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Contents Winter 2014
5. Home on the Ranges
Regulars:
6. My Hanging Rock
32: Winter Astrology
12. A State of Undress
34: Markets & Visitor Information Centres
13. The Write Stuff 15. The Art of Storytelling 17. Ballarat Doors – Selfie Winter Challenge 18. Macedon on a Plate 22. A Tasty Trio 25. Site Specific 27. Shortcut to a Tree-Change 31. Breakfast Bowl
From The Editor They say, “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger”, which must mean the past few months have made us here at Secrets as strong as Mallee bulls. We moved to our new office earlier than anticipated, which has thrown us a few challenges. Then we were hit with a variety of communication problems, including being caught up in a national internet outage that affected 66,000 users throughout regional Australia. Have you ever tried to download massive files with a dodgy connection? Not something for the faint hearted. A few other challenges have been added to the mix, but if I mention them, I run the risk of whinging and I prefer to take a Pollyanna approach to life.
We have managed to weather the storms and life seems to be settling somewhat. We love our office and now have space for all our staff and contributors to meet and work. It also gives us the environment to brainstorm and plan the future direction of the print edition of Secrets Magazine and our online expansion, but enough of that for now – we’ll be introducing our new team and features in the Spring issue. In the meantime, we have plenty of interesting reading to help keep you warm during winter. Our features and online editor Linley Wilkie, has been working her keyboard to the bone with some great stories, including a fascinating profile on Hanging Rock and some of the people who have a strong
attachment to the monolith. Linley also spoke with former New York correspondent Sara James, who now lives on the edge of the Wombat State Forest. Our Town on a Plate dish will have you salivating from the get-go – pig cheeks with wild mushroom ravioli – created by Mark Renaud of Olive Jones restaurant in Macedon. In partnership with 212m Photographic Gallery & Studio in Ballarat, we are running a fun competition to find specific doors in the Ballarat CBD. Take a selfie in front of the doors, send it to 212m Gallery and be in the running for a great prize. Keep those tootsies warm. Norma Morton Editor
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Home on the Ranges You’d be forgiven for thinking Manhattan and Macedon Ranges were chalk and cheese, with unequivocal differences. However having lived in both places, foreign correspondent and author Sara James sees their sameness. “I lived in the heart of Manhattan for 15 years and I loved it. I’ve lived here (the edge of the Wombat State Forest) for six years and I love it. They are similar in their distinctiveness,” she says. “I love the energy, the vibrancy, the hurly burly creative charge of a city and I love the beauty and splendor of the countryside.” Sara’s first visit to Australia was in 1994, when she was dating her now husband, Andrew Butcher. She returned in 1997 for a series of reports on Australian people, most memorably Steve Irwin, with whom she chased deadly snakes and crocodiles. Her introduction to the Macedon Ranges didn’t eventuate until she had relocated from the US. “I had driven by the Macedon Ranges when we would come to visit Andrew’s family, who lived (in Muckleford) near Castlemaine,” she recalls. “It was a landmark that indicated one hour until we get to his parents. We never stopped, because we’d had a huge journey and were en route from Tullamarine airport to see family.” However in 2007, when the family (the couple have two daughters) knew they were going to move to Australia, Andrew suggested she stop by Mt Macedon. “I pulled off the highway and thought, ‘Look at this place, it’s beautiful – why didn’t anybody tell me?’”
been here forever, born and raised and then people who have moved here because they wanted that tree changer lifestyle.” Sara likens her country life-cum-city career to the motions of a cat, darting in and around, over and under and in between. “When I find myself in a moment, I try and accomplish something with it,” she says. “I also make sure I find the time to do the things that make this place special. And I don’t always get a balance right. That’s part of the challenge of life for all of us. Sometime I have to stop and say, ‘Wait a minute, I moved here for the beautiful lifestyle, I’ve got to get out there and have a walk or climb a mountain’. One of the reasons it’s lovely to live in a place like ours, is when you give yourself a little nudge and say you need to get out, you need only take a step or two and you’re in it. You don’t need to go away for a weekend; you just have to wander out your front door.”
Sara’s memoir, An American in Oz (Allen & Unwin) is out now.
