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Firstly, an apology to all of you, our readers for not publishing our planned October edition. Sadly, our October magazine was a victim of the last-minute cancellation of the original Live. Love. Life. Festival. But we are back after the unexpected holiday and feeling refreshed and charged and frankly, a little feisty. One of the positives that always comes through after something like that happens is that you see local country folk digging deep and resolutely ensuring that the show must go on. So, whilst the official curated Live Love Life events have disappeared, most of the affiliate events that had been booked and arranged by local businesses are still going ahead in the truncated Live. Love. Life Daylesford weekend. Businesses had already invested heavily in terms of booking artists, setting aside dates and planning so we encourage everyone to support these events as much as possible. Events include Food as Medicine at Lakehouse Cooking School with Sam Gowing and Alla Wolf-Tasker AM on Saturday 17 November; Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford is offering a delicious spread of local produce, wine and beer for only $49 from Friday 16 through to Sunday 18 November; one of our favourite places on the planet, Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm are inviting everyone to attend “La
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Primavera” and to “take the waters” Swiss Italian style on Sunday 19. More arts and wellness related events are being held at Convent Gallery and Daylesford Healing Massage has a program that is literally bursting at the seams. For a full program and tickets, head to www.livelovelifedaylesford.com.au Two businesses that were hit particularly hard by the festival cancellation were husband and wife team, Melody and Sam Hryckow, founders of Fish and Moo Productions and the owners of The Palais in Hepburn Springs. Melody and Sam had mortgaged their house to purchase an enormous circus big top for the festival. An actual real circus tent! The Palais had had tradespeople working all hours to get it ready in time for the opening. So when the LLL Festival was cancelled, these guys hooked up and created the world’s first “World Circus and Cabaret Festival”. Diamonds are only created under pressure and we reckon that this is going to be a new diamond on the festival calendar. To learn more about the events on the Live.Love.Life weekend, head to page 20. We have some tickets to giveaway to the World Circus and Cabaret Festival - simply email us at found@lostmagazine.com.au and tell us which of the acts performing in the
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WCCF you would like to see most and why. You could win two tickets to see the event! We got to attend the Daylesford Wine Show Awards Dinner on Friday 26 October at the Lakehouse. What a great night! I felt like I was a kid in a candy store sitting amongst a room chockers with ridiculously talented wine growers from our region. I wanted to sit next to all of them and learn everything I could. We dined on some wonderful food from the Lakehouse kitchen including a shoulder of Green Hills Farm lamb that made me want to weep. It was so incredibly delicate and yet full of flavour. I have long suspected that there might be some wizardry that goes on in that kitchen‌ It was also incredibly inspiring to taste and enjoy the wines that had taken top honors. Zig Zag Wines picked up Best White
Wine (other than Chardonnay) and then Best White Wine in Show for a 2017 Riesling which was the crowd favourite and Midhill, Romsey Creek, picked up the Best Wine in Show for their 2017 Pinot Noir. The Past Presidents Award (for Best Red Wine 6+ years old) went to Idavue Estate from Heathcote for their 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon. Whether you are a local to the region, or a visitor, go and buy yourself some local wine. There are some absolutely terrific wines out there and who doesn’t enjoy buying wine directly from the grower? Got news to share? Drop us a line at found@lostmagazine.com.au
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here are some Hepburn locals who do not believe the spring waters have healing powers. Since the Swiss Italians first laid eyes on the mineral rich springs bubbling up from the earth this little warren of forest and gullies has been a magnet to those who wanting to drink the water or to bathe in it. Health spas were built above the springs and the natural water forcing its way to the surface was harnessed. But there are many who live in and around the area who believe it is the area around the springs themselves that have the power. At the confluence of Spring Creek, Locarno Gully and Wild Cat Creek are several different springs each with their own character, some smelling deeply of sulphur, others so full of salt and iron the water tastes like blood. To the traditional Dja Dja Warrung women this was Moorokyle. A special ceremonial place for childbirth and healing. Walk through the cool, dark and protected gullies and even today, the area has a different feeling to the rest of the region. It’s powerfully still. And calm.
Walk One of the best ways to explore this eerily beautiful country is to walk it. Find a track and walk to a spring, wander under the candlebark gums and the box gum trees, follow the creeks and admire the pools of water and mosscovered rocks. There are walks as short as 1.4 km to Argyle Springs or 16km from Tipperary Springs to Lake Daylesford following the cool clear waters of Spring Creek.
