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irstly, I'd like to thank Coll for her amazing work stepping into Lost Magazine for our February edition. It was wonderful, and I'm excited to work on this exciting project together from now on! However, it appears that we're playing holiday tag, as Coll is off on her honeymoon congratulations to the newlyweds! Well, it sure is nice to be back! After a few weeks travelling abroad, I can't believe I am already sitting at my computer racking my brain for what to write.. Maybe I'll just let the Lost team of writers and photographers do the talking. So what is hiding inside March edition of Lost Magazine? It is only natural that we support and celebrate the bright and bold LGBTQI+ festival of Daylesford, Chillout! Mahmood had a chat with event organiser, Michele Bauer to learn about what 2020 Chillout Festival has in store across the weekend. Only a jump, skip and hop over to Denver, Mahmood wandered through the grounds of Stonefields with renowned Paul Bangay. Join him in listening to and experiencing Paul's vision within the incredible estate. Mahmood then entered into the realm of Suzanne McRae, the genius creator behind
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Hip Hip Decay. Her creations are hypnotic and condure all sorts of emotions. Lastly, Gilles and Shaun from Maidenii warmly welcome Mahmood into their world of vermouth. What an afternoon it would be to hang out with a winemaker and a bartender. Larissa travelled up the zig zag path to meet Harriet and Henry, the hearts behind Zig Zag Rd. Wines. Get ready for a story about this powerful and supportive community! Chantel and Cameron's pride and joy, Odessa at the Leaver's Hotel, was the perfect setting for Larissa to sit and enjoy a conversation with the passionate duo, where all your senses are met. Anthony looks up, and gets a little lost in space... Animus serves up my all time favourite cocktail, and The Farmers Arms presents a tasty vegetarian treat! I hope this month is full of fun and pleasant happenings for you. And as the leaves begin to turn yellow, red and brown, I welcome you to the March edition of Lost Magazine
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hillOut Festival is more than a fabulous celebration of expression, dance and drink - it has become the the bedrock of Daylesford’s LGBTIQ+ community. ChillOut is recognised as a culturally important LGBTIQ+ pride event, supporting and representing queer pride for all regional people. Early organisers wanted to emphasise the country feel of Daylesford. The event was also an important way of profile-raising for the gay and lesbian community in Daylesford as well as the wider Hepburn Shire region. From humble beginnings at a picnic in the mid 90s, ChillOut has flowered into Australia’s largest queer country pride festival. This year Michele Bauer will take the reins as Festival Director for ChillOut 2020, bringing with her over twenty years of international experience working in festivals - including a
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stint as the Interim CEO of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Mardi Gras Arts in 2016. “I helped manage Carnival Day last year,” says Michele, “I love the Potbelleez, they were so fantastic. I went for drinks at the Daylesford hotel afterwards and just though the vibe is really happening here.” Last year, we stumbled across the Masonic Hall during ChillOut festival where Bliss Bomb were performing a comedy burlesque show that was described as tongue-in-cheeky comedy cabaret. There was crooning, cocktails and glittering pirouettes. This year, the festival theme is Through the Looking Glass, Alice in Spa Wonderland and the invitation on the website states: If you’re an Alice, or a Red Queen, or perhaps even a pair of Tweedledees or Tweedledums, adventure awaits however you choose to express yourself.
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ChillOut Elders Lunch
Lunch
Hepburn House
11-2pm
Free
Evening meeting with all regional festivals
Networking
Peppers Hepburn Springs
6:30pm - 11pm
$45
Wondered
Theatre Performance
Hepburn Pavilion Amphitheatre
7pm
$25
Tina Del Twist
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
7pm
$25
Festival Kick Off - Fundraiser for Raising Rainbows & Lunch
Show and lunch
Farmer’s Arms
12 - 3pm
$69
Welcome Party
Party
Daylesford Hotel
5pm onward
Free
Homophonic
Live Performance
Town Hall
6:30pm
$20
Tina Del Twist
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
7pm
$25
Wondered
Theatre Performance
Hepburn Pavilion Amphitheatre
7pm
$20
SOS
Musical Entertainment
Farmers Arms
8pm
$89
Deep Fried Disco
Art Party
Town Hall
8pm
$30
#VAL
Theatre Performance
Circus Tent
8pm
$25
Bent
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
10pm
$25
Yoga
Wellbeing Activity
Town Hall
8am
Free
Melbourne FrontRunners Fun Run
Wellbeing Activity
Lake Daylesford
8am
Free
10:15 AM -1 PM
Donation Required (Credit Card)
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Annual Chillout Morning Bushwalk presented by The NOMADS Outdoors Group
Wellbeing Activity
Bryces Flat Picnic Area
ChillOut Pool Party
ChillOut Pool Party
Daylesford Pool
All Day
Free
Wigs and Wine Tour
