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lost magazine | daylesford & surrounds August 2013 | volume 12 issue 130

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contents Spring in our step and on our plates

there’s small dogs

for the team

out of my head unfortunately

comes to Newstead

on the Pugs?

anything but hum-drum

for Little Hamptom

warms the mind, warms the soul

about cryptic crosswords

(or wind... whatever.)

family day out

for one night only

All aboard the market express

Together at last

Where there’s smoke Taking 1 Across

I just can’t get you 6

The Tour de Chook What’s the Buzz

Humming and Drumming A big deal 20

Words in Winter

Sharing cross words Run like the wine A picturebook

The Earl of Glenlyon 36

Trains and Treasures

Bikes, Pokes & Tacos

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AUGUST 16, 2013

Spring in our step

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and on our plates

WE DID IT! We survived winter! We are sooo close to September you can smell it. The trees are hinting at blossom, leaf buds are contemplating the big unfurl, the days are longer and the first of the months ending in ‘ber is almost upon us. In these climes September is the unofficial 4th month of Winter, but shhh, just go with the Spring vibe ok? On Sunday, September 1, Ellender Estate Winery (260 Green Gully Road) is hosting a Melbourne Food and Wine ‘Put Victoria On your Table’ event: ‘The Spring Graze’. This is a celebration of the new tastes and flavours that come with the new season. Chef Michael de Jong will be working his magic on the wood fired oven, cooking suckling pig for the event. Lunch will be matched with their new 2011 Pinot Noir. Gather friends and graze across the long table. Cost $70pp. For more info and bookings (essential as numbers are limited to 40,) call Jenny: 5348 7785.

Much Ado About

Words and Cocktails JOSS WHEDON is just so awesome. Back in the Buffy days he used to hang with the cast and do readings of Shakespeare for kicks. And has ever since. Joss’ life after slaying vampires has certainly not been idle. Most recently, Joss has given years of his life to The Avengers movie. In the middle of shooting The Avengers he took 12 days off and sneakily shot his glorious take on Much Ado About Nothing at his house. The film has critics and audiences swooning. Joss’ delicious twist on Will’s wise old words, makes ‘Ado’ an apt Opening Night feature to launch Words In Winter. Yes? Oh yes indeed. Head to the Rex Theatre (47-53 Vincent St, Daylesford) Friday, August 2, from 7pm to get into the swing, with drinks and the Daylesford Swing band. Film starts at 8pm. Tickets $14/$10. The film will be followed by Shaken Shakespearean cocktails (also apt) at Jimmy’s Bar at Frangos & Frangos (82 Vincent St) More info: wordsinwinter.com

Where there’s smoke…

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there’s small dogs

WHO DOESN’T love a firefighter? NO ONE that’s who. Men love them, women love them, little kids love them, big kids love them, even chihuahuas love them. Well… c’mon, how many chihuahuas have you heard whinge about a firefighter? See? Our point exactly. On Saturday, August 3, the Glenlyon Group of Fire Brigades is hosting a fundraiser at the Daylesford Town Hall (Vincent Street) to help raise much needed money for some new equipment pre-fire season. The night kicks off from 7pm and will roll on ‘til 9:30pm, with Kyneton’s Sacred Heart College Show Band and the Daylesford Swing Band playing loads of fave tunes to get everyone up and dancing. Tickets are $15 on the night. Under 18s free. BYO drinks and nibbles (and chihuahuas). For more information call Marc Dankers 0418 560 477.

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Taking 1 Across

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for the team

SMALL TOWN rivalry is kind of like sibling rivalry. In reality you really do love each other, but boy it’s a bit fun to have a win over them sometimes. Words In Winter is a festival for all the small towns in the region. It’s a time to come together and share stories and words, performances and ideas. And it’s also a time to decide once and for all, which town is the brainiest and to show your sister villages who is THE BEST. It’s time for the much anticipated annual Clever Towns Crossword Challenge. Scaling to the peak of Mt Cleverest is not easy. You have to be well prepared. You have to have your wits about you. You have to be full of general knowledge and know how to spell potentially tricky words. Spelling is vital knowledge in the region. After all, we have a town called Korweinguboora ‘round here, so it’s best to sharpen up your spelling skills. Sheesh! You don’t want to stuff that up in front of the Mayor of Korweingi. (Note: there is no actual Mayor of Korweinguboora… and potentially no question about Korweingi on the puzzle… just keeping you on your toes there.) The Clever Towns Crossword Challenge will be held at the libraries of Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Maryborough, Newstead and Trentham, on Saturday, August 3, at 10am sharp! Race along to your local to help your town solve a general knowledge crossword. Each town will be battling it out to solve the crossword first. The winning town will be shrouded in the glory of victory and score bragging rights for 12 months, and as we all know, bragging rights among siblings are priceless. The libraries are located at Clunes: 53 Fraser Street, Creswick: 68 Albert Street, Daylesford: Cnr Bridport and Albert Streets, Maryborough: Cnr Nolan and Alma Streets, Newstead: 45 Lyons Street, Trentham: 13 Albert Street. For more information go to wordsinwinter.com

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The school of

Hard Covers. (and paperbacks.) BACK IN ye-olde times people read these crazy ancient contraptions called ‘books’. They were made of paper and had words inside them. Some even had pictures! Kooky huh? Back in an era pre-Kindle, iPad and other e-reader thingies, there were books and they were lovely. You don’t need a permit for an archaeological dig to get your hands on a few pre-loved books around here either… Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4, Daylesford Primary School is hosting its annual Book Fair. Held in conjunction with Words in Winter, the Book Fair is a great opportunity to unearth some quality second hand books, and help the school’s literacy program in the process. There will be thousands of books to rummage through. The Book Fair will be held 10am to 3pm on both days at the school gym. (Daylesford Primary is on Vincent Street). For more info call the school 5348 2480, or go to wordsinwinter.com

Just can’t get you

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out of my head unfortunately

WRITING great song lyrics has to be one of the most difficult arts to master. This is why the Top 40 mostly consists of pretty young things wearing little, and smiling lots as they infect you with irritating ear worms that are harder to remove from your head than lice. The prettiness and catchiness distracts you from the oohs and ahhs, maybebaby clichés and from thinking too much. Real songwriting is a skill. Writing beautiful words that connect with an audience, ain’t easy. Words in Winter presents a songwriting workshop: ‘Inside The Songs Of...’ Hit the Old Hepburn Hotel (236 Main Road) from 1pm on Sunday, August 4, and be inspired as guest songwriters: Tony English (Pennyweight), James Griffin (Ghost Town Bridge) and Anthony Petrucci (Souls on Board) perform and share their stories of inspiration, writing processes and experiences in music. Entry is $5. For more info call the pub 5348 2207.

The Tour de Chook comes to Newstead

SOMETIMES while our feet are wandering through galleries we find our minds wandering as well… “Sure that Monet is lovely… dappled light, dancing colours, blah de blah… but where are the cyclists and chooks?” Sometimes all you really ever want is a curator to team the epic themes of competitive bike riding and egg layers. One genius local artist Allex Hall has read our minds and has produced a fantastical body of paintings and prints of cyclists, chooks, and occasionally cyclists AND chooks. In what must surely be a world first the Cyclists and Chooks Exhibition is on display at Dig Café (2 Panmure Street, Newstead). Allex’s work captures competitive cycling in both the velodrome and great outdoors, and chickens in portraiture. Allex’s work is expressive, emotive and humourous, and now showing at Dig until Wednesday, August 7. (Open Wed, Thurs and Sun 9am-4pm, and Fri and Sat 9am-9pm) More info: 5476 2744.