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Hepburn Bathhouse This has been an institution since the 1880s and is now a place aimed at wellness, promoting the ideas of healthy living, relaxation and healing. Come here for a Royal Milk Bath, Pure Mineral Bath or Mineral Mud Bath. There are private mineral spa areas, special treatment for men performed in barbers’ chairs, massage, steam therapies and water therapies. www.hepburnbathhouse.com
The Palais Generations of locals and visitors have memories of nights spent in The Palais. Built as a palais de danse in the 1920s this grand old dame of entertainment was built with an expertly built sprung native hardwood floor, making it perfect to trip the light fantastic. For decades it was the go-to venue for local and international musical performers but closed in 2013. The Melbourne-based owners of the building along with new manager, Richard Fanale, have completely restored the building back to its former glory. This included some some much-needed modernisation including the downstairs toilet area and will reopen this month in time for the opening of The World Cabaret and Circus Festival (see Page 21), and claiming its rightful crown as the venue for the region. www.palais-hepburn.com www.worldcircuscabaretfestival.com
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Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel The lure of the springs must have been powerful because just as Australia was trying to drag itself from the depression an impressive guest house was built that combined elements of Spanish Mission and Arts and Crafts architecture. Today the Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel is a sophisticated and beautiful accommodation and dining venue, surrounded by a large expanse of manicured Italian inspired gardens. The interiors were designed by the late great local designer Stuart Rattle. Dine at The Argus, where local produce, such as Holy Goat La Luna cheese is served with pickled mushrooms, pear and foraged herbs is served in the popular share plate style. A short wander across the gardens is the awardwinning Mineral Day Spa for a relaxing soak, scrub and polish. www.mineralspringshotel.com.au
Frank and Connies Chef Caliopi Buck is young but cooks like a Greek yiayia, making the most of great local produce and using both high level modern skill and the methods she learned at her grandmother’s side. The fun and lively diner has all the energy of a taverna but a much deeper seasonally changing menu spelled out on the chalkboard above the open kitchen and a really good wine list. If you like real food, Greek food and a room with its own sense of style you will love Frank and Connies. www.frankandconnies.com.au
Surly Goat The Surly Goat is a dedicated local restaurant, committed to offering smart contemporary food and keeping things simple so that our menu can change and evolve along with the seasons, making use of the produce that is in its moment and at its peak, and where possible from our passionate local producers. But beyond all making sure what is served is fresh and tasty! 10 | L O S T M A G A Z I N E
The food menu is complimented by a deliberately small yet dynamic wine list with a focus on passionate and interesting producers both local and international and as such, our list changes regularly and features some wellknown wines along with a few obscure gems, but always with something new to try. Recently head chef David Wilcox and his wife Vanessa Hernandez took over the reins of the Surly Goat leading this wonderful beast in the same direction as before. www.thesurlygoat.com.au
Portal 108 If you’re sick of the sameness of big-name retail you will love Portal 108 – the bricks and mortar HQ and store of beautiful emporium of fashion, accessories and fun household items gathered together at 108 Main Rd, Hepburn. Hence Portal 108. Owners Connie and Kyla have done the shopping hard yards and brought together the clothing of Elm Lifestyle, the weathered-look leather bags of Kompanero, the bright and sassy Blue Q socks, anti-theft travel wear by Bobby Backpacks and beautifully handcrafted EOS Footware. www.portal108.com.au
Hepburn General Store Do not judge this local book by its rustic cover. From the outside it’s a quaint and rambling weatherboard store with an enormous shady verandah. On this inside this 19th century general store offers really good coffee, Bocastle pies, Timboon ice cream, Mt Franklin Organics, gourmet produce alongside staples like bread, vegemite, the city and local rags plus loo paper and – it’s also a licenced Post Office. It’s the tradies and bike rider favourite for every day, freshly made sandwiches, rolls and salads. This is one of the local’s best kept secrets. www.hepburngeneralstore.com.au
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he room is reassuringly familiar. Set in an old butcher’s shop in the unfashionable part of Kyneton where the road from Melbourne intersects with Mollison Street, Colenso is a restaurant that feels that it has had life experience. The furniture is all second hand, Australian-made, European influenced mid 20th century. The bar and wainscoting are made from old wooden doors. The art on the walls is by Ian Penn, a living artist. You won’t see this from the street because the room is concealed by fine venetian blinds layered with grey voile. It feels like Brunswick Street chic from the 1990s. This fun, educated, club-like feel all comes from owner and chef Kathryn Russack. Colenso was at Woodend for many years and Kathryn moved the business to Kyneton 12 month ago, flaying off some extraneous layers on the way. The new Colenso is elegantly
simple and deceptively honest. Kathryn is a vivacious and talented business woman who understands how to make a business work in a rural community. “It is all about relationships,” she says. “I can order my meat from someone in Melbourne who does not give a rat’s about me, my staff or my customers,” she says. “I do business instead with Black Forest Meats (in Woodend). They look after me and nothing is too much trouble.” She also deals directly with local growers. To prove a point, she departs for the kitchen and returns quickly. On the plate is a beef cordon bleu. A hand beaten piece of beef from Sidonia Beef with a piece of caciocavallo cheese from Azzuri Cheese at Bolinda and some fine pieces of jamon from Jonai Farms at Eganstown. Served with a little freshly-cut purple cabbage coleslaw it is wonderful. There could be pea fritters, creme fraiche, Yarra Valley salmon pearls and lemon or a starter of velvety chicken liver pate
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with toast and cornichons. It is simple. It is delicious. Good produce cooked well. “When you are part of a community you are part of something bigger,” she says. “Local producers and local customers look after you. It is so much more than a commercial transaction. The relationships that happen in a community are the bricks and mortar,” she says. “We are at a very interesting time. There is so much change and uncertainty but there are all these younger and smaller people (food producers) who are developing businesses and growing really interesting produce. It is really exciting to be part of it.” Her food is designed to go back with a very nice little wine list that champions wines from the Macedon Ranges and nearby wine regions with a well chosen selection of Burgundy.
Kathryn has worked with the best in the industry. In Melbourne she worked with Geoff Lindsay and Andrew Blake at Stella at Heide, the restaurant connected to Heide Museum of Modern Art in Bulleen. She worked at the Church Street Enoteca in Richmond in its heyday and was there at the beginning at the highly awarded Ladro in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Colenso has a developed a menu for the Kyneton Cup on Wednesday November 7 and for Macedon Ranges Budburst on Friday November 16. Colenso, 35 High St, Kyneton; Tue-Sat lunch and dinner; 5427 2007, www.colenso.com.au
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“We just love gin!” says distiller and farmer Catherine Crothers. “It is our drink of choice.” She and husband Gary Jago make a very well-balanced gin called Big Tree on their farm looking out onto the Cobaw Ranges. Catherine learned her love of gin when her father was working as a vet in the Solomon Islands. As a young woman she would visit him and would spend the day scuba diving then come back to be greeted by a rather stiff gin and tonic. She was converted from Bundaberg Rum to gin in the tropics there and then. Fast forward to life in the Macedon Ranges where she and Gary raise sheep on their property Jacks Spring. The country around their property is covered in patches of luxuriant foliage where fresh water bubbles to the surface. On their farm they raise their Dorper/Suffolk cross sheep, the lamb from which they sell at the Lancefield Farmers Market. They wanted another form of income from the farm and were toying with the idea of making gin. Catherine was walking along the rough gravel road one day in spring, taking in the wildflowers erupting under a copse of snow gums. “I was thinking to myself, ‘we really need a botanist to help us identify native plants and work out what we can put in our gin’,” she says. “Blown me down, 20 minutes further on into the walk and this bloke with a camera and a hat pops out of the bushes,” she continues. “He was a botanist!” e introduced Catherine and Gary to a mate of his who has since helped them with parcels of seeds and leaves from plants from around Australia that they have been able to incorporate in their Big Tree range of gins. Their classic London style gin is called Elegant Dry Gin. It is a beautifully integrated blend of juniper, orange peel, anise, cardamom and other herbs. These are all placed in a basket which is lowered into the Tasmanian
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built copper distillery in which there is almost pure alcohol. The alcohol is heated and the vapour, along with all the essential oils from the botanicals, is condensed into a very strong aromatic brew. Water is added to bring the alcohol down to 42% which also helps release the aromas. The Claude Naval Strength gin is stronger at 58% and has notes of bay and Southern Sassafras and really is an engaging drink. Catherine likes to drink her gin as one would whisky, over scant ice with perhaps a little chilled water to help liberate the aromatics from the alcohol. The farm at Jacks Springs has been transformed by the addition of the distillery. Over 60 juniper trees have been planted on
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the property and this notoriously difficult plant has already brought forth juniper berries. Catherine and Gary also grow some other aromatics such as coriander on the farm. They have a third gin that encompasses what is growing on the farm simply called the Seasonal Gin. “We wanted to have a gin that spoke of farm life and the seasons,” says Catherine. “to reflect what is growing here.” Presently their small batch Seasonal Gin has the aroma of cumquats. You can buy Big Tree Gin online at bigtreedistillery.com.au, at Cellarbrations in Daylesford, Banks Wine Store in Kyneton, Prince Wine Store in South Melbourne and over the bar at Dr Abalone at Kyneton.
