We live in a town called Forster (pronounced Foster ... like the beer!), in New South Wales, Australia. We share our house with a small Maltese x Shi-Tzu named Bella, a Burmese cat named Katasha, and a budgie named Banjo.

Forster is actually one half of the twin towns of Forster/Tuncurry, located on opposite sides of the entrance to Wallis Lake. Forster is about 250 kilometres north-east of Sydney and has been described as being one of those rare beach and bush havens with a pleasant climate where year round holidays can be enjoyed. The map shows the location of Forster. Joining the twin towns is one of the largest pre-stressed concrete bridges in the Southern Hemisphere. While crossing it you are given tantalising views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and beautiful Wallis Lake on the other.

Wallis Lake, a superb waterway some 26 kilometres long and in places 10 kilometres wide, is a paradise for fishermen, while the 30 islands that dot its surface are great for picnics, barbeques and for discovering nature.

To many people the mention of Wallis Lake means oysters - the famous Wallis Lake oysters. There are 550 leases on Wallis Lake, covering some 800 hectares of farms. The oysters from here are flown to Honolulu, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Tahiti in vast quantities as well as being sold widely in all Australian cities. Forster/Tuncurry also provides a great proportion of the State's other seafoods which include fresh fish, prawns and lobsters.

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