Wineries
Pick up and drop off at the Royal Hotel
10am - 1pm
$95 per person
Bubbles to Bullarto
Tourism Activation
Daylesford Spa Country Railway
10:30am and 12:30pm
$80
Chill Garden Party
Party
Peppers Mineral Springs
11:30 - onwards
Free entry
VicTennis Chill Out Doubles Tournament 2020
Wellbeing Activity
Daylesford Lawn Tennis Club
Play starts from 12noon till 6pm
$45
Registration 11.45 am, 12.20 pm tee off
$30 non members, $20 members
ChillOut Golf
Wellbeing Activity
Hepburn Springs Golf Club
Human Rainbow
Community Activation
Victoria Park
2 - 5pm
$10
Wigs and Wine Tour
Wineries
Pick up and drop off at the Royal Hotel
2 - 5pm
$95pp
Chillax with JAX
Musical Entertainment
Bellizona Resort
4:30 - 7:30pm
Free entry
Yard Party - No Presale
Party
Daylesford hotel
From 5pm
$5 entry at Door
Wondered
Theatre Performance
Hepburn Pavilion Amphitheatre
5:30pm
$20
Maureen - Shirley Bassey
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
6:30pm
$25
SOS
Musical Entertainment
Farmers Arms
6:30pm
$89
Under 18s Silent Disco
Dance Party
Mason’s Hall Daylesford
7pm
Free
Bush Dance
Dance Party
Town Hall
8pm
$36
Drummer Girl
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
8pm
$20
Cream
Dance Party
Hepburn Sporting Club
5pm til late.
$35 memb $40 guests
La-Cabaris’gay
Dance Party
Palais-Hepburn
8pm- Late
GA: $35 Door: $40
Wondered
Theatre Performance
Hepburn Pavilion Amphitheatre
8:30pm
$20
Bent
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
10pm
$25
ChillOut Street Parade/Dancing Drag Queen record
Pride Parade
Vincent Street
10am
Free $20 for Adults; $5 under 25 & Seniors
The Mad Hatter’s Queer Country Tea Party - Carnival Day
Carnival Day
Victoria Park
11am - 6pm
Splish Splash with Art Simone
Artist & Wellbeing event
Hepburn Springs Bathhouse
7pm-9pm
$110
Yard Party - No Presale
Party
Daylesford Hotel
From 5pm
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Maureen - Bette Middler
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
6:30pm
Wondered
Theatre Performance
Hepburn Pavilion Amphitheatre
7:00pm
$20
Carpenters from Kempsey
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
8pm
$25
Poof Doof
Dance Party
Town Hall
9pm
$35
THICK ‘N’ JUICY
Dance Party
Palais-Hepburn
8pm to late
$29-$49
Bent
Circus Cabaret Theatre
Circus Tent
10pm
$25
Volunteer Celebration Lunch
Lunch
Bowls Club
10:00am
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Michele insists that this year things will be bigger and better, especially on Carnival Day. “We've revamped the whole thing. We've turned it on. We have listened to the feedback and really incorporated a lot of feedback from the community.” There will be a Dolly Parton inspired worldrecord attempt for the longest line of dancing drag queens, a record attempt for Australia's largest human rainbow and a catalogue of extravagant parties. “We wanted it to be so much more than just a music festival. We want it to be more involved. We’ve dropped the price, we have a lot more stalls and you can BYO.”
LGBTQI+ bullying happens in schools, ChillOut will be collecting donations for the project throughout the festival. Chillout Festival 5 - 9 March 2020 info@chilloutfestival.com.au
In the Daylesford area, we focus on health and well-being. As much as the partying is great, in LGBTQI+ community we are mature enough now to have sophisticated conversations about our own health and well being,” explains Michele. “ChillOut wants to be a positive influence by offering programming that supports a healthier community and working to create a more positive narrative.” The festival works with Raising Rainbows, an initiative that empowers young LGBTQI+ youth in regional Victoria to be proud of who they are and feel safe in their communities by raising rainbow flags in local schools. As 80% of
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et’s raise a glass to the power of community. Thanks to Harriet and Henry Churchill of Zig Zag winery, it’s now possible to do that in a delightfully more literal sense than usual. Two years after the English ex-pats arrived in the Macedon Ranges area and became the latest “stewards”, as they describe it, of their beautiful three-hectare vineyard outside Malmsbury, they have just released their second label. Known as Kind Folk, it’s a celebration of the friends and volunteers who have emerged from the local community to help them realise their dream. “Some people say we were adventurous, but it was really a bit crackers,” says Harriet of their move into wine. She and Henry are
LO ST D R I N K both experts in international sustainable food production but their segue into wine was an unexpected, passion-driven leap of faith. “We had our son Alby about a week before we took possession, so we were newcomers to parenting and to running a vineyard.” It takes a village, as the saying goes, and the Kind Folk label is the liquid antidote to the era of individualism. The name references the community of people who believe in the power of a collective. From the vineyard’s previous owner who mentored the couple after the handover to other “seriously incredible” winemakers from the cool climate region and people who have helped work the vineyard, the Churchills have been awed by the spirit of the region.
