ISSUE 36 WINTER 2013 Priceless
Contents Winter 2013
5: In Character
21: Stretching the Curd
6: This is Linley
23: She’s Back At Her Best
7: Maurilia’s Page Turning Novel
24: My Poor Butterfly Short Story
8: Bendigo Writer’s Festival
27: The Manor Reborn
10: New Life in Old Space 11. Maldon in Winter 14: Almost Back on Track 17: Swing Into Spring
Regulars: 28: Astrology 30: Markets & VICs
18: Harmony 19: Eating Out Without Meat 20: New Hope for Gluten Intolerant Sufferers
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From The Editor Winter has only just begun and already I’m looking forward to spring – I don’t do grey well, but recognize that many people love the season and our region is rather special at this time of year. When frost coats the land with white crystals and misty fog adds a sense of mystery to the landscape, I appreciate that we are blessed. And we are blessed with all that happens in our region and the interesting people who have made it home – people like Mel Thomas who gives an amazing impersonation of Charlie Chaplin and has called her café, Chaplin’s. Our new writer, Linley Wilkie has written a very perceptive profile of Mel and you can read about
Linley herself on page 6. Linley is a very talented lady who we are more than pleased to welcome to Secrets. Another fascinating woman who gave us her story is local novelist Maurilia Meehan whose fifth book, Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery has received much acclaim. Regular contributor Jane Marriott writes of her concerns about the scarcity of good vegetarian and gluten free dishes in our regional restaurants, which led us to discover a new, totally gluten free bakery in Bendigo that also offers some rather delicious sweet treats. Whilst on food, this sounds like fun. Nardia Baxter-Keene of Goldfields Farmhouse Cheese is
running workshops on making Mozzarella, which involves a lot of stretching and pulling – the cheese, not Nardia - and she talks about her love of the process in this issue. We finally have a winner of our short story competition, a charming piece titled “My Poor Butterfly” written by Patrick Tofts. We congratulate Patrick who will receive a hamper of regional produce in due course. Stay warm, stay safe and enjoy winter for what it is, a time of reflection. Until spring.
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In Character By Linley Wilkie
Fifteen years ago, Mel Thomas used to regularly sit in a laneway near the Arts Centre Melbourne’s Cafe Vic, a vision in petticoats, a shaved head and an old hatstand and suitcase by her side. She would apply make-up in a mirror, curious onlookers transfixed as they queued for a seat in the cafe. Soon after, she would roam Cafe Vic in full costume, much to the delight of customers who had watched her preparing in the lane. Only now Mel had morphed into Charlie Chaplin, the legendary comic actor who remains a central figure in her life. Indeed, this winter Mel will celebrate the first year anniversary of her Trentham cafe, Chaplin’s at the Muse. “For me to own my own little business, name it Chaplin’s and allow my essence to walk through these doors, it’s still the whole show,” she says. Mel was first introduced to Charlie Chaplin while she was a student at her aunt’s dance school. Her mother worked in The Australian Ballet’s costume department, however Mel was more suited to character work and her aunt assigned her Charlie Chaplin to perform as a character solo in a local dance competition – she came first, beating all the
ballerinas. “He performed simplistic clowning that doesn’t take the mickey out of anyone,” Mel says of Charlie’s appeal. “It was always about laughing at yourself and that is the essence of him for me.” Following her gig clowning around Cafe Vic, Mel decided to retire the hat and cane in 2002 and move to Daylesford. Seven years later she met Mark Payne, a local artist and regular customer of the cafe she managed. Small talk revealed she used to be a Charlie Chaplin impersonator and Mark immediately hired her for a 1930s themed evening at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Trentham. The night of the performance, Mel waited in Mark’s gallery until her – aka Charlie’s – grand entrance. “I am certain that’s when the space absorbed me as Chaplin and allowed me to think of bigger things – it’s very romantic,” she says before breaking into her raspy laugh. “Unbeknown to me, this space was to become my cafe, called Chaplin’s.” Mel reckons it’s proof she wasn’t ready to let Charlie go. “I went on to do more performing, which was great fun and now I believe I’ve turned it into the show behind the counter, given how much fun we have here. There’s a lot of clowning in this cafe.”
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This is Linley Linley Wilkie began her writing career in the late 1990s, as fashion editor at Melbourne Weekly Magazine. Every style-loving, journalist graduates’ dream, the job also allowed her to wax lyrical about interiors and pay a somewhat voyeuristic visit to people’s homes for her renovation column. Linley remained at MWM for more than 12 years, moving on from fashion to write about Melbourne’s special and celebrated people and places, from NGV on the eve of its sellout Salvador Dali exhibition, to Michael Leunig, Kaz Cooke and Mao’s Last Dancer, Li Cunxin. Soon after MWM folded, Linley decided on a freelance career, allowing her to spend more time at her family’s new home in Macedon. Moving from Melbourne in the first week of 2012, Linley, her husband and two young sons had frequently visited the Macedon Ranges before deciding to make it their home. Now, in between writing for websites, iPad Apps and publications, such as the(melbourne)magazine, The Weekly Review
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and Good Weekend, Linley has been able to embrace the people and places of Central Victoria that make it so special – and quickly discovered there’s a wealth of stories to be told!
