Teenage Acne

August 15th 2025

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A concerned mother brought in her 14-year-old son who was suffering with a severe case of acne. Mentioning that nearly 80 per cent of teenagers suffer from acne was not much help for him. Like most teens, their appearance is of critical importance and he was becoming quite isolated, refusing to go out and socialise (his parents had difficulty getting him to school). His lack of self-esteem and confidence was noticeable. He was also suffering from both anxiety and depression largely due to his appearance. His problems needed correcting if he was going to be able to fulfil his potential.

He was suffering from digestive problems (wind bloating and constipation) and was very moody, becoming irritable or angry when told to change things he was doing — not unlike many of his peers. Teenage acne is very common, but that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with, nor does it relieve the emotional distress of the sufferer.

His mother wanted alternatives whereby he could avoid pharmaceuticals.

Acne has different manifestations, but is eminently treatable given the correct conditions. This young man had a combination of blackheads and pustules (small red pimples with pus in their centre) spread over a large area including his face, neck, back and chest. They were inflamed and painful at times.

With his oily skin, the pimples were blocked hair follicles with a bacterial infection. These have a strong association with hormonal changes (puberty), poor sleep, family history (his father had a milder form when young), poor diet and stress. Various creams, lotions and other high-oil beauty products exacerbate them, as can trying to remove them by squeezing.

Research indicates that teenage acne has a strong association with diet — in particular high-sugar and refined-carbohydrate diets (it has been called skin diabetes), high intake of dairy products, low omega-3 fatty acids and digestive problems associated with abnormal gut bacteria.

Being a teenager, he was eating a lot of food — mainly bread, ice cream and sweets — and drinking three to four cans of cola daily. He was not keen on vegetables, apart from chips, and would only eat steak as protein.

We discussed the impact this diet was having on his skin, showing him the research (surprising him somewhat), so at least he was prepared to listen. The diet was going to be slow to change, so a stepped-up program was discussed, starting with swapping colas for flavoured mineral water (not ideal but better), and drinking at least 2–3L daily. He was encouraged to eat three pieces of fruit daily (bananas, oranges and apples were agreed to), grilled (mild-tasting) fish once a week, adding a salad to his main meal daily and in his sandwiches. Coconut yoghurt ice cream was recommended instead of dairy (as a sweet treat, he liked these), which also provided some probiotics. He felt he could cope with this.

Supplements were recommended. Zinc is a critical mineral to reduce teenage acne, improve mood and help regulate hormones. It is considered a male nutrient (he liked that idea), so one bio-zinc supplement was recommended with his nightly meal. Krill oil was recommended twice daily with food to improve his omega-3 fatty acid levels.

He was advised (strongly) not to squeeze his pimples, to wash his face gently and, topically, to use aloe vera gel (soothes inflammation) mixed with coconut oil to eradicate the bacteria. Diluted tea tree oil (five per cent) was suggested for spot treatments. We suggested a calendula flower wash, which he could use two to three times daily. This is an antiseptic that has healthy skin regranulation properties and improved by mixing with diluted cold green tea for its astringent (skin-tightening) activity.

Despite a slow (somewhat difficult) start, after a few weeks, he was feeling better (his mother was delighted that his moods had improved), his skin was improving, as was his digestion. Each time he visited, we changed a little more of his diet and he was gradually starting to enjoy the different foods. Over several months (despite a few setbacks), his skin was markedly better and he was noticing the connection between food and acne. He felt the zinc made a big difference so was happy to continue with the supplements and the gradually improving dietary program.

His mother was delighted as her son was much happier and healthier and she had been able to avoid pharmaceutical treatments and their attendant side effects.

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Forbidden

August 15th 2025

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When an expat returns to Japan on her own, chasing memories and testing limits, she meets a version of herself still learning what she can do. A misstep into Mount Fuji’s “Forbidden Forest” nearly ends in disaster, but what she discovers instead is resilience, trust and the power of choosing her own path.

Forbidden:

1) not permitted or allowed
2) not conforming to the usual selection principles

Like your childhood home, every country has a telltale scent. I remember Tokyo at age 10: the smoke of yakitori carts, a concrete jungle made from cement mixed with umami and thousands of years of history. Throngs of people move with the efficiency of a circulatory system. I drop every bit of food I dare to eat with the sticks they hand me. The rhythmic cadence of language I cannot understand. A seedling is planted for a life of adventure, grafted to a stalk of discomfort and arching for growth.

