7:20am

1974 canteen list goes viral

A NSW school canteen menu from the 70s is being shared across social media, with today’s schools likely banned from selling the majority of the items of the list.

Kevin Hayes posted a photo of the old Berala school canteen menu to Facebook this week and it has attracted a lot of attention, with people commenting on how different it is to menu’s today.

There were a lot more sweet items on offer for kids back in 1974, including: doughnuts, cakes, finger buns, custard tarts, chocolate eclair, wagon wheels and doughnuts.

Another thing people noticed was just how cheap everything used to be.

A large meat pie only cost 20 cents, a sausage roll was 12 cents, a vegemite sandwich was just 11 cents and if you only wanted butter and bread it was just 8 cents.

Plain chips were 12 cents, an icy pole was 3 cents and an orange juice would set you back just 10 cents.

Social media users took to the comment section to reminisce about what they used to order.

“Wow, most of those items would not be allowed to be sold or even consumed in schools these days,” one person said.

“Baked bean sandwich — oh my god! And what kid would have ever eaten a salmon sandwich by choice,” another wrote.

One added: “Space food sticks now there’s a blast from past.”

This 1974 canteen list is blowing people's minds.

This 1974 canteen list is blowing people's minds.Source:Facebook

6:55am

Heavy traffic in Sydney’s south

Road works are causing traffic to build up in Sydney’s south, with traffic very heavy in Engadine.

Traffic is queued up northbound in the Princes Highway and reaches back to Waterfall as a result of the late finishing road works. It is also causing heavy traffic eastbound on Heathcote Rd.

Motorists are being warned to allow for plenty of extra travel time this morning as delays are expected.


6:35am

Horror at vile hospital meal

A shocking photo of an “omelette” served to patients at Scottish hospital has been branded “not suitable for a dog”.

The image of the horrific meal shows a tiny omelette so charred from overcooking that pieces have broken off.

It was served to a female patient at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and shared on social media by one of the country’s politicians.

Alex Cole-Hamilton wrote: “My constituent has been in Royal Infirmary Edinburgh ten days.

“This was her dinner tonight. Food’s been consistently poor. (It’s an omelette btw).

Social media users were disgusted by the photograph.

One wrote: “That’s an omelette? It looks horrific. And where are the vegetables? One can only recover properly on a balanced healthy diet.

“Making an omelette even for large numbers is not rocket science. Scotland’s flagship hospital is one scary place.”

“Omg you wouldn’t feed that to the dogs. My brother’s in hospital at the moment and he was given a burnt shell pie and equally burnt beans the other day. Equally unsuitable for the dogs,” another said.

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6:10am

Court told impact of Vic rampage killings

A long list of bereaved family and friends will continue to tell a Melbourne court of what they’ve lost because of rampage driver James Gargasoulas.

A Supreme Court of Victoria plea hearing for the 29-year-old will enter a second day on Wednesday ahead of his sentencing for numerous crimes including six counts of murder.

Gargasoulas previously pleaded not guilty to killing Yosuke Kanno, 25, Bhavita Patel, 33, Jess Mudie, 22, three-month-old Zachary Bryant, Tahlia Hakin, 10, and Matthew Si, 33, but was found guilty by a jury.

They were killed and scores others injured when Gargasoulas drove through the city’s busy pedestrian Bourke Street mall and along footpaths while in a drug- induced psychosis in January 2017.

Ms Mudie’s mother Robyn Davis said her daughter died just a few weeks before her 23rd birthday.

“My beautiful, blonde, brown-eyed girl is gone from us forever.”

Gargasoulas’ barrister Theo Alexander submitted to the court that his client’s moral culpability should be reduced because of his mental illness and that he should one day have the opportunity for parole.

—AAP

James Gargasoulas. Picture: Stefan Postles/AAP

James Gargasoulas. Picture: Stefan Postles/AAPSource:AAP

5:45am

Man drowns at popular NSW beach

The body of a man who went missing while swimming at a beach in the NSW’s Royal National Park has been found.

Emergency services were called to Wattamolla Beach yesterday just after 6pm following reports that a 20-year-old man has gone missing in the water.

The Indian national was last seen swimming the lagoon, with police divers finding his body a short distance away from where he disappeared in the early hours of this morning.

Authorities will now prepare a report for the Coroner.

Police officers found the man’s body in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Picture: Christian Gilles

Police officers found the man’s body in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Picture: Christian GillesSource:News Corp Australia