Maurilia’s Page Turning Novel Recently we were asked to review a book Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery written by Hepburn Springs resident Maurilia Meehan – Mila to her friends. Book reviews are not really our forte, but because of the regional connection, we agreed. However, it soon became evident after a bit of internet surfing the book had been favourably appraised by far more eloquent reviewers than us. But my interest in the author herself was aroused and I wanted to know more about this woman who had already written four critically acclaimed novels – Fury, The Sea People, Adultery and The Bad Seed and been shortlisted for awards such as Vogel, Age Book of the Year and Miles Franklin. Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery is Marilia’s fifth novel and this latest is touted as the first in a planned trilogy. Over lunch I discovered a very down to earth, funny lady who seems to look at life with her tongue planted firmly in her cheek and who gave the impression that she finds the world rather amusing. Asked if she had always wanted to be a writer, she said: “No, I always wanted to be a reader and spent a lot of time with my nose in a book, but the overflow was that I would think – ‘what if’ and wonder how the characters would fare in different circumstances.” Adding: “If Madame Bovary had a credit card and a job, she may not have gotten into all that trouble.” Like many creative people, Mila gets her ideas in the wee hours of the morning and has to write them down before she can go back to sleep, resulting in days often spent in a state of exhaustion. Mila doesn’t work to a schedule, although she does plan each of her novels, rarely sticking to the plan, but knowing that if she doesn’t she would never get started. I asked if she made a living from her writing and was surprised at her response. “Yes” she said, “but as a ghost writer, not a novelist” adding, “a lot of the ghost writing can be rather dull and novels are the fun part”. When not writing Mila spends her time knitting, swimming and gardening and enjoying time with her adult daughter. She also has a wonderful partner who lives at the other end of town and gives her space to do the things she loves doing.
Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery is published by Transit Lounge available from The National Library of Australia Bookshop, Amazon and other online stores.
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Bendigo Writers Festival By Bryley Drummond
After the inaugural Bendigo Writers Festival in 2012, organisers promised that the next event would be bigger and better - and boy, will they deliver! With quite an ambitious program, the 2nd annual Bendigo Writers Festival promises to invigorate, inspire and encompass many writing genres from songwriting to speechwriting, history to food and wine. Something for everyone. Former Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser will officially open the festival on Friday 9 August, kicking off an entire weekend of literary goodness. I was lucky to steal a few moments with the very busy Artistic Director of the festival, Rosemary Sorensen to discuss a few of the guest speakers who include: Max Allan, author of the best-selling Red & White: Wine Made Simple, and Crush: The New Australian Wine Book, as well as a critical guide to biodynamic wines. A wine educator and judge, he also plays in a folk band and has created a musical adaptation of his articles on Victorian wine growing. James Boyce whose 1835: The Founding of Melbourne and The Conquest of Australia is one of the most talked-about books of 2012, a reappraisal of the way Victoria was settled and what it means for the state’s history. That book follows Van Dieman’s Land which also won the Tasmanian Book Prize. 1835 won a Prime Minister’s Award and three Premier’s Prizes. Robin De Crespigny is a Sydney filmmaker and author of The People Smuggler (Penguin), which won the Qld Literary Award for non-fiction. Robin is an alumni of La Trobe University and was a lecturer in directing at the Australian Film and Television School
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Anna Krien, a young, Melbourne commentator and writer, who’s award-winning Into the Woods is about the ferocious debate in Tasmania over forestry. She has written on animal rights and her new book - Night Games, about sex and power in sport. Tony Wilson who’s books include Making News, a novel about tabloid journalism and Players, about footy. He has published kids books, and is a sports feature writer who has appeared on television programs including The Einstein Factor. Other speakers include: Richard Cornish, Alice Pung, Shane Howard, Sal Kimber, James Button, Dennis Glover, Ambellin Kwaymullina and James Bridie, to name but a few. The final program will be released on 28 June, but if you register at the official BWF website www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au, you will receive announcements and updates on the festival program. Bendigo Writers Festival 9th to 11th August 2013 See you there! Editor’s Note: Bendigo is a fascinating city, with its architecture, wide streets, galleries, restaurants and cafes that hold their own with any city. You can add to your experience of visiting the Bendigo Writer’s Festival by staying awhile and taking in many of the great attractions that beckon you to come back time and time again. Find out more by visiting www.bendigotourism.com where you can download the free Bendigo Region App.
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Gathering in the creative heartland of Central Victoria, the festival will be opened by Former Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. Writers include Max Allan, James Boyce , James Bridie, James Button, Richard Cornish, Robin De Crespigny, Dennis Glover, Shane Howard, Sal Kimber, Ambellin Kwaymullina, Anna Krien, Lisa McCune, Alice Pung, Tony Wilson and more participating in panel discussions, story telling, performances and special events.
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New Life in Old Space Rated as one of Victoria’s most historically and architecturally important buildings emerging from the gold rush era of the 1850s. The former Royal Hotel and Theatre in Maldon holds a significant place in the history of Victoria and now has a new lease of life. The theatre and hall section of The Royal has become home to Vanilla Spice – Maldon’s Christmas shop. This shop defies all logic as it is kept busy the whole year by the demands of “Christmas Collectors”. The entire space is chock-a-block with Christmas paraphernalia from larger than life sculpted characters to the tiniest stars and people come from all around the country to buy. Now occupying the hotel section of the building is Wicked Temptations Café & Wine Bar, bringing their excellent meals, wide selection of wines, pastries and all things yummy across the road from their
previous spot on the corner. The much larger premises allows for more dining space and is a vast improvement on their former café, which was lovely and cosy, but small. Now visitors to both Wicked Temptations and Vanilla Spice will be able to interact between the two through the connecting doors from the hotel area to the theatre, this allows freedom of movement to be able to take in and appreciate the craftsmanship of the building’s architects. Relatively few of these significant structures have survived, so to see this building renewed in such a way warms the cockles of your heart.
