lost THE GUIDE TO WHERE TO FIND IT lost magazine daylesford & surrounds November 2013 volume 13 issue 133
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Contents Daylesford Art Show Open Gardens Fireworks Producers’ Dinner Kyneton Cup Grow. Cook. Eat Dirty Deb Does Daylesford Clayspace The Cosmopolitan Hotel The Brow Horn Orchestra Pipe Up Poetry Slam Fireman’s Ball Passing Couds Wine Release Peony Paddock Open Week Gig guide Winery guide Spa guide Market guide Gallery guide Restaurant and cafe guide Essentials
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lost - the guide to where to find it® is an independent monthly magazine circulating throughout Daylesford, Hepburn Springs, Musk, Trentham, Castlemaine, Woodend, Tylden, Kyneton, Creswick, Clunes & surrounds. ABN 42 869 766 339 Material herein constitutes information not advice. Publishers: lost magazine Design: Stefan Overzier Cover: Andersons Mill andrewthomasphotographer.com Editor: Danni Petkovic Writer: Kathy Douglas
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An arty party long weekend
IT’S no secret that the region is home to oodles of artists. Tucked away in their studios smudged with paint, ink and clay the artistic ones among us have been busy this year, creating great works for the annual Daylesford Art Show. This show has been held for 27 years, and is a major event on the town’s calendar. Held each year over the Melbourne Cup long weekend, the event celebrates the wonderfully talented artists we have in the region, and showcases their super-awesome work. The art show will be held at the Daylesford Town Hall (Vincent Street). Opening night is Friday, November 1, from 6pm ‘til 8:30pm. This is a private ticketed event (tickets are $20 and available from the website – details below). Meet the artists and tell them how much you love their work, (they love that stuff,) then buy a piece (they love that even more). Opening night is your chance to take a sneak peek of the works for sale before the exhibition opens to the general public. (It’s the very first chance to place dibs on a piece you like, so if you want to buy a piece of fabulous contemporary local art, grab a ticket to opening night!) Wander the works with a glass of wine, whilst the very talented Meredith Borlin plays the piano for everyone, and keep your eyes peeled for a work of art for the bare walls at home. The works will be judged by Gordon Morrison (Director of the Ballarat Art Gallery) and there will be a people’s prize as well. The prize for each of the five categories judged is $500. The Art Show will be open to the public Saturday, November 2, ‘til Monday, November 4. It’s a hugely popular event, well regarded around the state as a contemporary, friendly, high quality exhibition, and a bit of a ‘must-see’ in the eyes of many art buyers. Last year almost 400 paintings were on display. Entry to the exhibition is by gold coin donation. The Art Show is open Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm, and Monday 10am – 2pm. For more information and to buy opening night tickets go to daylesfordartshow.com.au. 2
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Dear Italy,
thanks for the tic tacs
Thank you Italy. Thank you for everything. Y’know… all that stuff like Bocconcini, Nutella and Ferraris. Thank you for your commitment to fashion, to industrial design, to architecture, and that whole cultural movement called, um what was it again? Oh yes that’s right… The Renaissance. And thank you for the shoes. Oh the shoes. Italy, we love you. And just between you and us, we’re all just a little bit rapt with ourselves that this region shares a little bit of Italian heritage too. The Swiss and Italian Festa is on until Sunday, November 3. It is a celebration of the first European settlers to the region. There are many parties, performances, and parades held for young and old across the five day event. Saturday, November 2, and Sunday, November 3, The Daylesford Hotel welcomes the grown ups partial to a little convivial to partake in the Italian tradition of Aperitivo at sunset on the balcony of the old hotel. Ahh the age-old tradition of a bevvie with friends before dinner. If the Italians can claim that tradition we are more than happy to embrace it and help them honour the tradition. Salute. From the broad Daylesford Hotel balcony you overlook town, and beyond to the north, out over the hills, as the sun sinks. It’s all a bit gorgeous really… Sip a Prosecco, try a couple of Italian beers or a zippy Aperol Spritz with friends. Saturday, November 2, the hotel will host a wine tasting afternoon from 4pm-6pm featuring Italian varietals, grown and produced in Australia. The tasting will be held in the Hotel Wine Store with Christian Del Zotto. Sunset Aperitivo will be held both days from 5pm – 7pm, (but we think it really should be held more often… hmmm a summer-time tradition perhaps? Organise it with your friends.) The Daylesford Hotel is at 2 Burke Square. For more information on the events download the program at swissitalianfesta.com, or go to daylesfordhotel.com.au. To book dinner for after Aperitivo call the hotel: 5348 2335. Ps: Italy really did invent tic tacs. 4
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Lyons and Leppards spotted in Glenlyon
THE LYON LEPPARD is not a mysterious panther-like-catcreature sometimes sighted in the Dandenongs, nor is it related to the 80s rock band, although we’re sure that in their most private moments they like to rock out to a bit of Hysteria… (who doesn’t?) Lyon Leppard are dynamic duo Nicolas Lyon and Meryl Leppard – (hence the name, see no panthers or mullets in sight). Nicolas is a multi talented, multi instrument skilled, multi genre defying, multi gifted muso with a penchant for stringed things, and Meryl has travelled the world over from off Broadway to off the beaten track – the latter leading them both to The Old Glenlyon General Store, (63 Barkly Street). They will bring their energetic blend of awesome tunes to The General: Friday, November 1, from 7pm. Ease into your weekend vibe at the General with Lyon Leppard. For more info facebook.com/GlenlyonGeneralStore or call 5348 7922.
