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Slice of paradise . . . Cutting the Vanished World s Society s 20th anniversary cake is its science adviser, Prof Ewan Fordyce, who was awarded with a lifetime membership during the society s anniversary celebration in Duntroon last weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/KARAN LAWRENCE
It’s not just the fossils that have kept Vanished World Heritage Centre alive for 20 years.
More than 60 people gathered at the Duntroon Hotel last weekend to celebrate the Vanished World Society’s 20th anniversary.
Chairwoman and volunteer Faye Ormandy said volunteers were central to what Vanished World did, from staffing the centre and hosting school groups to maintaining trails around the district.
Thai style . . . Pat Thongseema has been running Thai cooking classes in the Duntroon community hall. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/JAN KEELING
Duntroon is not the place you would usually go to hunt down authentic Thai cuisine, or perhaps now it is.
Thai national Parttarawadee Thongseema, more commonly known as Pat, has been cooking at the Duntroon Hotel on a Monday and Tuesday night almost since it reopened in February last year.
Her reputation for good food has grown in the district and Miss Thongseema estimates she cooks about 30 dishes over the two nights – which are usually when a pub is traditionally the quietest.