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According to myth, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty and lust, was born in a shell. If you ask the people of Mali Ston, they have no doubt that the shell was an oyster.

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Newcastle Food Month is Australia’s largest and longest regional food festival, and Plate Date is one of its most popular events.

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Sydney Seafood School, the brand spanking new school at the equally brand spanking new Sydney Fish Market, will host a Sundowners session, Mother Shuckers, especially for women on International Women’s Day.

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We first visited the Narooma Oyster Festival more than a decade ago and it’s amazing to think that it’s now in its 19th year. Held on the shores of Wagonga Inlet on the South Coast of NSW, it’s grown to become one of Australia’s top oyster festivals.

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Sydney Fish Market’s Daniel Jarosch says the newly opened market is the best fish market in the world. The spectacular new building overlooking Blackwattle Bay appears to rise from the waters of Sydney Harbour.