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oll up, Roll up. It’s here. The First Annual World Circus and Cabaret Festival is taking place nestled amount the picturesque hills of Daylesford.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Live Love Life Festival, the Daylesford and Macedon Tourism have got right behind this little festival that could and do they have a program that is set to wow. In the words of Australia's very own bard ‘from little things big things grow.’ And that’s exactly what they intend to do. Hepburn Spring’s iconic Palais will re-open its doors for the festival with an overflowing program celebrating all things cabaret. From side show to burlesque and everything inbetween. The venue has received more than a face lift with Richard Fanale at the helm and when she reopens, this old girl is going to be more glamourous than ever. Melody and Sam Hryckow founders of Fish and Moo Productions and local Daylesford residents recently purchased a circus big top.
LO S T N EW S Sam who has been a circus artist for the last 20 years explains ‘When you’ve got three small children and a mortgage running away to join the circus is easier said than done. That’s why we bought our own.’ And so, the circus is coming to town with the first Big Top to appear in Daylesford in modern memory. The tent has been christened “The May Wirth”, after Australia’s very own superstar of the ring, famous Australian equestrian acrobat and first person to every perform both front and back somersaults on horseback. “In my mind, May Wirth who toured the world with Barnum and Bailey but came from humble origins in Bundaberg Queensland, epitomises the unsung strength of the Australian woman and tells a uniquely Australian story.’ says Melody, ‘It’s our goal to tell these stories and keep alive these voices through our circus cabaret productions.’ The World Circus and Cabaret Festival 15-18 November www.worldcircuscabaretfestival.com
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Live. Love. Life. And Lunch! FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER - SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 12NOON - 2PM. TICKETS STRICTLY LIMITED. Live life to the fullest with a long afternoon of eating fantastic local produce with friends. Spend the afternoon in regions oldest pub in a character filled dining room feasting on a generous 2-course tasting menu featuring 6 dishes prepared using fresh local produce and sip on local wine from Passing Clouds and guzzle local beer from Holgates. At only $49 including one complimentary pot of Holgate beer plus one complimentary glass of red or white from Passing Clouds, this is living it up without spending the inheritance. This event is part of the Live.Love.Life. Festival and tickets must be pre-purchased via the website.
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LIFE.LOVE.LIFE.WEEKEND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Farmers Arms Hotel Lunch Across the Live. Love. Life. Weekend, the Farmers Arms will be hosting a 2-course lunch featuring 6 dishes featuring fresh local produce in their newly completed front dining room. Each meal comes with a glass of Holgate beer from Woodend and a glass of red or white wine from award-winning Passing Clouds winery in Musk. At only $49, these limited seats are bound to fill very quickly.
Piper St Food Company Award winning charcutier and owner of Piper Street Food Co, Damian Sandercock is hosting Traditional Pork Pie Demonstrations on Sunday 18 November for only $5. Held in the Kyneton kitchen, the 30-minute demonstrations will show you how to make these traditional English pies using hot water pastry, secret spices and a handmade wooden ‘dolly’.
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MAY WIRTH CIRCUS HUB
Thursday 15 November
Thursday 15 November
8:30pm Festival Club
7:00pm Retox
Friday 16 November
Friday 16 November
8:00pm Dom Chambers
4:00pm Sprung Circus
10pm Festival Club
5:30pm The Pitts Family Circus Show
Saturday 17 November
7:00pm Coriander
6:30pm Mullets & Memoirs
8:30pm Retox
8:00pm Syndicate Sideshow
Saturday 17 November
10pm Festival Club
2:00pm The Pitts Family Circus Workshop
Sunday 18 November
3:30pm Sprung
6:30pm Tina del Twist
5:30pm The Pitts Family Circus Show
8:00pm Festival Club
7:00pm Coriander 8:30pm Retox Sunday 18 November 12:00pm Coriander 2:00pm The Pitts Family Circus Show 3:30pm Sprung
With a voice as smooth as honey, a comedic wit that could shred brie, you will have a ball enjoying the talents of Tina Del Twist (left).
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hen Yandoit farmer Paul Righetti went to register the name Real Eggs for his pasture raised eggs the authorities put the kaibosh on all that. He’d been calling his eggs ‘Real Eggs’ for years but had to settle on Honest Egg Company. Despite the decision from the powers at be, locals still call Paul’s pasture raised cack-leberries Real Eggs. To show us why he originally called his eggs ‘Real Eggs’, Paul takes us to a paddock on the outskirts of Guildford. He lets out a call and Oscar, the Maremma guard dog, bounds up his tail wagging. For us he has a suspicious sniff. Oscar lives with the chooks. Each flock of 2000 or so ISA Brown chickens live in mobile sheds complete with protected roosts and laying boxes. “I don’t need to lock the hens up at night,” says Paul. “Nothing gets past Oscar.”