Gloves off

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it’s a trivia night

WHAT DO you think of when we say pies and wedges? A calorie laden lunch? Perhaps impractical shoes at a footy match? Or maybe, like us, you think of Trivial Pursuit? Oh the elation of being the first to fill your pie with coloured wedges. Not that we really knew who won bronze in the cycling at the 1932 Olympics (c’mon, everyone cheats for the orange wedge). As anyone who has been to a trivia night knows, trivia is no trivial pursuit. In some cases it’s more like trivia to the death, with rival tables doing dodgy iPhone googling and listening in to whispered guesses from nerdy table 7. Trentham Primary School is hosting a trivia night Saturday, August 10, (Mechanics Hall, High Street Trentham, from 6:30pm, tickets $15pp). Get a table of your brainiest buddies together for a night of fun and useless information. Funds raised goes towards a new kitchen garden program. For more info or to book call Sandy Watson 0401 714 880.

What’s the Buzz

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on the Pugs?

PUGSLEY BUZZARD is one busy dude. His Facebook check-ins read more like one of those international departures boards constantly flicking over airline destinations… San Francisco, Hobart, Luxembourg, Kathmandu, New Orleans, Sydney, Belgium, Perth…. wow. In between all this travel he’s on stage doing what he loves best: playing his unique blend of dark hoodoo blues, and blazing stride-style piano playing. Pugsley is half way though recording a new album. Whilst playing a few gigs over in SanFran and New Orleans, he put down six new tracks with Luis Rojas. Pugsley was joined by Melbourne tuba player Nathan Ford, and some of the top jazz, blues and funk musos in New Orleans, and just quietly, everyone who has heard this recording has been mightily blown away! As an independent artist, in order to fund the second half of his album, Pugsley has initiated a crowd funding campaign. He is asking fans of his work and lovers of the blues to get on board, and pay for some cool Pugsley rewards. The list of items is long and awesome, and here are a few of our faves: Donate $75 and become a member of the postcard club, receive handwritten postcards from Pugsley when he’s on tour overseas in September. Donate $300 (+ expenses) and get a Pugsley kitchen show at your place, he’ll cook up some hot Creole recipes at yours. Donate $2000 and score a day of action with Pugsley: shark wrestling, fencing, parachuting… choose your own adventure. Or just throw a donation his way in the PayPal tip jar on his website pugsleybuzzard.com. To hear what all the fuss is about see Pugsley live at the Savoia Hotel (69 Main Road, Hepburn Springs) on Saturday August 10, from 9pm. This is a free gig (which kind of defeats the purpose of fundraising, perhaps pass the hat around for him on the night? Go on, he’s awesome, and you’re mighty lucky to see him for free in Hepburn!) For more info call the pub 5348 2314 or check out his website for info on how to get involved in his crowd funding plan. 12

Humming and Drumming

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anything but hum-drum

YOU’RE NOT a hippy. No. You just do a bit of yoga every now and then… you just order chai lattes occasionally, and sometimes you might even grab a quick quinoa salad for lunch. Sure you’ve had your tarot cards read – who hasn’t? And you just pick the organic carrots because they look a bit less like orange rhythm-sticks than the others. You holiday in Byron Bay because, well, it’s bloody Byron Bay, why wouldn’t you? And sure, you lit incense... at uni. But nope. You’re definitely not a hippy. And neither are the hundreds of other non-hippies who will gather at the Castlemaine Town Hall (Lyttleton St) on Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11, for the 13th Annual Castlemaine Health and Wellbeing Expo. This event originally began as a space for practitioners of alternative therapies to explain and demonstrate their natural and spiritual practices and gentle living options. In 13 years it has exploded, with the interest in alternatives booming, and endless new options for health and wellbeing readily available. This winter weekend is an opportunity to sniff around (beyond the nag champa) and discover everything you need to nourish your body, feed your mind, nurture your spirit and calm your heart. Dig a little deeper into topics you’re curious about by attending lectures and workshops. Focus your spiritual awareness, tune into your chakras, do a bit of sacred sound chanting, meditate and quiet the mind, learn about dream analysis, try delicious healthy and nurturing food, experience the harmony of group drumming, slow down for Tai Chi or Qigong, learn about the magic of crystals, and other ancient alternatives to combat the craziness of modern life. The Expo is Victoria’s largest and longest running country alternative health and wellbeing expo, run by passionate volunteers and practitioners from Central Victoria and beyond. Open your mind, calm your breath, hop into your Kombi and head to Castlemaine. For more info ask the universe or go to sevencircles.com.au or call 5475 2141. 14

Star sign Virgo

THE AVERAGE vegie patch is planted in spring, has a few tomatoes, a couple of lettuces and, go crazy... maybe some zucchinis. Chances are, these average patches are planted on a lazy Saturday afternoon when there’s nothing on the telly, or the calendar. Plant ‘em in the average dirt, sprinkle a few average snail pellets, add an average sized can of water and shazzam instant vegies. Now this is all well and good, if you want average vegies. But humble plants are sensitive to their wider environs, including subtle influences from the moon. Now we’re not getting all hippy on you here, (just a little bit) but it makes a difference to your crop if you plant your vegies to the lunar cycle. Variations in moonlight and lunar gravity can affect the way your little seeds grow. Oh yes! Learn all about Moon Planting at Garden of StErth (Simmons Reef Rd, Blackwood) Sunday, August 11, from 11am. Cost $35. Bookings: 5368 6514. Peas out man. 15

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Slamming rhymes… it’s poetry in motion

SLAM dancing and slam dunking, pfft. So yesterday. The new slam is Poetry Slam. The chance for proper poets and wannabe wordsmiths of all genres to step up to the mic and slam us with their grouse words. (FYI: their words will probably be better than the afore mentioned ‘grouse’.) Poetry Slams are popping up everywhere, in pubs, backyards, and voila… at Kyneton’s Stockroom Gallery. (98 Piper Street) The 3rd Pipe Up Poetry Slam will be held Friday, August 16, at 6:30pm. Check out feature poet Carrie Hagan performing work from her chapbook ‘Charcoal and Red Lipstick’ Meena Shamaly will be joining her in a collaborative piece as well. There will be other poets from near and far stepping up to the mic, great wine, and superdelish catering by Nola Poorboy. Food, wine and poetry. Possibly the perfect winter’s evening. Entry is free. For more info search Pipe Up Poetry Macedon Ranges on Facebook.

A big deal

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for Little Hampton

THERE are many teeny hamlets dotted around Central Victoria. Pretty little blink-and-you’ll-miss-them places like Spring Hill, Sandon and Rocklyn and appropriately named Little Hampton. Many years ago Little Hampton had a post office. Built in 1877, the Little Hampton Post Office was aptly small. Indeed, the building is so small that we wonder if the inhabitants of Little Hampton were perhaps slight of stature? Whatever size they were, their Post Office served the community for 95 years. In more recent times, the PO was acquired by the Daylesford and District Historical Society, and has been restored to celebrate its 135th birthday. They are having a grand reopening of the restored PO at the Historical Society (100 Vincent Street, Daylesford) on Saturday, August 17 at 2pm. There will be a small historic display and refreshments served. The Historical Society is open Saturdays, Sundays and school holidays: 1pm-4:30pm.