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LO ST D R I N K “Kind Folk is at its heart a celebration of kindness and generosity. I’m not sure if you buy a winery just anywhere you get this kind of support. We couldn’t have done what we’ve done without them.”
The Zig Zag labels have recently been redesigned to reflect the winery’s unorthodox approach: “They tell the story of what we’ve put into it… things like, ‘Notes of love and laughter, tension and mid-life crisis.’”
The Kind Folk wines including a sauvignon blanc, and a merlot pet-nat are made “in the style we like to drink,” says Harriet. “Wild ferment, whole bunch press, time on skins. Our winemaking is moving to much more minimal intervention style, not interfering with the grape, telling the story of the vine. We’ve stopped all conventional spraying and chemicals.”
Back at the vineyard, the cellar door is getting its own facelift with a bar made from old wine barrels accompanied by plans for regular events such as themed monthly meals, rhyme time in the vines as a respite for parents and a new approach to self-guided tastings.
The year ahead is looking exciting. Through an introduction from their friend Michael Bascetta of Melbourne’s acclaimed Bar Liberty (the instigator of their unexpected journey into wine) their labels are about to be seen on the shelves of Blackhearts and Sparrows’ boutique wine shops in Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart.
“But for the time being Henry and I are saying, come along and bring a picnic and enjoy our beautiful surroundings.”
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As we peer into Manteau Noir in Daylesford, a bunny dressed in shreds stares back at us, puzzling our imagination, the sculpture looks as though it has been dug-up from a grave. It’s gothic, mysterious and beautiful. “Hip Hip Decay!” is the anthem of Ballarat artist Suzanne McRae, whose doll-like sculptures discover beauty in the grotesque collage of animals, Victorian fashion and fairy tales. “We lived in Invermay, before it was fancy. Dad built an A-frame house. And so we had five acres of bush and paddocks and I would just go off by myself and play in the bush,” says Suzanne. “It was a great time.” When asked about her favourite artists as a child, “I loved the personas more than the actual art, like Mirka Mora and Vali Myers. Myers was fascinating. She was like a gypsy, she had tattoos on her face and massive orange hair. She did these wild drawings that were intricately detailed and insane.”
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Suzanne McRae decided to study art and ceramics at the University of Ballarat in the mid 90s. “It just never occurred to me to do anything different really. Nothing really that stuck in my mind, maybe I would have been a vet or pet shop owner. But I don't think I realised at the time that it was art, making stuff is just what I did.” Suzanne laughs as she recalls her early days in the Goth electro scene, as well as listening to Kate Bush, Dolly Parton and opera music. “Me and my friend were the only two goths in Ballarat, but because I was really shy it was great for my personality and character building - it just helped me push myself to be whatever I wanted to be.” “I backpacked around Europe for a few months when I was 19, and thought oh my god, check out all these mad people wearing haute couture and ancient royal outfits,” Suzanne’s memories come to life as she describes her early adventures, “I was so inspired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, which had rooms and rooms of 17th century clothing. I remember seeing people in the street like punks and the Goths and just all these people that weren't the standard, Australian Ballarat. I was like, this is my world.” Over the next decade Suzanne’s aesthetic mutated into costume and fashion, operating shops for clientele from as far as Japan and Spain. “Being a creator I really had the itch to do something different otherwise I was gonna go mad, so I just used all my textile skills and my ceramic skills and I just started making little characters from home.”
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She has returned to her beginnings in sculpture and ceramics, coupled with her textile experience, to create pieces which are finding a place in galleries and the homes of people who are transfixed by their character and charm. “My inspiration would come from everything from like dug up mummies to ephemera from the Victorian era,” says Suzanne. “I've got this incredible pattern making book, which focuses on Elizabethan clothing that they've dug up out of ancient tombs. And really old photos of silk stockings.” There is something regal about a mummified fox dressed like a dandy or a bat posed like a ballerina. Suzanne toys with the idea of the uncanny valley, a hypothesized relationship between the degree of an object's resemblance to a human being and the emotional response to such an object—our experience of the familiar made strange. “It's the appreciation and the love of your own history and memory and trying to keep a hold of personal memories, but being melancholy that they are fleeting, and that they are decaying all the way. I like the idea of something rotten that was once beautiful.”
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s the sweltering summer recedes, March approaches with the complex prospects of autumn in tow. The days grow colder and shorter, typically inducing melancholy in many as the winter approaches, though this may prove itself a welcome reprieve at first, given the extreme weather of the past few months. The beautiful colours of spring and summer wither and die, cascading down in waves of brilliant oranges and yellows. Cosy autumn foods and winter fashion makes a return, though at the cost of daylight and warm evenings. It’s a contradictory time of year, and 2020 will be no exception, with at least two additional twists.