“There is this beautiful otherness,” she says. “You could not be anywhere else except Australia. It’s got such a rare combination of absolutely beautiful and authentic Australian landscape and wildlife. And then with the geographical beauty are the extraordinary people. It’s an interesting part of the country. Everybody has a story. You have this combination of people who’ve
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My Hanging Rock
Four locals share what Hanging Rock means to them.
Kathy Mexted is used to people stopping in awe when they first arrive at her family’s Newham property. Their home is blessed with an uninterrupted view of Hanging Rock, its distinctive shape one of the most captivating volcanic formations in the world. Kathy’s first encounter with Hanging Rock was a literary one, studying Joan Lindsay’s classic novel Picnic at Hanging Rock in Year 12. “The book stayed with me and the music (from the subsequent film) haunted me,” she says. Decades later, Kathy found herself visiting Newham when she and husband Dennis were looking to settle in the area. “Dennis found a Newham property, so I came out and said, ‘Is that Hanging Rock?’ It was quite funny how it came back to me without me actively seeking it.” Having lived on this property for seven years, Kathy says it’s easy to become enmeshed in the moods of the rock and its neighbor, Mt Macedon. “You get some really dramatic weather patterns here, created by the mountain. Because of the fine mist coming off the mountain, we often get rainbows. It always surprises you.” An avid lover of sunrises and sunsets,
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the photographer and writer is never disappointed by the daily show presented by Mother Nature. “At teatime, I’ll often pause and just watch for that five minutes as you get the glow on the Rock.” Far from only admiring Hanging Rock from a distance, Kathy often takes her children to visit for sport and recreation. “Our son played cricket there and I used to play patonque.” She has also enjoyed events such as The Car Club Picnic and the Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen concerts. Kathy isn’t alone in recognising the property’s picturesque setting. Hugo Weaving’s recent film, Healing used aspects of her home and the original cottage as locations, a BMW commercial was shot near the dam, a past Woodend Winter Arts Festival promotional image was shot here and an artist has visited to paint from this aspect numerous times. Who knows who else has admired Hanging Rock from this vantage point in centuries gone by. “We’ve found a few florins and bits of china,” notes Kathy. “There’s definitely a feeling of us just passing through, because it’s such an ancient thing.”
The Ellis Family John and wife Ann with Ruth (Marketing Manager) and Robert (Chief Winemaker)
When John Ellis was a teenager growing up in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, he and some mates occasionally rode their bikes to Hanging Rock and home again. The winemaker was reunited with the Rock 30 years ago, when his family moved from Echuca, to fulfill their ambition of creating sparkling wine. “I was totally besotted with champagne and this region had the potential for it,” John says, recalling a bare property that was home to kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, koalas and echidnas – “they’re all still here,” he notes. After planting vines on the top side of the property, the Ellis’s had plenty of time to contemplate their new venture. “We’d sit there, looking at Hanging Rock and think, “What are we going to call ourselves?’” To their delight, the name Hanging Rock Winery had not been registered. “It’s just the most magnificent thing,” he says of the winery’s namesake. “Hanging Rock’s moods change by the minute. A cloud goes over and it’s a different colour, and with the angle of the sun late in the day, it’s pink.”
After the Ellis family arrived, they became absolute devotees of the Hanging Rock Races and subsequent events held at Hanging Rock Reserve. When the amalgamation of local shires resulted in advisory committees, John was appointed tourism representative on the Hanging Rock Committee of Management. They organised popular events such as the World’s Longest Lunch (200 people at one table on the racetrack’s main straight) and the Harvest Picnic, which ran until last year. John also notes the markets, car rallies, Valentines Day film screening of Picnic at Hanging Rock and concerts. “We love that involvement,” he says. “I would like to see more concerts, more events of that nature, and I worry that they won’t be sustainable unless there is a bigger commitment to infrastructure,” he says. “That now seems unlikely. We love the place, and we are with our community when we say, ‘Respect the Rock’. However, we are also in business, and so we are not anti-development.”