ALPACA PASSION

72 VINCENT STREET, DAYLESFORD 03 5348 1177 1126 HIGH STREET, ARMADALE 03 9509 9912 www.alpacapassion.com.au

The wheels on the bus go

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all the way to Daylesford

THE WORDS ‘public transport’ conjure images of sardinetin-packed, sweaty, stinky journeys in cities with a mélange of humankind on Very Important Individual Missions. ‘Public transport’ can also be perceived as dodgy, dangerous, expensive, reliably unreliable and a necessary evil. Sorry Public Transport, the truth hurts huh? On the other hand… the words ‘Community Bus’ conjure images of sunny day sing-alongs in a mini bus with friends. A community bus is welcoming and warm, friendly and accessible, punctual and smells pleasant… like Windex and fresh coffee… And that’s because your friendly driver just popped her KeepCup (brimming with a steaming, single origin latte) into the cup holder before washing the windows. Oh how we love a community bus. The tiny villages around here are a bit small for an-every10-minute-peakhour-express-Metro-service from A to B… However, the powers that be (and some handy State and Local Government funding) have just launched a Community Bus for the Hepburn Shire. It’s early days… but it’s here! The bus runs Fridays only between Glenlyon, Denver and Daylesford. Pick up is from your place (oh yes) and there are four ‘Bus Stops’ in town. The Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre, the churches, Bridport Street, and Springs Medical Centre. Drop off time is around 10:30am, and the return trip leaves town around 1pm. (The plan is to extend the service to four more routes: Franklinford/Clydesdale, Smeaton/Kingston/ Newlyn, Smeaton/Korweinguboora and Trentham… baby steps people… the New York subway system wasn’t built in a day…) Bookings for the bus are essential, and must be made before 5pm Wednesday to travel on Friday. To book your seat on the bus call SmartRun on 1300 443 534. And noooo, of course there’s no Myki! Pffft! To ride the bus it’ll cost you a gold coin. Lovely. The bus is run by Hepburn Health Service. For more info, (or to volunteer as a bus driver – go on… you know you want to!) call Janine 5321 6556. 18

Words in Winter

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warms the mind, warms the soul WINTER in Central Victoria is awesome. You don’t need to mow the lawn as much, you don’t need to slather sunscreen on every exposed centimetre of skin, and there are less smelly people around. Win-win-winter we say! Another benefit of this time of year is the cold outside temps entice us to stay indoors and get stuck into some of the finer indoor pursuits, such as reading. Words In Winter (Friday, August 2 - Saturday, August 31) is our celebration of words in all their guises; books, songs, performance, film, poetry, storytelling, entertainment, and ideas and inspiration rising from the written word. Now in its 12th year, the 2013 Words In Winter program is packed with exciting events: readings by world class authors and well awarded wordsmiths, there are events for families, and for lovers of the literary, there is something in the program for everyone. On August 9 – 11 The Rex Theatre (Vincent Street, Daylesford) will be transformed into the Festival Hub. Furnished by The Mill Markets, the space will be loungey and relaxed. It’ll be home to readings, book signings, DJs, Boggle (oh yes, Boggle and Bickies.. bring it on) a mini market, and a hip hop performance and workshop by the Flybz on Saturday, August 10. ($5. Come and learn about writing your own rap). As well as films, live music, storytelling, readings, writers’ workshops, book launches, and a festival club on the Saturday night. Some of the amazing authors hitting the festival include: Graeme Simpson, Toni Jordan, Carmel Bird, John Romeril, Neil Boyack, Graeme Kinross-Smith and more. Buffalo Girls Coffee Bar (4c Duke St) will be hosting other worldly wordy events too, including the launch of Tanya Loos’ ‘Daylesford Nature Diary - Six Seasons in the Foothill Forests’ (Sat, August 10, 11am-12pm. Entry $5-$10 donation to Hepburn Wildlife Shelter). Chat to Tanya about her local wildlife observations. Ahh! There’s not enough room on the page for all the words we need to share with you! Don’t worry! The full program and more is at: wordsinwinter.com!

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Le Tour de Scrabble The Daylesford Stage

IF YOU WERE training to be, say… the Country Victoria Scrabble Champion, what training regime would you undertake? The Couch to Triple Letter Score podcast? Would you hire a personal trainer to spot you whilst you bench press thesauruses? Do you run up the steps of the State Library Rocky Balboa style, and run inside to the Dictionary section? (FYI DDS: 400s = word nerd alert.) Of course that’s how you train for a scrabble-off. And the best of the triple word scorers will flock with their tiles, and brains stuffed with Q words to the Daylesford Bowling Club (8 Camp Street) Saturday, August 17, to battle it out at the Scrabble Fest. This is a breathtaking spectator sport. Just like Le Tour de France really, and if, like le Tour, you were inspired and bought a bike, prepare to be just as inspired to grab a free Scrabble board and get all sweaty and wordy. Action starts at 10am. Free entry. wordsinwinter.com

Sharing cross words

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about cryptic crosswords

DAVID ASTLE has a way with words, he’s away with words, and he has his way with words. David (DA) has tormented cryptic crossword lovers with torturous twisted words and delicious double meanings in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and co-hosts Letters and Numbers on SBS. He is an author and self-proclaimed-flag-flying-word-nerd, and we humbly bow our heads, and mind our semi colons here at lost magazine should he cast his eyes upon our butchered version of the English language (gulp). David Astle is bringing his mighty vocabulary, thirst for cryptics and a sharp pencil to Trentham for Words In Winter. Unravel a custom crossword with him and learn a few tricks of your own. Share An Afternoon with David Astle Sunday, August 18, 1:30-3pm, at Mechanics Hall. Cost $15. (Worth it to figure out that 12 Down that is busting your brain). More info and bookings call Trentham Neighbourhood Centre 5424 1354.

Run like the wine

(or wind… whatever.) WHAT COULD make a fun run more fun? WINE that’s what. So the geniuses at the Victorian Cross-Country League are hosting the 2nd Kyneton Ridge Estate Winery Handicap on Sunday, August 18. This 6.5km event is held for club members and the general public, but members can win some pretty decent cash prizes, ($600 for first place… not bad! That’s a couple of cases of Kyneton Ridge 2010 award winning Shiraz right there!) Entry is via their website for members (you can become a member online too if you want a crack at the cash prizes) go to vccl.org.au. Entry is $15 for members (online) and $15 on-the-day for fun runners. Tastings at the cellar door for non-runners are free. (See you there). The race starts at 10am. Kyneton Ridge Estate Winery is on Blackhill Road. Their cellar door is open Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10am - 6pm. For more info on the winery go to kynetonridge.com.au

Do-It-Yourself

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wedding planner

YOU’VE planned picnics, you’ve planned holidays, you’ve even planned what’s for dinner next week… but planning your wedding day can even unfurl the best laid planner’s best laid plans. I mean, who are you going to sit next to smelly Aunt Gertrude? And should the best man’s buttonhole match the grooms? Do you do a ‘first look’ photo shoot? And what the hell is bomboniere anyway? Novotel Forest Resort (1500 Midland Hwy, Creswick) is hosting a Wedding Open Day on Sunday, August 18, 11am ‘til 2pm. Chat about the facilities and packages available at the 4.5 star resort, take a tour of the accommodation suites and function spaces with beautiful forest and golf course views. Meet with local wedding suppliers and begin planning your big day. Entry is by gold coin donation and there are fantastic door prizes to be won. For more info call 5345 9600 or go to novotel.forestresort.com.au

It’s irrelevant,

CONSIDERING she’s ‘just’ the old local watering hole, The Old Hepburn Hotel gets some pretty tippety top live acts in. This month is no exception, with the August line up looking superduper. But one act does seem to stand out from the others. Dog Trumpet. We at lost reaaaally got our hopes up hoping to see a Shih-Tzu on a podium trumpeting it up Louis Armstrong style… but instead, it’s Peter O’Doherty and Reg Mombassa (ex-Mental as Anything) up on stage, being slightly less fluffy and flea-bitten, and much, much more musically amazing. The brothers have been playing as Dog Trumpet for over 20 years, (yes, yes, it has been that long since the Mentals, get over it,) and in that time they’ve released six albums, including the latest: Medicated Spirits, from which they will play plenty o’ tunes at the Old Hep, (236 Main Rd) Sunday, August 18, from 3pm. Tickets are $20 at trybooking/DDVC. For more info call the pub 5348 2207. 25