The chickens are part of the pasture management programme for the farms Paul and his business partner share. On these they run cattle in small herds. Small herds for small paddocks, some around the 10-hectare mark depending on the soil type and the terrain. The cattle eat the best of the grass and are then moved on. It’s part of an overall management system where there are fewer costly farm inputs such as fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides and more natural use of animal manure as fertiliser. “Yeah, a bit like what my Great Grandfather was doing when he settled here,” says Paul. His family are Swiss Italian and settled in the 19th century, long before weed killing sprays and chemical fertiliser. Once the cattle are moved on, the paddocks are heavily dotted with cow pats. These rapidly become home to fly larvae creating
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a fly problem and under the Australian sun the pats can bake rock hard and need to be mechanically harrowed to break them up, so they can fertilise the soil – a costly and time-consuming process. Enter the chickens. Protected by their security hound they are moved into the paddock where they are free to roam, scratching about the manure, consuming the incredibly protein-rich bugs, returning the manure to the soil as they poop themselves. Paul leads us to a spot where the chickens were grazing a few weeks before. The grass is knee high, deep green and lush. “Plants react to the grazing from the chicken and send up more growth,” says Paul. “With the added chicken manure, you have really excellent soil fertility that just continues to grow.” What started out as a pilot programme five years ago is now a fully-fledged business that employees 15 people not only on the farms
where the chickens are raised but in the packing facility. Out the back of Daylesford, inside the old abattoir, a team of ‘eggsperts’, as one of the described themselves, clean, grade, stamp and pack thousands of eggs a day. The eggs are distributed mostly around central Victoria but are also available in Melbourne and selected stores across the state. The proof is in the eating and Honest Eggs Co. eggs have thick albumens that cling to the yolk. The yolks are naturally deep yellow (not dyed orange) and have a luscious texture and pleasing savoury flavour. They are available at Tonnas, Cliffys and Daylesford Sunday Market in Daylesford. Try Duck, Duck Goose and Larder, Kyneton; Maxi IGA and Larder Fresh, Castlemaine and Wild Thyme, Trentham. For more stockists visit honesteggsco.com.au
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A Natural Palette.
STORY AND IMAGES BY RICHARD CORNISH
Lauriston artist Sarah Gabriel looks triumphant. She has spent the last six months working on her show Floral Engagement, an exhibition of works on paper and board depicting the flowers, birds, fabrics and objects that intertwine through her life on a beautiful bush property at Lauriston. While the shock of the new of the October exhibition has settled down, the show has left a lasting legacy. Before the exhibition Sarah had the works photographed in high resolution to create a limited-edition collection of prints with faithful reproduction of colour and tone. A selection of originals hangs in her Kyneton Gallery, Lauriston Press. Some of the pieces are French ink on old piano rolls that have
been carefully joined together to create large areas on which Sarah can paint. One called Berry Delights depicts New Holland Honey eaters perched amongst the branches of a hawthorn bush in full berry. The gold of honey eater, the red of the berries and the green of the leaves are set against a cobalt blue background, itself marked by the rectangular lines that represent notes the pianola would have once played. In this exhibition you can see the evolution of Sarah as an artist. She is not content to stay with one process. Over the months she was painting she began with ink on paper and moved on to acrylic on board. Her works in acrylic use broader brush strokes and her L O S T M A G A Z I N E | 29
LO ST MA KE understanding of complementary colours means she has chosen shades and hues that ostensibly might not work together but when applied to the canvas, as it were, harmonise and create the perception of a natural colour scheme. You can also see the way she uses black to outline the leaves and petals, a technique Margaret Preston was so well known for. In the later paintings she gives this up entirely and lets the colour do all the work. Technique aside this is a true celebration of Sarah’s floral lifestyle. Surrounding herself in beautiful specimens she has created some pieces that are just a joy to take in. One is a simple still life of proteas and leuccadendrons, outlined in midnight blue, in a blue and white Chinese vase on a white background. It is quite stunning. Sarah also loves fabric. She has painted several still lifes where the scene is set with a central American mantel or a central Asian rug draped over a table or swaddled around the base of a vase.
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The spotlight focus on Sarah as an artist has not been totally comfortable for her. She is just as well-known as being the curator of her popular print gallery. While the walls are lined at present with her colourful works normally they are home to the region’s best print makers and artists from further afield. She represents around 40 artists including Kevin Foley. His etched renditions of Border Collies rounding up black faced Suffolk sheep nail the personality of both breeds and the beauty – and hardship – of the rural landscape. There are small local landscapes of tonal artist David Moore who works with oil on canvas and whose use of blocks of colour and form is reminiscent of mid 20th century local artist Clarice Beckett. 37 Piper Street, Kyneton; Wed-Fri 10am4pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm; (03) 5422 1710 lauristonpress.com.au
SLEEP WITH GREAT ART VICTORIA WATTS NEW AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ON EXHIBITION
NOVEMBER 2018 - JANUARY 2019 FARMERS ARMS ART MOTEL EXHIBITION OPENING THURSDAY 01 NOVEMBER ALL ARTWORK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON SHOW AT FARMERS ARMS HOTEL RED ROOM FARMERSARMSARTMOTEL.COM
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Eggs and Asparagus
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Spring is here, and the asparagus has sprung. The chooks are laying and last year’s prosciutto and jamons are ready to slice. This is the perfect breakfast, lunch, light dinner or late-night snack that should be consumed with lashings of crusty bread to soak up the sauce created by the egg, cheese and butter. (The addition of a slice of jamon or prosciutto draped over the warm asparagus is optional but, for some, essential.) 4 HONEST EGGS CO. EGGS 4 B U N CH E S A S PA R AG US , TR I M M E D 4 TA B L E S P O O N S F R E S H B U T T E R 1 TA B L E S P O O N S S H E R R Y V I N E G A R
Placed the eggs in cold water in a saucepan and bring to the boil and then remove from the heat. Set aside for three minutes then remove from water. Blanch the asparagus in salted water for a few minutes then drain. In a heavy based fry pan melt the butter and add the sherry vinegar then the asparagus and warm through. Remove from heat.