1982-ish

I grew up on long-haul flights.

It’s only a slight exaggeration. As an expat kid, I was fed travel like other kids were fed split peas. We dined at 35,000ft while passengers dragged comfortably on their cigarettes between courses. I cut my travel teeth on dinner rolls so soft, glutinous and shiny they doubled as a mirror.

I knew we were moving because months before, my dad came home with roses and champagne.

When he walks in, telltale gifts in hand, I look up from where I am placing silverware for dinner. Like Pavlov’s dog, I smile, wag my tail and ask where.

“Japan!” Still clutching the gifts, he waves his arms like a magician.

“What’s that? Where’s that?” I am dubious.

“It’s another country, it’s across the world!”

My response is silence as I envision the loss of oxygen we’ll surely suffer when we move to what I interpret as Mars or a neighbouring planet.

“But Mom and I talked about it and you can get your ears pierced now instead of waiting until you’re 13!”

Sold.

The ’90S

I should want to go to my prom. I mean I go; high school punch-list checked. My dad picks me up from the cruise after-party. It’s a 2am sprint from the dock to the downtown Marriott. We stay six hours, just long enough for me to shower, change and catnap before my first solo trip: Japan. I’m studying for four weeks for my senior project, two years since our family returned from our years-long trans-Pacific move.

Fact: 95 per cent of mid-19th-century passports were issued to men. Most women travelled under their husband’s passport and were assumed to be in his protection. Only an unmarried woman could obtain a passport in her own name. Even then, travelling alone was outside usual societal principles.

I reach into my bag for the 15th time. My passport, OK, still there!

On board, I fidget in my seat and try to summon my best Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday vibe. The flight attendant smiles and I request a stiff Kahlúa and cream, like it’s all I drink on the regular. What happens in internationally governed skies, stays in internationally governed skies! I drink them the entire way over, watch too many movies and land in Tokyo vibing more Keith Richards than Hepburn.

Between drinks, I remember to fill out the forms — my forms. I feel grown-up and giddy, like playing office as a kid. I’m careful with my answers, remembering the family trip and concern at Kenyan customs when my brother checked every box for aches and digestive indiscretions. I re-review passport numbers and my signature like I’m signing the Declaration of Independence; because I am.

At customs, I’ve “Nothing to declare!” I step outside and inhale deeply. I’m home. Resurrecting my Japanese, I find my taku-shii to our family friends’ empty apartment, where I’ll stay on my own. Through the cab window, the city is familiar and brand new. Well-placed mirrors on sidewalk corners take the element of surprise out of driving streets so narrow you’re certain you can touch both sides.

We arrive and I pay (remember, no tip!). Dragging my suitcase, more than half my weight, up many narrow stairs, I’m covered in a layer of sweat that smells vaguely like chocolate and rubbing alcohol, and haven’t slept in over a day. Step, pause aaannd heave. Rinse, repeat. I recognise Mark’s room first, their eldest son. My eyes land on a poster of his: a hiker summiting something insurmountable, snow-capped and rocky that reads, “I can because I have to.” I drop the bags from my hands and sink to the landing.

Exactly!

The late ’90s

The summer after my first year of law school, I’m back in Tokyo, solo, interning at a multinational company. It’s different, or I’m different. It’s less Hello Kitty– nostalgia and more irasshaimase (welcome) to the real world, kid.

The plan: stay at a downtown apartment and cat-sit for a family that’s travelling. Kitty and I are well aware of our privilege, living in an apaato the size of five real-life Japanese apartments, stacked as tightly as Jenga blocks.

Gaijin is a word used for non-native persons or foreigners.

It’s written with two kanji, that translate directly to “outside” and “person”. Some foreigners I’ve met feel slighted by this label. I think that belies deeper understanding of Japanese culture. Truth: in a homogenous society, steeped in thousands of years of history and tradition, you are on the outside. It’s OK because I’ve never met people more gracious than my Japanese friends, colleagues and strangers alike.

One of only four gaijin in the Tokyo office, my job is to learn the nuances of Japanese business. It’s a leap. I’m 22 and not particularly business savvy in Japan — or anywhere, really. I do this speaking Japanese; I’m somewhat proficient (says the CV), but not fluent. There’s a difference.