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Maldon In Winter Festival Maldon will be abuzz with activity from 30th June this year with the Maldon In Winter Festival. Coinciding with school holidays, Maldon In Winter is a two week event that culminates with the Christmas In July Street Market on the 13th with a highlight being the CFA community Bonfire and Fireworks. As part of the festival, the Maldon Art show, which opens on 6th July, features over 250 works of art by around 50 Central Victorian artists within five categories - painting, mixed media, print making, photography and water colour and this year the Art Show features a new category with a $1,000 prize for the work deemed to be the overall winner. Every year the Maldon Art Show has grown in stature and the number and quality of work displayed. A central theme to Maldon In Winter is Christmas in July where retailers compete to create the most interesting Christmas themed window displays.
This year “gold” plays a significant role in the festival with exhibitions hosted by the Maldon Vintage Museum, Maldon Battery and Maldon Museum. Maldon Focus Group is also hosting a lecture on Maldon’s gold history. The Lecture is called Minnows and Monsters - Gold Mining in Victoria and promises to be an informative evening for those interested in Central Victorian Gold heritage. There are many other events that make up Maldon In Winter including special Christmas In July Dinners, and Steam Train Rides for Kids. The 2013 event features something for everyone, so it is worth putting Maldon as your destination for the first two weeks of July. Octagonal Resources and the Maldon District and Community Bank Branch are major sponsors of Maldon In Winter and you can download an event program on www.maldon.org.au. For more information, contact Harry Koponen 0412 121 625.
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Buda & Bendigo Art Gallery Join Forces Buda Historic Home and Garden in Castlemaine, together with the Bendigo Art Gallery are hosting the 12th Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Award Exhibition from 29th June to 28th July, 2013. The Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Award is a unique national biennial exhibition with acquisitive and non-acquisitive prizes, showcasing contemporary silver and metalwork practice in Australia. To commemorate the significant contribution to Australian silver smithing by the noted Colonial silver smith, Ernst Leviny, Buda Historic Home and Garden established the award exhibition in 1988. The Leviny family lived at BUDA for more than 118 years. The Award exhibition will be held at the Post Office Gallery - a satellite space of Bendigo Art Gallery, at 51–67 Pall Mall, Bendigo.
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In conjunction with this event, Buda will host a display of Stanley Ellis enamelware on loan from Castlemaine Art Gallery, as well as work by Ernest Leviny. These two Castlemaine identities were masters in their respective areas of metalcraft: Ernest Leviny as a nineteenth century gold and silversmith of note; and Stanley Ellis as an earlymid twentieth century metal and enamelwork craftsman and teacher. This exhibition will include original metalwork produced by both Leviny and Ellis. These are two fascinating exhibitions you really should see. For further information, call Buda on (03) 5472 1032 or email admin@budacastlemaine.org
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Almost Back On Track A bushfire sweeping through the countryside near Daylesford in February 2009 almost brought to an end one of the most popular tourist features of the town. Destroying a considerable section of the Daylesford to Bullarto railway line, it placed into jeopardy the ongoing viability of the railway journeys and the high profile Sunday Market. Not to be daunted, Daylesford Spa Country Railway spokesperson, Bronwyn Liddelow said at the time that the DSCR was determined to continue offering visitors and locals the opportunity to experience the railway as well as keeping a vital part of the region’s
history alive. This determination galvanized the DSCR and community groups to raise funds for the repairs, which has resulted in the line being almost fully restored and the expectation is that the line will be completely opened within the next few months. It hasn’t been easy. Raising the necessary funds in itself has been a challenge with the wheels of bureaucracy turning slowly, but perseverance prevails and this major draw card to the town is again alive and well. For information on the railway visit www.dscr.com.au or call 0422 076 272.
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Kuna at Alpaca Passion
Sourcing garments for their stores, Keith and Liz Wadsworth of Alpaca Passion regularly travel to Peru, the home of the Alpaca from where the stunning range of Kuna fashion comes forth. Here is a glimpse of the style of the Alpaca Passion winter range – efficiently making the transition into spring. 72 Vincent Street, Daylesford - alpacapassion.com.au
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Meet You At Cliffy’s It’s quirky, cluttered, tweaks the imagination and is pretty good at serving up delicious food and fantastic coffee. It’s Cliffy’s Emporium in Daylesford, a café, a provedores and a photographers dream with many a shutterbug risking life and limb standing on the very busy road in order to capture the front of the café in their lens. Cliffy’s has been around for a while now and was possibly the forerunner of many an establishment promoting, selling and displaying regional produce. After a bumper season, locals regularly take their excess crops to Cliffy’s and the sight of baskets, buckets and crates full of fresh fruit and vegetables - often still clothed in the earth of the paddock, will greet customers as they walk through the door. Cliffy’s is known for helping people who produce the food in the region as seen on the menu. Written up on paper bags with a felt pen, and hanging from an iron stand on each
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table – it changes with the seasons as this café prides itself with using regional and seasonal produce in its dishes. When arranging to meet friends in Daylesford, it’s so easy to say; “meet you at Cliffy’s.” It’s the place to see and be seen.