The Symphony of spring
STOP what you’re doing for a moment and tune your ears to the sounds of spring… What’s that you hear? A cute little birdie? Happy lambs frolicking in the meadows? No. Most likely you’ll hear the din of a fleet of mowers, the incessant whirr of the whipper snipper, and the most vexing of ALL sounds… (yes, more annoying than a 1D earworm) …some loser on a leaf blower. But suck it up, as Spring is as visually gorgeous as it is aurally annoying. So gorgeous is spring, that many garden owners are throwing open their garden gates for all to come and enjoy their verdant spring beauty. Sunday, November 3, there are four very different gardens open for all to enjoy: Stafford Garden - 47 Frazer Street Daylesford, Lansdowne - 5401 Midland Hwy, Dry Diggings, Daylesford House - 8 Smith Street, and 88 West Street Daylesford. Open 11am-4pm. Entry $5 each garden. More info at swissitalianfesta.com or call 0467 166 982. 6
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ALPACA PASSION
72 VINCENT STREET, DAYLESFORD 03 5348 1177 1126 HIGH STREET, ARMADALE 03 9509 9912 www.alpacapassion.com.au
Welcome to
the inner sanctum
YOU’D have to be from another planet not to be aware of the multitude of wonderfully talented artists producing incredible works of fine art in this region. But, just incase you’ve flown in from Neptune for the weekend; welcome! … and boy do we have a treat for you. The first two weekends in November have been set aside for the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges Open Studios event. (Saturday, November 2, ‘til Tuesday, November 5, and the following weekend: Saturday, November 9, and Sunday, November 10.) Thirty five artists will throw open the doors of their creative havens and welcome you into their inner sanctums: their studios. It is a privilege to meet the artists and talk about their creative processes, their inspiration and their work in their personal studio space. Participating artists include many who have pieces in permanent collections at major galleries throughout Australia, others work you will be familiar with, some you’ll be in awe of, and some you’ll fall in love with. To try to negotiate the lengthy Art Trail and visit all 35 studios across the two weekends would be challenging, so a great place to start is St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall (26 Yaldwyn St, Kyneton). The Hall will be the Hub for the event and will showcase works from each of the 35 artists. From there, pick a studio tour encompassing several towns and picturesque drives through the countryside, or design your own dream studio tour. The Hub at St Paul’s (and studios) will be open 10am -5pm each day. The artists chosen to participate in the Open Studios program were selected by an expert curatorial panel. This event (now in its second year) promises to grow and become a must-do event on any art lover’s calendar… (just quietly, we think it is already.) Be part of the social media broadcast using the #dmros13 hashtag across the event. For more info on which artists are participating, must-have maps, and artist profiles go to dmropenstudios.com.au or pick up a program at a visitor information centre. 8
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Fireworks
in the bush
APART from dogs and toddlers who doesn’t love fireworks huh? No one in the known universe that’s who. So Hepburn and Daylesford locals are a little thrilled that this time of year it’s our turn to light up the sky with a truck load of explosives. The end of the annual Swiss and Italian Festa means it’s fireworks time. The annual Lantern Parade and Fireworks Finale is totally comparable to Sydney Harbour on new year’s eve, (sure we don’t have an Opera House, a harbour or a big bridge… apart from that… totally the same… - go with it…) The lantern parade and fireworks tradition is ours and we love it, and we’d love you to join us, so if you’re in the ‘hood on Sunday, November 3, tie up your dogs and look skyward for the grand Swiss Italian firework finale! The event is one of the most bestest favouritest things on the local kiddies’ calendar too. Each year the kids from around the region do workshops at school to create beautiful little hand made lanterns especially for this event. From 7:45pm on Sunday the 3rd, the kiddos (and families) will meet at Tenth Street, Hepburn Springs (near Cosy Corner), light up their pretty lanterns and take the stroll through the bush to Mineral Springs Reserve on dusk. The lanterns are a flashback to the mining days where at night the miners would carry a candle to light their way through the bush, back to camp. It’s a beautiful sight and a wonderful community event. On arrival at Mineral Springs Reserve, the families gather on picnic blankets with hot chocolate and coffees, the kids cut loose with a bit of chasey in the dark, The Cider House Band will be playing, and once the sun is well and truly down, fireworks will light the sky. Weeeeee Ahhhhhhh. For more info on the lantern parade and fireworks finale go to swissitalianfesta.com. This event is overseen by Hepburn CFA volunteers. Please park in Main Road, Hepburn Springs. BYO Lantern. This is a free event for all. 10
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Astronomical
gastronomical
AS FAR AS gastronomic experiences go, if you’re in this region you’re pretty certain to have several amazing experiences in the one visit. One such gastronomic event that is sure to be unforgettable will be held Friday, November 8, at The Argus Dining Room (Peppers Springs Retreat, 124 Main Road Hepburn Springs). Head Chef David Willcocks is planning an exclusive Producers’ Dinner: A five course degustation menu, featuring produce from acclaimed local producers including rare breed meats from the restaurant owners own farm, Birch Estate. Dinner guests will have the opportunity to meet the producers on the night. For the dinner guests staying at Peppers there is also the opportunity to tour Birch Estate farm, orchards, gardens and view their wonderful rare breeds. Degustation is $115pp, (add matching wines $65pp) For more information, bookings and accommodation packages call 5348 2202.