I’m a fly on the wall of international deals, rites and ceremonies not taught in Corporations 101. I study the order of things, the depths of bows, the degree of eye contact, the small rituals. The direction of your meishi (business card) on a conference table matters. Refined negotiation in a society that values saving face is not Wall Street. I grow more confident knowing I’m here as a solo ambassador. I own my mistakes and my progress.

My first new friend, Yukiko, looks out for me. We chat most days, quietly. As an Italian American New Yorker, a lot changes when I speak Japanese. My tone softens, arm gestures are less wild and I listen carefully, mindful of cues. All that moving around growing up taught me to speak in a way that makes others most comfortable and, hopefully, me more understood.

Halfway through summer, on a lark, I decide that mastering 8km for the first time on a flat treadmill, inside a temperature-controlled gym, qualifies me to summit Fuji-san.

I viewed Fuji-san in awe on school-bus rides, but never imagined more than a postcard relationship with the mountain. I learn an old childhood friend is also working in Tokyo this summer. We agree, over more than one glass of wine, that it’s a brilliant idea. Eager to share this with my work friends, their responses are supportive with circuitous, kind questions about my experience (remember the saving-face part). A universal concern from each emerges: Be careful of the Forbidden Forest! Please don’t get lost in the Forbidden Forest. Whatever you do, watch out for the Forbidden Forest! It bore repeating, I guess.

I echo their warnings to my friend Kate. She’s unfazed: “We’ll be fine!”

We take the earliest bus to base camp, per the guidebook, for a one-day climb, and that is where our preparation ends. I notice many fellow climbers look like, well, climbers. I scan our makeshift layers and running shoes.

“We’ll be fine!”, Kate reassures, beaming.

Taking cues from others, who likely read past page two of their guidebooks, we spot the shop and purchase the infamous walking sticks that are stamped at the stations as we ascend. Thank God it’s raining. Mother Nature’s caveat prompts us to add some cheap plastic rain ponchos and pants to our pile, the closest thing we have to any “technical” gear.

The start’s a cocktail of joy and wonder, splashed with bravado. Cheers to adventure! We’re maintaining a decent clip. Someone greets us at each station to brand our walking sticks and immortalise the stories of triumph we envision sharing. Stories that grow as big as the fish your grandpa caught once. Periodically, we turn around and realise just how steep, and how far.

Near hour five-ish, there’s far less bravado and more and more rocks. We clutch our cheap ponchos tighter and thank all deities we can name (and some we’ve just seen in books) for the best purchases all year. The wind “out of nowhere” (those prepared are less surprised) is a force.

“Oh my God!” I touch Kate’s arm, panting.

The clouds become the softest white floor below. Unrelenting wind wrestles my small frame to the ground as I belly-crawl my way to the infamous crater. Mother Nature’s raw force is magnificent. I am humbled, yet empowered to be there with her.

I will need her strength.

We take time relishing the views and snap photos. Still euphoric, we scout our path down.

It starts a couple of hours into our descent; the joke that’s not a joke.

“Ow! Wow, OK, good thing I don’t need my right knee!”

“That’s OK, take mine since my left is trashed, we can make a whole person!” [Insert nervous laughter.]

The terrain is unforgiving, steep and slippery. It scoff s at our running shoes. The light, through trees dense as San Francisco fog, is waning.

“How late is it?” I glance at Kate, bent over, rubbing her knees.

She squints at her Indiglo watch.

“Don’t ask.”

No-one wants to say it first: we have zero, and I mean zero idea where we are.

“Ouch, my God! Did we miss a sign?”

“I don’t know, I thought this was it.” I cannot differentiate coming from going.

Kate’s voice is a squeaky violin string: “You know what, we are NOT fine! I hope you like this spot forever because I cannot walk a single step more!” She sits straight down.

She’s unravelling. I get it. My untrained knees are in agony and I can barely see my hand.

I turn toward her voice: “Well, great. Twenty people warn us and we still get lost in the forest!”

We can no longer see the summit above where we stood elated hours ago.

Kate starts to cry. Using my hands to feel my way, I sit next to her. This whole summer has felt like I’m in the back seat of the universe’s wood-panelled station wagon on a trip to “Comfort Zone” — some mythical adult Disney Land. Every five minutes I ask, “Are we there yet?” The universe knowingly looks back: “Not even close!”