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On March 10th, and again on April 8th, our night sky will be illuminated by a ‘Supermoon’. Round and distinct, like any other full Moon, these celestial phenomena are also uniquely illustrious. The distance between us and the Moon, our eldest and most familiar satellite, varies with each orbit. An old friend, it drifts near and far, just like the ocean tides it pushes and pulls, always faithfully returning. At the intersection of its closest point, the perigee, and a full Moon, we get a ‘Supermoon’. Referred to by astronomers as a perigean full Moon, this occurrence sees our lunar friend at its clearest and brightest. Being closer to our planet than at any other time, the Moon exerts a greater force on the Earth’s oceans than usual, noticeably affecting tidal activity. Here in Australia, we receive our Autumn early in the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, however, particularly in the United States, autumn comes later, coinciding with Halloween. A time when supernatural beings are believed to be most active, and a period historically dedicated to remembrance of the dead dead, autumn is doubly cold and melancholic for many.
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All Hallows’ Eve is less of a tradition down under, in no small part due to our warm October weather. Still, with our Autumn just starting, and the Supermoons on the horizon, it’s difficult not to attach some significance to these events. In a time of year when everything grows darker and icier, it’s poetic that our night skies should be illuminated by the brightest Moons. Of course, it’s really the light of the sun just reflecting off the surface of that natural satellite, but the cool, silvery glow of the Moon in its fullest splendour can be an almost alien sight, especially because we’re usually asleep for it. This Autumn, stay up, rug up and camp out to enjoy the season’s exceptional Supermoons.
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n Les Miserables, Victor Hugo writes “A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.” The lyrical power of Paul Bangay’s gardens allow the wanderer to lose themselves in dreams sculpted from the divine. Paul Bangay is working from a private studio in his country residence Stonefields, “My mother was a great gardener. She was very involved in design back then, very much a native focus. She used to work with Ellis Stone, the famous landscape designer. It was a garden that evolved all the time, that’s what I loved about it,” explains Paul, nostalgically. “I grew up in the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, we had ten acres so I had my own collection of ferns and a big vegie garden.” Finnish tradition holds that one who finds the seed of a fern in bloom on Midsummer night
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will, by possession of it, be guided and be able to travel invisibly to the locations where eternally blazing Will o' the wisps mark the spot of hidden treasure. When Paul was young he would collect ferns down by the Otways, maybe he found something else. Many nineteenth-century paintings of faerie kingdoms are embellished with ferns and fronds, lending an otherworldly and fantastic sensibility to these enchanted landscapes. “Gardens were very magical for me when I was young because I wasn’t thinking about their design,” says Paul, “it was about being immersed and lost in the ecosystem of plants and animals working together.” Today, Paul is regarded as Australia’s leading garden designer, with landscape art that is earthed in timeless elegance and formal intricacies. “I was very influenced by the work of Russell Page. I became obsessed and read
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LO ST P RO P ERTY his biography, The Education of a Gardener. I just felt a strong rapport with his sense for design. And David Hicks who I met when he would travel to Australia. He was very influential in terms of my style. He was very sculptural, very architectural, with a very masculine design. He taught me a great deal about scale and proportion.” Bangay’s gardens are distinctive in their use of water, premium boundaries that offer seclusion and a dominant use of plant materials that utilise diverse planting schemes. On his style, Bangay asserts, “Gardens aren’t a show piece for me, they aren’t a fashion item. They make people happy. The most primitive purpose of a garden is to create your own sense of paradise and I still think that is what I like to do, create a great place of beauty that cocoons us in greenery and plant material.” In April, Stonefields is available for a private tour during Bangay’s favourite time of the year.
“I think Stonefields is my greatest design. I live in this garden and just love it. It’s a garden I can always experiment in so it’s always changing.” In a palette of Yellow, Orange, Red and Crimson, colour is brought to the foreground of Stonefields with the Maples in the woodland garden, the serpentine Hawthorn hedges, and the Boston Ivy and Crimson Glory Vine—working together to serenade the house. When asked about his favourite plant these days, Bangay has moved on from his love of ferns, “Oak Trees, they are slow growing and long lasting. They give great shade. I love the structure, the 18th Century form that you see in paintings.”
