SIXTY GUESTS were serenaded by entertainer Lez Karski at an Albany Chamber of Commerce monthly Business After Hours cocktail event co-hosted by Hanson Executive Management and the LWP Property Group. Held at LWP’s Springdale Beach development, the party saw local businesspeople networking as they quaffed Willoughby Park vintages and delighted in Albany oysters and exquisite […]
Read MoreArticles posted by Claire
Southern Stars
Said to “frighten the pants” off other wine regions when it comes to outstanding riesling, the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia is booming, if medal tallies count for anything. STOP AND ask anyone in any Asian CBD what they know about Western Australia and you’ll get one answer: Margaret River, the reason being […]
Read MoreRecent HEM Projects
HEM’s recent branding, sponsorship and digital projects: Bay Merchants and the Malleefowl Preservation Group.
Read MoreMemento
With a name like Remembrance, its hard to forget. Yilgarnia’s delicious methode champenoise is as seductive as bubbles come. Denmark estate grown, 50% chardonnay and 50% cabernet sauvignon, it’s a girl’s high tea afternoon delight. Pop the cork as you pop in an Albany oyster or five…
Read MoreBlack Beauties
If truffles smell like old socks and sex, why are they so highly prized? I hunted the elusive French black truffle and unearthed a mystery dating back to antiquity. There’s something primordial about standing under an oak tree, leaden sky above, icy cold rain running down your back, watching a chocolaty dun-coloured dog scratch away […]
Read MoreRingwould Dairy’s Blanc
This divine creamy goat curd makes our weekend. We buy it at the Albany Farmer’s Market and eat it fresh with Royale Bakery’s sourdough olive bread. My four-year-old can’t get enough of its yummy soft whiteness. Jim and Augusta Saunder’s family owned and operated business in the Great Southern of WA was bought from Gabrielle […]
Read More