Buying art
for art’s sake
THE CASTLEMAINE State Festival is one of the most important arts events in Victoria. This biennial festival ran earlier this year so we have to wait aaaages until we can immerse ourselves in the awesome artiness again. March 2015 is the date. (Set your alarm clocks.) The next festival is the 40th anniversary and they are hosting a special Art Auction, Saturday, November 9, to begin the fundraising. More than 25 talented artists from the goldfields region will donate their works to be sold on the night. The auction will be held at the Old Castlemaine Gaol (Bowden Street). Auction starts at 7:30pm sharp. (Sneak in for the viewing from 6pm). Tickets are $25 and include a light supper and entertainment. (Drinks on sale at the venue, tables of eight available). For more information on the Castlemaine State Festival go to castlemainefestival.com.au - or for more info and tickets to the Art Auction call: 5472 3733. 12
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Feathers and fascinators, hats, heels and hooves
MILLINERS are the big winners during the Spring Racing Carnival. Winning big on a punt that something geometricin-skyscraper-tangerine will come from behind to win by a feather at the post. In fact, we’re pretty sure, that (after the owners of the winning horses), milliners take home the most cash on race day. Hats are, indeed, a mandatory accessory at the races. (Fascinators, yes, ok, we’ll include you in this too… even though you win the Stupidest Name For An Accessory Prize). And if you’re gifting your hard-earned to a Milliner this spring racing carnival, you’ll want bang for your buck. The $100,000 NMIT Kyneton Cup is an awesome day of country racing, held on Wednesday, November 6. (Oh yes, you’ll be backing it up the day after the big one.) So if your feathers are still flouncy, poised and plumed, and don’t look like they’ve been mauled by a cat after a big day at the Melbourne Cup, giddy up and head to NMIT Kyneton Park (Campaspe Place) for a great day of racing, showing off and fun. The event is one of the biggest on the Macedon Ranges calendar, drawing about 6000 punters through the gates each year. (Do the sums, that’s a lot of hats…) The race itself is over 2000 metres, and the day is recognised as being a major part of the Spring Racing Week, and is a great day out between Flemington frivolities. Kyneton Park is one of the most picturesque racecourses in Victoria, lined with 100+ year old oaks and elms, on the banks of the Campaspe River. Find a perfect picnic place in the shade with friends, to catch up and have a flutter and some bubbles, or a punt and a beer, depending on which way you rock the races. Entry to the Kyneton Cup costs from $20 (prepaid, book tickets online) or $25 at the gate on the day. There are all manner of marquee packages available as well. For all the information on the 2013 NMIT Kyneton Cup (including maps, transport information, and ticketing) go to countryracing. com.au and click on Spring Racing. 14
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Grow. Cook. Eat.
a recipe for great kids
IF THERE’S one thing this region is well known for, it would have to be the high quality of the local produce. (Oh… ok, and the arts culture, and the romance of the landscape, and the mineral springs, and the day spas, and the wombats, and the gourmet everything and general gorgeousness of it all. Ok, so the whole package is pretty special.) Indeed you’d be a lucky kiddo to grow up in this neck of the woods. The kids at Daylesford Primary School get a first hand education in the goodness and deliciousness of the region, as the school participates in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. The patron of the DPS Kitchen is none other than Alla Wolf-Tasker (think Lake House... yep, lucky kids). The primary school has been planting, growing, harvesting and cooking up a storm for three years now, and this year the kids, Alla, and kitchen wiz Andrew Stone, offer up their first publication: Grow. Cook. Eat. This super special glossy cookbook offers more than 80 fun and simple recipes created by the kids at Daylesford, with a little help from Alla, Andrew and Stephanie Alexander. It features lots of tips and tricks and deliciousness to create in your kitchen. And every single cent of sales goes straight back to the Kitchen Garden program at Daylesford Primary! Ahh isn’t it a beautiful circle?! Grow. Cook. Eat. is $29.95 and available from Daylesford Tourist Information Centre (98 Vincent St) Daylesford Primary School (Vincent St), and Wombat Hill House Café (Botanic Gardens Daylesford - enter via Central Springs Rd). And because our organically grown Daylesford kids are so well mannered they all say a huge big Bon Appetit and THANK YOU in advance. xx
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Roller derby
no princesses allowed
PRINCESSES avert your eyes. This ain’t for you. Roller Derby is a sport with more contact than AFL, (wouldn’t be hard) more wheels than Bathurst, and more cool chicks than our hen houses in winter. On Saturday, November 9, and Sunday, November 10, the Dragon City Derby Dolls are rollin into town for Dirty Deb Does Daylesford. This is a weekend of down and dirty derby awesomeness for skaters of all levels, to be held at the ARC (Smith Street). Dirty Deborah Harry from the OC Rollers will be there with some of Australia’s best coaches and refs. Sign up for coaching sessions with the best of the best, check out a coaches’ scrimmage session, set up a tent or BYO sleeping bag and camp for free. This event is one of the biggest Derby events on the calendar this year so lace-up ladies. A two-day skate pass is $100, a two-day observers pass (and ref pass) is $45. All the details and tickets are at: dragoncityderbydolls.com
A whole life
of worldly words
WHEN we hit 90+ years of age we’re pretty sure we’d be happy to sit around with a cuppa and some Monte Carlos and complain about teenagers’ low slung jeans. Not so for one inspired nonagenarian in our midst. Venie Holmgren is an accomplished Australian poet who has recently moved into her new home in Hepburn. Venie has performed her work in pubs, cafes, prisons and environmental and peace rallies all over the world. Nowadays she performs in Central Victoria and just published her seventh collection of poems: The Tea House Poems, loosely based on the Japanese Tanka style. The book is a personal reflection on a winter of discontent, whilst waiting for her home to be finished (ahh don’t we all love to complain about that… bet those tradies had low slung jeans as well). The Tea House Poems is $15 and can be purchased at Paradise Books (46 Vincent St Daylesford) Book Barn at Lake Daylesford, or at lulu.com. 16
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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 & LATE – DAY MID OPEN FRI, SAT & SUN
www.thecosmopolitanhotel.com.au
Inspired souls
inspiring creativity
KIM PERCY and Morgan Williams are an inspired duo in all aspects of their creative lives. At work they are Designscope, a local graphic design and brand building company. As the digital age eats away at their time for handson artistic pursuits, they recently shut the laptops, switched off the iPhones (gasp!) and headed north, paint brushes and cameras in hand for an artist residency at Gunyah near Port Stephens, NSW. The resulting work is organic and inspired, and well removed from the weekdays’ regular pixels, home pages and business cards. Kim and Morgan are hosting a Gunyah Residency Art Exhibition at Designscope (13 Knox Street, Daylesford) to show the works they created: Monday, November 11, ‘til Friday, November 15, (10am-4pm), with a special Opening Night event to be held Friday, November 8, 5pm-7pm. Come and view Kims’ striking and deeply layered paintings, and a series of photographs of Morgan’s creative venture, his temporal works on land, which makes a beautiful and confronting commentary on environment, (and we assure you, you won’t look at the humble plastic lid the same way ever again). For more information and to RSVP for opening night call Designscope 5348 1199. Read more about their Gunyah residency at designscope.com.au/blog/
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Bragging rights
for the disorganised
THERE are some people walking among us today who have completed all their Christmas shopping. No, no, don’t scoff… It’s true. These hideously organised individuals gloat and hair-toss and brag that their gifts are wrapped and bowed and ready to be gently placed under the tree on December 24, as they quaff egg-nog and sing along to Marina Prior as she belts out Oh Come All Ye Faithful on the carols on the telly. Well here at lost we’re blowing those people a big fat raspberry. They were too organised for their own good and have missed the Maldon Market. Ner-ner. The Maldon Market will be held on Fountain Street, on the second Sunday of every month (starting Sunday, November 10). The stalls will bow with home made and home grown treats and gifts, gourmet food and crafts, jewellery, clothes and art. There’ll be delish food and coffee, live music and stuff for the kids too. Info 5475 2093 or andrafisher@hotmail.com.