Paul Bangay paulbangay.com stonefieldsthefarmhouse.com
Cold beers on tap and great local wines. Sunday spit roast dinners and a new menu with loads of shareable options. SPEND TIME AT THE DAYLESFORD HOTEL WHILE THE SUN IS SHINING LUNCH FRI - SUN 12-3PM DINNER 7 NIGHTS FROM 6PM DAYLESFORDHOTEL.COM.AU L O S T M A G A Z I N E | 43
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ittingly for a bar decked out in so much Old World finery it’s like stepping into a portal to an earlier time, Creswick’s newest bar occupies its oldest building. Odessa is the latest iteration of Leaver’s Hotel, the 1852 construction that was the only thing on Albert Street left standing when fire ripped through more than a century ago. It took Chantel Leaver and Cameron Ivchenko seven years to chip away at the renovation while working day jobs and raising children – certainly longer than the anticipated six months, but the results are spectacular. “Once we stripped back all the layers that have been added over the years back it revealed the original character,” says Leaver. “The original stone walls and old fireplaces and brick set the tone. We scoured eBay and garage sales and Gumtree. We found a lot of church furniture from Daylesford and courthouse benches and even an old bank door from England.” The pair are part of a new wave turning the former gold mining and forestry town 15 minutes’ drive from Ballarat into a hub for artists and musicians. Odessa supports both, showcasing live music by mostly local bands every Saturday night and most Fridays (Thursdays are open mic, if you’re game) and hosting local art exhibitions that change every six weeks. There’s a new energy in Creswick thanks to the intermingling of newcomers and old-timers and Odessa is intended to be a public space for all. “It was always a meeting place – it was a temporary town hall before the town hall was built, so it’s always had that vibe. And what we’ve found is that a lot of people don’t come here to drink. They come in to meet and socialise, to read a book on their own or to eat Ben’s food.”
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Locally renowned chef Ben O’Brien is behind the menu of cauliflower fritters, grilled duck salad and kale curry. In a sign of the culinary times, it’s a collection of dishes singing in the key of comfort and equally at home with vegetarian dishes as it is a crackling pork belly. The wine list is proudly local – “Of course, we’re in one of the best wine regions in the world,” says Leaver – and cocktails include martinis of all stripes. She is also working on the recipe for a new creation called the “soiled dove” which references the Leaver’s Hotel iteration as a brothel: “That’s what the women who worked here were called,” says Leaver. “The drink will be bright and fruity.”
There’s an open fire for winter (or, let’s be honest, for any time the Central Victorian mercury dips to scarf-wearing weather) and a dance floor to make the most of the Friday and Saturday night bands. “Depending on the band the music begins to play and people just get up and start dancing,” says Leaver. “There are these magical moments that just make it so special.” Odessa At Leaver's Hotel @ Facebook & Instagram 0428 694 258 80 Albert St, Creswick Open Thursday & Friday 4PM - 12AM, Saturday & Sunday 12PM - 12AM
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oseph Maiden was a botanist, curator and collector, most famous for his work with the eucalyptus and the acacia. Visitors to his museum were presented with 'narratives of progress' that traversed Australian botany, geology and zoology. Maiden would present a raw product and demonstrate how it could be made useful, the exhibits focused on ideas of progressive transformation. When you drink a splash of Maidenii’s classic Vermouth in Trentham’s Du Fermier, the ghosts of Joseph Maiden’s ideas come to life through a fragrant bouquet that calls to memory the Wombat State Forest and the smell of bush that makes Australia feel like home. Their classic Vermouth is made from Syrah grapes and a botanical blend of Strawberry gum, wattle seed, river mint, sea parsley, orange zest, bay leaf and gentian root.
Maidenii Vermouth is a collaboration between Shaun Byrne, a celebrated mixologist who has been making cocktails since he legally allowed to do so, and Gilles Lapalus, the third generation of a prestigious wine-producing family from the Cluny region of Burgundy. Together, their visionary practice harks back to the experimentations of early innovators toying with the rarest botanicals and spices, such as 13th century Catalan theologian Arnau de Vilanova and George Baker in the 16th century – whose Vermouth making philosophy was, “to make the weak become strong, and the old crooked age appear young and lusty.” Like all purists, Gilles and Shaun started producing Vermouth as a passion project. “When we started it was just like a hobby,” explains Gilles Lapalus, who is currently in the middle of a harvest, “it was all very experimental, every year when I make wine I
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focus on some small projects on the side to experiment with wine. I knew I really wanted to master botanicals.” Recipes for infusing white wine date back to ancient Greece from around 400 BC, the name "vermouth" is the French pronunciation of the German word wermut for wormwood because it was used for its medicinal qualities. “We were different to the other Vermouths in the market because we were making wine specifically for Vermouth, we were using very high quality grapes from Heathcote and our wine was made with zero additives, quite naturally. We started experimenting with native botanicals, using the botanicals and spirits during fermentation - which no one was doing.” The result is a line of Vermouths that summons nostalgia on the nose while bewitching the palette. Maidenii’s Vermouth aperitif was quickly sought after by Attica, among some of Australia’s best restaurants, launching them to the forefront of the Vermouth world. As an artful cocktail maker, Shaun’s process is focussed on the progressive transformations that open up the possibilities of their Vermouth. “We use 34 botanicals in our vermouth, each of them maturated anywhere between two weeks and two months by themselves. Those individual botanical tinctures become the master tincture that we use to fortify the wine during fermentation,” says Shaun. Maidenii shaun@maidenii.com.au 0424 471 311 maidenii.com.au
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40 Central Springs Road, Daylesford FOR SALE Adjacent to the Wombat Botanical Gardens with its cascading entry is this beautifully crafted home in a lush garden setting. The 2 generous living spaces open to sunny terraces and the high spec kitchen features a Falcon oven and bespoke cabinetry. There are 2 king-size bedrooms with custom made wardrobes and a 3rd bedroom, with adjacent home office. With spectacular views, ducted heating, air con, oak floors, dry stone walls and garden storage.