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Divide the asparagus between four warmed bread plates. Add the jamon or prosciutto to the pan to just warm through but not cook. Crack open and spoon out one egg over each plate and sprinkle with parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Enjoy.
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A beautifully refreshing composition of dulcet tones for the palate, named after blues legend, Billie Holiday.
60ML ANIMUS MACEDON DRY GIN 30ML FRESH LEMON JUICE 20ML SIMPLE SYRUP 2.5ML CREME DE VIOLETTES 14 BLUEBERRIE S 2 TA B L E S P O O N S D I C E D C U C U M B E R 2 DA S H E S L AV E N D E R B I T T E R S GARNISH: CUCUMBER AND BLUEBERRY COUPETTE GLASS
Muddle blueberries and cucumber before adding the remainder of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with a generous dose of ice. Shake it, shake it, shake it. Double strain into a coupette glass and garnish with a skewered slice of cucumber and blueberry. Consume in the sun with a large summer hat and some friends.
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Good things take time
STORY BY SAR AH L ANG . IMAGE SUPPLIED.
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ith our small screens filled with reality shows creating makeovers in 48-hours, we could be forgiven for thinking that renovating houses is something that is done at a blistering speed with little to no experience, no professional tradies and for a ridiculously tiny budget. As long as everything looks good in the photos, who cares? But reality shows are less about reality and more about selling advertising and sponsorship deals with hardware chains. Thankfully, in real life, the owners of this home not only took their time painstakingly renovating it but also chose to use an array of leading builders, designers and a bunch of exquisite high-end finishes. Yep. I have house envy. Located directly opposite the Wombat Botanical Gardens, Sandringham is enjoying a completely new lease on life. Originally built in Sandringham around 1930 (hence the name), the home was relocated to Daylesford and has undergone a stunning transformation. Impeccable craftsmanship is evident as soon as you enter with a wide hallway featuring a 34 | L O S T M A G A Z I N E
‘hidden’ doorway that turns the ensuite to the second bedroom into a powder room when entertaining. Not that we imagine the new owners of this home would be worried about a guest seeing the bedroom but personally, I am always worried that I forgot to make the bed so this was super impressive to me. An enormous steel and opaque glass door quietly opens with ease and separates the sleeping zone of the house into a light-filled living and entertaining area with butler’s pantry. There are 3 bedrooms, all with ensuites, an Ilve-Bosch kitchen, large decking with servery window from laundry, established garden with fully automatic watering system, lock up garage and of course, magnificent views across the district. We were super keen for Sandringham to be the new headquarters for Lost but sadly, the owners have decided to sell by private sale with McQueen Real Estate. Expressions of Interest close Wednesday 7 November. For further information, call Kim McQueen on 0417 116 657. Sandringham, 14 Central Springs Rd Daylesford
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Daylesford Art Show This Melbourne Cup weekend the Daylesford Town Hall is home to one of the biggest art shows in the state. The 34th annual Rotary Daylesford Art Show this is a big fund raiser for the region raising over $18,000 for local projects for last year and returning over $20,000 to our living artists in sales. This year there are more than 250 original pieces for sale from close to 100 local artists. This is a great opportunity to pick up affordable art to decorate your home and support our local artists. There are thousands of dollars in prize money being awarded to the artists by judge Andre McIlroy and this year LOST is supporting the prize for the best nude. Daylesford Town Hall, Nov 2-6, artober.com.au
Stonefields. Paul Banguay Open Garden World renowned landscape designer Paul Bangay is once again opening the gates to Stonefields, his spectacular 16-hectare private central Victorian property, to raise money for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation. Stonefields is rarely open to the public and this event offers garden lovers and food enthusiasts an exclusive opportunity to go behind the scenes at one of Australia’s most celebrated gardens. Guests can enjoy the spectacular vistas, walk
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through seven acres of gardens bursting with colour, chat with members of the Kitchen Garden Foundation team and shop for handmade and seasonal keepsakes made by local school students. There will be food and refreshments along with a Community Market with rare plants. Paul and Stephanie Alexander will be at the book-signing marquee, with an extensive range of books available to buy. Sat 17, Sun 18 November 10am-6pm $30 online $40 on the day www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au
Budburst! Spring is well and truly here and the vines of the region are responding with the bursting of the buds. On the weekend of November 17 and 18 more than 30 wineries in the region are opening their doors and welcoming you to their cellar doors, wineries and sheds to tell their stories. What sets this region apart is that the majority of the wineries are small and family owned. Many are at altitudes above 500 metres and some as high as 800 metres. There are lunches, dinners, music and special events happening on this weekend and some of the wineries that are not normally open to the public are showing people around their vineyards and cellars and pouring wine for tastings. There are also buses travelling between selected wineries connecting with some Vline stations. For Festival information, to buy your pass and to book a bus visit www. macedonrangeswineandfoodfest.com.au L O S T M A G A Z I N E | 35
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Amie Brûlée
Art in the Vines
Do you like the music of Edith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, Leonard Cohen, Sinatra and Cole Porter? Then consider booking into the Glenlyon Hall on Sunday 25 November at 3.30pm for a fantastic afternoon's entertainment by the amazing singer, musician and storyteller Amie Brûlée. Amie Brûlée brings you fabulous songs in seductively vintage style. She sings an eclectic mix of French chansons, vintage jazz, and other tunes that cross her path and take her fancy. With enchanting stories and humorous anecdotes between songs, she takes you on journey to other places, times and worlds. Her musical adventures and influences range from classical to jazz, folk and blues (just to name a few), and she loves nothing more than finding a new way to interpret and old song.
