A family dinner table conversation in 1975 about oyster production piqued Jon Poke’s interest, leading to a 40 year passion in the industry.  Wanting to know more, Jon contacted Allen Hansen to explore the opportunity and Bolduans Bay Oysters was born.  Purchasing 1.5 metre sticks for catching natural spac or oyster larvae in the Tamar River, the first few years from 1976 to ’78 were...

Dust off your boots and shine up your belt buckles it’s almost time to head out to Trawmanna for the annual Devil Country Muster.  With gates opening to the camp grounds on Monday February 10, you can look forward to a week of Circular Head’s finest talent and with some big names set to appear on stage you won’t be disappointed.  “It’s a big job, we start planning the next year...

Britney Arnold has cleaned up yet another win after taking out the Grade 3 Juniors title at a one day event in Inglis on Sunday January 19. The event is graded across three disciplines, dressage, cross country and show jumping. “After dressage I was sitting third with a 3.5 point gap between myself and the leader,” said Arnold. With the cross country leg of the event up next, Arnold knew she...

A colourful medley of scraps of fabric has been stitched and sent to communities in fire affected regions around the country.  Circular Head’s Town and Country Patchwork Quilters have crafted more than six dozen ‘cool ties’ to cool down volunteers doing the hard yards to clean up the devastation caused by catastrophic fires. The ‘Cool the Vollies’ campaign on Facebook is calling for...

Devil Country Muster 2019 Talent Quest Under 16 winner Breah Guest will grace the stage again next month.  Breah, 15, will perform the National Anthem in opening this year’s event while 2019 All Ages winner Romany Shackloth will feature as an artist on the line up.  “It’s a beautiful family atmosphere,” Breah said of the event.  “Everyone is welcoming and encouraging, and up...