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A picturebook

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family day out

WORDS IN Winter’s much loved Hepburn Libraries Family Day is back and it is sooo jam packed full of booky good times that they nearly had to hold the event over two days to fit it all in. Instead they’re shoehorning the goodness into one mighty big day in, to create a bookishly brilliant word wonderland for kids. This mini festival will be held Sunday, August 18, at Daylesford Town Hall (Vincent Street), from 10am ‘til 4pm. The day’s events include: performances, story telling, short films, drama, craft, circus workshops, mime, music, writing workshops, visiting authors and more. BYO lunch and stay all day, or grab something to boost your story-time stamina at the Family Day Café. There are specific events held for pre-school aged kids, lower primary, upper primary, parents, and fun stuff for all ages. Take a peek behind the mystery door and meet Phil Kettle, author of the TooCool series of books. Take a Superhero and comic book writing workshop with Garry Fay, play word games on the big rug, and get sticky and creative at the craft tables. And if it all just gets too much, of course you can chill out and take in some good vibes and great stories at the story corner (we all need a break every now and then at a festival kids… it happens to the best of us.) After lunch take a circus tumbling workshop (don’t eat too much for lunch kids), learn how to write songs with Geoffrey Williams, or try out your mime skills at the mime workshops. And of course there will be friends, fun and more stories than you can poke a stick at (although we’re sure you can try at the Poking-a-Stick-at-it-Workshop.) (Actually we just made that one up. But you could probably mime the stick poking at the mime workshop, sure no one would mind.) Entry for this momentous day is $5 for kids. (You can bring your grown ups for free kids – no wasted pocket money there.) For the full timetable of the Hepburn Libraries Family Day events and workshops go to wordsinwinter.com. Any questions email: wordsinwinter@gmail.com

Want a more fitter & healthier YOU? Want to train in the great outdoors? Want to train in a group environment? We are coming to Hepburn Shire Council to help you do this. We are gathering expressions of interests initially. Visit and Contact us at www.becommittedfitness.com.au

The Earl of Glenlyon for one night only

THE GLENLYON General Store hosts live music every Friday night. On Friday, August 23, Earl Leonard takes to the stage to play, well… whatever he feels like on the night. Earl is a busy boy. He plays the spectrum of musical genres from gig to gig, dependant on which stage he’s on. From dark stormy blues, to heavy rock n roll, sometimes happy kids’ tunes, sometimes floating world-tinged melodies, and other times his warm powerful voice sings tunes about travelling and making, and re-making decisions. It sounds like Earl has many decisions to make on a regular basis. On the 23rd he’ll be singing his story telling tunes, unless he makes a decision otherwise. As you can probably guess Earl’s musical influences are all over the shop (in a good way) but most folk can hear tinges of Cat Stevens and Tom Waits. Hit the General Store (63 Barkly St) from 6pm, and see which Earl shows up on the night. Free entry. More info: 5348 7922.

An evening of fine wine

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and delicious decadence

HENTLEY Farm is a boutique winery set in the foothills of the Barossa. This wee mag doesn’t travel that far, but it does venture to Woodend: home of the Woodend Wine Store, (42e Anslow St). The passionate wine lovers at the wine store just happen to lurve the elegant hand crafted wines created by Hentley. In fact, they love ‘em so much that they’re going to share the best vintages and fave blends with us at a very special mid-winter wine dinner. (To be held at Bentinck (8 Carlisle St, Woodend) Friday, August 23, from 7pm.) The Wine Dinner will showcase nine Hentley Farm wines, including the award winning ‘Clos Otto’ Shiraz – ooh la la! The wines will be matched to a sumptuous five course dinner by Bentinck chef Jim Connolly. Winemaker Andrew Quin will be there to chat to you about what makes these wines so special. Cost $150 pp. For more info and bookings (essential) call Woodend Wine Store 5427 2228.

A green curtain rises

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on a play with glowing reviews WE’RE ALL a bit obsessed with the sun around here this time of year. Our incandescent ball of burning gasses causes much ado in deep winter. Random acts of extreme squinting and much kerfuffle abounds… the shouting of “BLUE SKY BLUE SKY!!” and “AAARGH WHERE ARE MY SUNGLASSES!?” are the most commonly heard phrases should our personal star show its face this side of November. Don’t be mistaken, we are really quite thrilled about the presence of our celestial being. Particularly if it gets fired up… (more so than usual). Wild solar storms and geomagnetic sciencey stuff occurs waaay up high, which, in turn, produces rather rad green auroras at the polar regions… When the conditions are right the Aurora Australis can be seen in Tassie… and if the sun is particularly grumpy we can see the aurora from here. (True story.) Catherine Ryan has written an award winning play inspired by the aurora and Australian scientists Pene Greet and Gina Price. The play: ‘Aurora Calling – the Result of a Joint Observation’ cycles a year in the lives of Trisha and Jackie, physicists studying the auroras in the Arctic and Antarctic. The play entwines myth and science, and explores the themes of personal and professional pressures, humanity, technology, distance and intimacy, love and loss. The play was adapted into a radio play for an ABC Radio National drama, winning an AWGIE award in the process. Brave the winter night sky (which will hopefully be tinged a luminous green for the occasion… you never know…) and see Aurora Calling at Lot 19, (19 Langslow Street, Castlemaine – off a little lane called McShannags Lane) Opening night is Friday, August 23, at 8:30pm, with performances held Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, and the following Friday to Sunday (August 30, 31, and Sept 1), nightly at 8pm. Tickets are $20, conc. $17. From Shoe Connection (79 Mostyn Street, 5472 1251) or Trybooking.com (search Aurora Calling). More info search Aurora Calling on Facebook.

Trains and Treasures

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All aboard the market express IN WINTER it takes dedication, thermal underwear and 45 cups of hot coffee to be a stall holder at the weekly outdoor Daylesford Sunday Market. This market is a Daylesford institution, and has been running for eons. The winter crowd is a committed bunch. Rugged up in woollens and doona suits (and that’s just their dogs) they meander the stalls for treasures and bargains. Big and little train lovers flock to this market, as it’s held at Daylesford Railway Station (18 Raglan Parade/Midland Hwy). The mighty team of volunteers at Spa Country Railway operate vintage tourist trains through the bush from the market. These volunteers work tirelessly in sun, rain, hail and snow (yes snow… but mostly rain,) to keep the tracks tippety-top for the Sunday rides. The trip is a short journey to Musk station (and very soon to Bullarto). In 2009 bushfires destroyed the line between Musk and Bullarto, and in the four years since, the team of weekend heroes at SCR have been fixing the track, and it’s nearly ready… (see you soon Bullarto!) Your train fee helps pay for the upkeep and restoration of the trains and train line – it’s more fun than V/Line and not as smelly as the Metro, what more could you want really? – Get on board! The market is a great place to stock up on some local treats before you head home. Des O’Toole honey, fresh local fruit and vege, eggs, jams, pickles, and still-warm loaves of organic sourdough bread. Hot food is served throughout the day, gourmet sausages, organic dishes, Turkish borek, and other deliciousness is available if you’ve marketed yourself up an appetite. On foggy days grab a steaming cup of spiced mulled wine, and carry it in gloved hands as you wander the aisles. Such a treat. Look out for fragrant locally made soaps and cosy knitted goods, vintage homewares and clothing, and industria. With different stall holders selling goods each week it’s always worth a browse. The market is held each Sunday from 8am ‘til 3pm, in all weather. For more info on the railway or market go to dscr.com.au

Alla Wolf-Tasker’s café & store in the enchanting surrounds of the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens. Enjoy breakfast and lunch in the café or select from our picnic and take home range. Sit inside by the ﬁre, on the indoor shared tables, pull a stool up to the bar or bathe in the sunshine in the lovely north facing kitchen garden. Country Cheap Eats Champ – The Age Cheap Eats Guide 2012

Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, Car Entry off Central Spring Road Daylesford, Victoria, Australia Open Thursday – Monday from 9am ‘ till 4pm. No reservations.