It’s Friday night
let’s get ridiculous
ECLECTIC is an appropriate description of Ms Kirsten Boerema and her dynamic duo of kooky musos Michael and Myles. Together they are Bella Frisky, and they create musical madness, from Bizet to Britney, tango to Tarantella, Russian to ridiculous. And who doesn’t need a bit of ridiculous (minus Redfoo) on a Friday night? Bella Frisky will bring their diverse assortment of tunes to the Glenlyon General Store (63 Barkly Street) Friday, November 15, from 7pm. Bella Frisky sets the Friday night vibe to awesome with a playlist sourced from around the globe: a bit of Klezmer, some gypsy jazz, a smidge of operatic and a bit of Yma Sumac thrown in there for good measure. (Google her, amazing!) Kirsten sings in many languages, and the boys play wicked clarinet, glockenspiel and ukulele. Good fun. For more info on happy hour and Friday nights at The General call 5348 7922 or visit their Facey page: facebook.com/GlenlyonGeneralStore. 20
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Dig deep for clay
ART and indulgence. Sums up Daylesford in a nutshell really. There is an exceptional collective of ceramicists and clay lovers living in our creative ‘hood. They call themselves The Daylesford Region Ceramics Co-Operative, AKA Clayspace. Clayspace is an inclusive group of artists dedicated to making objects out of clay. The work they create is truly beautiful, and the ethos of the group is likewise just as awesome. As a collective they have created a studio for all to share, (at the Door 3 Studios at East Street, Daylesford) with a view to making the space a creative hub for all, to hold weekly clay meetings, workshops, and a place to learn and share skills, inspiration and love for the ancient art itself. Currently, Clayspace is fundraising to complete the studio with kilns. (Hoorah!) To help boost the fundraising they are hosting an evening of Art and Indulgence at the Door 3 Studios, Saturday, November 9. Many artists have donated pieces of work and local businesses have generously offered indulgent items that will go to auction on the night. The Door 3 Studio is open from 4pm for a viewing of auction items, and the auction kicks off at 5:30pm. (There are pieces by Minna Graham, Petrus Spronk, Kim Haughie, Tony Barnes, Belinda Michael, Tunde Miekle, Kath Wratten, Mark Cowie, Desiree Radi Mansbridge, Stefan Nechwatal, Georgia Harvey and others all going under the hammer, (not literally‌ clearly that would be a bad idea in a ceramics studio). Come along and bid on something beautiful and help the local creative community, or just have a glass of wine, enter the door prize and listen to a bit of live music. For more information on the Clayspace Art and Indulgence Auction telephone Belinda on 0428 723 024, or for up-todate event details and happenings send an email to info@clayspace-coop.com or send some love to the page at: facebook.com/ClayspaceDaylesfordRegionCeramicsCooperative
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Eat Drink Love Local so very Cosmopolitan
SINCE the days of horses and carts The Cosmopolitan Hotel (Cnr High St and Cosmo Rd Trentham) has welcomed and wined and dined thirsty locals and visitors to town. From the exterior you’d guess that not much has changed since 1866, and you’d pretty much be right. A fire ravaged the interior of the hotel in 2005, and after a few lost years, and a few years of hard work, the old pub has been rebuilt and refurbished, with a new bar (still baring a few charcoal-y scars) a new lounge and dining room, and a new garden deck. And it’s this time of year when the garden comes to life. The Cosmo beer garden could, very well, be beer garden perfection. The sprawling outdoor area is shaded by two magical 100+ year old elms, and tucked in under the branches is a stage where live music entertains the sun soaked garden audience each Sunday from 1pm. The great outdoors at The Cosmo is not limited to the beer garden, with an acre of sprawling gardens that have responded well to restoration after years of neglect. There are secret spots and a private lawn, which would be a fab space for a wedding, oh yes, The Cosmo does functions. (Yay!) The old pub can cater for small parties of 40 in a private dining room, to 65 in the restored stables, to 125 seated in a marquee, just ask. (We’re thinking Christmas parties… how awesome.) Chef Peter Ojansuu has whipped up a fab menu for lunch and dinner (Friday to Sunday, and soon to be Thursdays) and meals can be enjoyed with the best wines from the Macedon Ranges wine region (…and if you like what you had with your meal, you can always buy a bottle to take away… which is slightly awesome, we can never remember what that fab wine was, so perfectly matched at lunch.) The locals love The Cosmo, and The Cosmo loves them right back with the Friday night meat tray raffle, and the monthly loot going to a local community group. The Cosmo is open from midday Friday-Sunday. To find out who’s playing the next Sunday sesh, and for more info go to thecosmopolitanhotel.com.au or call 5424 1516. lost the guide to where to find it
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Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa
to Ballarat 45 km to Clunes 43 km to Creswick 27 km
Saluting the
pigeon hole defiers
TO BE genre defying is really difficult. As humans we just looooove to shoe-horn things into neat little pigeon holes where they damn well belong. The Brow Horn Orchestra have put their collective feet down and said a resounding NO to us humans and our relentless pigeon holing. (Yay! Go Brow Horn!) This five piece from Perth blends brass and beats, hip hop and dance-demanding electronic pop with an effervescent energy that is more catchy than chicken pox. (And less itchy.) BHO are bringing their awesomely unique sound to The Old Hepburn Hotel (236 Main Road) Sunday, November 17, from 3pm. They have played alongside the world’s best at festivals around the country (oh y’know, just those little festivals... you might’ve heard of them: Big Day Out, Groovin the Moo, Future, etc etc) So when they hit the Old Hep stage they promise to bring a souped up Sunday session for all time. For more info call the pub on 5348 2207.