Hanging Rock winery is one of our region’s most lovely wineries with its aspect looking out over the mysterious Hanging Rock and its creation of blended aged wines to make its NV Cuvee. Hanging Rock is also a patron of the arts and Art in the Vines at Hanging Rock Winery - An Exhibition of Sculpture, is the first of its kind to be held in the Macedon Ranges. Visitors can wander through a trail of discovery on the winery’s expansive lawns, exploring 25 works of art which have been hand-crafted by leading local, national and international sculptors with some pieces being made at the winery itself. 10 November 2018 - 31 March 2019, Hanging Rock Winery, 88 Jim Road, Newham, Open 7 days 10am -5pm; hangingrock.com.au
Book at trybooking.com. Tickets $30/$25 conc. Enquiries 0418 312 935.
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SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER
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DAYLESFORD FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Daylesford Primary, Vincent St Daylesford
BALLAN FARMERS MARKET CRESWICK MARKET 9am-1pm Mill Cottage, 96 9am-2pm Napier & Victoria Inglis St Ballan St Creswick
WOODEND FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm High Street Woodend SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER CASTLEMAINE FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Forest St, Castlemaine DAYLESFORD SUNDAY MARKET 8am-4pm Daylesford Railway Station, Midland Hwy DAYLESFORD SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET 8am-4pm At The Woodshed. 21A Raglan St Daylesford. NEW Produce/Farmers Market opp Sunday Market. GISBORNE ALL SEASONS MARKET 9am-3pm Gisborne Village Shopping Centre, Gisborne GISBORNE OLDE TIME MARKET 9am-2pm Hamilton & Aitken St Gisborne
SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER
KYNETON FARMERS MARKET 8am-2pm St Pauls Park Piper St Kyneton
GLENLYON VILLAGE MARKET 9am-1pm Glenlyon Hall, Glenlyon
TRENTHAM COMMUNITY GROUP MARKET 9am-1pm Trentham Neighbourhood Centre
LEONARDS HILL HALL & COUNTRY MARKET 9am-2pm 2095 BallanDaylesford Rd, Leonards Hill
SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER
TRENTHAM FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Trentham Town Square
CLUNES FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Collins Place Clunes DAYLESFORD SUNDAY MARKET 8am-4pm Daylesford Railway Station, Midland Hwy DAYLESFORD SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET 8am-4pm At The Woodshed. 21A Raglan St Daylesford. NEW Produce/Farmers Market opp Sunday Market. MALDON MARKET 9am-2pm Cnr Church & Edwards St Maldon
SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER DAYLESFORD SUNDAY MARKET 8am-4pm Daylesford Railway Station, Midland Hwy DAYLESFORD SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET 8am-4pm At The Woodshed. 21A Raglan St Daylesford. NEW Produce/Farmers Market opp Sunday Market. WOODEND LIONS CLUB MARKET 9am-3pm High St Woodend
SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER LANCEFIELD & DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm High St Lancefield SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER DAYLESFORD SUNDAY MARKET 8am-4pm Daylesford Railway Station, Midland Hwy DAYLESFORD SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET 8am-4pm At The Woodshed. 21A Raglan St Daylesford. NEW Produce/Farmers Market opp Sunday Market.
NIGHT MARKET TRENTHAM TWILIGHT MARKET FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER 4PM-9PM
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Restaurants THE ARGUS DINING ROOM 5348 2202 Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel, 124 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Dinner 7 days. Lunch Sat & Sun. Fresh local, seasonal produce, relaxed indoor & outdoor dining. Private function rooms available. www.pepperssprings.com.au BELLINZONA TASTINGS 5348 2271 77 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Tastings Cellar Door & wood-fired pizza alfresco dining. Open Lunch Friday-Sunday. Restaurant open Dinner Wed-Sunday. Private function rooms available. COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL 5424 1516 Corner High St & Cosmo Rd, Trentham. Bar open 7 days. Lunch and Dinner Wed-Sunday. Kick back & relax in regions best beer garden. cosmopolitanhotel.com.au DAYLESFORD HOTEL 5348 2335 2 Burke Sq Daylesford. Dinner Every Night from 5pm. Lunch Fri-Sun. Seasonal pub food, terrific wine list and speciality beers. Amazing balcony. Huge beer garden. $20 meal deals Mon-Thurs. FARMERS ARMS DAYLESFORD 5348 2091 1 East St Daylesford. Lunch & Dinner Daily. Fantastic seasonal menu in towns oldest characterfilled hotel. Huge range beers, wines by glass & spirits. Dog friendly beer garden. www.thefarmersarms.com.au FRANK & CONNIE'S KITCHEN 5348 1156 97 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Dinner Wed-Sun. Lunch Fri-Sun. Fresh seasonal dishes drawing upon owner/chef Caliopi heritage & international experience. www.frankandconnies.com.au JACKIE'S ON VINCENT 5348 4946 1/123 Vincent St Daylesford. Dinner 7 days. Lunch Thurs-Tues. Asian inspired contemporary cuisine and take-away by ex-Lake House chef. Open fire & dumplings! jackiesonvincent.com.au
PASSING CLOUDS 5348 5550 30 Roddas Lane, Musk. Winery open daily 10am-5pm. Lunch 12pm Fri-Mon (bookings are essential). Fresh seasonal produce. Menu changes weekly. www.passingclouds.com.au
HARVEST CAFE 5348 1502 29 Albert St Daylesford. Open Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat-Sun 9-4. Most dietary requirements catered for. Local roasted organic coffee & teas, organic juices, smoothies & more. Vegan and GF friendly.
RED GINGER THAI 5348 1163 31 Albert St Daylesford (opposite Coles) Open 5-9pm Wed-Mon. Closed Tues. Authentic Thai cuisine. Dine in or Takeaway. Licensed & BYO (wine only) Order online redgingerthai.com.au
HEPBURN GENERAL STORE 5348 2764 102 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Open 7 day from 7am. (Sundays 8am) Groceries, great fresh food incl take-home meals, local sourdough, great coffee, icecream and providore.