I sit taller, my chest expands, and a voice far braver than the one in my head speaks up: “Kate, look, we can do this! We’re not lost forever, we’ll take breaks and move slowly, carefully, one step at a time. I promise you we’ll be OK!”

I mean it, too.

But every step is a hot poker to my knees.

My internal dialogue deteriorates:

OK, if we have to sit here all night, we have water. We’ll be OK. You won’t dehydrate before daylight, right? Can’t you drink your pee? Wait, what did the Girl Scouts say? What the hell?! You wore a yellow poncho and the only thing you learned was to make s’mores. S’mores ain’t gonna save you now, are they?!

We start calling for help. Nope, not on a cell phone. Baby step by baby step, shouting into the now-near dark.

It’s unmistakable when we see it: light.

We find its source: grace embodied, a man with a kind face, holding a flashlight. Trembling, still wearing our ponchos, he motions to follow him.

We learn his modest home is nearby. His kazoku (family) takes us in and lavishes us with steaming hot ramen and the sweetest Coca-Cola I’ve drunk to this day. They speak little English. I use my best Japanese, but soon realise that college left a vocabulary gap around death-defying, foolhardy mountain treks.

We offer never-ending arigatos (thank-yous) and deep bows as kind man sends us back on a late bus, full of ramen and love.

Truth: in hindsight, I’ve no idea where we were, it remains a mystery to this day.

When I recounted the tale to Yukiko, I definitely said the Forbidden Forest; the fish was huge! That summer, more than coordinates on a mountain, I travelled to the “Forbidden Forest” in my mind many times. Challenges that felt uncomfortable, limited or impossible.

My suggestion? When you find yourself there, keep going. Palpate the moment, hands on the ground, senses and intuition afire. Move forward, one step at a time, because you can. The needle of your compass points back to you, and the direction is trust every time.

Some things solo travel taught me

  • Discomfort is the antivenom to the snakebite of mundanity.
  • Say “Yes!”
  • Honour the collection of experiences that are unapologetically yours.
  • Outside our comfort zones is terrifying and vibrant and essential.
  • Solo travel is a lifestyle choice where each step of exploration is a step towards trust in ourselves.
  • You are the only one signing your permission slips. Don’t forget it.
  • When you know what you can overcome, nothing is forbidden.

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Wurrwurrwuy stone adventures

August 15th 2025

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The walking trail is deserted in the last cool hour of the morning. As we tread a path of crumbling bauxite on the edge of a turquoise sea, fragrant pandanus fruit scents the air. The soft chatter of birdsong is subdued by an intensifying heat as we wander down sand dunes to the water’s edge.

At Garanhan, on the grounds of a centuries-old Sulawesi fishing camp, we guzzle water in the shade of tamarind trees. Then we step back out onto a sunny trail that weaves through an extraordinary seaside canvas of Indigenous stone art.

A history in trading

The Wurrwurrwuy stone arrangements, located in Nhulunbuy on the tip of the NT’s Gove Peninsula, reveal a little-known slice of Australia’s pre-colonial history that dates back hundreds of years, perhaps to as early as 1640.

Back then, local Lamamirri (Yolngu) people shared harmonious times with visiting Makassan seafarers who sailed December’s northwesterly winds seeking the prized sea cucumbers they called trepang.

In return for permission to fish local waters, they gifted the Yolngu people dugout canoes and stone knives, axes and fish hooks. All of it changed the way the Lamamirri hunted and fished, and their successful catches filled coastal shell middens with dugong and turtle bones, too.

Laden down with their harvested and preserved sea cucumbers and the shells of turtles and pearl to sell to Chinese merchants, the Makassan fishing fleet, which at times numbered 60 small boats, returned to Indonesia with the same change of winds that carries Australian sailors today. Sometimes, intrepid Yolngu men shared the 1600km journey. As a result, over time family trees became inextricably linked on both sides of the Arafura Sea.

On his circumnavigation of Australia in 1803, English explorer Matthew Flinders is said to have encountered Makassans at Cape Wilberforce, just outside Gove Harbour. Here, the fleet’s captain, Pobassoo, supposedly told him of the Yolngu who sailed with them and had remained aboard.

Walking through time

At Garanhan, two centuries later, we tread a winding pathway through the Yolngu’s pictorial storytelling. Trying to take it all in, we’re rewriting our own grasp of Australian history with every step. We spot stones laid out in the shape of dugout canoes and tri-masted perahu or praus (sailing boats). We also see fish traps and the kind of fireplaces the Makassans used to boil and preserve sea cucumbers.

