Hunter Valley vineyard escapes discounted for the cooler months A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

These #HunterValley vineyard escapes are discounted for the cooler months.
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Hunter Region's 'Alien Orbs' Were Just the Army Doing Its Job Glowing orbs over Singleton, Cessnock and East Maitland sparked alien theories. Hunter MP Dan Repacholi confirmed they were military flares from routine ADF training.

Hunter Region's 'Alien Orbs' Were Just the Army Doing Its Job

#HunterValley #ADF #Singleton #NSWNews #AusNews #AusPol

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Beyond Sydney: Short Escapes Worth Taking This Season Vineyards, surf beaches, historic towns and open hill country await within three hours of Sydney. Here's where to head for your next escape.

Beyond Sydney: Short Escapes Worth Taking This Season

#SydneyWeekends #RegionalNSW #HunterValley #SouthCoastNSW #AusTravel #AusNews

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Here I painted the energies of feelings i had after a wine tour in the Hunter Valley NSW.. Nothing quite more surreal then sipping on wine, in the middle of a vineyard, whilst watching the sunset. Pinch me 🩷 SUNSET WINETOUR 90CMX60CM Acrylic on canvas #bluesky #blueskyfamily #vineyard #winery #winetour #huntervalleywinecountry #huntervalley #acrylic #painting #artist

Here I painted the energies of feelings i had after a wine tour in the Hunter Valley NSW..

Nothing quite more surreal then sipping on wine, in the middle of a vineyard, whilst watching the sunset. Pinch me 🩷

SUNSET WINETOUR
90CMX60CM
Acrylic on canvas

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A wine weekend when it pays to go for Broke A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

A #wine weekend when it pays to go for Broke. #winetasting #travel #huntervalley #BrokeFordwich www.gourmetontheroad.com/2026/02/a-wi...

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Hunter Valley Wine Tourism Draws New Visitor Crowd - The Adept Traveler Hunter Valley wine tourism is booming in 2025, with families and young professionals trading Sydney hotels for cellar doors and slower regional stays.

Hunter Valley is drawing weekend wine travelers. Focus on Pokolbin and Lovedale, book tastings early, and choose self-drive or a curated tour. #HunterValley
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This is a win-win for the Hunter Valley … jobs for locals in a sustainable industry 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Mount Pleasant joins wine tourism collective A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

Historic #MountPleasant joins fast-growing #wine #tourism collective #UltimateWineries #travel #huntervalley www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/11/moun...

Kirkton Park aims to bring some romance to the Hunter A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

This #hotel aims to bring some #romance to the #huntervalley #vocokirktonpark #eightcommunications #travel #tourism www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/11/kirk...

Popular #HunterValley #wine and #food festival off the menu for 2026. #LovedaleLongLunch #huntervalleywc www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/11/popu...

#auspol #coalmines #HunterValley

⚡ 1,000 JOBS AT RISK — TOMAGO’S FUTURE IN DOUBT

In NSW’s Hunter Valley, Rio Tinto’s Tomago smelter, Australia’s largest aluminium plant, faces closure as energy prices surge.

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Tyrrell’s Vat 9 Shiraz 2023 Sourced with fruit from Short Flat, NVC and 8 Acres vineyards, and a minimum vine age of 50 years (and the oldest planted in 1892). Tyrrell's, Vat 9, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2023 Deep, bright ruby hue. Opens calm, dusty and reserved with ripe plum, blackberry, dried herb mix, soft mocha and dried meats. Forget any suggestion of dryness or dustiness on the palate: Impeccably supple and sewn together without a seam in sight.

An impeccable release, the 2023 Tyrrell's Vat 9 Shiraz from the #HunterValley

The Little Wine Company2025 #huntervalley LITTLE GEM #oakfermented #pecorino- complex bouquet from the oak maturation. Divine, big, rich, round creamy palate with lashings of intricate flavours & some lovely pear notes. The finish is delightful, creamy, refreshing & lingering. OMG TOTALLY BRILIANT!

The Little Wine Company 2025 #huntervalley #vegan #pecorino -one of the first producers in Australia & one of the best! Lifted floral bouquet with the merest hint of talc, Gorgeous, crisp palate, well rounded, great depth of apple & pear flavours-slightly crunchy on the refreshing finish. TOP STUFF

Keen to fly direct between #Hobart and #Newcastle? New route just announced. #travel #tourism #flying #aviation #tasmania #huntervalley #HobartAirport #JetstarAirways #NewcastleAirport www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/10/dire...

