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We are asked to plug many events here at Column 8 and we usually politely decline or that would be all we'd have space for. But, being deeply and unashamedly carnivorous, we make an exception for Peter Walsh. "Greetings from Casino in northern NSW," he writes. "Just a quick reminder the Beef Week is on soon in town, May 27 to June 3. Sample the beef, olives, macadamia nuts and much more." Oh, yum ...

Ripe ... Macadamias

Each year from March to September, mature macadamia nuts fall to the ground from the branches of their tall trees. Grown in coastal Queensland and on the NSW north coast, the nuts are harvested by pinwheel harvesters, the milky-coloured kernels encased in hard shells, the hardest of all commercially grown nuts. A native to east Australia, macadamias have been eaten by indigenous tribes for thousands of years. They have a high level of monounsaturated fats, which are also found in avocado and ...

Steward Wins Dismissal Case

BEING caught red-handed with a selection of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts in your pocket is a sacking offence at Qantas. Philip Woodward-Brown

Company Accused Over Nuts Scandal

Australia's second-largest supermarket chain is investigating how it came to be a victim of a scam involving more than 14 tonnes of fake Australian macadamia nuts.

Cooking With Macadamias

MACADAMIA nuts are native to Australia and once you get through the tough shell, are full of almost butter-like sweet flesh.

Nothing Like A Macadamia For Heart

UNIVERSITY of Newcastle researchers are going nuts over the latest findings into the health benefits of macadamias.

Bishop Comes Charmed To The Teeth

She has been called bulletproof Bronwyn and an Exocet of a woman. It has been said that she is the sort of person who could crack macadamia nuts with her teeth; it has also been said that the softest thing about her is her teeth.

Honeysuckle...signs Of Market Life

ONCE a month you will be able to taste test your way through the best the Hunter Valley and Regional NSW has to offer at the Hunter Valley Original Fine Food and Arts Market at Honeysuckle. Bring along your biggest shopping basket. Not only will a range of different produce from macadamia nuts to

Tax Office Chops Off Tree Plans

Mosman financial advisory firm Monpro Ltd yesterday appointed an administrator following the Tax Office's crackdown on financial-year-end agricultural investment schemes. Monpro specialised in selling investment schemes in tea-tree oil, grapes, macadamia nuts, orchards, timber and biotech product

There Is Nuttin' Like A Macadamia

DR Manohar Garg is going nuts. More accurately, he's going macadamia nuts and reckons everyone should follow suit. He has won a $126,000 grant to investigate the health benefits of the native fruit. Dr Garg, who heads the nutrition section of Newcastle University's medical department, and

Watego, Way To Go

There's more to Byron Bay than surf punks. NELL SCHOFIELD wallows in foodie heaven at the ultimate beachside guesthouse. WITHIN 24 hours of arriving in Byron shire I found myself scrambling around on all fours gathering macadamia nuts on a sprawling sub-tropical plantation. Local mothers routine

Tax Woes? Drink Up

THE chance to own your own vineyard is the latest get-rich-with-tax-breaks scheme offering to relieve those end of financial year tax woes. Whether pine forest plantations, macadamia nuts, ostriches or films, the schemes entice investors by promising huge tax deductions. But national tax tech

Presenting The Little Aussie Nut

Macadamia nuts are delicious, nutritious and no longer a luxury. MANY years ago, the late French cook and author Simone Beck came to Australia to give cooking demonstrations. She introduced the audience to a special cake made with a nut she had discovered in America. The nut was, of course, t

Getting The Good Oil On Macadamia Nuts

FIRST, the good news. In the past 30 years, macadamia plantations have increased by a multiple of 60 and, consequently, the price of the luscious nuts has fallen dramatically. Furthermore, it turns out that eating macadamias is good for you. Macadamias are ultra-high in monounsaturated fats an

Thieving Cockies

FLOCKS of white cockatoos are a common sight in many of the northern suburbs and, although it is marvellous to have our native birds sharing our gardens, we pay a penalty. If you were counting on a big crop of macadamia nuts from a tree in your backyard, forget it if the cockatoos have bee

You'd Have To Be Nuts To Go Into Macadamias Now

The sunrise macadamia nuts industry has suffered its first setback. In the late 70s and early 80s, macadamias were the business to go into. Cashed-up city professionals found it an ideal investment and tax write-off. Macadamia nut farms sprang up in the hinterland of the North Coast,

Lismore Macadamia Nut Property For Sale

It is rare for a macadamia nut orchard to come on the market -particularly one in the prime NSW growing district of Lismore. But this Friday, an orchard near Lismore will be auctioned by Richardson and Wrench. At Eureka, a small village halfway between Lismore and Byron Bay on the North C

Csr Quits Macadamia Game After 20-year Run

CSR Ltd has finally pulled out of the macadamia nut business after a patchy but interesting struggle lasting more than 20 years. The company yesterday announced the sale of Mac Farms of Hawaii Inc to a company controlled by Arnotts Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Mac Farms, by far the biggest p