RUBENS @ HEPBURN 5348 2843 70 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs. Lunch Wed-Sun. Dinner 7 Days. Mediterranean cuisine and take-away. www.rubensrestaurant.com
LAVANDULA SWISS ITALIAN FARM 5348 3329 350 Hepburn-Newstead Rd Shepherds Flat Open 10.30am-5.30pm Thurs-Mon (7 days in school holidays). Mediterranean fare under trees in historical Swiss-Italian gardens.
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1 Camp St Daylesford. Lunch Saturday and Sunday. Dinner Thursday to Monday. Modern Japanese/Pan Asian casual dining. Bookings recommended. sakanarestaurant.com.au SAULT 5348 6555 2439 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Sailors Falls. Dinner Wed-Sun. Lunch Fri-Sun. Contemporary fine dining in magnificent surroundings. www.sault.com.au SWISS MOUNTAIN HOTEL 5345 7006 3454 Midland Hwy Blampied. Dinner Tue-Sun. Lunch Wed-Sun. Historical hotel. Modern bistro with the classics, local beers and wine. Great place to relax! THE SURLY GOAT 5348 4628 3 Tenth St Hepburn Springs. Dinner Thurs-Sat. Lunch Fri-Sun. Bar and Dining. Seriously good food & wine in relaxed atmosphere by Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve. thesurlygoat.com.au
Café's and Coffee
LAKE HOUSE 5348 3329 4 King St Daylesford. Lunch & Dinner Daily. One of Australia's most awarded regional restaurants on banks of Lake Daylesford. Bookings essential. www.lakehouse.com.au
BAD HABITS CAFE AT CONVENT 5348 3211 7 Daly St Daylesford. Open 10am-4pm daily. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, morning and afternoon tea in magnificent Convent Gallery. Seasonal menu and best scones in Daylesford.
LAVANDULA SWISS ITALIAN FARM 5348 3329 350 Hepburn-Newstead Rd Shepherds Flat Open 10.30am-5.30pm Thurs-Mon (7 days in school holidays). Mediterranean fare under trees in historical Swiss-Italian gardens.
CLIFFY'S EMPORIUM 5348 3279 30 Raglan St Daylesford. Breakfast & Lunch and Take-Away. Open 8am-3pm Mon-Fri 8am-4pm Sat-Sun. Legendary Iocal cafe with great coffee, food, regional produce & wine.
MERCATO 5348 4488 32 Raglan St Daylesford. Lunch Fri-Sun. Dinner Thur-Tue. Exquisite food & wines in ambient setting. Tapas Thurs-Sunday afternoons. The quality you know and love in small bites to share.
DAYLESFORD PLAY CAFE 5348 1537 8/37-39 East St Daylesford. Open 9.30am-5pm Seven Days. Indoor playground and cafe for parents and kids of all ages. Host your childs birthday party here. Bookings essential.
OLD HEPBURN HOTEL 5348 2207 236 Main Rd Hepburn. Lunch Sat-Sun. Dinner Wed-Mon. Frugal food $20 Mon/Wed/Thurs. All Schnitzels Thurs 5-7. Live music every w'end www.oldhepburnhotel.com.au
DOS 5348 3756 2/97 Vincent St Daylesford. Open daily. Mon-Fri 7am-7pm Sat-Sun 8am-6pm. Full range delicatessen, charcuterie and cheeses, toasties, produce and coffee.
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SWEET DECADENCE AT LOCANTRO 5348 3202 87 Vincent St Daylesford. Open 7 days 9.30am-5pm. Premium Handmade chocolates, desserts & cakes. Breakfast and Lunch daily.
WOMBAT HILL HOUSE CAFÉ 5348 3329 Wombat Hills Botanical Gardens (Off Central Springs Rd) Daylesford Thurs-Mon 9am-4pm. Fresh seasonal menu, beautiful garden setting. www.wombathillhouse.com.au
Foodstores and Deli's CLIFFY'S EMPORIUM 5348 3279 30 Raglan Street Daylesford Open 7 days for Breakfast, Lunch & Charcuterie. Iconic historical cafe with great food, coffee, deli and produce. DOS 5348 3756 2/97 Vincent St Daylesford. Open daily. Mon-Fri 7am-7pm Sat-Sun 8am-6pm. Full range delicatessen, charcuterie and cheeses, toasties, produce and coffee. GLENLYON GENERAL STORE 5348 7922 63 Barkly St Glenlyon. Open Thurs-Monday 8:30am-4pm. Great coffee and Menu. Full of wonderful local produce and homewares. Fully licenced. Large outdoor beer garden. HEPBURN GENERAL STORE 5348 2764 102 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Open 7 day from 7am. (Sundays 8am) Groceries, great fresh food incl take-home meals, local sourdough, great coffee, icecream and providore. ISTRA SMALLGOODS 5348 3382 36 Wheelers Hill Rd Musk (6min Daylesford). Farmgate store and European Delicatessan. Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm Sat 9am-2pm. www.istrasmallgoods.com.au
Health Foods & Organic HARVEST CAFE 5348 1502 29 Albert St Daylesford. Open Mon-Fri 9-5, SatSun 9-4. Great range of organics, superfoods, bulk nuts, fruits and legumes. Fresh organic fruit and vegies, dairy & alternatives, vitamins & more.
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Catering
Bottle Shops & Wine Stores
Places to Stay
HEPBURN GENERAL STORE 5348 2764 102 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Open 7 day from 7am. (Sundays 8am) Take-home meals, platters, cheese boxes, hampers and catering. www.hepburngeneralstore.com.au
FOXXY'S AT CELLARBRATIONS 5348 3577 55 Vincent St Daylesford. Open 7 Days until late. Regions largest range of local and international wines, spirits, beers and champagne. One of Lost's favourite bottle shops in the region.
FARMERS ARMS ART MOTEL 5348 2091 New, edgy motel filled with glorious art and heavenly beds. Ten motel rooms plus 3-bedroom Heritage cottage. Book online www. farmersarmsartmotel.com.au
SPADE TO BLADE CATERING 0448 483 616 21A Raglan St Daylesford. Specialising in locally grown organic produce and slow food. Small intimate gatherings to large functions and weddings. www.spadetoblade.com
WINE & THE COUNTRY 5348 3756 1/97 Vincent St Daylesford. Open 7 days. Mon-Fri 12pm-late. Sat-Sun 10am-late. Wine Shop & Bar. Next to DOS deli.