Kim McQueen 0417 116 657 | Robert Broadhurst 0488 300 900
17 Camp Street, Daylesford FOR SALE This solid brick, Victorian home (circa 1863) is located in a prized position with stunning town and rural views. Built as the Treasury during the Gold Rush, the home has undergone a sympathetic renovation to create a warm and inviting period home. Surrounded by lush gardens it includes 3 bedrooms, living room, country styled kitchen and an outdoor, covered alfresco area with open fire place. Hydronic heating, aircon, wine cellar and numerous period fire places complete this wonderful home.
Kim McQueen 0417 116 657 | Robert Broadhurst 0488 300 900
32 Hill Street, Daylesford FOR SALE Bespoke finishes, timeless style and meticulous detailing have combined to create one of the district’s finest homes in the revered Wombat Hill precinct. The spatial qualities of this refined 4 bedroom Victorian home are readily apparent: 2 traditional living rooms with high ceilings, marble mantlepieces, and ‘Black Japan’ flooring have a fluid connection with the new extension. There is a harmonious blend of old and new and all the ancillary extras you would expect from a home of this calibre.
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THE MOUNT PLAYERS BUSH FIRE RELIEF NIGHT FOR WILDLIFE VICTORIA Switzerland is a two-hander metaphysical thriller set in the secluded Swiss home of Patricia Highsmith, famous author of the Tom Ripley novels. When meek and mild Edward Ridgeway is sent by Highsmith's publisher to coax one last Ripley novel out of her, the power struggle begins between them. 05 March, Mountview Theatre, Macedon
TOM SARAFIAN FROM BAR SARACEN AT COLENSO Tom grew up in a family where food is a religion and mealtimes are a sacred ceremony. His mother is a gardener and his father and grandfather are both chefs and if the Sarafian family aren't planting, growing, cooking or eating food, they're talking about food. Come join in this delicous evening featuring a four course menu for tables of 6 08 March, Colenso, 35 High Street, Kyneton
FESTIVAL OF SMALL HALLS AUTUMN TOUR Festival of Small Halls rolls into Glenlyon with critically-acclaimed Scottish ensemble The Paul McKenna Band and emerging Australian singersongwriter Alana Wilkinson 22 March, 6.30pm, Old Glenlyon Shire Hall
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INSTRUMENTATION Nick Carpenter has been a luthier for over 30 years, and has recently turned his hand to creating beautiful works of art from old, defunct musical instruments. INSTRUMENTATION is a unique exhibition showcasing sculptures and mixed media, drawn from a range of stringed, wind and percussion instruments. 10 - 19 April, Wildwood Instruments Studio 11 Phillips Road, Mount Franklin
MARCH LOCAL MARKET GUIDE SUNDAY 1ST
SUNDAY 8TH
CASTLEMAINE ARTISTS MARKET 9am-2pm Western Reserve, Castlemaine
CLUNES FARMERS MARKET CRESWICK MARKET 9am-2pm Collins Place, Clunes 9am-1pm Napier & Victoria Street, Creswick MALDON MARKET
CASTLEMAINE FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Forest Street, Castlemaine GISBORNE OLDE TIME MARKET 9am-3pm Gisborne Village Shopping Centre, Gisborne
SATURDAY 7TH WOODEND FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm High Street, Woodend
9am-2pm Cnr Church & Edwards Street, Maldon
SATURDAY 14TH
SATURDAY 21ST
GLENLYON VILLAGE MARKET 9am-1pm Glenlyon Hall, Glenlyon
BALLAN FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Mill Cottage, 96 Inglis Street, Ballan
LEONARDS HILL HALL & COUNTRY MARKET 9am-2pm Ballan-Daylesford Road, Leonards Hill