Wordsmiths
slamming beautiful words
SOME peeps have a way with words. Some peeps wouldn’t contemplate using the word peeps. But it’s easier to rhyme than people. People, steeple, zreeple, fleeple… see? Anyway. Those among us who eat dictionaries for brekkie are madly collating their wonderful words into some semblance of poetry greatness for the next Pipe Up Poetry Slam – to be held at Stockroom (98 Piper Street, Kyneton) on Friday, November 22. Poetry Slam #4 will feature the masterful wordy arrangements of Abdul Hammoud and many others as they take to the mic to inspire you, and make you feel… something. (Certainly they will make you feel like you don’t know how to use the English language proper, like, evs, lol.) Abdul is an Australian Poetry Champion. He is launching his latest chapbook, ‘When the Dust Settles’ His words will move you. The slam kicks off at 6:30pm. For more info visit: Facebook.com/PipeUpPoetry. 26
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The state-of-the-art Salus Spa is designed with blonde wood and splashes of Tiffany blue. The Spa is surrounded by waterfall fed streams and has nine treatment areas, including the Tree Top Mineral Spas which contain 100% pure mineral water. Enjoy relaxing massages, premium Elemis facials, advanced performance body treatments and more. Non residential guests welcome. Bookings essential.
On the shores of Lake Daylesford. T +61 3 5348 3329 E salus@lakehouse.com.au www.lakehouse.com.au
Green with envy
over glorious gardens
IF WE had a legion of lawn mowers pushed by an army of gardeners there is still no way the spring grass could be tamed. Which is why, we think, that Paul Bangay might actually be magic. Paul Bangay is kind-of-like an Australian landscape designer superhero… (His superpower is whippersnippers come out of his hands and he vanquishes weeds to another realm with lasers from his eyes.) Actually, Paul is a much celebrated garden guru (minus the cape) and has had his hand (and gumboots) in many a beautiful landscape around the globe. Paul has a property close to Daylesford at Denver, called Stonefields. Once a year he opens the garden gates for all to admire his superpowers (um, handiwork) around his stunningly landscaped seven acre garden. (Yes. SEVEN acres …and you can’t even mow your nature strip... Tsk tsk. Yes, we’re talking about you.) Saturday, November 23, and Sunday, November 24, you are invited to visit Stonefields which includes terraced parterres, a white garden, blue perennial entrance borders, an apple walk, circular woodland garden, a walled rose garden, a rear terrace with sweeping country views, twin pool lawns and his ‘humble’ vegie patch. (Wow.) The Stonefields Open Garden is a fundraiser for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. Entry is $20 (no eftpos). The garden will be open from 10am-4:30pm both days. Throughout the weekend both Stephanie and Paul will be available for book signings and there will be scones, coffee and plants available to purchase throughout the day. This weekend will also see Stuart Rattle’s wonderful Musk Farm open to the public as well. (This beautiful private garden is just seven minutes from Daylesford at Musk.) Enjoy a BBQ, boutique wines, local produce, cakes and plants for sale. (Entry $20. Proceeds to The Botanic Gardens at Wombat Hill) For more info and to pre-purchase tickets go to kitchengardenfoundation.org.au or to take a sneak peek at Pauls’ gardens go to paulbangay.com. 28
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Great balls of fire
(goodness gracious)
FIRE season is a scary reality for those who live in the region. All summer we keep half an ear on ABC local radio and half an eye on the horizon looking for plumes of smoke. So when the annual Lyonville Fireman’s Ball rolls around we’d like you all to know about it and dig deep! The Lyonville CFA is fundraising for a brand spankin’ new shiny red fire truck, and the Fireman’s Ball is a super fun way to help to make this happen! This year the theme is ‘50s Rock ‘n Roll. Saturday, November 23, dress up in your ‘50s best and head to Lyonville Hall (Bremner Avenue) from 6:30pm. There’ll be a gourmet BBQ supper and a full bar, classic ‘50s tunes by local band the Single Spinners, raffles, auctions, lucky door prizes, a bit of tin shaking and a bit of booty shaking on the dance floor too. Tickets $35. For more info and bookings call Vicki Jackson 0438 178 150, or buy them from Radio Springs Hotel or Trentham Takeaway.