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Guido Bigolin Hanging Rock Park Ranger
Guido Bigolin has seen many changes since he began working as Hanging Rock’s park ranger in 1982. In those days, the century-old Hanging Rock Race Meets were attracting 15,000 people, with up to 600 cars driving through the gates on Sundays. The crowds made a north and south entrance difficult to manage, so the north end was eventually closed. Crushed rock paths proved to be disastrous under foot and were replaced with bitumen, resulting in far less injuries to tourists. Guido and his family were initially Hanging Rock residents, the café/gift shop the previous park ranger residence. Guido has also seen Hanging Rock become an increasingly popular venue for weddings and family reunions, together with sporting events, car rallies, markets and concerts. “It’s good for tourism,” Guido says. “It’s also good because most of those things are all gone the same day.” Throughout all these changes however, there has remained one constant – the Rock. “My main aim when I first got here was to learn to know the Rock backwards,”
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Guido says. “Then if something happens to someone, I know how to get to them.” Hanging Rock has also provided places of solitude for Guido. “There’s a spot up there where you look out from the east face over the lake. I sit there and talk to myself a bit and it recharges me.” Guido says Hanging Rock holds plenty of mystique for him. “I used to have a little Jack Russell Terrier and on one particular part of the Rock, she wouldn’t leave my legs and her hair would stand on end. Even today it’s a really eerie spot at a particular time of the morning. No other spot gives you that feeling.” Visitors have clearly had similar reactions, bits of the Rock being mailed back to Guido from all over the world - two of them are displayed in the Reserve’s Discovery Centre. Did this “souvenir” prove to jinx those who filched them? Guido shakes his head with a laugh. “It’s all just superstition.”
Penny Roberts began visiting Hanging Rock 25 years ago when her family lived in the city. “It was an escape,” she says. “We lived an urban life and to go somewhere as magical as this, it was a wonderful wild adventure playground for the children.” The frequent visits culminated in an eventual moved to the area 11 years ago. Penny has been involved in the Newham and District Landcare Group since its 2004 inception and is currently its president. The members support the Friends of Hanging Rock Group, mostly older people who were struggling to provide support for the environmental needs of the rock. State Government grants enabled 1200 plants to be introduced around the Rock’s nearby creek bed in the past two years, with 1000 more planted last autumn. Penny is also a member of the Hanging Rock Action Group, which successfully campaigned against the local government’s proposal for commercial development near Hanging Rock. As part of the agreement,
the State Government announced a contribution of $1 million over four years for maintenance at the Rock. “Hanging Rock Action Group is delighted that the Victorian Government has made such a generous contribution,” Penny says. “This is not the first time the community has become involved to prevent inappropriate land usage in and around Hanging Rock Reserve, but hopefully it will be the last.” Penny is quick to point out the importance of Hanging Rock not just personally, but also to the region. “It’s very special because it’s close to forest, yet reasonably open woodland. Despite the tourist numbers and occasional spotlights, it’s an oasis for wildlife in this area and there’s also a disproportionately high number of threatened species, such as the Brushtailed Phascogale and Powerful owls. Because it’s such an important patch with its threatened species, it’s iconic.”
Penny Roberts Newham and District Landcare Group President
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Growth Means Moving How do you measure good service delivery? Look at a business that has grown out of their old premises and moved to a larger building and you have the answer. Ellenis Salon Spa in High Street Kyneton is so good in their service delivery that they have done a hop, skip and jump across the road to a larger, more comfortable salon where they have added extra treatment rooms, a dry sauna, a Vishy shower (for the uninitiated, a Vishy Shower allows you to remain on your treatment bed and be showered) and a rain shower, that will have you “singin’ in the rain.” Ellenis now boasts two double massage and treatment rooms for couples
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as well as private single rooms. Owner Irene Thompson said: “The move hasn’t been without its dramas. There were the usual expected and unexpected building problems, then the workmen were hit with ‘man flu’, so it has been hard work getting it all finished”. Adding “the finished salon will be well worth the effort and sleepless nights. It’s nice now, but it will be beautiful”. Ellenis Salon-Spa is now at 39 High Street and if you want the ultimate in pampering, you have to give them a call or go to the website for full details of the treatments available.