HOLYROOD HOUSE 5348 1063 51 Stanbridge St Daylesford. Unparalleled service in magnificent Victorian Guest House. www.holyrooddaylesford.com.au
DELE FOODSTORE & CATERING 5348 2462 Shop 101, 37-39 East St Daylesford. Shop hours Mon-Fri 3:30pm-7:00pm. Ready-meals, tailored catering, food van, weddings and events, local and ethical produce. www.dele.com.au
Galleries and Studios
Farmgate and Produce ANGELICA ORGANIC FARM 0438 482 738 Delicious seasonal organic vegetables by annual subscription Feb-August. Deliver to 4 Melbourne hubs, Daylesford, Woodend. By appt only. www.angelicaorganicfarm.com.au BROOKLANDS FREE RANGE FARMS Rare breed British white 100% grass fed beef and pastured Berkshire Pork. Nitrate free bacon & ham. State Winner Delicious Produce Awards. Find us at Farmers Markets or call 0422 748 670 facebook.com/brooklandsfreerangefarms CAPTAINS CREEK 0408 169 110 Kangaroo Hills Rd, Blampied. Certified organic wine, apple cider, goldfields farmhouse cheeses, eggs, seasonal organic fruit & vegetables, organic dorper lamb and Black Angus beef. Cellar door and cafe. www.captainscreek.com ISTRA SMALLGOODS 5348 3382 36 Wheelers Hill Rd Musk (6min Daylesford). Farmgate store and European Delicatessan. Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm Sat 9am-2pm. www.istrasmallgoods.com.au JONAI FARMS 0422 429 362 Uncommonly delicious ethical pork and beef. We are a family of ethicurean farmers raising pastured rare breed large black pigs and a small herd of cattle. Seasonal masterclasses. Farmgate sales call or visit www.jonaifarms.com.au SIDONIA BEEF. NATURALLY 0403852 276 Seasonal beef boxes available each season. 8kg of delightful beef avail for collection at Duck Duck Goose in Piper St Kyneton. Regenerative farmers since 1865. www.sidoniabeef.com.au 80 ACRE FARM 0408 329 156 We farm and sell Rare breed grass fed Belted Galloway beef and free range pastured pork. Regenerative farmers. Find us at Fitzroy Mills Market or call us. www.80acrefarm.com
CONVENT GALLERY 5348 3211 7 Daly St Daylesford. Open 10am-4pm daily. Described as the most beautiful gallery in Australia set in 6 acres of beautiful gardens with local, national and international artists. $5 entry. RED DOOR GALLERY ON FRASER 0408 034 017 69 Fraser Street Clunes. Open Thurs to Sun 10am-4pm or by appointment. Featuring local and regional artists and a range of locally handcrafted gifts www.reddoorgalleryonfraser.com
Kids Activities DAYLESFORD PLAY CAFE 5348 1537 8/37-39 East St Daylesford. Open 9.30am-5pm Seven Days. Indoor playground and cafe for parents and kids of all ages. Host your childs birthday party here. Bookings essential.
THE HOUSES DAYLESFORD 5348 2008 Office located at 3 Howe St Daylesford. We specialise in large, executive properties all with exquisite furnishings, art and decor. We welcome wedding groups, corporate retreats and group bookings. Full service agency.
Spa, Massage and Beauty SALUS SPA AT LAKE HOUSE 5348 3329 4 King St Daylesford. Open daily. Bookings essential. Blissful treatments and mineral water spas. www.lakehouse.com.au/spa THE GREEN STORE 0428 853 506 12 Market St Trentham. Myotherapy, Remedial and Therapeutic Massage and luxurious body treatments within our sustainable lifestyle store. Open daily 10-5 www.thegreenstore.com.au
Wineries and Cideries Let's shop til we drop... BOWEN & KENNETH 5348 1678 Shop 1, 9 Howe St Daylesford. Open 10am5:30pm every day except Tue. Stylish home decor & furnishings, quirky designs, art, gifts, local artisan wares. www.bowenkenneth.com PORTAL 108 5348 4353 108 Main Road Hepburn Springs. Open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Sun/Pub Hols 10am-4pm. A lifestyle store for everyone. www.portal108.com.au
Live Music Venues
DAYLESFORD CIDER 5348 2275 155 Dairyflat Rd Musk | Award Winning Craft Cider | Cellar door opens for drinks 7 days; Weekdays 11-4 Weekends 10-5 | Kitchen open 12-3 Friday-Monday www.daylesfordcider.com.au PASSING CLOUDS 5348 5550 30 Roddas Lane, Musk. Winery open daily 10am-5pm. Lunch 12pm Fri-Mon (bookings are essential). Fresh seasonal produce. Menu changes weekly. www.passingclouds.com.au
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SPA BAR 0429 585 129 Daylesford's fave live music venue. Wed-Sat 5pm-late. Wed - Live piano, Thurs-Jazz/Folk/Alt Country, Friday - DJ, Sat -live bands. Great pizza, drinks & cocktails. spabardaylesford.com.au
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Our bar is open every day. And every night. That’s a real pub. Eat. Drink. Be Local.
Our famous character-filled bar is filled with characters. And stories. And friends. And travellers. So we open every day and every night. We’ve been a gathering place for locals to come together in times of need and in times of great celebration. And that is why we dedicate every Friday night to host our meat raffle where all proceeds go to a local community organisation - we reckon they’re our local legends.
We have over 18 wines by the glass, 14 beers and ciders on tap, an enormous range of spirits including a mighty fine selection of single malt whisky and small batch gin. We also serve delicious cocktails from Melbourne Martini Co. With cosy wood fires, a large poochfriendly beer garden and friendly welcoming staff, the Farmers Arms is sure to complete your stay here in Spa Country. Every day. Every night. That’s a real pub.
1 EAST ST DAYLESFORD • 03 5348 2091 • OPEN 7 DAYS LUNCH & DINNER • THEFARMERSARMS.COM.AU