#PaulineHanson continues to attract support from #Liberal ranks, with former #Coalition senator #HollieHughes to host the #OneNation leader at her pub in western New South Wales this weekend.

Hughes was a federal senator from 2019 to 2025, but left the parliament after losing a preselection fight and not being re-elected last year. Hughes quit the Liberal Party in November, and was strongly critical of her former colleagues for undermining then-leader #SussanLey, who was later replaced by #AngusTaylor in a partyroom coup.

Hughes owns a pub in #Rydal, outside #Lithgow. On Saturday, Hughes said Hanson would appear at the hotel for an event called “Pauline In The Pub”. A poster published on Hughes’ Facebook page states the event is sold out, and advertises: “join us for a big night!”

Hughes wrote alongside it: “Well I think Saturday night might be even more of a party!”

Several people commented on Hughes’ post, asking if she was joining One Nation.

Rydal is in the federal seat of #Calare, held by independent #AndrewGee, a former #Nationals member who quit the party in 2022. #auspol

Avoiding the Plunge at Buckstones Jum

I seem to have become a regular visitor of open-water swimming spots, though I’ve yet to sully my person with an actual dip. I am sure that one need not plunge into icy water to commune with nature. The gentle rustling of the murmur of streams, and the occasional squelch of boggy earth beneath one's feet can be just as invigorating as a cold dip. Or so I tell myself, while remaining resp ...

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Rydal’s Rainy Reflections

Not a day fit for photography, thanks to the never-ending rain. I managed to grab this photo while perched on Lanty Scar, the northeastern ridge of Loughrigg Fell. Across Rydal Water, cars on the A591 sport their headlights.

Rydal is supposed to be a contraction of Rothay-dale, and is actually placed in a narrow gorge, formed by the advance of Loughrigg Fell and Rydal Nab, at the lower extremit ...

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