Peter Shaw

Is the founder and president of Princes Park Touch and the leader of the LocalHero project!

DOUBLE THE TIME, DOUBLE THE TASTE AT HUNTER VALLEY WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL

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Wine lovers and foodies are preparing their taste buds for this year’s ultimate celebration of flavour, as the renowned Hunter Valley Wine & Food Festival returns bigger and more delicious than ever.

Now spanning over two months, the Festival showcases the region’s iconic wine and food culture, with more than 70 epicurean events and activities during May and June. During this period, visitors to the country’s oldest wine region are offered the chance to enjoy the Festival’s favourite events, as well as some sensational new additions.

Showcasing the Hunter’s award-winning wines and delicious gourmet food, the event also gives you the chance to get up close and personal with winemakers at a masterclass, tour the vineyards, unearth hidden gems, and take part in hands-on cooking classes to fine-tune your culinary skills. If you’re after a more relaxing experience, there’s always the option to simply curl up beside an open fire with a glass of premium Hunter Valley wine and a cheese plate, or enjoy a set price gourmet lunch with a glass of wine at some of the region’s top restaurants.

 

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Foodie Alert: New Restaurant ENA – Southgate Melbourne

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ENA

Information Supplied by Fuller PR Image Credit Courtesy of Southgate Melbourne Collated by Connie Lambeth   ENA Greek Street food is the latest exciting addition to Southgate Melbourne’s ever evolving restaurant precinct. With the name ‘ENA’ translating to ‘number one’ in Greek, this recently opened restaurant takes a fresh spin on Greek dining. Certain to … Read more

THREE PLACES IN SYDNEY TO CELEBRATE THIS ANZAC DAY

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By Matt Fraser/Cardinal Spin Image Supplied     What:  ANZAC Day When:  Monday 25 April, 2016. Doors open 10am. Two-up starts at 1pm   Where: The DOG Hotel, 2 St. Marks Rd Randwick – doghotel.com.au/anzac16 Keg & Brew, 26 Foveaux St Surry Hills – kegandbrew.com.au/anzac16 Dove & Olive, 156 Devonshire St Surry Hills – doveandolive.com.au/anzac16 … Read more

First Aid for Mental Health

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Workplace health and safety has come a long way since the days of a medicine cabinet with a bottle of antiseptic and a package of bandages, Red Cross is now offering mental health workshops for the workplace.

Red Cross trainer, Anthony Cameron says mental health training is as equally important as traditional first aid training. “’Mental illness is statistically very common and with people spending so much time at work it is likely a person may display warning signs at work.”

With this in mind, Red Cross has developed a suite of training workshops called ‘Mental Health Matters’ designed to help employees and management cope with mental health issues and create mentally healthy workplaces.

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Red Cross calling again

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One of Australia’s most enduring charity events Red Cross Calling begins next week with an amazing number of fundraising events throughout March to support the work of Red Cross. Red Cross is asking us to rally with Red Cross branches, schools, community groups and workplaces to help make a real difference to the lives of … Read more

St. Patrick’s Day the Sophisticated way with Teeling Whiskey

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Once the most popular spirit in the world, Irish whiskey has recently had a huge resurgence both in the Emerald Isle and globally. So much that it is now the fastest growing spirit category in the world (TheIWSR.com).

The dynamic Teeling Whiskey is a young, multi award-winning, unconventionally independent whiskey producer with deep Dublin roots.

In just three years, Teeling has grown to be available in 46 countries, with their entire range launching in Australia in 2015 and the new limited edition, The Revival 15 Year Old Single Malt, becoming available in time for St Patrick’s Day 2016.

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Ilana Meydan –A Champion of Hebrew Education

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Ilana Meydan

1938 – 2015

If you or your children studied Modern Hebrew, chances are you benefited from the work of Ilana Meydan who dedicated her life to promoting the language that she loved.

Ilana arrived from Israel in Australia in 1969, in Perth. For the next three years, she taught Modern Hebrew to children and adults at the Carmel-Korsunski College, where she introduced audio-visual methods. After moving to Melbourne, she kept in touch with WA, often having long telephone conversations with Hebrew teachers, who continued to seek her guidance. While with VCAA, (Victorian  Curriculum  and Assessment Authority) Ilana conducted phone examinations of WA students for their Hebrew HSC.

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Katter crying out over spilt imported milk

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21 January 2016: Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter is furious that Queensland will import milk for domestic supply for the third year in a row, saying it was no wonder we no longer had sufficient farmers to meet demand.
He lays the blame squarely at the feet of “free-market fundamentalists” who had de-regulated the dairy industry and forced many off their farms and out of work.
“When we had an arbitrated price for milk the farmers were getting 59 c per litre; the week after de-regulation when we no longer had an arbitrated price they were getting 31c per litre,” Mr Katter said.

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Melbourne start-up to shake up the 2016 Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival Offsite Runway Series

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On February 13, 2016, The Dress Collective will merge the digital world with the tangible, presenting an interactive runway to raise funds for the Black Dog Institute.

Melbourne based fashion start-up, The Dress Collective, is an innovative e-commerce store that stocks only Australian made fashion and accessories, and in less than six months since launching, the online store has grown to stock more than 30 Australian designers. The Dress Collective Runway will feature the e-boutique’s Australian-made, independent fashion labels, showcasing a unique range of emerging and established designers to highlight the diversity of Australian fashion.

The Dress Collective founders Claire Goldsworthy and Mitchell Dempsey have previously worked between Brisbane and Melbourne under the guise of their former fashion event company Emerge Australia PR, and after years of first hand experience running Claire’s own fashion label, the pair launched The Dress Collective in July 2015 in Melbourne.

Now, with more than 30 labels and new items added weekly, The Dress Collective stocks a unique range of women’s wear, menswear, accessories and jewellery, all of which is manufactured in Australia to high ethical standards, making it the only online store to sell 100% Australian made fashion.

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AUSSIES MAKE A DATE WITH CUPID FOR VALENTINE’S DAY FUN RUN

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Annual event to raise funds for Children’s Tumour Foundation Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast are gearing up to make a scene this Valentine’s Day at the 2016 Cupid’s Undie Run. Running enthusiasts and fancy dress aficionados alike will take to the streets and strip down to their bedroom-best for charity in the event dedicated to raising … Read more