Posies and bunches in your backyard
THE dirt around here, in the paddocks, backyards and, well, under your feet (yes, by all means, look down and admire it) is fertile luscious stuff. Most of us locals have vegie patches, or at least rogue parsley sprouting up in the backyard, and there are roadside trees heavy with fruit just begging you to help yourself to at harvest time… but the good dirt doesn’t just produce fab things to eat, it also grows great flowers… naww… pretty. If you dream of picking bunches of blooms from your garden but would like a few tips to get started, the Diggers at St Erth (Simmons Reef Road, Blackwood) are hosting a Flower Garden workshop on Sunday, November 24, from 11am-12:30pm. Take a tour of St Erth’s perennial flower gardens with perennial expert Chris Colligan and start planning your summer garden now. Workshop costs $35 ($25 for Diggers members) For more info and bookings go to diggers.com.au or book by calling St Erth on 5368 6514. 30
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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.
The Ugly Uncles
and The Fools on the Hill
WINEMAKERS can be serious folk, all this talk about baume and terroir and lees and blah-de-blah. So it’s always refreshing to meet a winemaker who can talk the blah-de-blah, but still have a bit of fun with it. After all, it’s wine we’re talking about here, something to be shared, and celebrated and enjoyed! Graeme and Cameron Leith at Passing Clouds Winery know how to celebrate the launch of their new release wines, and their Annual Wine Release day is indeed a celebration for all. Saturday, November 23, bring a picnic, your friends and your craziest hat (more on that later) and celebrate the release of the new Passing Clouds vintages, and the launch of two new award winners. The Macedon Syrah and the CA Cabernet. Oooohhh! Exciting! The Leith lads have been working on something extra special this year, while the vines have been sleeping during winter, and the Annual Wine Release day will also double as a launch party for their new premium label ‘The Fools on the Hill’. Brilliant. (Passing Clouds winery is indeed, on a hill… but they’re certainly no fools when it comes to winemaking, James Halliday just awarded the winery 5 stars… again.) The wine release will be a party for all, with a fave local chef cooking up a delicious lunch, and The Ugly Uncles in their loudest shirts playing tunes to get everyone dancing on the lawn... Now, about the hats… Everyone who knows Graeme knows he’s partial to a crazy hat. This year the challenge is on to beat Graeme at his own game, so BYO crazy hat. There will be prizes... (Come on… surely that overpriced fascinator can get another run! Or create something entirely new! Go for it!) Entry to the release day and tastings are free. Passing Clouds is at 30 Roddas Lane, Musk. (Just a few minutes out of Daylesford on the Trentham Road) For up to the minute info on the event visit Facebook.com/PassingClouds.Daylesford, for more info on the wines and winery call call 5348 5550 or go to passingclouds.com.au. 32
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A Unique Cafe & Dining Experience... BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER
Open 7 Days! Fully Licensed Sun to Thur - 7am - 5pm Fri to Sat - 7am - late
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Paddocks of
peony perfection
PEONIES are pretty special flowers. You can’t just grow them anywhere y’know… in fact, there are only a couple of pockets of land in Victoria where they’re happy to thrive and show off their incredible spring blooms year after year. And guess what… lucky us, there’s a peony pocket around here! There’s no secret formula, no magic fairy dust to make them bloom… It has everything to do with our heavy wintery frosts, so effectively, the pay off for the months of freezingness is bunches and bunches of wonderful spring peonies. And you know what? We think that’s a fair trade. After months of winter hibernation, the paddocks of peonies at The Spring Hill Peony Farm (1385 KynetonSpring Hill Road) have woken up and they are blooming in great abundance and generally doing their beautiful thing. Saturday, November 23, ‘til Saturday, November 30, the Spring Hill Peony Farm opens the gates to all to visit during the very special Peony Paddock Open Week. Entry is $20, (which includes 20 stems from the paddock - BYO secateurs) or $5 just to view. Bring a picnic to enjoy among the blooms or there will be food and wine stalls available on the 23rd and 24th. Enjoy Annie Smithers’ famous jam donuts and coffee, or cheese platters and antipasto, pies and quiches from Monsieur Pierre… delish! Open 10am – 4pm daily. Cash sales only. Sturdy shoes advised. For more info go to springhillpeonyfarm.com.au (psst… and if you’re getting married, check out the Little Church on the property while you’re there, imagine it filled with your favourite people and a bazillion peonies! Ahh! Wedding perfection!)
