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What we're talking about
- his sister on Explosive aftermath to drowning death R.I.P James Smith more
- His friend/sister on Explosive aftermath to drowning death he was one of my really good friends and i know he wouldnt of had that kind of money on him and he wouldnt of raped the girl ... more
- Carmela Leone on Do Not Fit A Smart Meter! I want to know what law says that we have to have a smart meter. more
- Pete on Families win but defence loses out in ... Gimme gimme gimme , want want want,what a greedy bunch you are more
- Steve on Families win but defence loses out in ... That $600 is not going to go too far once companies put under yet more pressure from this useless Government start laying ... more
- ian on Families win but defence loses out in ... This budget is Gillards death knell. more
- Robert on Families win but defence loses out in ... What the Lieberals are saying is that we have to be more like the commie country of France. They're saying Swan should have ... more
- Steve on Families win but defence loses out in ... You know the Labor party did something right. Look at the desperate LIEberal trolls with their spin. more
- Mylene on Families win but defence loses out in ... Families schmamilies! Singles earning 6 figures get exactly nothing out of this budget. There's no incentive in this country ... more
- wilson on Families win but defence loses out in ... What do I get from this budget. Nothing. I have paid higher taxes throughout my working life and still continue to pay ... more
- Darrell on Wake up Australia! We are racist Get the Violins out for christ sake what a pack of bloody whinging moaning morons on this blog.The one good thing about ... more
- James W on Families win but defence loses out in ... So people of Dobell should be without a voice in our parliament, Neil? more
- Sammie on Families win but defence loses out in ... I'm not the brightest spark at the best of times but the logic behind giving more benefits to those who are dole bludgers is ... more
- jason on 'Treasurer's big day sabotaged' How many budgets for the battlers do we have to see? Maybe the battlers should have gotten off their backsides, educated ... more
- jason on Families win but defence loses out in ... Where is the incentive in this country to get a decent education and work hard. The harder you work, the harder this ... more
- Robert Drossaert on Families win but defence loses out in ... Cut these bastards no slack.ELECTION NOW!!! more
- David on Families win but defence loses out in ... Once again only familys are helped and absolutely nothing for the single men and women who pay just as many taxes and are ... more
- Dr Gideon Polya on Wake up Australia! We are racist Setting aside an inevitable minority of unpleasant racist yahoos (2 of my Australian-born family members have been told to ... more
- Gerard on 'Treasurer's big day sabotaged' Wayne Swan - 'Fiscal Flunky'!What a slimy, clueless and diabolically inept buffoon.Hasn't a clue old Swan - hasn't a ... more
- Gloria on Last Post with Waltzing Matilda I think this is truly great piece of music, love it, but Angela @ 8.49am not for our Anthem. Waltzing Matilda did not become ... more
Big Backyard, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August
Interviews
Cassie Johnston
Australia’s Open Garden Scheme 2010 -2011
Available in bookstores and newsagents
www.opengarden.org.au
John Woodhouse
Landscape Water Storage Tanks
www.lanscapetanks.com.au
Judy Horton, Yates
Junior Landcare Sunflower Challenge
For 16 years and under – Yates will send a free packet of sunflower seeds, to grow and measure the size and height of sunflowers. Wait to plant in October – November
Yates Vegie Growing Competition – visit the website/blog about your vegie growin ability
www.yates.com.au
Rohan Sutherland, Dawn Mowers
www.dawnmowers.com.au
Franky Fraser
Show Sec. Melbourne Orchid Spectacular & Vic Int Orchid Fair
Friday 20th, Saturday 21st, Sunday 22nd August 2010
At Springers Leisure Centre, 400 Cheltenham Rd, Keysborough
www.orchidfair.com.au
Plant of the Week
Aloe Aloe Topaz, ‘Moonglow’ soft yellow, ‘Gemini’ orange and ‘Big Red’ red.
What’s On
Camellia Festival on Saturday 21 August, from 1 - 5 pm. and Sunday 22 August from 10 am to 4.30 pm in the Mount Waverley Community Centre, Miller Crescent, Mt. Waverley. Entry is $5.
Camellias are bursting with blooms and colour in our gardens at the moment and there will be a great display of all types of camellia blooms. There will be plants for sale and Devonshire Teas. Go along and see the “Queen of the Winter Flowers Festival”.
Stinging Nettles
Kill with boiling water, if chemical control is not possible
Uses – blanche, to get rid of the stings, boil to make nettle soup (Google recipes on the web) or put into a bucket of water, keep for fortnight and it will froth and bubble, and use as a fertiliser