Swing Into Spring 5th to 15th September Kyneton’s iconic Daffodil and Arts Festival is given a kick start with the Antique Fair on 30th August and the event – with ‘Swing into Spring’ as it’s theme, commences with an opening evening on September 5 continuing with a wide variety of events, arts and recitals until the Festival end on September 15. A number of garden and floral events will feature along with the Festival of One Act Plays this year in the Kyneton Town Hall, ferret racing, buskers and scarecrows, music recitals, and great shows with a Command Performance featuring many local and renowned artists, literary events, art exhibitions and a glittering Old Time Ball. New this year will be an Indigenous Art Exhibition, Art Photography Exhibition and Discover Kyneton History Walks. Enjoy Kyneton’s famous hospitality with fine food and wine and
a gourmet sausage-making class. The Festival concludes with a truly magnificent Grand Parade on Sunday September 15. The Parade has grown each year with the 2012 event attracting more than 1,000 people, young and not so young, who with classic vehicles, floats, stilt walkers, highland, brass and drumming bands and dragon dancers who paraded through Kyneton to the centre of town. This year thousands of people will again line the street to be treated to another great spectacle. The Parade is traditionally followed by a family fair, performances and rides in Kyneton’s main streets and this year a classical music recital at the Mary Moloney Theatre at Sacred Heart College will be a highlight. For the program and updates visit www.kynetondaffodilarts.org.au or phone 5422 2282.
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Harmony
By Roger McLean - Herbal Lore As a nation, we’re pretty strong consumers of alcohol – beer, spirits, wine, liqueurs, you name it, we’ll drink it - Australians love to imbibe, mostly we drink for the pleasure of it, so when you hear of a collection of fine liqueurs that are not only appealing to the taste buds, but are actually therapeutic, we need to know more. Roger McLean of Herbal Lore Liqueurs has developed a range of liqueurs with therapeutic benefits, so we asked Roger to tell us more and over the next four issues of Secrets, you’ll learn about those benefits. We start the series here with the liqueur called Harmony Known as the ‘Gentle Uplifter’, this delicate, subtle slightly fruity liqueur is the young maiden in our range of Herbal Liqueurs – simple, pure and sweet. She is the mildest, least complex of the Golden Liqueurs, in fact, of the entire range! Harmony is made with eleven herbs of which Elder Flower is the dominant herb. In this liqueur, the addition of Elder Flower is a special touch
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of magic. It creates a silky smooth, honey-like experience, as if one were drinking liquid gold. Elder Flowers are tiny, scented cream flowers which are born in summer, followed by black berries. The Elder shrub is a large deciduous shrub with corky, gray-brown bark and feathery leaves. All parts of the Elder bush have healing qualities and medicinal uses.. Elder Flowers (which are used in Harmony) are traditionally used to lower fevers and relieve the symptoms of colds, influenza, sinusitis, congestion from mucus, hay fever and other upper respiratory tract problems. As well, the flowers have diuretic, laxative, antiinflammatory and anti-viral properties. This important plant has been called ‘the medicine chest of the people’, and in magical combination with the other 10 herbs may assist us in forgetting the rigours of everyday life, gently uplifting us to where anything is possible.
Eating Out Without Meat By Jane Marriott
Whether you are vegetarian for health or moral reasons it seems the further you go from Melbourne the more difficult it is to find places to eat in rural or regional restaurants or cafes. (Throw into the mix my partner’s gluten intolerance requirements and the choice is even more limited.) So when you find a place with one or two reasonable choices on their menu it is cause for celebration and worth sharing with today’ s growing number of people who have a vegetarian diet. Preparing vegetarian food is pretty easy... any soup, salad, pie, pasta, stir fry, wrap, quiche, pattie or burger made without meat or fish qualifies as vegetarian. There is no need to get into the scary concept of tofu for protein as there are thousands of recipes for tasty vegetable based meals. Roast pumpkin salad, felafels (chickpea base), zucchini and sweet potato quiche – minus the bacon please, chickpea curry and roast vegies with a stuffed mushroom or
capsicum are examples of simple and easily prepared dishes. Some vegans are happy to eat an occasional meal with egg, milk or cheese but it only takes a little thought to have a vegan pasta, salad or stir fry on the menu. For celiacs and gluten intolerant diners it is helpful to have gluten and barley free soy milk available and a loaf of the many gluten free breads in the freezer. A gluten free selection of sweet treats is also appreciated. Being made to feel that you are a bit “weird” when you ask if there is a vegetarian or vegan choice on the menu is not a pleasant feeling especially if there are no other choices for eating out in your vicinity. In our region, Central Victoria, there are a few cafes who oblige with meat free dishes, but It would be great if more of our regional cafes and restaurants catered for and promoted menus which will satisfy diners with a range of dietary requirements.