The Little Wine Company 2025 #huntervalley #albarino- #vegan Big vibrant bouquet of limes with a hint of sea spray. Gorgeous, mouth filling, crisp steely flavours leading to a magnificent, refreshing finish. TRULY OUTSTANDING!!
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…on to Sidney for a concert at Sidney’s University organized by the #SpanishEmbassy to celebrate Spain’s National Day and then of to #HunterValley for a weekend-festival devoted to the great works for piano and string quartet, together with the great Australian pianist #DanieldeBorah!

The Little Wine Company 2025 #huntervalley #pinotgrigio- #vegan Gentle, attractive bouquet of fresh pears with a smidge of green apples. Gorgeous palate, beautifully balanced, slightly steely, great depth of flavours & a clean, refreshing finish. BELLISSIMO!!
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#emergingvarieties

The Little Wine Company 2025 #huntervalley #vermentino Attractive bouquet of nectarines, peaches with a dash of jasmin. Creamy, silky, well rounded palate with delightful flavours, a degree of savouriness & a hint of steeliness, quite complex & VERY APPEALING!!

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Teenage girl fights for life after brutal dog attack in NSW Hunter Valley A teenage girl is in critical condition after a dog attack in NSW Hunter Valley. Emergency services treated her before airlifting to John Hunter Hospital.

Teenage girl fights for life after brutal dog attack in NSW Hunter Valley
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Bimbadgen opens new spirit tasting facility A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

New in the Hunter Valley: a #spirits tasting facility at #Bimbadgen #drinks #travel #tourism #huntervalley www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/08/bimb...

Hunter Valley residents want to see sunsets again, not a coal plant rebooted as a “wood incinerator” Hunter Valley residents tell a public hearing they have had enough of energy plants that burn things to generate electricity and the environmental and health impacts they continue to inflict on the…

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Carbon much more than inanimate rod By PHILIP HOPKINS   A FULLY networked carbon capture and storage industry along Australia’s east coast, with Gippsland a key contributor, could boost economic activity by about $66 billion and support an additional 15,250 jobs over the coming decades, according to a new study praised by the federal government. The report, ‘The Economic Potential for CCS in Australia’s Eastern States’ written by Ernst & Young for Low Emissions Technology Australia (LETA), was launched by the federal Minister for Resources, Madeleine King, who described the study as “essential”. The report highlights the environmental and economic potential of carbon capture and storage for regions such as the Latrobe Valley and greater Gippsland. The Latrobe Valley, like Gladstone and the Hunter Valley, is a large industrial hub. “These industrial hubs host significant emissions source points, including Safeguard Mechanism-covered facilities which will be required to reduce their emissions over time,” the LETA report says. Under the Safeguard Mechanism, the nation’s top 200 industrial companies must cut their greenhouse gas emissions annually. However, the report warns that without co-ordinated efforts, there is a big risk Australia may not develop the carbon sequestration capacity to reach net zero emissions. “This could pose additional challenges to heavy industry in meeting their Safeguard Mechanism obligations, increasing the costs of the net zero transition, and requiring deeper emissions cuts in other sectors.” Ms King said the findings from the report underscore that CCS is essential not just for achieving Australia’s emissions targets, “but for safeguarding the future of our industrial base, our energy security, and our economy”. “As this report makes clear, CCS can play a critical role in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries across Australia like steel, cement and chemical production. CCS will also play a role in reducing the emission intensity of gas at the point source of production.” CCS involves capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) released by industrial processes, compressing it, transporting it to an injection site via pipeline, and sequestering it deep underground for safe, long-term storage in suitable geological formations. The Latrobe Valley-based CarbonNet is planning to build a pipeline from Loy Yang that takes captured CO2 from the Valley to the Gippsland Basin, just off Golden Beach, for underground storage. The LETA report says the Melbourne-based CO2CRC (Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies) is