It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It's time to dust off your camping gear, clean out your boat, look up recipes for Christmas dinner and start buying gifts for the extended family.

Funny that, because we have everything you need to start prepping for the silly season in this week's newsletter.

For those parents dreading the clutter of Christmas, we have the ultimate gift guide to local experiences – not toys. Tips on you and your kids on becoming camp cook professionals from Brendan Batty, the co-owner of Exploring Eden Media – plus a delicious Flatbread recipe from Fire To Fork, publishing by his business Exploring Eden Media. And finally Michelle Barry, of Healthy Cities Illawarra, shares her top 3 parks with a boat ramp.

Enjoy!

I'll see you out there.

Thanks,

Your Monday Editor

Kasey Simpson

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