Judith Basile is busy mapping out a magnificent menu for a "Mystery Dinner" to be held at Crystal Brook Gardens and Lavender Farm on Saturday, August 10.

The dinner will include a sumptuous selection of delicious courses. If you've ever experienced one of Judith's culinary adventures before, you'll know just how talented and creative she can be when it comes to crafting exciting and tasty dishes that leave your taste buds clamoring for more.

The menu may be a mystery, but you can be sure that whatever Judith presents on the night will be sublimely satisfying! Judith has a true passion for the culinary arts and is well known for the regular cooking workshops she runs at Crystal Brook.

Her next scheduled workshop is "Cooking with Herbs" and will be held on Sunday, August 25, from 10am-2pm.

Crystal Brook Gardens and Lavender Farm is located around 20 km from Crookwell, just off the Taralga Road at 257 Tyrl Tyrl Road, Laggan.

The Mystery Dinner commences at 6.30pm for 7pm and groups are welcome.

Crookwell II Wind Farm is now offering renewable energy tours.

Following on from the great interest generated by renewable energy tours at the Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm, Crookwell II Wind Farm is now also offering tours, with the next tour scheduled for Tuesday, August 13.

Crookwell II Wind Farm features 28 turbines with massive, 130 metre diameter rotors. The wind farm has a capacity of 91 MW, which is enough to supply 42,000 homes. Electricity generated here is purchased by the ACT government under contract to help achieve its legislated 100 percent renewable energy target by the year 2020.

Crookwell II Wind Farm is located south east of Crookwell on the Goulburn Road, adjacent to the original Crookwell I Wind Farm, which was commissioned in 1998 as the first grid connected wind farm in Australia.

Tours commence at 11.30am from the Crookwell Hotel Motel in the heart of Crookwell. The tour includes a preliminary overview of the renewable energy industry and safety briefing, after which you embark on a minibus that takes you to the wind farm. Please be aware that tour participants cannot self-drive for safety reasons. The tour takes approximately two hours, followed by complimentary light lunch in the bistro at the Crookwell Hotel Motel.