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New Hope For Gluten Intolerant Sufferers Sufferers of celiac disease and who are gluten intolerant have found eating out and buying gluten free products problematic for a long time. Now there is light at the end of the tunnel. Terry Hunter opened the doors to the New Freedom Bakery in Bendigo in May producing breads, rolls, buns, cakes, pastries and slices that are gluten free. Terry worked diligently for 17 years, developing flours and baking techniques to ensure the entegrity of the produce and while it can be seen as a very brave move to dedicate the entire range to gluten-free, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. As one of only four such bakeries in Victoria, the demand for the products is high and it’s good to know that the bread will stay fresh for up to three days enabling people from outside the city to take home a loaf. The New Freedom Bakery is at 26 Short Street, in Bendigo’s CBD and is open 8.30am to 6pm Monday
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Stretching the Curd
By Nardia Baxter-Keene of Goldfields Farmhouse Cheese It’s been about seven and half years since I last made a stretched curd cheese and I had a hankering to get my hand in again. To be honest, it’s been seven and a half year since I successfully made a stretched curd cheese. A couple of years ago I had an attempt to make mozzarella. I decided not worry about a starter culture as I could do direct set instead; however this wasn’t a good idea. The thought that I did’nt need to use pH strips, as I could tell the pH by feel, was actually wrong. I ended up with a horrid rubbery mess that would not stick together. This time I was not going to take short cuts, I was going to do it right! With the children off at school I set to work sanitising my workspace and equipment. I added my carefully prepared starter culture, waited patiently as the rennet turned my milk into curds and-whey. The-curd was-cut and turned, natural beautiful organic uplifting gently warmed and then IKyneton waited for the acid 43B High Street,
development to reach just the right point before stretching could begin. In order to stretch the curd, it needs to be submerged in 70°C water. Yes that is rather warm, but with my trusty rubber gloves, I worked my beautiful curd, warming it through until it began to yield. I had forgotten how much fun it was to make a stretch curd cheese. It was so satisfying to work the curd stretching and folding until it reaches a silky smoothness before finally forming it into round shapes. The mozzarella was finished off by dunking the freshly made cheese into a light brine bath. I love how the freshly made cheese squeaks against the teeth when eaten. Why not have a go at making your own mozzarella with one of our classes in June and September. For details go to www.goldfieldsfarmhouse.com.au
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TEA ROOMS This beautiful collection of Egg Art can be seen in the heart of Beaufort, opposite the bakery. 56 Neill St (Western Hwy) Beaufort T 03 5349 2138 E info@beaufortmotel.com Gallery and Tea Room open Thursday to Monday, 10am-4pm or by appointment. Buses and groups catered for.
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Winter at St Erth Winter tends to be a period of hibernation when life turns inward. Huddled up in front of the fire with a good book knowing that you should be in the garden preparing for spring, but it’s a brave soul who ventures forth willingly. Not so at the Garden of St Erth in Blackwood. There they’re busy preparing for the onset of spring when green fingers are itching to get stuck into the soil and planting. The Diggers Club produces six catalogues each year and the winter one is out now. It’s a superb resource for ideas for new additions to the garden and is full of suggestions on what you can do in your garden, what is available - such as citrus trees, potatoes and heaps more. There are also articles on how to undertake certain tasks like the correct way to prune trees along with other handy hints.
to answer questions and solve those gardening problems you’ve been wrestling with. The people at the Garden of St Erth are also busy finishing building the new function centre opening soon. The centre is designed for weddings, functions and workshops, plus the café, which is open from Thursday to Monday gives you even more reason to visit and to “linger longer”. Whether you’re a dedicated green thumb or someone who just likes to dabble in the garden, a visit to the Garden of St Erth is a delightful way to spend a day and it’s easy to reach from Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong – in fact anywhere. Find out more by visiting the website www.diggers.com.au
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She’s Back to Her Best! It has taken a long time and it happened in stages, but The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham’s much loved “corner pub” has finally been fully restored and re-opened. After the devastating fire that almost destroyed the hotel several years ago, it lay in ruins until purchased by Rod Hughes who set about to return ‘The Cosmo’ as she is affectionately known, to her former glory and beyond. It started with the restoration of the stables and gardens, which served as the bar, restaurant and function area while work continued on the main building. The demise of the original ‘Cosmo’ had a profound effect on the town – it was an integral part of the town’s identity and when the redevelopment was proposed, the local community was involved through regular public meetings to keep residents informed and give them a sense of ownership of ‘their Cosmo”. This resulted in many residents offering samples of old wallpaper, photos, plans and stories of what ‘the old girl’ used to be like. Now completed, the doors are once again open to a very appreciative public. Throughout the process, the quality of the food and service has never wavered and continues with an impressive menu using regional produce as much as possible and an extensive array of regional wines and beers. The evocative Stables are still available for weddings and functions. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday with live music on Sundays, a visit to The Cosmopolitan has to go onto your bucket list.
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My Poor Butterfly A short story by Patrick Tofts
He was a happy butterfly. He went his own way entranced, enraptured, excited by everything. There were always flowers with intriguing scents to linger over and tall waving grasses to zoom and zip around. His life was surely wonderful. Then one warm sunny day he found he wasn’t flying over sweet smelling flowers or between the rustly leaves of the trees, but over something quite extraordinary and he almost dropped out of the sky in amazement. It shimmered. It sparkled. He had to fly down for a closer look. ‘I just love it here, I could stay for ever’, he exclaimed and settled on an overhanging branch and gazed at this magical new world. Utterly perfect”, he thought. But quietly, unknown to him, little bubbles began popping up onto the surface below him, the water gently rippled and swirled and up came a fish, no ordinary fish, but a young rainbow trout. He looked down wide-eyed; he had never seen anything quite so beautiful. ‘Hello, you’re a butterfly aren’t you?’ she said in a cute, burbly sort of way. ‘Yes I am,’ he managed, holding firmly onto the branch. ‘I haven’t seen you before.’