Australia’s leading research organisation dedicated to carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Active in Gippsland, a key CO2CRC initiative is the Otway International Test Centre in western Victoria, “one of the world’s foremost field research sites for CO2 storage”. The Otway Centre, which began in 2006, to date has safely injected and monitored more than 100,000 tonnes of CO2 within geological formations at the site, the report says, “demonstrating the feasibility and long-term security of underground carbon storage”. “The centre has played a crucial role in developing internationally recognised best practices for monitoring and verification, which are essential for ensuring public and regulatory confidence in CCUS,” the report says. “Currently, the Otways Centre is conducting Phase 3 of its research program, which focuses on developing cost-effective and highly accurate monitoring technologies. This phase aims to enhance real-time tracking of CO2 movement in the subsurface, reducing the long-term costs associated with carbon storage projects. By improving efficiency and safety, the centre is helping to make large-scale CCUS deployment more commercially viable.” The report says the success of the Otway Centre provides a strong foundation for developing CCUS projects in eastern Australia, where industrial emissions from sectors such as energy, manufacturing and cement production remain high. “By leveraging insights from Otway, policymakers and industry stakeholders can make informed decisions about the feasibility and risks associated with large-scale CCUS deployment in key economic regions,” the report says. It says demand for carbon sequestration is likely to be huge in small, heavily industrialised countries with little geological storage such as Japan and Korea, which rely on fossil fuels for energy and have net zero targets by 2050. “Australia has a potential to provide carbon capture and storage to these countries … however, several regulatory and commercial preconditions are critical to capture this growth opportunity, including providing assurance of any carbon stored in Australia,” it says. Ms King said the report was an important contribution to increase the understanding of the potential of CCS as the industry takes steps to scale up. “CCS will not be a silver bullet. But it has the very great potential to work alongside other efforts to reduce emissions,” she said. “The task of reaching net zero is a significant challenge, but it simply must be met, all tools must be applied. What is also clear is that Australia has the right elements to be an important player in global CCS value chains. We have the right geology, the right infrastructure, and the right skills to be at the forefront of commercial development of CCS.” Ms King said the government’s approach was to ensure the right policy and regulatory settings are in place for industry to make investment decisions on their projects. “It’s a twofold approach. Firstly, robust regulations will allow for the effective, safe and environmentally responsible storage of CO2. And secondly, a stable and predictable business environment will encourage long-term investment,” she said. “My department is currently undertaking a review of our regulatory settings to provide better regulatory and administrative certainty for offshore CCS projects. The government is also cooperating with our regional partners on carbon management solutions.” The government last year granted 10 new greenhouse gas storage assessment permits as part of the 2023 Offshore Greenhouse Gas Storage Acreage Release. “Australia also has two of the world’s largest operational, commercial scale CCS projects,” she said – the SANTOS Moomba CCS project, onshore in South Australia, and the Gorgon CCS project at Barrow Island, offshore of Western Australia, which safely stored 11 million tonnes of CO2 that would otherwise have been emitted into our atmosphere. “It is fashionable in some circles to denigrate existing CCS projects. But to do this without observing what has been achieved is to write off how CCUS can contribute to decarbonisation, and to ignore the warning of the IEA (International Energy Agency) that reaching net zero will be virtually impossible without CCUS,” she said. “But we know that new sites need to be identified to drive private investment. To that end, we’re investing $3.4 billion over 35 years in the Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity program. This will allow Geoscience Australia to comprehensively map our natural resources and renewable energy potential, including the geological suitability for CCS. By 2028, RAP will deliver a national carbon dioxide storage resource atlas, with work already underway to guide its development.”

