Australian Gourmet Traveller - (05)May 2020 (1)

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POSITIVENEWSFROMTHEINDUSTRYANDBEYOND

Justfourmonthsafterragingbushfiresforcedtheevacuation

ofWolganValley,destroyingswathesofnativebushand

burningperilouslyclosetotheEmiratesOne&Onlyresort,

theBlueMountains’retreatis burstingwithnewlifeasthe

reserveandsurroundingNationalParkbegintoregenerate.

Oncetinderdry,theformercattlestationis nowanemerald

oasisfollowingsomemuchneededrain,andWolganRiveris

flowingonceagain.Kangaroos,wallabiesandwombatsarejust

someofthenativecreaturesthathavereturnedtothe2833-

hectarereserve,alongwithnewspeciesofbirdsandother

wildlifepreviouslyunseeninthearea.oneandonlyresorts.com

ZooTube

Forthefirsttimein

TarongaZoo’s103-year-

history,it’snowlive-

streamingitsinhabitants

straighttoyourliving

room.TarongaTVis

a newonlineinitiative

fromthezoo,which

includes24/7liveanimal

streams,keepertalks

anda behind-the-scenes

lookattheanimalhaven

rightaroundtheclock.

MakeliketheTigerKing

(minustheprofanityand

insanity)andwatchbig

catsprowlandfeast,

tuneintosoothing

underwatersealantics,

orlearnhowTaronga’s

keeperstakecareof

chimpanzeesandfeed

peckishpenguins.

tarongatv.com

Hospo4Hospois a newinitiativefrom

AustralianPork,designedtoprovidefree

mealsforthoseintherestaurantand

hospitalityindustryeffectedbyincome

loss.TheventurekickedoffatSydney’s

Bloodwood,with 100 servesofpork

vermicelli-noodlebowlsbeinghanded

tohospitalityworkers.Followingthis

successfuldébut,theteamis hoping

torollouttheinitiativeacrosscapital

citiesnationwideinthecomingmonths.

Perth’sPanPacific Hotelis

trialling HotelsWith Heart,

usingtheemptyhotelto

househomeless people,

andprovidethemwith

a safehaven duringthis

time.If it’ssuccessful,the

programwill beexpanded

tohelpthoseexperiencing

domesticviolenceormental

healthissuesas well.

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PHOTOGRAPHY DON ARNOLD (HOSPO4HOSPO) & RICK STEVENS (TARONGA ZOO TIGER).

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