home, then they could always be close. News of this unusual friendship soon travelled up and down the river. ‘Lovely couple.’ the swallows all agreed as they swooped over the river in figures of eight catching insects. ‘She can be a little dreamy at times,’ said the other young rainbow fish. ‘End in tears,’ mumbled the owl in his sleep. And through the long warm days of summer they enjoyed a happy relationship, even adventurous. ‘Hold onto the fin on my back,’ she said one day. Nervously he flew around her, summoning up courage to fly down and settle on the slippery fin. ‘Come on silly, she burbled. ‘I’ll look after you.’ ‘I’m ready,’ he cried holding on firmly and off they went. First she just swam gently along the calmer, shallow water nearest the bank so he could get the feel of it, then ‘Hang on, here we go,’ and they criss-crossed the river, swishing through the choppy current. He had to stay low and fold his wings tightly as the spray flew by. ‘F..f.. fabulous,’ he shouted bravely. ‘Mad. Mad. Mad’ croaked the frogs
‘well er no. I just dropped in,’ he replied, as he stared into her dreamy eyes. ‘It’s lovely here’.
After much zooming around the river they decided to slow down and say hello to some of the residents.
‘Beautiful.’ She burbled. ‘I’d love to stay, but it’s getting late. Maybe we could see each other tomorrow?’ He said. ‘Maybe’ she burbled as she slipped below the surface.
The busy bunch of coots in the rushes didn’t even look up. The white ducks nodded politely of course, but the mother swan waved her neck and gave them a hiss. ‘She’s sitting on her eggs, she’s like that, said the fish. The otter, having eaten enough fish for the day just licked his lips as he swam under them - they never knew.
He arrived home in a daze. He couldn’t sleep, all he could do was think about “Her” and the next time he would see “Her” and what he was going to say to “Her”. He was up at first light and away to find their meeting place, but got lost Frustrated he flew down and asked the way from a squirrel collecting nuts for the winter. ‘No time. No time,’ came the brisk reply. He asked a fox if he knew the way, that was brave. ‘I’m going in that direction. Ducks, nice plump ducks over there. Follow my tail and you won’t get lost,’ said the fox. It was getting late when he arrived at the sparkling river, found the tree at last, and flew up to that branch.’ ‘Did she remember?’ Anxiously he looked upstream, then downstream. The answer came with a whoosh. For up soared the fish with a shower of water droplets catching the late afternoon sun and down she dived in a marvelous rainbow splash. ‘How wonderful.’ he sighed. Her sleek, glistening body then surfaced below him and she looked up and said; ‘You came back?’ in her lovely burbly way. ‘I had to,’ he replied shakily. A day didn’t go by without flying over to see her, so he decided not to waste time and make the tree his new
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She often took him to see her favourite places. On one afternoon trip upstream, she showed him the old willow tree. ‘Look, that’s where I played tag and hide and seek when I was small,’ she said fondly. And who did she see down there, playing amongst its ancient twisty roots, but her cousins, lots of them; and without a thought she dived down and joined in the fun. When he opened his eyes, his world was rather blurry and upside down, for he was staring at the river bottom. Fortunately little bubbles of air had been trapped along the hairs of his body, helping him stay afloat. He managed to lift his head just enough to see where he was. But when he tried moving his wings, they stayed stuck to the surface. ‘How could she forget?’ He didn’t understand. Meanwhile she was having a splendid time playing hide and seek, like old times. ‘Couldn’t miss the fun
then?’ Said everyone. ‘It’s been ages.’ She replied. ‘Well, you’ve been spending all your time with that pretty butterfly’ and they all giggled. ‘Oh no!’ she cried out, realizing what she had done. Meanwhile the butterfly was at the mercy of the current and picking up speed. With the waterfall not so far away, things weren’t looking good.’ The water rat watching from his hole in the riverbank, grinned. ‘Not having much fun now, are we Mr. Butterfly?’ The songbirds fell silent as he sped by and in the grassy shadows the fox shook his head. ‘Fish can be tricky.’ Leaves and twigs banged and buffeted him. The water was now rippling like a roller coaster shaking him up badly. He found it hard to see and gulped for air and his beautiful wings were hurting. The otter swam up alongside. ‘Where’s that fish now?’ Shocked at her forgetfulness for her dearest friend, she gave a huge flick of her tail and took off in search of him using the current for extra speed. The river birds followed her like a cloud. The heron. stalking minnows looked up. ‘What’s the hurry?’ But there up ahead, was a little patch of colour, bobbling along and she cried out, ‘I’ll save you.’ The butterfly, so weak and waterlogged couldn’t hear a thing in the rush and tumble of water, or know she was near. ‘Maybe I should have stayed in my world. Lived a life like all the other butterflies,’ he thought, as he swept along faster and faster. ‘I have no regrets’. In desperation she made a huge leap out of the river. For an instant she saw him lift his head then vanish into the roar of falling water and misty rainbows. Now she needed all her remaining strength to escape being swept over after him. Exhausted she found calm water under the over-hanging bank and sank to the bottom and sobbed. It was days before she had the courage and strength to make her way back to her part of the river. She wanted to be alone, but her friends gathered around her. ‘We’re really sorry. It was going so well.’ They said sadly. The days were empty; she’d never felt like this before. ’If only I hadn’t been so selfish,’ she thought. ‘This would never have happened.’ Autumn came and found her often returning to the place they first met. There she would rise and swirl under the tree and stare up at the empty branch. ‘I’m sorry, she would burble. ‘I spoilt it all’. Her visits didn’t go unnoticed. ‘I’ve seen ‘im do that regular like,’ whispered the man with fishing flies around his tweed hat. ‘I dunno what’s goin’ on, but it’s mighty interestin’. ‘What sort of fish is it, grandpa?’ the boy asked quietly. ‘O that’ll be a Rainbow trout, they’re a bootiful lookin’ fish and tasty too, especially with those mushrooms we picked early this mornin.’
