Recipes

This classic jam drop biscuit recipe doesn’t get any better! Whip up a batch in no time to share with friends and family. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 x 600g packs of eggs 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 cups self-raising flour, sifted 1/2 cup raspberry jam 1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste Method Preheat oven to 180C. Cream butter and …

A perfect meal for a cold night, this venison parmigiana recipe could not be tastier. Cooked in a frypan and grill or in a camp oven when regulations allow, you will have your neighbours or camping friends absolutely drooling when the delicious scents waft through the air!   Ingredients 500g venison rib fillet (eight steaks) Salt and pepper, freshly ground …

“HEY Ma, the rains are ‘ere”. March is the time of year to get out of your comfort zone, get messy, muddy and dirty and join the mud crab madness. Maybe that’s what Christina Aguilera was talking about when she named that big hit many years ago. Maybe she was really wanting everyone to get dirty and get out to do …

Tough coronavirus travel restrictions placed on Fraser, Stradbroke and Moreton islands off South East Queensland will be eased today (May 15 at 11:59pm) for day trips, however people cannot go camping there just yet. Fraser Island, North Stradbroke Island and Moreton Island have been off-limits during the coronavirus pandemic to anyone but people who live there or those delivering supplies. …

HERE’S a rundown of my two months fishing Moreton Bay, mainly targeting pelagics and whiting (I did very little reef fishing), with most of the departures from Whyte Island and Manly. The end of December was the beginning of our two months fishing Moreton Bay and the lead-up to the new year got off to a good start, with plenty …

To estimate the age of fish, scientists interpret the growth structures of otoliths and count annual growth bands. Knowing the age of fish helps to assess the status of fish stocks. Using otoliths to estimate age of fish Otoliths (ear bones) help fish orientate themselves and maintain balance, acting like our middle ear. Otoliths are composed of a form of …

As we headed into the weekend the winds dropped and the swell sat around a comfortable 1.2m. This of course saw busy boat ramps and with low tides before first light the bar was an easier crossing for many heading out to fish the reefs. Out wide Barwon Banks and the Hards were popular for the bigger boats. Despite the …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, for Mum’s that enjoy fishing it was nice to see some great conditions last weekend for Mother’s Day on the Gold and Tweed Coasts, with the Tweed River an awesome option. Bit windy for the rest of the week with a small weather window to get out and about. Let’s …

It was good to see a few people finally able to get out and about fishing in the Bundaberg area, making the most of the magic conditions for Mother’s Day last weekend. BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With last Sunday by far the better day to head offshore, most of the local boat ramps were busy.  The fishing was red hot with most …

Australian recreational fishers can continue to enjoy southern bluefin tuna fishing into the future, just as they are today, following preliminary results from a world leading scientific survey. At the same time, commercial fishers will enjoy the benefits of having increased certainty about their future catch levels. To better estimate the recreational catch, the Commonwealth Government funded the nation’s first …