN’S FLAT AUTHOR Kelly (KM Wade), has just published a new personalised book specifically designed to kickstart the development of new-borns and babies up to six months of age. Research has shown that babies under six months of age favour black and white images as their colour perception is underdeveloped and