him with a nice little worm. Let it float down with the current.’ The children watched closely as he picked out a worm from a writhing tin full and carefully nicked it with a nasty small hook. ‘Keeps it lively,’ he said. It was going to be a tricky cast from under the trees, but their Grandpa had been fishing the river since he was a boy and the worm landed gently up stream. The fish had moved away from under the branch and swam slowly upstream, her heart full of sadness. She never really gave the wriggling snack coming her way her usual careful investigation, she just took it. Zap! The hook pierced her upper lip. Instinctively she dived to the left, quickly turned to the right and sped along the bottom of the river and then at full speed went for the rushes. ‘Oh no you don’t my beauty,’ shouted the Grandpa and keeping the rod high, very slowly reeled her closer to the surface, but she leapt up and came down with a huge splash. ‘He’s a real fighter this one. Whoa! Can’t let him get into those roots, he’ll break my line.’ Grandpa had done this all before. She found she couldn’t turn her head, whatever she did, twisting or diving, she was still invisibly being steered away from the safety of deeper water; she wasn’t free anymore. Tiring now she tried one more dive, but it failed to rid her of this thing, pulling, pulling her into the shallows. ‘Gently’, said grandpa as he reeled her slowly into the waiting keep-net. ‘Don’t want to lose ‘im mow.’ She didn’t understand what was happening as she was lifted from her world to lay gasping in another. From the middle of the keep-net she looked up at humans for the first time and felt alone and frightened. ‘Ah, there’s a nice young fish, nearly a kilo, I’d guess,’ said an excited grandpa as he took the hook out of her lip. They looked down at her. It was the little girl who spoke. ‘It’s too beautiful. Put it back Grandpa.’ ‘You’re stupid, said her brother. ‘It’ll go down a treat with them mushrooms and a bit of bacon.’ said grandpa encouragingly. ‘I don’t care; I’m going home, said the girl. ‘You’re all horrid’ and began to cry. The fish still gasping her life away, could only stare at the empty blue sky. The Grandpa gave a small nod, maybe of understanding and carefully lifted the fish from the keep-net and slid it back into shallow water. ‘Another day, my beauty,’ he said gently. She didn’t move. The boy stared. The little girl bit her lip. Then with a little wave of her tail the fish slipped away into the sparkling river.
‘Are you going to catch it?’ said the curly haired little girl. ‘Well, I’ll have a cast or two, just for you. I’ll tempt
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A Secret Yarn We didn’t have to go far to discover this Secret – only a few kilometres in fact, but Tailored Strands in Allendale has been growing and processing Alpaca yarns for around ten years and we didn’t know about it. Only when talking to Merrilyn Simms from Threadneedle Crafts in Daylesford and learning that they now stock Tailored Strands alpaca yarns, did we discover that this internationally known business was our neighbour. Needing to know more, I visited the farm and met co-owner John Edwards, who with wife Lucy operates the business. The alpaca yarns are all processed from Australian alpaca fleece, while the blended yarns use Australian wool as well as the alpaca. With a wide range of colours, the yarns are sold throughout Australia and overseas and also online. The farm itself has a diverse range of animals including rare breed sheep, a few cattle, alpacas of course, peacocks and the craziest chook that chases anything and everything and is afraid of nothing. An interesting sideline of this farm is that they lease alpacas to farmers for sheep protection. A ‘farm shop’ is set up on the property, where the yarns are available for sale along with knitting patterns designed by Lucy and they will run group tours by appointment, but you do have to book. It just goes to prove that you don’t always know what’s in your own backyard.