These enduring creations were constructed by Yolngu elders, most likely at the end of the 19th century. A way of literally setting in stone an unlikely and fascinating history.

When historian Campbell Macknight interviewed clan leader Mungurrawuy Yunupingu in the 1960s, the famous artist and father to activist Galarrwuy and Yothu Yindi band leader Mandawuy — both made Australians of the Year — talked of his own father’s visit to Makassar, and his efforts to preserve history through the stone works.

Back to the present day, after an hour of exploring, we retreat to picnic beneath the shady tamarinds. Ones planted by the same Makassan fishermen and used to flavour simple, shared meals. In this stifling heat, the sea is nothing but a teasing teal-coloured temptation. When you’re his deep in baru (crocodile) country, a fishing line is the only thing you’d want to dangle in the ocean. Instead, we revive ourselves on the air-conditioned drive back into Nhulunbuy. We’re soothed by chilly drinks and fuel station ice creams before setting out again to explore.

Buku-Larrnggay Mulka

For many travellers, it might be food or music that provides access into a culture’s heart, but the Yolngu had me at art. Overlooking the sea at Yirrkala, 19km from Nhulunbuy’s town centre is the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Yirrkala Art Centre. What’s inside is quite unlike any I’ve discovered in Australia’s north.

This busy and vibrant labyrinth is part gallery, part museum. On top of that, it’s also a place for artisans to work, interact and let people like me watch on while they create. Yolngu artisans are experts at weaving traditional fibre-made creations from gunga, the fresh leaves of the pandanus bush that studs the landscape right across Arnhem Land.

Traditionally, gunga mats were woven into conical shapes called nganiyal and used as mini tents to shade sleeping babies. The scent of the pandanus helped to protect against mosquitoes.  The gunga mats themselves were lightweight, versatile creations that could be folded and flattened to sit on, too.

The practice of dyeing the pandanus with natural pigments started when missionaries reached this remote community, and the results are undeniably striking. Gunga mats adorn walls throughout the gallery and are stacked in piles of every shape and size. Woven baskets and bowls draw our eyes and hands. My daughter spends more than an hour selecting the perfect one.

A huge array of canvases is on display and for sale, some painted on bark or timber, and exhibiting all kinds of artistic styles. In a large, airy space, I sit on the fringe watching women at work: painters hunched cross-legged over their canvases, dabbing paint brushes in deep concentration. They’re chatting as they’re filling vast canvases with colour.

Yolngu’s art, Yolngu’s history

I eventually find my way into the Mulka Museum, a sacred holding space for Yolngu culture curated by elders and opened by Gough Whitlam in 1988. Mulka celebrates the Yolngu’s dual Yirritja and Dhuaw moieties, and bark paintings from each clan are preserved here.

Here we find The Church Panels. The famous works dating back to 1962 made up of two immense ochre-on-masonite panels tell of the Yolngu’s custodianship of the land. At a time when mining rights threatened them, the panels were painted separately by artists from each of the Yirritja and the Dhuaw clans.

The panels once graced the altar of Yirrkala’s missionary Methodist church but were at some point discarded and left to rot before being rescued and safeguarded in the Mulka Museum. The presence of other important cultural treasures installed here makes this space feel as sacred as it should be. When we finally tear ourselves away, it’s with a far deeper grasp of Yolngu culture, language and law.

Bremer Island

Having arrived in Nhulunbuy aboard our own sailing boat, we set out under sunny skies for nearby Bremer Island. Snorkelling, we are assured, is a crocodile-free endeavour off Dhambaliya (Bremer), and the Yolngu-managed Banubanu Beach Retreat is the best getaway in town.

Catering to luxury-seeking escapees in solar-operated style, Banubanu prides itself on being completely off -the-grid. There are seven rooms in total, and its beachfront penthouse bungalow (from $1190/couple/night) comes with bubbles and breakfast, and a beachfront deck to enjoy them from. Additionally there’s a restaurant and poolside bar, and island transfers, kayaks and snorkelling gear are all included.

The name Banubanu refers to a rocky outcrop off the island’s northern tip, which Makassan traders named because it resembled a group of women (banubanu). The island’s eastern shores are buffeted by southeasterly trade winds over the popular dry-season months (May to September). Meanwhile on the protected western beaches, the water clarity startles those who never dreamed the NT could do island paradise quite so well.

