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The question we hear most at the door

A note from Tegan Brennan at Waratah Terrace in Leongatha on the question every new guest asks, and the honest answer we give about chips, money and the card room.

Apple pie and the apple man

Where the apples for the pie at Waratah Terrace in Leongatha come from, who brings them and why Heather Blake refuses to peel them any other way.

The Friday final table, hand by hand

A recap of a Friday Texas Hold'em tournament at Waratah Terrace in Leongatha: twenty players, a tea break, a quiet final and a name on the board for the champion.

A bigger cheese board

Heather Blake has grown the cheese board at Waratah Terrace in Leongatha: three local makers, a new quince paste and a slate that names every farm. Here's what's on it.

When the first cool night comes

How Waratah Terrace in Leongatha welcomes the cooler season each year: the first pot of pea and ham soup, lamps lit early and the long table filling by six.

Meet the Tuesday blackjack crowd

A profile of the Tuesday blackjack regulars at Waratah Terrace in Leongatha: a patient dealer, a long-running argument about the odds and a lot of scones.