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Depart every Sunday from the historic station 10am -3pm
The Daylesford Sunday Market operates every Sunday 8am-3pm
Daylesford railway station | 18 Raglan street Daylesford
www.dscr.com.au
Departs the first Sat of every month at 5:30pm Bookings essential
Mr. Ed’s
in Victorian threads
THE Cosmopolitan Hotel (High St Trentham) is an iconic old weatherboard pub, built smack-bang in the middle of the Victorian era. So it makes perfect poetic sense that the splendid Mr. Ed’s Victorian Emporium has recently opened at the side of the Cosmo. The Emporium is a rich and eclectic collection of mostly pre-WW2 clothing, shoes and accessories. Cate (who runs the store and is most definitely reincarnated from that era) searches tirelessly for her Victorian treasures and collects for those also in love with the era. Her collection (including uniforms, shoes, boots, coats, fur, hats and bling) is a treasure trove of real clothes worn in the era, and would make for some stylin’ Collins Street office wear today. The velvets are plush and luxurious, the suit stitching immaculate, and all her items are in great condition. Mr. Ed’s is open whenever you see the big horse head out the front, (Friday-Sunday, 10am-5pm). 35
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A bird’s eye view in Castlemaine
BIRDS are everywhere. They tweet and flap and strut and soar from the coldest corners of the globe to the highest skyscrapers in the busiest cities. They are musical and magical and full of character and beauty. (That is unless you suffer from ornithophobia, in which case birds are scary-evilfeathered-flappy-things with pecky beaks and beady eyes.) But for those more fond of our feathered friends, we have an artful treat in store for you. Local printmaker Bridget Farmer, and Melbourne artist Kyoko Imazu both love birds, and they honour them in their beautiful skillful etchings, aquatints and mixed media work. Bridget loves all manner of birdies, (and several species show up in her work) but she has a particular fondness for finches… those cute, chubby, happy little birdies that bounce on your grass and make teeny tseep-tseep noises in your trees. Bridget’s work is sketchy with lots of movement, and really captures the cheeky persona and energy of these little birds. Kyoko’s work is textured and detailed, with rich colours and lots of depth. Both artists have wanted to exhibit together for ages. Their show: ‘The Bird Room’ is on now until Sunday, November 24, at Falkner Gallery, 35 Templeton Street Castlemaine. Also showing at Falkner is Lee Shelden’s Drawn Threads. Lee’s exhibition is a series of intricate and exquisitely detailed drawings of fabrics and textures up close. Upstairs, Ian Clark is exhibiting The Absence of Drama, a series of bold and graphic paintings, linocuts and drawings. The Falkner Gallery is open Thursday - Sunday 11am ‘til 5pm. For more information on the gallery and a sneak preview of some of the works on display, go to falknergallery.com.au. More info phone: 5470 5858. Bridget will also be participating in the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges Open Studios. For more info go to dmropenstudios.com.au. For more information on which birds are endemic to Central Victoria go to birdlife.org.au. 36
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Gig guide November 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 Glenlyon General Store - 63 Barkly St Glenlyon (03) 5348 7922 Daylesford Town Hall - 98 Vincent St, Daylesford Lucky Strike Lounge - 33 Fraser St, Clunes (03) 5345 3308 Savoia Hotel - 69 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs (03) 5348 2314 Maurocco Bar - 2-4 Templeton Street, Castlemaine (04) 87 198 931 The Shamrock Hotel - 120 Mollison St, Kyneton (03) 5422 1570 Theatre Royal - 30 Hargraves St, Castlemain (03) 5472 1196 Passing Clouds Winery - 30 Roddas lane, Musk (03) 5348 5550 Jimmy’s Bar - 82 Vincent St, Daylesford (03) 5348 2363 Friday 1st Wayne Parker and Paris Payne 6:30pm Smooth tunes Lucky Strike Lounge Merryl Leppard & Nicolas Lyon 7pm-9pm The Glenlyon General Store Chris Harold 7:30pm The Maurocco bar The Performance Night 8pm til late The Old Hepburn Hotel Saturday 2nd The Barn Cats 8pm til late Black & Blue 9pm till late Live DJ 9:30pm til late
The Shamrock Hotel Savoia Hotel Jimmy’s bar
Sunday 3rd Gussy and the Barn Cats 1pm
The Cosmopolitan Hotel
Friday 8th DJ Dusty Stylus 100% Vinyl 7PM Vintage Tunes Family Farm 7pm-9pm
Lucky Strike Lounge The Glenlyon General Store
Saturday 9th Grumpy Neighbour 8pm til late Zerafina Zara & Jen Hawley 8PM soul and gypsy fusion Live DJ 9:30pm til late
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The Shamrock Hotel Lucky Strike Lounge Jimmy’s bar
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Sunday 10th Zeebs v’s Miss Vitula 1pm Friday 15th Jaci Pantazis and Paris Payne 6:30pm Bella Frisky 7pm-9pm Skip Sail-Mississipi Delta Blues 7:30pm Sarurday 16th Kyle Taylor 8pm til late Live DJ 9:30pm til late
The Cosmopolitan Hotel Lucky Strike Lounge The Glenlyon General Store Maurocco Bar The Shamrock Hotel Jimmy’s bar
Monday 18th Open Mic/Performance night 7pm f. Charlie and Graeme Daylesford Town Hall Sunday 17th Sarah Wilkinson 1pm Friday 22nd Pennyweight 7pm Dave & Wendy 7pm-9pm Saturday 23rd The Ugly Uncles 11-5pm Family Farm 8pm Live DJ 9:30pm til late Sunday 24th Paul and Chris Burke 12:30pm Littlewise 1pm Friday 29th Sonny Moon Quartet 7pm-9pm Saturday 30th Live DJ 9:30pm til late
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The Cosmopolitan Hotel Radio Springs Hotel The Glenlyon General Store Passing Clouds winery Lucky Strike Lounge Jimmy’s bar Lucky Strike Lounge The Cosmopolitan Hotel The Glenlyon General Store Jimmy’s bar
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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
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ZIG ZAG RD 5423 9390 201 Zig Zag Rd, Drummond North Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm
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Spa guide ABANDON STRESS MASSAGE 0401 369 743 mobile, 7 days abandonstress.com.au
NALINI RETREAT 0417 783 087 mobile massage for singles, couples & groups 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
BODY ISLE DAY SPA 5348 3498 10-16 Forest Ave, Hepburn Springs, thebodyisle.com.au
QUEENSBERRY STUDIO 23 Queensberry St, Daylesford queensberrystudio.com.au
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
EKO Skin.Care.Spa 0429 681 030 1 Camp St, Daylesford facebook.com/EkoSkin.Care.Spa
INN TOUCH DAY SPA 2891 Ballan Rd, Daylesford daylesfordinn.com
5348 2774
SHAKTI MASSAGE & COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES shakti.com.au