Bremer Island is small enough to explore by boat or via walking trails and. Because there’s just one small family outstation, it’s largely uninhabited. Along the shores, rugged headlands bookend sparkling white sand beaches. We get a glimpse of four species of sea turtle lumbered ashore to nest. Altogether, there’s green, flatback, hawksbill and olive ridleys. At the same time, birdlife is prolific.

On the nearby East Bremer Islets, the protected Higginson Important Bird Area nurtures globally significant populations of bridled and roseate terns. Plus it’s home to crested terns and the only breeding site for common noddies in the entire Northern Territory.

Our visit

We drop anchor in solitude at the southern end of the island, tucked inside the sand spit with just a hint of a breeze. Venturing ashore, we have the beaches all to ourselves. Here we comb our way along the high tide mark for prized feathers and perfect seashells and spot turtle tracks that lead up into the dunes.

The water is gin-clear with a sapphire hue. Although we don’t pull out the snorkelling gear, we happily swim at the translucent water’s edge with confidence. Unquestionably there’s more watery exploring to do, and with fishing on our mind, we sail back into Gove Harbour to anchor off the cluster of granite islands called Ganinyara.

Despite its location, a 15-minute boat ride from the Gove Boat Club public ramp, there’s no weekend rush on these lovely isles. We anchor off and take the dinghy ashore, throwing ourselves straight into the see-through sea and donning sunglasses to ward off the sparkling quartzite-sand reflection.

The water here is too blue to be true. While the kids run off to scramble over the granite, we wallow in the shallows with chilled drinks and fishing rods. All the while, we’re keeping one eye open for crocs. There are picnic facilities and a single shaded campsite that intrepid solitude-seekers can have all to themselves. Days turn into afternoons catching dinner and cooking it over the campfire. Blissed, we watch sea eagles ride the thermals until the stars appear.

Music and markets

We sail back across Melville Bay just in time to catch Nhulunbuy’s monthly markets. It’s gathering with old mates and local musicians on the breezy edge of the Arafura Sea. There might not be waves to ride off shore, but the Surf Life Saving Club’s waterfront location lures a laidback crowd with cold beers aplenty and some rocking Indigenous tunes.

We shake out picnic rugs in front of the band stage, kick off shoes and start to dance. In between bands we sate appetites with slices of freshly fired pizza and rounds of cold drinks. Straightaway, the kids scoot off to spend their pocket money at the market stalls, returning with smoothies and home-made cupcakes. The chatting and dancing continues long after the sun sets and the Milky Way lights up the night.

It’s often said that faraway places pull the best communities together. With a thriving art and music scene, a distinct culture and incredible fishing and exploring to indulge in, Nhulunbuy is one of the best.

Escape routes

GO

The Wurrwurrwuy stone arrangements are located 38km southeast of Nhulunbuy (1042km from Darwin). Air North and Qantas fly direct from Darwin to Gove Airport (Nhulunbuy), from $307 each way.

VISIT

Plan a dry-season visit (May to September) for cooler temperatures and clearer skies.

STAY

Yolngu-managed Banubanu Beach Retreat, a minimal-impact luxury camp on Bremer Island, offers beachfront cabins from $690/couple/night (breakfast, transfers included, banubanu.com).

In Nhulunbuy, Yanawal Units (from $270/night) are Yolngu-owned, with all-abilities access. Camping at Macassan Beach or the Granite Islands costs $16.50/adult (half price for kids).

DO

Visit and shop at Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre (yirrkala.com)

Spend a day fishing with OBJ Adventures (objadventures.com.au)

Don’t miss Nhulunbuy’s monthly community markets (ncl.net.au).

PERMITS

A three-day visitor access permit for Dhimurru lands costs $39/adult ($15.50 for kids), at dhimurru.com.au. To purchase take-away alcohol (except in a licensed bar or restaurant), obtain a permit in advance and online (nt.gov.au)

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August 14th 2025

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Anti-inflammatory Ginger Turmeric Immunity Shots

August 14th 2025

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When the seasons change, or when I’ve been around a lot of the sniffles, I like to make a big batch of elderberry syrup. While that’s always been a staple around our home, I also like to change up my immune boosting remedies. I’ve made all sorts of herbal concoctions over the years, but this […]

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