Delicious Australia - (08August 2020

Fora fulllistofhowtosupportaward-winningproducersin your

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time.We’renotmuckingabout,”hesays.
“It’sa reallygoodthing.In factI thinkit’sthe
bestthingthat’severhappenedtothefishery.”
Thenewshasbuoyedthespiritsofthelocalfishing
communityata timewhenit needsit most.LikemanyAussie
producers,thedemandforrestaurant-qualityseafoodhastaken
a nosedivein recentmonths.Collissupplieshisfishtomany
ofthecountry’sbestrestaurants,includingRockpoolBarand
Grill,Rosetta,CumulusInc.,andSaintPeter,andassuchhe’s
beenoneofthehardesthitbythecoronavirusrestrictions.
“Ordershavebeensitting at around five per cent of their
usualrate,”hesays.
Nottheonlyobstacle,Collishasalsostruggledtocourier
hiscatchbetweenstates.“Usually,therearearoundfiveor
sixflightsperdaybetweenMelbourneandSydney,nowthere’s
justone.”It hasmeant a complete restructuring of the way
heoperates.
However,slowlybutsurely,businessis startingtopickup
again.“Morerestaurantsareopeningupallthetime,sothat’s
good news. But most importantly, the fishery is safe.”

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STATEWINNERS– HIGHLIGHTSBELOW:

NSW:Australia’sOysterCoast(Appellation

OystersWagonga).AvailablefromHarley and

John’sSeafood,Rockpoolrestaurants.

QLD:CapeMoretonScarletPrawns(CapeMoreton

ScarletPrawns).Availablefrom Steve Costi Seafoods,

TheFishShoppeMelbourne.

SA:GoolwaPipiCo(Live& Fresh,De-sandedand

ReadytoCookPipis).AvailablefromAngelakisBros,

DeCosti,SamtassBrosSeafoodsandCappoBros.

VIC:BruceCollis– SeasonalWildCatch(Garfish,Southern

Calamari,GreenbackFlounder,KingGeorgeWhiting).

AvailablefromHoggetWinery, Royal Bondi Hotel, Saint

Peter,FishButchery.

TAS:Mollusca(George’s Bay Clams). Available from

KyeemaSeafoods.

WA:McBoats(AbrolhosIslandScallopMeat).

AvailablefromFinsSeafood, Sisters IGA,

JurienFishShop.

For the full list of State Winners, go to delicious.com.au

BruceCollis.

BELOW:Gerry Harvey

PRODUCE AWARDS.