KYNETON FARMERS MARKET 8am-1pm St Pauls Park Piper Street, Kyneton
TRENTHAM FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Trentham Town Square, Trentham
SUNDAY 15TH
SATURDAY 28TH LANCEFIELD & DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm High Street, Lancefield
EVERY SATURDAY WESLEY HILL COMMUNITY MARKET 9am-1pm Pyrenees Hwy, Castlemaine
EVERY SUNDAY DAYLESFORD SUNDAY MARKET 8am-4pm Daylesford Railway Station, Midland Hwy
WOODEND LIONS CLUB MARKET 9am-2pm High Street, Woodend
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RESTAURANTS, CAFE'S & FOOD STORES BAD HABITS CAFE 5348 3211 7 Daly St, Daylesford. Open daily, 10am-4pm. Enjoy a light morning or afternoon tea, or a substantial breakfast or lunch. theconventgallery.com.au
LAVANDULA FARM 5348 3329 350 Hepburn-Newstead Rd Shepherds Flat. Open 10.30am-5.30pm Fri-Tues (7 days in school holidays). lavandula.com.au
HEPBURN GENERAL STORE
SAULT 5348 6555 2439 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Sailors Falls. Seasonal Modern Australian dishes in a scenic homestead. Dinner Wed-Sun. Lunch Fri-Sun. sault.com.au
102 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Open 7 day from 7am. (Sundays 8am). hepburngeneralstore.com.au
KOUKLA CAFE 5348 2363 82 Vincent St, Daylesford. Open 7 days. 7am-10pm Sun-Thurs. 7am-10pm Fri & Sat. koukladaylesford.com.au
LAKE HOUSE 5348 3329 4 King St Daylesford. Lunch & Dinner Daily. One of Australia's most awarded regional restaurants. lakehouse.com.au
HOTEL FRANGOS 5348 2363 82 Vincent St Daylesford. Open 7 days. Wine Bar, grazing, dining & accommodation. hotelfrangos.com.au
SWISS MOUNTAIN HOTEL
5345 7006 3454 Midland Hwy, Blampied. Pub meals & Functions. Dinner TuesSan. Lunch Wed-Sun. Closed Monday. swissmountainhotel.com.au
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WOMBAT HILL HOUSE 7017 5999 Wombat Hills Botanical Gardens (Off Central Springs Rd) Daylesford. Breakfast, bunch & lunch daily 9am-4pm. wombathillhouse.com.au
WINE BARS, HOTELS & BOTTLE SHOPS DAYLESFORD HOTEL 5348 2335 2 Burke Sq, Daylesford. Dinner every night from 5pm, lunch Fri-Sun. Hotel, bottleshop and accommodation. daylesfordhotel.com.au FARMERS ARMS DAYLESFORD 5348 2091 1 East Street, Daylesford. Open 7 days lunch & dinner. Hotel and accommodation. thefarmersarms.com.au FOXXY'S AT CELLARBRATIONS 5348 3577 55 Vincent St Daylesford. Open 7 Days until late. Local and international wines, beers and spirits. cellarbrations.com.au
WINERIES, DISTILLERIES & CIDERIES ANIMUS DISTILLERY 5403 2431 1/89A Piper St, Kyneton. Artisan gin distillery. Open 12-Late Wed to Sun. Mon and Tues open by appointment. animusdistillery.com
WELLNESS & BEAUTY RAISE YOUR
JASMINE BEAUTY THERAPY 5348 3363 3/9 Howe St, Daylesford. Open Tues - Sat 9am-5pm. Discover the best version of you. jasminebeautytherapy.com.au
DAYLESFORD CIDER 5348 2275 155 Dairyflat Rd, Musk. Craft cider & cellar door open 7 days 10am-5pm Lunch available Friday to Monday daylesfordcider.com.au
THE SPA AT LAKE HOUSE
5348 3329 4 King St Daylesford. Open daily. Bookings essential. Blissful treatments and mineral water spas. lakehouse.com.au/spa
PASSING CLOUDS 5348 5550 30 Roddas Lane, Musk. Winery open daily 10am5pm. Lunch 12pm Fri-Mon (bookings are essential). passingclouds.com.au
THE MINERAL SPA 5348 2100 124 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs. Open 7 days. Mineral water bathing and luxurious treatments mineralspa.com.au
GALLERIES & STUDIOS
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ALLENDALE STUDIO 5345 6378
0434 489 037 10 Mink St, Daylesford.
