8 Renas Court Forster

  The perfect holiday escape. An outstanding two bedroom apartment on the lake in Little Street Forster. Beautifully presented and appointed you won’t be disappointed. Call us now and book…

Janette Murray shares her favourite recipe

Janette makes a very special tortellini for her family,  this is a version of her recipe from sanjeevkapoor.com that you may enjoy. Spinach and Fetta tortellini You will need: Lasagne sheets…

Good Gut Pasta #2

The crowd funding for Good Gut Pasta starts May 30. Check out how you can contribute. www.goodgutgroup.com Good Gut Pasta # 2 Good Gut group co-founder Geoff Whitehouse shares his…

Good Gut Pasta

This is a fantastic local group that are doing really good things. www.goodgut.com The Good Gut Group is a very small company that is determined to offer better quality pasta…

Comboyne Community Cafe

Comboyne is a charming village on mid north coast of  NSW It is a great place to visit on a weekend getaway, and we would recommend a visit to the…

Grace Mccarthy loves Chocolate Fondant Cake

Grace Mccarthy, has lived with her family on the coast for many years. A long time resident of Forster Tuncurry Grace loves the lifestyle of the coast, where she has been…

An afternoon at Coco’s Closet Forster

Coco’s Closet – artist in residence Kristie Banham, home to indie designs and crafts, eclectic gifts and handmade deliciousness. An afternoon of mixed media, cutting, pasting, sticking and creating. Kristie…

What is your favourite Soul food David Hunt?

We asked David Hunt, a South African who has lived all over the world and decided to relocated to the coast, where he runs a busy business and embraces the…

The Fishermen – Tuncurry Breakwall

On a lazy Sunday afternoon in February there was a lot of activity on the Breakwall in Tuncurry. People walking, kids and dogs, dolphins playing in the late afternoon light,…

Marzena makes us Bliss Balls

QUICK, EASY AND HEALTHY – BLISS BALLS! We all want a little snack from time to time – so here is a very simple recipe for cacao, coconut and date…

What do you love about the coast- Liz Sciacca

What do you love about the coast? Liz Sciacca is one of the directors of Key 2 Conveyancing in Forster, where she looks after the people who have bought Forster…

Lunch at Brenno’s- One Mile Beach

One Mile Beach Forster There is nothing better than a lazy lunch with friends, especially if the food, wine and company are excellent. With amazing oysters from local producer John…

Juice recipes for health

Passionate, energetic and inspirational are words used to describe Trish Tucker-May from Passion 4 Juice. Trish combines her passion for freedom, travel, adventure and keeping people healthy. Passion 4 Juice…

Soul Food – Hunters Stew

“Bigos or “Hunter’s Stew” is real soul food Bigos can be classified as Poland’s national dish. There are many individual recipes for Bigos (probably as many as cooks in Poland)….

What do you love about the coast Stef Nardi?

Stef Nardi has lived on the coast for several years and comes from a family who love to cook, and who all work in the food business, running successful food…

Let’s meet the locals-Craig Mason

Craig Mason started East Coast Photography in 1997 and set about creating the districts most respected Professional Photography studio on the Mid North Coast. Craig joined the Australian Institute of…

Rock Art

Kristie Banham from Coco’s Closet talks about art and the beach

Living on the coast – food for thought

The coast is a wonderful place to live and work, we asked a few of the Forster locals, Trevor Cooper, John Costello and Peter Scolly what their favourite foods are….

Fat Samuel’s Chocolate Mousse

Fat Samuel loves chocolate! Unfortunately Fat Samuel can’t eat eggs but she has developed the best Chocolate Mousse recipe.

Fat Samuel’s Pickled Mushrooms

Pam Higgins, alias Fat Samuel, lives on the Tasmanian North Coast of Australia close to Hobart in the small heritage town of Richmond.

Pasta Sauce – North Coast Style

Cooper’s Tasty Pasta Sauce will add pizzaz to any pasta with ingredients including ginger, honey, garlic, bacon and more