Extreme caution is advised when picking and consuming wild mushrooms – if in doubt, don’t consume. Poisonous mushrooms including Death Cap mushrooms and Yellow-staining mushrooms are currently growing around Victoria as a result of recent heavy rains. Cooking, peeling or drying these mushrooms does not remove or inactivate the poison. There is no home test... Read more May 4, 2017
So who do you think makes the best soup? Is it your Nana, Mum, Dad, Best Friend, Partner? You?? Get them to enter!!! This Soupfest is going to be even more Souper Douper than EVER! This year there will be 3 categories for the soup competition. Pumpkin Soup ($5 entry fee) Open Soup ($5 entry... Read more April 11, 2017
Frans and Ami Hillege came to the Otways via a life in the corporate world six years ago. They have built a lifestyle where they have learned to be more self-sufficient and where they live as sustainably as possible. “Growing and sourcing organic produce is important to us. We follow organic food growing practises on... Read more March 30, 2017
This week, Forrest residents have the opportunity to suggest future uses for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) facilities at Forrest. The open house sessions across 27 – 28 January come as the DELWP workforce at Forrest prepares to move into new facilities at Barwon Downs. The building and relocation program is... Read more December 1, 2016
Paul Troughton first came across the cultivation of shiitakes while backpacking in England. His Zen Buddhist employer was cultivating them in the forest and selling at Covent Garden Market. Many years later Paul and wife Wendy were looking for a way to diversify their dairy farm income. ‘We got over here and joined the Otway... Read more August 5, 2016
What would you like to see in Forrest? And what priority would you give it? If you have a big idea for Forrest—or a small one—come to the public meeting on Sunday 4 September, 3pm at the Forrest Hall, tell us what it is, and cast a vote. The Forrest and District Community Group is... Read more May 20, 2016
The onset of winter doesn’t put an end to things to do in Forrest and the surrounding wilderness. In fact, the Otway Ranges rainforest can be at its most breathtaking during the cooler months. Picture a crisp morning platypus tour by canoe on Lake Elizabeth, or a lunchtime walk through the dewy forest for a picnic in the... Read more
