* Flinders Island pilot Gordon’s skills prove true
I have greet admiration for the pilots who take us to the Bass Strait Islands. I am grateful for their skill and dedication in providing this essential service to our Islanders. A special tribute here to Gordon whose skills, dedication and humour I have had the privilege of experiencing including a flight to Cape Barren Island.
The pilot, believed to be Flinders Island Aviation Services managing director Gordon Rorison, was flying Telstra workers back to mainland Tasmania after they attended the Flinders Island Show yesterday.
See, Island crash pilot lauded and Seven survive Island crash.
* Jo Tiller, cake maker extraordinaire
Jo Tiller, of Kingston, is known as Royal Hobart Show’s cookery queen for good reason.
On the Sunday after the show the congregation of her church at Kingston traditionally eats what she has baked and prepared for the show. [Watch out for the extra attendance at St Clement’s next Sunday! 🙂 Jo also bakes Confirmation, Ordination and Church celebration cakes as part of her ministry of hospitality. ]
Classes she usually enters include cakes, fruit loaves, Victoria sandwich, melting moments, traditional shortbread, muffins, scones, and relish, jam and chutney.
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: Jo Tiller’s tips for people entering show cookery classes:
• If the class details “plainly iced” it means just that. • Don’t leave lining from the bakery tin stuck to the cake. • If entering the rich fruit cake section do not put nuts on top. • If making a fruit cake ensure none of the fruit sticks together by lightly flouring it before adding to the mixture
See, Winning’s a piece of cake. [Don’t you love the creativity of the sub editors!]
* The windmill at Oatlands is going full tilt, as is the Oatlands’ Community
Yesterday I travelled to and from Launceston and both day and night saw the wonderful Oatlands’ Mill with its huge blades dominating the skyline. Congratulations to the Oatlands’ community.
The restored Callington Mill at Oatlands has created 12 new jobs for the town, with more expected to become available as flour production increases. The mill was operating at full capacity for the first time in more than 100 years yesterday, coinciding with the 10th annual Oatlands Spring Festival.
See, Old ways bring new life.
