‘Who’s the Old Salt here?’ is often asked of Terry and Michelle Robinson, owners of the restaurant, brewery and distillery Old Salt found in the Nowra Industrial area. They fell in love with the name when tossing around ideas of what to call their venture. “The seasoned professional,” says Terry with a cheeky grin. They …
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From North Nowra through Huskisson and down to Ulladulla, there are no less than 10 craft breweries to discover. Visit one at a time or turn this list into your own mini ale-trail, it’s around 75km from north to south, around an hour of driving all-up which makes it a good day out. Remember to …
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Weekend of wonderful workshops 24 – 25 August 2024 This is a great opportunity to meet, work with and learn from some outstanding artists and makers. Samantha Tannous and Cathie Griffith are among them. Let me tell you a bit about them both and the two-day workshops they are presenting at Arts Muster 2024. Registrations …
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Weekend of wonderful workshops 24 – 25 August 2024 Arts Muster 2024 is a great opportunity to meet, work with and learn from some outstanding Shoalhaven artists and makers. Barbara Dawson and Christine Wiltshier are two of the tutors running two-day workshops. I am happy to introduce you to them both and tell you a …
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13 July – 03 August 2024 As well three new exhibitions opening at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery on Saturday 13 July, I have been reliably informed that a new Manager, Arts and Culture has been appointed by Shoalhaven City Council. Who it is, is yet to be publicly announced but my source assures me I am …
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Daily specials, artisan food events and community spirit make this Sussex Inlet café the place to visit in July. “This is my first real job in the hospitality industry,” recounts Cassie Relf, one half of the couple who own Little Eadie’s Café in Sussex Inlet – named after their daughter. “I did have a job …
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The cocktail hour on Fridays and Saturdays is about to become more delicious. Starting this Friday 5-9pm, Chef Egi and his wife Ogi from Blue Nami Japanese are collaborating with Simon Mercier from Jervis Bay Coffee Co every Friday and Saturday with a sensational combination of sushi and cocktails, at Sushi Martini Club. There will …
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This is boutique spirits distilling and good old-fashioned storytelling at its best, thanks to the deep research, heritage ties and commitment of Ben Stephenson and Alarna Doherty, who are creating sensational flavours (including locally foraged sea lettuce) in their growing range. Good things come to those who wait. No truer words have been spoken in …
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As well as the indoor exhibitions at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery there is a host of public art in outdoor spaces around Nowra to explore and enjoy, including a collection of 8 murals by talented emerging and established street artists. The murals were created in stages from 2014-2022, installed in some less obvious and off-the-beaten-track spots. …
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Wilder Times: Arthur Boyd and the Mid 1980s Landscape 6 July – 13 October 2024 Wilder Times is a major new exhibition that sees Arthur Boyd’s series of fourteen powerful paintings of the Shoalhaven landscape return to Bundanon for the first time since they were created in 1984, as a commission for the Arts Centre, …
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