Get ready for BBQ season with these hints & tips It’s peak BBQ season around the country and for many of us there’s no greater pleasure than entertaining friends and family with a great meal cooked on the BBQ. To help prepare you and your BBQ for peak season we’ve put together a few hints and tips on caring and preparing for your beloved BBQ. New BBQ? If your BBQ is brand new it’s a good idea to give it a once over before its first use to make sure it’s clean and ready to cook to perfection. Remove and clean the cooking surfaces with warm soapy water and a cloth or non-abrasive sponge. Using a BBQ brush or scourer be...

It’s a common cliché that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. While it may or may not be true in regular life, faced with a big day bushwalking it’s definitely true. When you’re hiking you use far more energy than you usually do. As an example, the average male may need 10,000kj of energy per day during their working week, but going hiking on the weekend their energy requirements may shoot up to 15,000kj a day or more (everyone’s energy requirements vary). Because of the high-energy demands of hiking, it’s important to fuel your body properly with energy-rich foods. We’ve put together five of the best brekkies you can use to prime yourself for a big day’s...