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Thor movie is being filmed in Sydney, and will also star an A-list cast including Byron Bay resident Chris Hemsworth, as well as Natalie Portman, Chris Pratt and Christian Bale. It will be directed by New Zealand director Taika Waititi. Damon, who arrived in Sydney via private jet on January 17, earlier said he was so excited to be heading Down Under for work, after he enjoyed a lengthy stint here in 2019. I m so excited that my family and I will be able to call Australia home for the next few months, he said. The European-inspired home costs $7000 a night. Picture: Airbnb
Festival organiser John Leadbetter said it was a great achievement for Oliver and the festival.
While it did produce a record-breaking pumpkin this year, entries to the festival were down due to unfavourable growing conditions. It s just been too hot for it. We had hot, dry weather, and then we went to hot, humid weather, and they don t like that. They like to be dry and cool, Leadbetter said.
What does it take to grow a giant pumpkin?
Oliver, who set an Australasian record with a 743-kilogram pumpkin in 2015, said growing giant gourds involved a lot of work. People are changing the way they re growing them nowadays, he said.
Published January 12, 2021
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A gardener from Knockrow, near Ballina in northern NSW, has set the record for the chonkiest pumpkin in the Southern Hemisphere. And I’m jealous of it.
Dale Oliver‘s substantial squash was weighed on Saturday at the Summerland Pumpkin Competition at Kyogle, where it clocked 867kg.
The previous Southern Hemisphere record holder was Oliver’s South African nemesis (we assume)
A monster pumpkin has set a new record and is set for a retirement involving baby photos, its seed harvested, and most likely an ending as cattle fodder.
Set outdoors among the animals, overlooking the waterplay and mini golf areas, the pop up is designed for parents to relax while the young have a ball. A Macadania Castle spokeswoman said the bar would be offering three different cocktails. We have the ink gin and tonic, including tonic and rosemary; the ink gin fizz, with and a pure cane gin with ginger. We loved the idea of partnering with Husk because it s a local brand that people really love, and when the kids are happy and the parents are happy, we all win. Visitors will be able to pair the mixes with a tasting plate, a selection designed to go with the beverages, full with of fresh ingredients sourced from the region, she said.