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The Manor Reborn You’re sitting reading this magazine while enjoying a coffee in one of the many cafes in the region and you’re thinking “Gosh, I would really like to live here”. Well here’s your chance! Lynton Shannon owner and operator of Station Guest House in Daylesford is leasing the Manor House, which is part of the Station Guest House complex. Although only having been built 18 years ago, the Manor House was specifically designed to fit in with the Station Guest House Homestead, which has been standing since the 1850’s. The Manor House is currently run as a bed & breakfast, however it is so adaptable, it can have any number of uses – health and wellbeing consulting rooms, offices, or with a bit of tweaking – a restaurant. Currently, the eight rooms are set up as elegant bedrooms, each with it’s own bathroom and has been a successful bed & breakfast since it was built. Separate hallways connect the bedrooms
to the main, beautifully appointed reception and dining room, ensuring the privacy of all guests. The Manor House is set in beautiful grounds with shared parking, central heating and air conditioning in the main lounge, however the return verandah guarantees the heat stays on the outside in the summer while guests remain cool and comfortable on the inside. Surrounded by beautiful grounds, close to all the attractions of Daylesford and easily accessible from Castlemaine, Kyneton, Woodend, Bendigo and Ballarat, this property offers a great opportunity for anyone to run a business, whilst living and enjoying the country lifestyle. Your imagination is your only limitation. To speak to the owner direct and to learn how you can be “Lord or Lady “of the Manor House call Lynton Shannon on 03 5348 1459 or email sgh@netconnect.com.au
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Winter Astrology by Lyndall McQuinn If you have the view that winter begins when June does then the first astrological phenomenon will be the dark moon in Gemini on June 8. Well from my perceptions Geminis are being thrown around in a myriad of whirlwinds at the moment. Jupiter is progressing through this sign and will leave it as from the end of June. The influence of Jupiter tends to expand whatever it is near, so in the case of Gemini that is usually their thinking. Many Gemini life paths have suddenly diverted off into new and unknown terrain and Gemini seems to be chasing along behind. The dark moon may give them time to peruse and regroup. Sagittarius has just experienced the full moon eclipse prior to the beginning of winter on May 25th. This could also be a sudden jolt or wake up call, which could see the following dark moon in early June as an inner time to redress and rethink your directions. Like Gemini, Sagittarius too could have been flying along at the speed of light due to others with big ideas inspiring Sagittarius to take action. Cancer will have their turn for abundance as Jupiter moves into their sign
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at the end of June and will be there for approximately a year. So this is time to cultivate your abundance programs. Use this energy wisely. As Jupiter can lead to excess, the Cancerian excess tends to be watery, which is emotional so abundant emotion would be the aspiration. Let’s celebrate birthdays, which all fall in winter to the fullest, fall romantically in love and generally bathe in happiness. Capricornians are still amazing themselves with the inner transformation they are uncovering due to the dig and delve effect of Pluto dredging through their sign. Not only is Pluto demanding to look deep within, Jupiter across in Cancer will also produce an expansive view for better or worse and Uranus is throwing thunderbolts from Aries. This is all very proactive and profound for our usually conservative Cappys. Leo you to can draw on the Uranus thunderbolts being thrown out of Aries, in a measure to liberate the creator in you. This energy will flow easily into your life, the only snag may be if you are quite happy with how things are and aren’t anticipating a wild Arien thunderbolt. As with all things Uranian go with the flow because you certainly can’t halt it. The dark moon in August in your sign may give you some down time.
Aquarius you are going to experience a Blue Moon. Yes you have two full moons in your sign, one in July and one in August. Wow it is all happening on a lunar level. Eclipses in May and Blue Moon in August. Well you know what they say; Once in a blue moon.- Aquarius complete the sentence. Why not have a once in a blue moon experience? Virgo Don’t feel left out of all the hurley burly of those thunderbolts; your influences are quiet and gentle if not slightly confused. This is not generated by your sign but is coming across the zodiac from Pisces where Neptune a beautiful and enticing energy is radiating her allure either in the form of somebody, real or imagined in your direction. Dreams and healing are your vocation for winter in any form or reality.
Pisces yes we were just talking about you. Neptune and Chiron are traversing blissfully through your sign. These two are very interesting together because one is Pisces’ ruler Neptune so you may feel more comfortable with your chaos than ever and Chiron rules the opposite sign to Pisces, which is Virgo. This tends to create a euphoric discomfit. Neptune would love to drift alone in the veils whilst Chiron calls you back to look and heal and see in an, oh so gentle way. Aries you are so alive with that bludgeoning Uranus thumping its way through your life. Its major effect is still on the March borns but it is coming the way of the Aprilians sometime soon. Hold on and go with the force is my catch cry for Aries. Anything is possible so work towards your goals until you get swept up in the Uranian thrust which will throw you into a pathway either the one you dreamt of or another one entirely. Libra you are flying under the radar, quite cozily quiet and only occasionally
blasted from across the zodiac by a fragmented Uranus thunderbolt. Influences on your life are subtle at present, no moon news to speak of and these major transits of the outer planets only affect you by back-wash. It can be hard to distinguish what is actually influencing you at all. Taurus you tend to be similar to Libra. Many of the influences coming your way are subtle and offering a smooth sailing type of effect. In fact many great opportunities are there for the taking if you can see them. Pluto, which delves deeply, but transforms, is influencing with smooth flowing feel coming from Capricorn which makes life all very practical and ambitious. Saturn, which is calling Scorpio to task, is helping you to structure and create options with others or because of others and the Pisces duo and Jupiter in Cancer all connect to Taurus in harmonious flow. So nice Taurus if you can appreciate it. Scorpio there is creative movement for you. You can feel the tides of passion and a depth of creativity is crying out deep inside. Saturn’s down to earth restrictive nature will
help you pull the creations from the abyss and structure them so they can work for you. This is a productive phase in a Scorpio private way. You may hang your creations on your own walls, where you can reflect upon them. Well another winter, in we delve. There is lots of lunar activity to keep us vigilant and to give us reason to ritualize. There are two groups of outer planet activity. The combination of Uranus, Pluto and Chiron, is moving all of us rapidly because it doesn’t let us dwell too long. Dig it up - Pluto, heal it-Chiron, move on –Uranus. The second group Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter are all in water so the emotional frameworks of our lives are under review. We can be excessively anxious or we can structure our emotional realities to work more abundantly for us. Love and Blessings, enjoy the inner journeys that are winter. Lyndall McQuinn.
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