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Somewhere new to stay in the Hunter; and a new pasta experience A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

Somewhere new to stay in the #HunterValley vineyards - and a new #pasta experience nearby. #wine #travel #tourism #deiuliisWines #AudreyWilkinsonWines #huntervalleywc #UltimateWineries #HunterStays www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/08/some...

Il-Qorti Ambjentali Tirrifjuta Espansjoni tal-Martins Creek Quarry: Impatt Ambjentali u Sigurtà fit-Toroq Il-Qorti Ambjentali Tirrifjuta Espansjoni tal-Martins Creek Quarry: Impatt Ambjentali u Sigurtà fit-Toroq 🛑 Min, X’ġara, Fejn, Meta, Għaliex, Kif Il-Qorti tal-Art u l-Ambjent fl-Awstralja ċaħdet l-appell tal-kumpanija Daracon biex tespandi l-Martins Creek Quarry fil-Hunter Valley, New South Wales, fit-23 ta’ Lulju 2025. L-espansjoni proposta kienet tinkludi estrazzjoni ta’ aktar minn miljun tunnellata ta’ materjal kull sena u sa 160 moviment ta’ trakk kuljum. Il-Qorti sabet li l-konsegwenzi negattivi fuq il-komunitajiet lokali kienu “mhux raġonevoli” u “ma jistgħux jiġu aċċettati.” --- X’kienet l-Proposta u Għaliex ġiet Irrifjutata? 📉 Espansjoni Kontroversjali Daracon, kumpanija tar-riżorsi, pproponiet fl-2022 li tespandi l-operazzjonijiet tal-quarry biex tappoġġja proġetti ta’ infrastruttura. Il-proposta kienet tinkludi: * Aktar minn miljun tunnellata ta’ ġebel kull sena * Sa 160 moviment ta’ trakk kuljum * Impatt fuq ir-raħal storiku ta’ Paterson u Bolwarra ⚖️ Raġunijiet għar-Rifjut Il-Kummissarji Peter Walsh u Michael Young iddeċidew li l-effetti negattivi fuq is-sigurtà tat-traffiku, il-pedestri, u l-kwalità tal-ħajja lokali kienu jżommu l-proposta milli tiġi approvata: “Il-konsegwenzi negattivi huma partikolarment relatati ma’ sigurtà fit-toroq u impatti soċjali u ambjentali.” – Qorti tal-Art u l-Ambjent --- Reazzjonijiet u Opinjonijiet Diverġenti 👥 Il-Komunità Lokali Il-Martins Creek Quarry Action Group ilhom jopponu l-proposta għal aktar minn għaxar snin. Il-president tagħhom, Luke Barker, qal: “Huwa aħbar li xtaqna lkoll – sens komun.” – Luke Barker Il-grupp ma jopponix il-quarry f’forma limitata, iżda jargumenta li l-espansjoni kienet se toħloq periklu għas-sigurtà u tnaqqis fil-valur turistiku tar-raħal. 🏗️ Il-Kumpanija Daracon Daracon esprimiet diżappunt, u sostniet li l-proposta kienet ir-riżultat ta’ studji ambjentali u konsultazzjonijiet estensivi: “Għal aktar minn għaxar snin mexxejna proċess rigoruż ta’ studji u konsultazzjoni.” – Kelliem għal Daracon --- Impatt fuq Malta 🌍 Impatt Indirett fuq Malta Filwaqt li l-każ huwa lokalizzat fl-Awstralja, joffri lezzjoni importanti għal Malta f’termini ta’: * Proċessi ta’ konsultazzjoni pubblika * Valutazzjoni ta’ impatti ambjentali u soċjali * Il-bilanċ bejn żvilupp u sostenibbiltà Malta, li qed taffaċċja sfidi simili f’żoni rurali u turistiċi, tista’ titgħallem minn dan il-każ biex tippjana b’mod aktar inklussiv u sostenibbli. --- Perspettiva Kulturali 🏞️ Il-Valur tal-Komunità u t-Turismu Lokali Paterson, raħal storiku inland ta’ Newcastle, għandu valur kulturali u turistiku simili għal diversi lokalitajiet Maltin bħal Marsaxlokk jew Għarb. L-impatt ta’ trakkijiet fuq toroq żgħar u l-ambjent soċjali jista’ jħassar il-karattru uniku ta’ dawn il-postijiet. --- Konklużjoni u Ħarsa ’l Quddiem 🔍 X’Jista’ Jiġi Minn Dan? Il-każ tal-Martins Creek Quarry juri kif il-proċessi ġudizzjarji jistgħu jservu ta’ salvagwardja kontra żviluppi li jheddu l-komunitajiet. Esperti ambjentali jissuġġerixxu li l-iżvilupp għandu jkun ibbażat fuq evidenza, impatt soċjali, u konsultazzjoni pubblika vera. --- Fatti Verifikati Dikjarazzjoni Kategorija Verifika Il-Qorti ċaħdet l-appell ta’ Daracon Fatti Verifikati Sentenza uffiċjali tal-Qorti L-espansjoni kienet tinkludi sa 160 moviment ta’ trakk kuljum Fatti Verifikati Dokumenti tal-applikazzjoni Il-komunità kienet kontra minħabba sigurtà u turismu Opinjonijiet Opinjoni tal-Martins Creek Quarry Action Group Daracon mexxiet studji ambjentali għal aktar minn għaxar snin Dikjarazzjonijiet Mhux Fatti Ma hemmx referenza diretta għal pubblikazzjonijiet akkademiċi L-impatt fuq Malta huwa dirett Ambigwità u Nuqqas ta' Ċarezza Mhux applikabbli direttament iżda jista’ joffri lezzjoni --- Sorsi * ABC News Australia * NSW Independent Planning Commission * Daracon Group * Environmental Defenders Office --- Aktar Qari * Impatti Ambjentali ta’ Żviluppi Industrijali * Kif il-Komunitajiet Lokali Jistgħu Jinfluwenzaw Żviluppi --- Naqilgħu minn xiri kwalifikanti permezz ta’ din il-link tal-Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Avoaxz Lest li tidħol aktar fil-fond fis-suġġetti li qed niddiskutu? Appoġġja x-xogħol tagħna billi tikklikkja fuq il-link affiljat tal-Amazon tagħna għax-xiri li jmiss tiegħek! Kull klikk tgħinna nwasslulkom kontenut aktar perspikativ.

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Weekly notes 31/2025 Week 31 summary - A cancelled car rental, a train journey, and more.

delayed weekly notes because of an epic journey to the Hunter Valley, but here we are - Weekly notes 31/2025 Week 31 summary - A cancelled car rental, a train journey, and more. sathyabh.at/weekly-notes...

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