Nothing better

than some winter blues IF THE WICKED Queen ever asked her rather chatty mirror “Mirror Mirror on the wall… who’s the rootsiest one of all?” That mirror would’ve most certainly replied “well I’m afraid to tell you toots… The rootsiest band in all the land is Black & Blue.” And with that, the Queen would’ve squeezed into her best jeans, pulled on her boots, straightened up the tiara and headed to The Savoia Hotel for a great night of bluesy rock with her BFFs. The Savoia (69 Main Road, Hepburn Springs) serves up live music every Saturday night, and Saturday, August 24, Melbourne’s Black & Blue take to the Sav stage to rock out a few originals, and their rootsy takes on a few covers. Black & Blue have played at functions, fundraisers and festivals, all over Australia. See them at the Sav on the 24th from 9pm.

Bikes, Poker & Tacos

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Together at last

ONE of the great things about the region is our proximity to state and regional parks. The bush is on our doorstep and there are loads of us who get out there and amongst it. The Castlemaine Rocky Riders mountain bike club host regular rides throughout the region; team events, social rides, state level MTBA events, and races with the emphasis always on the fun stuff. The Rocky Riders ride through winter too, with a series of fun winter warmers. Sunday, August 25, they’re holding a poker race. Ride the trail, each lap you will be given a playing card, the team with the best poker hand at the end wins. Love it! Rego is at 3:15pm, ride starts at 3:30. They depart from White Hills Reserve, Campbells Creek, (Rowley Park Drive). The ride will be followed with dinner at Arribar (the winning riders get a free taco. Brilliant.) Entry is free. (You must hold a MTBA social or race license - $5 for a day permit) For more info go to rockyriders.com

RESTORED & RE-OPENED

03 5424 1516 Cnr High St & Cosmo Rd Trentham

COSY OPEN FIRES REGIONAL FOOD WINE & BEER LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS FROM 1.30PM FUNCTIONS STABLES AVAILABLE FOR WEDDINGS & OPEN FRI, SAT & SUN MIDDAY – LATE

www.thecosmopolitanhotel.com.au

Anti-new-crap

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We heart Antiques “I LOVE cheap imported homewares… they look sooo great” said no one ever. Let’s face it people. Antiques are good. Good for your design sensitive eyes to rest upon, good for the environment, and good for the soul. They have history and a life lived long before you invited them into your home. They have warmth, and depth, and spirit and spunk and personality. Antiques are special. Old stuff is great. And the wonder of old stuff is that there’s plenty of it out there, for everyone… no matter what your taste in ‘stuff’ is. There are trash and treasure stalls, second hand stores, retro outlets, markets and eBay all loaded with pieces of great beauty and functionality. If you want items of mass consumption head to the shops. If you want a piece of great character and style, head to the nearest antique fair… oh and lookie here: there’s one on this month! The 17th Annual Kyneton Antique Fair will be held on Friday, August 30, Saturday, August 31, and September 1 at the Kyneton Town Hall. This Antique Fair is well regarded by buyers and sellers alike, so much so that they have expanded this year to take on even more dealers and sellers of the collectable and well loved. (If you’ve been before, make sure you take the lift to the upstairs level to explore even more items this year). Expect to find militaria, coins, vintage clothing, dolls, jewellery, some smaller items of furniture, artwork, etchings, fine china, glass and silverware, lamps, clocks, and oodles of swoonworthy loveliness. This award-winning event is the major fundraiser for the Kyneton Museum. So there is a small entry fee ($7 for adults kids are free). The Kyneton Town Hall is in Mollison Street. If you find yourself wandering for hours, and need sustenance to make it through to the other side of the antiquefest, light lunches and snacks will be available (provided by the Rotary Club of Kyneton). Opening hours are: Friday: 5pm-8pm, Saturday: 10am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm. For more info go to visitmacedonranges.com or call Fran Wigley 0411 208 448.

Spring and Fall

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in the middle of winter

CREATIVE people shirk the idea that all the good things have already been done… They get snarky at the hint that all the new ideas have been thought of. Stoopid argument really. The new ideas just haven’t been thought of yet, you smallbrained-uncreative-dodos. Just ask people like Paul Kelly. Now here’s a bloke who has been writing amazing lyrics and performing consistently for decades. Inspiration is infinite. There will always be room for new words, new thoughts, new lyrics and new tunes. Proof is in the (new-albumshaped) pudding called Spring and Fall. A self described ‘song cycle’ – Spring and Fall maps the relationship of a couple from start to finish. Paul Kelly will perform his new release in its entirety – with some old faves from his tardis-like back catalogue at Theatre Royal Castlemaine, (30 Hargraves Street) Tuesday, August 27, at 8pm. Tickets are $66. For more info and bookings call 5472 1196.

Gig Guide JULY Old Hepburn Hotel - 236 Main Rd, Hepburn (03) 5348 2207 Radio Springs Hotel - Cnr High St and Main St, Lyonville (03) 5348 5562 The Cosmopolitan Hotel - Cnr Cosmo Rd & High St, Trentham (03) 5424 1516 Daylesford Inn - 2891 Ballan Rd, Daylesford (03) 5348 2554 Glenlyon General Store - 63 Barkly St Glenlyon (03) 5348 7922 Daylesford Town Hall - 98 Vincent St, Daylesford Theatre Royal - 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine (03) 5472 1196 Lucky Strike Lounge - 33 Fraser St, Clunes (03) 5345 3308 The Comma - 16 Hargraves St, Castlemaine (03) 5472 2205 Savoia Hotel - 69 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs (03) 5348 2314 Bridge Hotel - 21 Walker St, Castlemaine (03) 5472 1161 Friday 2nd Hugh McGinlay 6pm-8pm Glenlyon General Store Performance Night 7pm Old Hepburn Hotel Shaken Shakespearan Cocktails & his words in winter 9pm-11pm Jimmy’s Bar

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Saturday 3rd Paris Payne trio 8pm-10pm Lucky Strike Lounge Matt Giri 9pm Old Hepburn Hotel Dave Powney Band 9pm till late Savoia Hotel Speak-easy, spoken word & Soul with Wylie J Miller 9:30pm-11pm Jimmy’s Bar Sunday 4th Tony English, Anthony Petrucci & James Griﬃn 1pm Liz Frencham 1pm Merri Creek Pickers 4pm Friday 9th Hooked on Bossa 6pm-8pm Saturday 10th Uncle Gus 9pm Pugsley Buzzard 9pm till late Themed music & Cocktails with DJ-Set 9:30pm till late

Old Hepburn Hotel The Cosmopolitan Hotel Old Hepburn Hotel Glenlyon General Store Old Hepburn Hotel Savoia Hotel Jimmy’s Bar

Gig Guide Sunday 11th Tank Dilemma 4pm

Old Hepburn Hotel

Friday 16th Mana @ 6pm-8pm Glenlyon General Store Open Mic/Performance Night with Jane Lea & Band 7pm Town Hall Daylesford

Sunday 18th Dog Trumpet Friday 23rd Earl Leonard @ 6pm-8pm

Lucky Strike Lounge Savoia Hotel Jimmy’s Bar Old Hepburn Hotel Glenlyon General Store

Saturday 24th Ed Kuepper 8pm Black & Blue 9pm till late Themed music & Cocktails with DJ-Set 9:30pm till late

