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Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater tanks

Water security: A call to action South Australia is a very dry landscape. Indeed, the South Australian Department of the Environment and Water (DEW) reminds us: Water is fundamental to…

Hummus

Hummus is a Middle Eastern staple made from chickpeas and tahini. You can use hummus as a side condiment, as a dip for parties, and in sandwiches and wraps to…

Lochiel Park – then and now

prior to 2004 The Lochiel Park property once belonged to a succession of orchardists and market gardeners, the first of which was Campbell. He originally built Lochend House which is…

Grey box and SA blue gum woodland

The grey box and SA blue gum woodland occupied the footslopes bordered to the north by the Torrens River catchment and to First Creek of the Torrens to the south….

Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater tanks

Water security: A call to action South Australia is a very dry landscape. Indeed, the South Australian Department of the Environment and Water (DEW) reminds us: Water is fundamental to our lives. It supports agriculture, beverage and food production, industries like mining, energy and construction, essential services such as our schools and hospitals, right through…

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Review: The ten rules of reporting journalism for the community

Sunderland, Alan, 2022, The ten rules of reporting: Journalism for the Community, Simon and Schuster, Cammeray Alan Sunderland has a long history as a journalist notably for the ABC and SBS broadcasters. With the disappearance of so many traditional print newspapers across Australia, owing to the rise of the Internet and Social Media, Sunderland is…

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Hummus

Hummus is a Middle Eastern staple made from chickpeas and tahini. You can use hummus as a side condiment, as a dip for parties, and in sandwiches and wraps to replace butter. Below are the ingredients and the basic method of making hummus. Ingredients ¼ cup of tahini paste (hulled or unhulled) juice from one whole…

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Lochiel Park – then and now

prior to 2004 The Lochiel Park property once belonged to a succession of orchardists and market gardeners, the first of which was Campbell. He originally built Lochend House which is now owned and maintained by the Campbelltown Council. The two storey Lochiel Park House was originally built by James Mundy in the 1850s. In 1947,…

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Grey box and SA blue gum woodland

The grey box and SA blue gum woodland occupied the footslopes bordered to the north by the Torrens River catchment and to First Creek of the Torrens to the south. It covered around 50% of the cities of Campbelltown, almost the entirety of Norwood, Payneham, and St. Peters, and the northern portion of Burnside to…

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