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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 ...