Theatre Royal Savoia Hotel Jimmy’s Bar

Tuesday 27th Paul Kelly 8pm

Theatre Royal

Friday 30th KGB Klezmer Band 6pm-8pm Saturday 31st The Woohoo Revue 8pm Shotgun Shack 9pm till late Themed music & Cocktails with DJ-Set 9:30pm till late

Glenlyon General Store Theatre Royal Savoia Hotel Jimmy’s Bar

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Saturday17th Liz Frencham & Pete Fidler 8pm-10pm Archer & the Long Gone Daddies 9pm till late Themed music & Cocktails with DJ-Set 9:30pm till late

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Winery Guide BARCALDINE HOUSE 238 Dairy Flat Rd, Musk Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm

5348 2741

DAYLESFORD WINE TOURS daylesfordwinetours.com 7 days 10am-5pm

5348 1823

CAPTAINS CREEK Kangaroo Hills Rd Blampied Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm

5345 7408

GRANITE HILLS 1481 Burke & Wills Tk, Baynton 7 days 11am-5pm

5423 5227

CHANTERS RIDGE 0427 511 341 440 Chanters Ln, Tylden Saturday & Sunday by appointment

HANGING ROCK WINERY 88 Jim Rd, Newham 7 days 10am-5pm

5427 0542

COBAW RIDGE 5423 5227 31 Perc Boyers Ln, East Pastoria MonThuFri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 12-5.30pm

HERBAL LORE LIQUEURS 5348 1920 Lot 2 Railway Crescent, Daylesford Friday to Monday 10am-5pm or by appoint.

CURLY FLAT 263 Collivers Rd, Lancefield Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm

5429 1956

KYNETON RIDGE 90 Blackhill School Rd, Kyneton Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm

5422 7377

GISBORNE PEAK WINERY 69 Short Rd, Gisborne South 7 days 11am-5pm

5428 2228

PASSING CLOUDS 30 Roddas Ln Musk 7 days 11am-5pm

5348 5550

ELLENDER ESTATE 260 Green Gully Rd, Glenlyon Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm

5348 7785

PARAMOOR 439 Three Chain Rd, Carlsruhe 7 days 10am-5pm

5427 1057

FONTANELLA WINE & VINEYARD 5348 7908 1225 Malmsbury Rd Glenlyon Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm

ROWANSTON ON THE TRACK 5425 5492 2710 Burke & Wills Track, Glenhope 7 days 10am–5pm

GISBORNE PEAK WINERY 69 Short Rd, Gisborne South 7 days 11am-5pm

SAILORS FALLS ESTATE 1073 Telegraph Rd, Sailors Falls Saturday & Sunday 11am–5pm

5428 2228

GUILDFORD VINEYARD & CELLAR 5476 4457 6720 Midland Hwy Guildford Saturday & Sunday 11.30pm-5pm

5348 6626

ZIG ZAG RD 5423 9390 201 Zig Zag Rd, Drummond North Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm

Spa Guide ABANDON STRESS MASSAGE 0401 369 743 mobile, 7 days abandonstress.com.au

NALINI RETREAT 0417 783 087 1st Floor, 57 Vincent St, Daylesford naliniretreat.com.au

ACQUA VIVA DAY SPA 5 Tenth St, Hepburn Springs, dayspa.com.au

5348 2111

OM REIKI CENTRE 5348 1864 42 Tipperary Springs Rd, Daylesford om-reiki.com.au

ALBERT DAY SPA 12 Camp St, Daylesford, albertdayspa.com.au

5348 4337

OMADA DAY SPA 5348 4499 106a Main Rd, Hepburn Springs omada-dayspa.com.au QUEENSBERRY STUDIO 23 Queensberry St, Daylesford queensberrystudio.com.au

5348 3653

DAYLESFORD HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 24 Raglan St, Daylesford dhphealth.info

REDSPA SANCTUARY 0422 130 569 studio 20, 37-39 East St, Daylesford redspasanctuary.com

DAYLESFORD DAY SPA 25 Albert St, Daylesford, daylesforddayspa.com.au

5348 2331

SALUS SPA AT LAKE HOUSE King St, Daylesford, lakehouse.com.au

5348 3329

ENDOTA DAYLESFORD 5348 1169 cnr Vincent St &Central Springs Rd, endota.com.au

SAMADHI RETREAT & SPA 6/57 Vincent St, Daylesford samadhiretreat.com.au

5348 7926

HEPBURN BATHHOUSE & SPA 5321 6000 Mineral Springs Reserve Rd, Hepburn Springs hepburnbathhouse.com

SATYANANDA YOGA 5345 7434 393 Dean Barkstead Rd, Rocklyn satyananda.net

INN TOUCH DAY SPA 2891 Ballan Rd, Daylesford daylesfordinn.com

5348 2774

SHAKTI MASSAGE & 5348 1629 COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES phone for appointments & details

MINERAL SPA @ PEPPERS 124 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, mineralspa.com.au

5348 2100

SHIZUKA RYOKAN 5348 2030 7 Lakeside Drive, Hepburn Springs shizuka.com.au

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BODY ISLE DAY SPA 5348 3498 10-16 Forest Ave, Hepburn Springs, thebodyisle.com.au

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Market Guide BALLAN FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 2nd Sat of month Mill Cottage 96 Inglis St Ballan

KYNETON FARMERS MARKET 8am-1pm, 2nd Sat of month St Pauls Park Piper St Kyneton

BREAKFAST BAZAAR 113 - 115 Main Road, Hepburn Springs Last Saturday of the month from 9am

LANCEFIELD & DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 4th Sat of the month, (3rd Sat in Dec) High St Lancefield

BUFFALO GIRLS BAZAAR 4c Duke St, Daylesford Last Saturday of the month

LANCEFIELD-ROMSEY LIONS CLUB MARKET 8am-2.30pm, 4th Sun of month (except Jan, Jun, Jul) Main St Romsey

CASTLEMAINE FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 1st Sun of the month Mostyn St Castlemaine

MALMSBURY VILLAGE MARKET 9am-3pm, 2nd Sun of month (Sept-May) Gardens, Calder Hwy Malmsbury

CRESWICK COMMUNITY MARKET 9am-1pm 3rd Sat of the month 19-21 Victoria St Creswick

RIDDELLS CREEK FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 3rd Sat of month (exc. Dec) Riddells Creek Primary School

DAYLESFORD FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, first Sat of month Daylesford Primary School Vincent St

TALBOT FARMERS MARKET 9am-2pm, 3rd Sun of month Scandinavian Cres Talbot

DAYLESFORD SUNDAY MARKET 8am-4pm, every Sun Daylesford Railway Station Midland Hwy

TRENTHAM FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 3rd Saturday of the month A Lions Club Project, Trentham Town Square

GISBORNE OLDE TIME MARKET 9am-2pm, 1st Sun of month Hamilton & Aitken St Gisborne

TRENTHAM SUNDAY MARKET 9am-2pm, 4th Sun of month Main St Trentham

GISBORNE ALL SEASONS MARKET 9am-3pm, 1st Sun of month Brantome St Gisborne

WOODEND FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, first Sat of month High St Woodend

HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE SPRING FAIR Sat. & Sun. 10am – 4pm Daylesford Inn, 2891 Ballan Rd, Daylesford

WOODEND LIONS CLUB MARKET 9am-3pm, 3rd Sun of month High St, Woodend

Gallery Guide BOKEH GALLERY 10 Howe St, Daylesford Thurs–Sun 10am-5pm bokehdaylesford.com BRICK LANE BAZAAR 34 Vincent St, Daylesford Daily 10am-5pm bricklanebazaar.com.au

5472 1346 OVERWROUGHT 0403 675 170 61 Central Springs Rd, Daylesford Fri-Sun Garden art, furniture, gates overwrought.com.au 0403 136 655 PARADISO ARTS 1089 Telegraph Rd, Sailors Falls Phone for opening times paradisoarts.com.au

