According to a recent decision by Woolworths head office, no one in Australia eats Kanga Bangas.. so there is no longer any point putting them on the shelves.
Because of this decision, I have had a whinge at the Woolworths butcher, posted a rant on the Woolworths complaints page.. and even considered calling the Today Tonight [...]

The Age has a story on Tony Abbott’s efforts to raise Carbon Tax fears in Canberra (handy to Parliament for a photo op in a sitting week) hitting a snag (*boom *tish) when the Dickson butcher he was meant to be posing in started getting boycott threats:
‘This was a long pre-arranged visit but once a [...]

Australian Ham Week (3 – 10 July) is a celebration of Australia’s best, and recognises that the best hams are made from 100 percent Australian pork meat – rather than the 80 percent of hams sold here that are made from imported frozen pork.

Looking for spit roast hire in the ACT.

A Fyshwick smallgoods producer has been declared the ACT’s best in a competition to find the best bacon rasher in the country, made using only 100 per cent Australian pork. The Awards for Excellence are part of the festivities of Australian Bacon Week, commencing Monday March 7.
While Australian Bacon Week is an annual celebration of [...]

i know some of the supermarkets’ deli sections have product they call brawn, but it is not brawn really, just a few scummy offcuts set in industrial strength gelatin.  gleurch!  and dson’t start me on this ‘presswurst’ thing…
does the hive mind know of anywhere in this fair land where one might purchase honest to goodness [...]

Recommendations sought for a quality butcher selling sides of beef in the Canberra region.
Most import factors in order: Quality, Butchering skill, sausage taste and texture, and finally price.
No point getting cheap meat that is just that – cheap budget quality meat.
Do any butchers here in Canberra hang their beef for the 3-4 week [...]

The Canberra Times is delving into the rising price of lamb across Canberra.
Lamb cutlets are approaching $50/kg at butchers in the swankiest ACT suburbs and the shortage of sheep meat may push prices up further.
The extra cost is due to a scarcity of sheep Australia-wide, which is good for farmers in the region watching [...]