The New Woodend Star Circulation of 3190 throughout Woodend postal district, Newham, Hesket, Ashbourne, North Woodend, Hanging Rock, Carlsruhe, Cobaw.
An initiative of the Rotary Club of Woodend March 2011
A Monthly Community Periodical
Special fundraising event
On Sunday March 27th, the Kyneton District Health Service Fundraising Committee will have the great pleasure of welcoming visitors to the beautiful garden of “Duneira” on Mount Macedon. Mount Macedon is famous for its superb hill station gardens, which were developed by many of the wealthy residents of Melbourne in the latter half of the 19th Century. Of all the fine gardens on “The Mount”, Duneira is regarded as one of the very finest. Its 38 acres are a botanical wonderland, and its avenue of Dutch Elms is thought to be the longest in the Southern hemisphere.
First Publication 1997
Volume Fifteen No 1
Woodend Carnival
Hold the bus! Each year the Woodend Carnival morphs a little as subtle changes reflect fresh ideas. 2011 will see the Carnival make way for a variety of young talents by expanding the former Woodend Idol Vocalist competition into a celebration of a far more diverse range of performing arts in “Woodend's Got Talent” So if you are between 5 and 18 years of age, can sing, dance, act, recite a poem, play a musical instrument, or maybe pull a rabbit out of hat, we want to hear from you. Register your interest by calling Annie Rowland on 5427 1997. The Carnival is now over 20 years old, and will be held on Saturday 26 March, at the St Ambrose School in Woodend. Stalls open at 9, and rides at 9.30. The day will finish at 4pm after the draw of the major raffle prizes, which include an accommodation package at The Bentinck, gift vouchers for Maloa House and Warner’s Jewellers and a mosaic chess board by local artist Kathryn Portelli.
This season in the Macedon Ranges has been such that all the gardensand are greener than influences they have been for years. Scottish British The 150 year old trees are growing taller than ever before, FUNDRAISING and the plants in this cool climate are flourishing. EVENT The of Scottish We Officer urge peoplefamily, to come who and seewere this glorious garden, and to refresh your souls while helping our local Health descent, hadService an idealistic vision of a Kyneton District Health The usual array of excitement will include a book stall, Service! Fundraising Committee are very pleased country house onbe a hillside estate to advise that an Open Garden will spinning wheel, trash and treasure, plant and food stalls and Kyneton District Health Service wish to thank the Prices held on Sunday 27th March, 2011 to raise funds to purchase equipment to benefit surrounded by wooded groves and the ever popular gourmet cake raffles. Get in early for them. Stoneman Foundation and its Director, Dr Jacky Ogeil, for the patients and residents of your Scottish and British influences $10.00 per local person o the Parents will enjoy a light lunch or afternoon tea feasting on the Duneira. healthuse care of facility. gardens. t (VicRoadsrambling $5.00 for pension card holders The Officer family, who were of Scottish homemade slices and cakes, sandwiches and Devonshire Further information can be obtained from: Jo Clancy – Children Free We are pleased to be hosting this event at descent, had an idealistic vision of a el approx. 9 the prestige Duneira heritage (c. 1875) country house on a hillside estate teas. If the Café is wonderland a bit too removed from the 5427 1909, Marjorie Wilton 5427 2988 or on Road, garden in Mt Macedon. ACarnival botanical surrounded by wooded groves and olf Club and In pursuit of this ideal, the main gates OPEN GARDEN excitement, then the hamburger and fairy floss stalls abut www.kynetonhealth.org.au rambling gardens. ol on the leftThe architecture, size and array of plants ng Post andwere Funds raised will be used to purchase equipment to benefit the more wonderland thrilling pursuits of the ball crawl, jumping castle, A botanical A trade table will be selling locally placed as far away from the house as are a great tribute to Duneira’s colonial In pursuit of this ideal, the main gates ight (at SUNDAY 27TH MARCH, past and to the unusual climate ofbaked Mt of goods werecondiments placed as farfacilities. as . away from the house produced and the patients and residents local health care cliff hanger all2011 the oval. Beyond theactivities elms on arethegroves of Beyond the elms and are groves of Macedon practicable, resulting in a 400 metre drive practicable, resulting in a 400 metre drive 10:00am 4:00pm sycamore and oak, with an .S Entertainment, alongside Woodend’s Got Talent, will be which they lined with rare Elms. Submitted byDutch Jo Clancy sycamore and oak, with an occasional cypress or fir engulfed in acedon which they lined with rare Dutch Elms. provided ou have large areas of by lawn.“Women The sweepingof Note”, and performed on Graham Now undergrown loop drive arriving at the southern cypress or fir engulfed in occasional with a thick carpet of Glasson’s new purpose front of the house passes amongstbuilt Festival stage. bluebells on one side towering firs, redwoods and large areas of lawn. The All queries regarding the Carnival shouldsweeping be directed and ivy on the other, Now undergrown cypresses that surround the large o the this avenue of elms is toformal ourlawn. Facebook page “Woodend – St icRoads no. to be the loop drive arrivingAutumn at theCarnival southern with a thick carpet of thought longest in a privately Ambrose Parish and School. s to the Mt owned garden in the front of the event. house amongst southern hemisphere. It’s a great community Seepasses you there. hright into bluebells on one side
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