5348 6600

5348 3500 PENNY SCHOOL GALLERY 5475 1911 11 Church St, Maldon, Daily 11am–5pm Dinner Fri–Sun 6pm pennyschoolgallery.com.au

CASTLEMAINE ART GALLERY 5472 2292 14 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat/Sun 12-5pm castlemainegallery.com

PORTAL 108 5348 4353 108 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs Wed-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun p/h 10am-4pm portal108.com.au

CLAYSPACE GALLERY SHOP 0419 405 016 Door 3 Gallery, East St, Daylesford Sat-Sun 12pm-5pm clayspace-coop.com/the-gallery-shop

RED PEPPER GALLERY 5348 3111 35 Vincent St, Daylesford Daily from 10am stonycreekgallery.com.au/red-pepper-gallery

CHRISTOWEL DESIGN GALLERY 10 Forest Ave, Hepburn Springs 0407 809 920 Daily christoweldesigns.com.au

STOCKROOM 98 Piper St, Kyneton Thurs-Sun from 10:30am-5pm stockroomkyneton.com

CONVENT GALLERY 5348 3211 Cnr. Hill & Daly St, Daylesford Daily 10am-4pm, Seven Galleries conventgallery.com.au

STONY CREEK GALLERY 10 Stony Creek Rd, Daylesford Thurs-Sun from 10am stonycreekgallery.com.au

5422 3215 5348 1884

D’FORD FINE ART GALLERY 0458 764 281 THE ARTIST’S MUSE 5424 1599 shop 16 & 17 The Rex, Daylesford 32 High St. Trentham Daily from 9:30 Fri, Sat & Sun from 11am markpayne.com.au/the-artists-muse-gallery FALKNER GALLERY 35 Templeton St, Castlemaine, Thurs-Sun 11am-5pm falknergallery.com.au

5470 5858 THE CLAY FIRE GALLERY 63 Vincent St, Daylesford Daily 10am-5pm clayfiregallery.com.au

5348 3733

MOONGATE ORIENTAL ANTIQUES&GALLERY THE WOODSHED GALLERY 5348 4050 106 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs 0437 687 942 21a Raglan St. Daylesford Thurs-Sun 10am-5pm Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10-5pm Sun 10-3pm facebook.com/TheWoodshedGallery 47

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BENCHMARK COLLECTIVE 14 Templeton St, Castlemaine Thu-Sun 10am-5pm benchmarkcollective.com.au

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Restaurant/Cafe Guide ANSHUMANN DA DHABA 5348 2982 74 Vincent St. Daylesford L&D Daily, fine dining Tandoori cuisine ARGUS DINING ROOM 5348 4199 124 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs L & D Daily Contemporary local/seasonal dining BOCCONCINI DELICATESSEN CAFE 5348 4555 59-61 Vincent St. Daylesford B&L daily, European style deli & providores BOOKBARN CAFE 5348 3048 Lake Daylesford, Daily Coffee, cakes and light snacks BREAKFAST & BEER 5348 1778 117 Vincent St Daylesford B,L&D Tues-Sun craft brews, coffee & regional Aus cuisine BUFFALO GIRLS 0423 250 713 4C Duke St Daylesford Mon-Sat Locally roasted coffee CLIFFY’S EMPORIUM 5348 3279 30 Raglan St. Daylesford, B&L daily fine produce in historic deli/cafe COCOA CHY 5345 1150 84 Albert St. Creswick L daily chocolate and pastries COFFEE BASICS 5470 6270 1 Halford St. Castlemaine B&L Mon-Fri, Castlemaine’s own roastery & euro style cafe COLLIBAN FOODSTORE & CAFE 5424 1774 18 Market Street, Trentham B L Wed-Sun, Wine tasting Fri Continental breakfasts & light lunch CONVENT GALLERY 5348 3211 Cnr Hill & Daly St. Daylesford B Fri-Sun / L Fri-Mon hearty fare in the bad habits cafe THE COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL 5424 1516 Cnr High St. & Cosmo Rd. Trentham D Thurs L&D Fri-Sun, upmarket meals in historic gardens/stables 48

COSY CORNER 5348 2576 3 Tenth St. Hepburn Springs B 8am Sat-Sun / L&D Thur-Tues traditional & modern cuisine & curry night DARMAGI 5348 2221 97 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs L&D Thu-Mon contemporary Italian DAYLESFORD BOWLING CLUB BISTRO 10 Camp St. Daylesford, 5348 2130 L&D Wed-Sun homestyle & modern bistro DAYLESFORD HOTEL 5348 2335 2 Burke Sq, Daylesford daily pub meals DAYLESFORD HOUSE 5348 3557 105 Vincent St. Daylesford B&L Wed-Mon D Fri & Sat European style food DU FERMIER 5422 2039 42 High Street Trentham B&L Wed-Mon French style farmhouse cafe/provedore ELLENDER ESTATE 5348 7785 260 Green Gully Rd. Glenlyon L Sat-Sun wood fired pizza in winery garden EMPORIUM ON PIPER 5422 6611 89 Piper St. Kyneton B&L daily light meals, coffee and cakes THE FARMERS ARMS HOTEL 5348 2091 1 East St. Daylesford L&D daily modern Australian FLOUCH’S 5422 3683 12-14 Piper St. Kyneton L&D Wed-Fri B,L&D Sat-Su French inspired fine dining FOOD GALLERY 5348 1677 77 Vincent St. Daylesford B&L daily cafe style food GARDENS OF ST ERTH 5368 6514 Simmons Reef Rd. Blackwood L Fri-Sun cafe in garden setting

GLENLYON GENERAL STORE 5348 7922 63 Barkly St. Glenlyon B&L Daily Quirky cafe, corner store & gallery GRACENOTES CAFE 5348 4946 1/123 Vincent St. Daylesford B&L daily / D Fri-Sat Australian cuisine GRANGE BELLINZONA 5348 2271 77 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs B Sat/Sun D Fri/Sat High Tea Sat Australian cuisine THE TYLDEN HARVESTER 5424 8119 43 Trentham Rd. Tylden B Sat-Sun L&D Wed-Sun Food/Wine/Music GUILDFORD HOTEL 5473 4215 Midland Hwy. Guildford L Sun / D Fri-Sat pub fare pizza, pub and curry nights HARVEST 383 RESTAURANT 5345 9600 1500 Midlands Hwy. Creswick L&D daily - Novotel Forest Resort contemporary Australian cuisine HARVEST CAFE 29 Albert St. Daylesford 5348 4022 B&L Mon-Sun vegan & gluten free foods HEPBURN GENERAL STORE 5348 2764 102-104 Main Rd. Hepburn B&L daily hot food, sandwiches & provisions HEPBURN PAVILION CAFÉ 5348 1900 Mineral Springs Reserve Rd. Hepburn Springs B&L daily, speciality - morning & afternoon tea HOLGATE BREWHOUSE 5427 2510 79 High St, Woodend L Tues-Sun D daily pub meal in brewhouse HOT CHOCOLATE CAFE 5476 4208 5451 Midland Hyw. Mt Franklin Tues-Sun hot choc, coffee, teas and milkshakes INNER BISCUIT 5422 1129 34 Piper St. Kyneton B&L Mon, Thurs-Sun organic patisserie and cafe