4154 Creswick-Newstead Rd. Allendale. Sculpture, Paintings Wearable Art, Coffee decadent Cakes Open Thurs - Sun 11am 4pm or by appointment BUDA CASTLEMAINE 5472 1032 42 Hunter St, Castlemaine. Weds - Sat 12-5pm Sundays 10am-5pm Explore the historic house, garden and museum. budacastlemaine.org
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BOWEN & KENNETH 5348 1678 Shop 1, 9 Howe St Daylesford. Open 10am-5:30pm daily except Tue. Stylish home decor & furnishings, local artisan wares. bowenkenneth.com
10 Perrins St, Daylesford. Stylish cottage accommodation a short stroll from the centre of Daylesford thehousesdaylesford.com
L'ÁTELIER 0408 589 520 89A Vincent St, Daylesford. Apartment above eCasa right in the heart of bustling Daylesford. Airbnb & Instagram @mia_casa_daylesford
BUSTER MCGEE 5377 3618 10-12 Howe St, Daylesford. Open 10am-5pm, Closed Tue Men’s clothing & grooming Stay Stylish Daylesford! bustermcgee.com.au ECASA DAYLESFORD
PEPPERS HOTEL 5348 2202
5348 1802 89 Vincent St, Daylesford Classic. European. Homewares ecasadaylesford.com.au
124 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs. Open 7 days. 1930's Daylesford hotel, transformed into a deluxe retreat. mineralspringshotel.com.au THE HOUSES DAYLESFORD
5348 2008 Office located at 3 Howe St Daylesford. Full service agency specialising in corporate retreats and both large & small groups. thehousesdaylesford.com
ACCOMMODATION BELLINZONA 5348 2271 77 Main Rd Hepburn Springs. Open 7 days. Luxury accommodation in the heart of Hepburn Springs. bellinzona.com.au FARMERS ARMS ART SUITES 5348 2091 2 East St, Daylesford Free Wi-Fi, Parking & Inroom mini bar. Across from the iconic Farmers Arms thefarmersarms.com.au HOLYROOD HOUSE 5348 1063 51 Stanbridge St Daylesford. Unparalleled service in magnificent Victorian Guest House. holyrooddaylesford.com.au
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im Johnson has an infectious personality. He is generous, kind and always interesting. The ultimate historian, always with a story up his sleeve. Thank you Kim for sharing your story.
When I was in Year 5 I entered a poster competition, I did not win but I was inspired to try again the following year and I won! A few months later I was walking to school with my brother when I noticed a signwriter ( I didn't know what a signwriter was then )..painting a sign on a shop fascia. I was so enthralled at what he was doing and not watching where I was going I ran smack into a telegraph pole. So began my love of the art of sign writing. Growing up in the small NSW country town of Murrumburrah, were happy days with my 4 siblings playing backyard cricket and Rugby League, and in later years singing in rock bands and performing in the local amateur theatre company.
'Gold Trails' which highlight the gold rush history of 9 shires in the central and southern areas of NSW. After our children had moved to Melbourne for study and careers, it was time for us to seek a new adventure, this time in Victoria. A friend suggested because of our love of the arts and walking trails and its proximity to Melbourne, we should look at Daylesford and ...the rest is history! Now that we are firmly ensconced in Hepburn Springs I am hoping to continue my involvement with the vibrant business community through Signsation. Being involved in film appreciation and bushwalking groups plus a variety of other social activities keeps us very busy.
Kim Johnson Signsation @signsation 0427 425 577
In 1983, my wife Jill and I travelled and worked our way around Australia....We were looking for a place to call home and establish our business. After 12 months of travel we settled in the Murray river town of Mannum SA. After several years there we moved to Murray Bridge as our business, Oz Signs, expanded. I soon became involved in the community with a local theatre company and playing Rugby League. One highlight was playing the lead role in Barnum the musical, which involved me walking a tightrope (though I fell more times than I'd like to count)! After eleven happy years in SA it was time to move back closer to family in NSW. We relocated to the Cherry Capital of Australia, Young. There we established our business Signsation. I soon became involved with the local theatre and music scene. I wrote and directed two plays and performed in many more. Winning an achievement award for my first play at the Canberra area theatre awards was definitely a highlight of my time in Young. I was the president of the local arts council when we purchased an old hall and converted it into the Southern Cross Cinema in 2005. I'm proud to say that it's still going gangbusters and has a full time manager. In 2009 I established the NSW. L O S T M A G A Z I N E | 63
Our Gastro-pub is open every day. And every night. That’s a real pub. Our famous gastro-pub is filled with characters. And stories. And friends. And travellers. So we open every day and every night. We’ve been a gathering place for locals to come together in times of need and in times of great celebration. And that is why we dedicate every Friday night to host our meat raffle where all proceeds go to a local community organisation - we reckon they’re our local legends. The huge array of prizes is the intended appeal, but in reality, the opportunity to support local charities, have some good quality banter, and meet with friends, old and new, is what makes the Friday night raffle such a beloved tradition.
The Farmers menu changes seasonally and showcases local produce for a truly unique culinary experience. Each dish has been carefully considered by our Head Chef, Chris Timmins, along with his team. We have over 18 wines by the glass, 14 beers and ciders on tap, an enormous range of spirits including a mighty fine selection of single malt whisky and small batch gin to accompany your meal. With cosy wood fires, a large pooch- friendly beer garden and friendly welcoming staff, the Farmers Arms is sure to complete your stay here in Spa Country. Every day. Every night. That’s a real pub.
1 EAST ST, DAYLESFORD • 03 5348 2091 • OPEN 7 DAYS LUNCH & DINNER • THEFARMERSARMS.COM.AU