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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5348 3653
5348 1629
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Market guide BALLAN FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 2nd Sat of month Mill Cottage 96 Inglis St Ballan ballanfarmersmarket.com
KYNETON FARMERS MARKET 8am-1pm, 2nd Sat of month St Pauls Park Piper St Kyneton mymarketsvic.com.au
BUFFALO GIRLS BAZAAR 4c Duke St, Daylesford Last Saturday of the month facebook - buffalo-girls-coffee-bar
LANCEFIELD & DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 4th Sat of the month, (3rd Sat in Dec) High St Lancefield mymarketsvic.com.au
CASTLEMAINE FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 1st Sun of the month Mostyn St Castlemaine castlemainefarmersmarket.org
MALMSBURY VILLAGE FAYRE 10am-4pm, 2nd Sun of month Bot. Gardens, Calder Hwy Malmsbury malmsburyvillagefayre.org.au
CRESWICK COMMUNITY MARKET 9am-1pm 3rd Sat of the month 19-21 Victoria St Creswick facebook - Creswick Market
RIDDELLS CREEK FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 3rd Sat of month (exc. Dec) Main Road, Riddells Creek riddellfarmersmarket.com
DAYLESFORD FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, first Sat of month Daylesford Primary School Vincent St farmersmarkets.org.au
TALBOT FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 3rd Sun of month Scandinavian Cres Talbot Facebook - Talbot Farmers Market
DAYLESFORD SUNDAY MARKET 8am-4pm, every Sun Daylesford Railway Station Midland Hwy dscr.com.au/market.php
TRENTHAM FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, 3rd Saturday of the month A Lions Club Project, Trentham Town Square mymarketsvic.com.au
GLENLYON VILLAGE MARKET 9am-12pm, 3rd Sat of month Glenlyon Hall
TRENTHAM SUNDAY MARKET 9am-2pm, 4th Sun of month Main St Trentham
GREAT GISBORNE MARKET 9am-2pm, 1st Sun of month Hamilton & Aitken St Gisborne gisborneoldetimemarket.org.au
WOODEND FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm, first Sat of month High St Woodend Facebook - Woodend Community Farmers market
GISBORNE ALL SEASONS MARKET 9am-3pm, 1st Sun of month Brantome St Gisborne HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE SPRING FAIR Sat. & Sun. 10am – 4pm Daylesford Inn, 2891 Ballan Rd, Daylesford
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WOODEND LIONS CLUB MARKET 9am-3pm, 3rd Sun of month High St, Woodend
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Gallery guide BENCHMARK COLLECTIVE 5472 1346 14 Templeton St, Castlemaine Thu-Sun 10am-5pm benchmarkcollective.com.au BOKEH GALLERY 0403 136 655 10 Howe St, Daylesford Thurs–Sun 10am-5pm bokehdaylesford.com BRICK LANE BAZAAR 5348 3500 34 Vincent St, Daylesford Daily 10am-5pm bricklanebazaar.com.au CASTLEMAINE ART GALLERY 5472 2292 14 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat/Sun 12-5pm castlemainegallery.com CLAYSPACE GALLERY SHOP 0419 405 016 Door 3 Gallery, East St, Daylesford Sat-Sun 12pm-5pm clayspace-coop.com/the-gallery-shop CHRISTOWEL DESIGN GALLERY 10 Forest Ave, Hepburn Springs 0407 809 920 Daily christoweldesigns.com.au CONVENT GALLERY 5348 3211 Cnr. Hill & Daly St, Daylesford Daily 10am-4pm, Seven Galleries conventgallery.com.au D’FORD FINE ART GALLERY 0458 764 281 shop 16 & 17 The Rex, Daylesford Daily from 9:30 facebook - Daylesford Fine Art FALKNER GALLERY 5470 5858 35 Templeton St, Castlemaine, Thurs-Sun 11am-5pm falknergallery.com.au MOONGATE ORIENTAL ANTIQUES&GALLERY 106 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs 0437 687 942 Thurs-Sun 10am-5pm
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OVERWROUGHT 0403 675 170 61 Central Springs Rd, Daylesford Fri-Sun Garden art, furniture, gates overwrought.com.au PARADISO ARTS 5348 6600 1089 Telegraph Rd, Sailors Falls Phone for opening times paradisoarts.com.au PENNY SCHOOL GALLERY 5475 1911 11 Church St, Maldon, Daily 11am–5pm Dinner Fri–Sun 6pm pennyschoolgallery.com.au PORTAL 108 5348 4353 108 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs Wed-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun p/h 10am-4pm portal108.com.au RED PEPPER GALLERY 5348 3111 35 Vincent St, Daylesford Daily from 10am stonycreekgallery.com.au/red-pepper-gallery STOCKROOM 5422 3215 98 Piper St, Kyneton Thurs-Sun from 10:30am-5pm stockroomkyneton.com STONY CREEK GALLERY 5348 1884 10 Stony Creek Rd, Daylesford Thurs-Sun from 10am stonycreekgallery.com.au THE ARTIST’S MUSE 5424 1599 32 High St. Trentham Fri, Sat & Sun from 11am markpayne.com.au/the-artists-muse-gallery THE CLAY FIRE GALLERY 5348 3733 63 Vincent St, Daylesford Daily 10am-5pm clayfiregallery.com.au THE WOODSHED GALLERY 5348 4050 21a Raglan St. Daylesford Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10-5pm Sun 10-3pm facebook.com/TheWoodshedGallery
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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 Thu-Tue, Continental breakfasts & light lunch CONVENT GALLERY 5348 3211 Cnr Hill & Daly St. Daylesford B&L 7 days Hearty fare in the bad habits cafe THE COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL 5424 1516 Cnr High St. & Cosmo Rd. Trentham L&D Fri-Sun, upmarket meals in historic gardens/stables
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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 4224 105 Vincent St. Daylesford B&L Thur-Mon D Fri & Sat European style food DU FERMIER 5424 1634 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
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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 5348 4022 29 Albert St. Daylesford 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
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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 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
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Restaurant/Cafe guide 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 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
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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 5348 3637 Shop 5, Park lane Daylesford Wed-Mon Coffee and Treats SWEET DECADENCE AT LOCANTRO 5348 3202 87 Vincent St. Daylesford 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 Tue-Sun Brekkies, Gourmet food, take home dinners
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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
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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
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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
Established in 1974
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