INNSPIRED @ DAYLESFORD INN 5348 2554 158 Ballan Rd. Daylesford L daily D Wed-Sat local contemporary Australian JIMMY’S BAR & DINING ROOM 5348 2363 82 Vincent St. Daylesford L Fri-Sun, D Thurs-Sat Modern Australian KAZUKI’S AT THE RAGLAN 5348 1218 1 Camp St. Daylesford L Fri-Mon / D Thurs-Mon Regional, seasonal, French-Japanese inspired KOUKLA CAFE & PIZZERIA 5348 2363 82 Vincent St. Daylesford B, L&D Mon-Sun, Thurs only B&L lunch & dinner specials from wood fire oven LE PECHE GOURMAND 5345 2731 69A Albert St. Creswick B&L Tue-Sun Boulangerie-Patisserie LARDER DELI 5348 4700 57a Vincent St. Daylesford B&L daily, D Wed-Sat licensed exotic deli fare LAKE HOUSE RESTAURANT 5348 3329 King St. Daylesford L&D daily local, seasonal modern fine dining LAVANDULA SWISS ITALIAN FARM 5476 4393 350 Hepburn-Newstead Rd. Shepherds Flat L Sat-Sun Mediterranean fare LEMON TREE CAFE 5345 1120 86 Albert St. Creswick B&L Daily hearty meals LITTLE SWALLOW CAFE 5422 6241 58a Piper St. Kyneton B&L Wed-Mon modern Australian LUCINI’S HISTORIC PASTA CAFE 5348 4345 64 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs L Fri-Mon / D Fri-Sun Italian meals in macaroni factory LUCKY STRIKE 5345 3308 33 Fraser St. Clunes B&L Mon, B,L & D Fri-Sun Provincial Kitchen 49

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Restaurant/Cafe Guide MERCATO @ DAYLESFORD 5348 4488 32 Raglan St. Daylesford L Sat-Sun / D Thurs-Tues regional, seasonal fine dining MR CARSISI 5422 3769 37 Piper St. Kyneton B, L & D Fri-Tue Turkish inspired mezze MRS SMITH’S 5422 6844 91 Piper St. Kyneton L Thurs-Sun / D Thurs-Sat Fine food and wine MUFFY’S 5348 3711 28 Albert St. daylesford B&L daily, muffins, pies and snacks OHARA’S BAKERY AND CAFE 5345 3700 24 Fraser St. Clunes B&L Daily pastry and cafe food OLD HEPBURN HOTEL 5348 2207 236 Main Rd. Hepburn L Wed-Sun / D daily generous pub meals PEPPERMILL CAFE 5348 4332 105 Central Springs Rd. Daylesford daily cafe meals at ‘The Amazing Mill Markets’ PIZZERIA LA LUNA 5348 4123 24 Albert St. Daylesford D Thurs-Mon, gourmet and traditional pizza, take away. delivery (fri & sat nights) RADIO SPRINGS HOTEL 5348 5562 Cnr High St. & Main St. D Thurs-Fri L&D Sat-Sun Contemporary Italian pub meals REDBEARD HISTORIC BAKERY 5424 1002 Old Bakery Ln. Trentham B&L daily organic bakery and cafe RED GINGER 5348 1163 31 Albert St. Daylesford L Fri-Sun D Wed-Mon authentic Thai cuisine RED NONNA 5348 3367 3 Howe St. Daylesford B&L Thu-Tues Art Gallery and Cafe, Italian inspired 50

RED STAR CAFE 5348 2297 115 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs B&L daily / D Fri-Sat relaxed, contemporary dining ROYAL HOTEL & CAFE NOSH 5348 2205 Cnr Vincent & Albert Daylesford L&D daily hearty pub fare and snacks RUBENS 5348 2843 70 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs L&D 7 days Mediterranean cuisine & take-away SAULT 5348 6555 2349 Ballan-Daylesford Rd. L Fri-Sun / D Wed-Sun modern Australian cuisine SAVOIA HOTEL 5348 2314 69 main rd. Hepburn Springs L Tue-Sun / D daily bar snacks, bistro meals, seafood SMOKEYTOWN CAFE 5345 1557 77 Albert St. Creswick L Daily / D Fri-Sat, country comfort meals ST-MEL CYCLERY & CAFE Shop 5, Park lane Daylesford 5348 3637 Wed-Mon Coffee and Treats SWEET DECADENCE AT LOCANTRO 87 Vincent St. Daylesford 5348 3202 B&L daily chocolates, sweets and cakes TANGLES AT THE MAZE 5345 2847 Cnr Midlands & Smokeytown Rd. Creswick L daily D Fri Café at the maze / mini golf TASTE OF SPICE 5348 4183 51 Raglan St. Daylesford L Fri-Sun / D daily Authentic Indian cuisine THEATRE ROYAL 5472 1196 30 Hargraves St. Castemaine L&D daily traditional italian pizza & atomica coffee THE CONSERVATORY 5348 2202 (at Peppers) 124 Main Rd. Hepburn Springs B, L daily Relaxed casual dining

THE ELECTRIC SITAR 5348 1676 4/27 Albert St Daylesford D Wed-Sun / L Fri north, south indian cuisine. limited seats THE GOOD FOOD STORE 5348 1654 8 Howe St, Daylesford B&L Mon-Sat Gourmet food & take home dinners THE GOOD TABLE 5472 4400 233 Barker St, Castlemaine L&D Thu-Sun local, seasonal, fine dining THE LONDON CAFE AND GALLERY 53483990 The Rex Arcade 47 - Vincent St Daylesford B&L Wed-Mon Coffee, Cafe food TOGS 5470 5090 58 Lyttleton St. Castlemaine B&L daily cafe food on rooftop garden TUKI RESTAURANT 5345 6233 Stoney Rises Smeaton L daily ultra fresh trout specialists WATER GARDEN 5348 3592 111a Vincent St. Daylesford L daily/D daily Sat-Sun - Yum Cha traditional Chinese WINE AND THE COUNTRY 0458 617 025 97 Vincent St. Daylesford Thur-Sun Wine, Coffee & Produce WOMBAT HILL HOUSE 4373 0099 Central Springs Rd. Daylesford B&L Thurs-Mon Cafe, store & vegetable garden

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Essential services TAXI SERVICE Daylesford 5348 1111 / 5348 3333 AMBULANCE/FIRE 000 POLICE DAYLESFORD 5348 2342 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE 132 500 SECURITY Central Highlands Security 0407 881 918 DENTISTS 13 Hospital St Daylesford 5321 6550 54a Hargraves St Castlemaine 5472 3437 21 Lyttleton St Castlemaine 5472 1377 MEDICAL CENTRES 10 Hospital Street 5348 2227 Mon, Wed 8.30am - 7.30pm Tue, Thu, Fri 9am - 6pm Sat 9am - 12 A/H EMERGENCY GP CLINIC 5321 6500 PHARMACY 39 Vincent St, Daylesford 5348 2301 Mon to Fri 9–6pm Sat 9–4pm, Sun 10–1pm HOSPITALS Hospital St Daylesford 5348 2371 VETERINARY PRACTICES 77 Raglan St Daylesford 5348 1088 86 Main Rd Hepburn 5348 4851

WILDLIFE LINE 1300 094 535 INTERNET ACCESS Hub at Neighbourhood House 13 Camp St Daylesford 5348 3569 9am–5pm Monday–Friday VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE 98 Vincent St Daylesford 5321 6123 POST OFFICES Daylesford – 86 Vincent St Hepburn Springs – 108 Main Rd VIDEO LIBRARY Videoland 8/11 Howe St Daylesford 5348 1196 ATMS Commonwealth Bank 39–40 Vincent Street Daylesford Westpac 45 Vincent Street Daylesford ANZ Bank 52 Vincent Street Daylesford Bendigo Bank 97 Vincent Street SUPERMARKETS Coles Supermarket Albert Street Daylesford 7am –10pm Mon – Sun IGA Daylesford 26 Vincent Street POOL TABLES Savoia Hotel 69 Main Rd Hepburn Daylesford RSL Vincent St Daylesford Old Hepburn 236 Main Rd Hepburn

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