Paul,
Thank you.
As far as lockdowns go we are still not involved but as you say it’s only a matter of time, the local towns of Glen Innes and Inverell are so far OK but Guyra is in lockdown as it’s in the Armidale local govt. area.
The wife and I were planning a trip to Brisbane to see the son but now that’s off for the foreseeable future.
Hope you and your’s stay safe, your son is not in a good position to say the least.

You to Issy, you and yours stay safe. My son was a bit she'll be right attitude to the virus particularly when it was an "old peoples disease" but I think recent developments with "young people" has spooked them, both son and several other Sydney family members have young children. Cuz72, the aboriginal one, up in Bathurst has some rear allergies, and health issues to boot, also she had a bad fall recently. The old story Aboriginals will get priority, well no, her doctor said no AZ you'll have to wait for Pfizer. I said play your race card, she said I did cuz, but it didn't work I still have to wait.

You want to get to Brisbane, I want to get all over the place, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, regional NSW, NZ, Fiji, the Islands. There was to be a big family thing in the Cook Islands for us (son-in-law is a Cookie), would have been great for the kids. They have a big family homestead back in the Islands, we were all going to go tropo for 2 weeks this year, but that had to be put off till, I don't know when. Brisbane good, the daughter had a friend over from Perth, looks like she has to go into lockdown now she's gone back home. A family member from NZ in Melbourne had to cut short her visit to her daughter there just before NZ busted the bubble, cost a bit to change tickets and a shorter visit. All I lost was my day out at the EKKA show, maybe next year.

I said to the S-I-L since I'd be the oldest bloke there, would I be the Chief; "Nah, you'd be the bloody sacrifice to the Fishing God" BTW they hunt wild pigs there, and eat em' S-I-L said you've never had pork until we do a slow roasted pig on spit with in-ground hangi island style. I had such in Hawaii, best pork I've ever had. Have you ever tried Island wild pork? Had it in NZ, but done in the hungi pit, was good.

Don't even think about eating Queensland coastal wild pig, it is full of tuberculosis, & very dangerous.

I went to a few semi commercial hangi around Rabaul which offered pig, but most were in the atolls, where in ground was the standard way of cooking. Seafood of course, except for one where the plantation owner had imported some cattle to try to keep the coconuts clear of grass. He was most unhappy when the locals & the imported Sepic plantation staff preferred tinned corm beef, to the fresh stuff.

The best I've ever had was when we had a German chef at Happy Bay on Long Island in the Whitsundays. I don't know where he learned the secret, but his once a week Hangi were a favorite with guests & staff.

Pauliar,

There is more evidence that David Shoebridge is a perve and a bully than there is against Porter.

Pauliar,

So the senior Greens now include 2 paedophiles, a thief/racist/homophobe criminal and a sex pest /bully.

Yes Hassy, always iffy about eating wild pig, but in NZ they say its safe. When I was a kid I recall the grandfather and uncle keeping young wild pigs they called squealers in a pen for fatting. Issy should know the do's and donts about eating wild pigs.

The hangi pit back at the wife's Marae is about 6m x 1m deep "U" shaped with volcanic rocks about twice the size of house bricks lining the bottom. They cover the rocks with dry tea tree. Then they get a good blaze going, when the fire dies down and the rocks are good and hot, remove embers and ash as much as possible, don't want smoking of the food. Then in goes the kai, meat mostly beef, whole chickens, pork and veg separate, these days in wire baskets all lined with cabbage. All is covered with a damp heavy cloth and several layers of damp bags, one layer of dry bags followed by a thick layer of earth. Very important that the hangi is sealed properly, no steam to escape. Women are not allowed near the hangi, they prepare the kai and the men sit around watching for escaping steam, keeping it sealed, no drinking is allowed on the Marae. The cooking takes about 3 hours. Carefully uncover the lot, paying close attention to the dirt removal. Here's someone well known to the wife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfcKD8hNhYE&ab_channel=DennisMarsh-Topic