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Australia Day Celebrations at The Westport Club
How we will be celebrating Australia Day at The Westport Club The history of Australia Day Here at The Westport Club, we love celebrating Australia Day as it's a day that is dear to many Australians. But what actually is...
Croissant Day at The Westport Club
The origins of the croissant It is a common misconception that croissants originated in France. In fact, they actually find their origins in Austria. According to Wikipedia, croissants originated in Vienna as the kipfel and were created in celebration of...
The History of Valentine’s Day
It is often described as a "Hallmark Holiday" due to its commercial nature. It is true that billions of dollars are spent around the world on Valentine's Day gifts. But what is the story behind Valentine's Day and how is...
Chinese New Year: the Year of the Dog
When is the Chinese New Year? Unlike the Australian New Year, Chinese New Year happens on different dates each year. This is because Chinese New Year is dictated by the Lunar Calendar. Generally speaking though, the Chinese New Year is...
Dementia Friendly Garden
We recently took a trip to the Dementia Australia Dementia Friendly Garden in Bridge Street Port Macquarie, to meet some of its carers and see how the garden itself is coming along 5 months later. It was very clear from...
Clean Up Australia Day
The Westport Club & Marine Rescue take action to clean up foreshore Marine Rescue Port Macquarie and The Westport Club will partner up on Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 4 March to remove rubbish from the Hastings River and...
The story behind the Oreo: America’s favourite cookie
First created in 1912, the Oreo™ is a sandwich style biscuit comprising cream filling between two biscuits. They were created by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) as an imitation of another similar biscuit called Hydrox. Over time, Oreo™ became extremely...