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Discobolus (discus-thrower) (detail), Roman copy of a bronze original of the 5th century BC. From Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy. © The Trustees of the British Museum
A State of Undress Bendigo Art Gallery continues its run of first class exhibitions in the coming months, with two displays featuring historical treasures that celebrate the human body. The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece is part of the successful Bendigo International Collection series and includes more than 100 pieces from the British Museum’s Greek and Roman Collection, from marble and bronze sculptures to terracotta vases and jewellery. Highlights of the exhibition include a marble head from a statue of Herakles (117-118 AD) and a marble statue of Sokrates (200BC – 100 AD), reflecting how people have used the human form as an object of sensory delight, to be explored and interpreted. Eight galleries within Bendigo Art Gallery will house the artifacts, which explore themes such as the male and female physiques, athletes, the human face and experiences in sex and desire, birth, death and marriage.
designers Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood. Since the 1860s, people have been expected to achieve a fashionable physique through diet and exercise, so the exhibition also gives gallery goers an appreciation of fashion history and our changing attitudes to sex, beauty and gender. Accompanying the exhibition is a fully illustrated V&A publication, Underwear: Fashion in Detail which contains detailed illustrations of the items on display. Undressed: 350 Years of Underwear in Fashion runs from 19 July to 26 October, tickets are on sale now.
Bendigo Art Gallery is at 42 View Street Bendigo. For more information, visit www.bendigoartgallery.com.au
This is the first time the British Museum has toured an exhibition to a regional venue in Australia, the London museum one of the oldest and most revered in the world. This is The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece’s final stop, after touring Europe, Asia and the Americas. The exhibition runs from 2 August to 9 November, tickets are on sale now. Meanwhile, Bendigo Art Gallery will launch Undressed: 350 Years of Underwear in Fashion, a display of more than 80 garments from the collection of the esteemed Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The exhibition spans 350 years of corsets, petticoats and bustles, celebrating the undergarments that have lifted, padded, revealed and concealed the body. Highlights include Queen Victoria’s underwear, one of the earliest known bras, and pieces designed by celebrated fashion
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Fashion photograph, John French, 1960s. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Write Stuff The third Bendigo Writer’s Festival kicks off this August, with more than 100 writers converging on the city to celebrate the written word. This year’s event features an impressive line up of guests, including crime writer Michael Robotham, philosopher Raimond Gaita, ABC Radio National’s Natasha Mitchell and children’s author Jackie French. Blanche d’Alpuget, novelist and biographer of her husband Bob Hawke will speak at the opening session about the influence of power. According to the festival’s organisers, other highlights include: “Our Nation’s War” with political commentator Robert Manne in conversation with historian Joan Beaumont. “Telling the Truth” with Doris Brett, Mandy Sayer, Sean Condon and Craig Sherborne in
a discussion about the reliability of writers. To coincide with Bendigo Art Gallery’s new exhibition, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece, the festival also features sessions about art, including a discussion with renowned artist John Wolseley about the healing power of nature. This year’s festival also incorporates La Trobe University’s Ideas & Society forums into the program. Convened by Professor Robert Manne, the forums bring together leading thinkers and public figures for lectures and debates, to deepen understanding of critical issues and invigorate quality discussions.
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Hayley Tibbett Bendigo’s Talented Chocolatiere Chocolate rates as one of life’s great pleasures and when it’s been one of your loves all your life, it somehow seemed a natural fit for Hayley Tibbett to build a business around this delectable morsel. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs responsible for establishing a long list of successful, albeit varied businesses, it was no surprise that Hayley has developed a business of international standard in Bendigo and has won a number of awards for her efforts. Hayley was aware of the hard work and background knowledge she would need to develop the business of her dreams and there was no way she was going to jump in with both feet, without knowing the depth of the pool. This was a venture that was going to be right from day one and to do that, she needed to learn from the best. Enrolling in the Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School in Melbourne under world acclaimed chocolatier and chef, Kirsten Tibbals, Hayley perfected her craft and has continued refreshing her skills to maintain the high standard she set from the beginning. This allows her to keep up with world wide trends and places Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates within the realms of international standards.
fashion retail, prawn fishing, a 4 deck cruise boat that sailed the Whitsundays, a pie shop and factory and a well established pasta shop in Bendigo. The strong work ethic that sees Hayley toiling more hours than she cares to admit is an obvious legacy from her parents, who are now in there seventies and still working. Asked where she would like to be in five years time, Hayley unhesitatingly said, “Enjoying a greater balance of life, with a fair bit of travelling thrown in, which would include a cruise on the Rhine”. Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates is at Shop 26, Fountain Court, Bendigo.
This is a far cry from the enterprises of her parents that ranged from carpet laying,
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The Art of Storytelling By Linley Wilkie
Anne E. Stewart has been submerged in storytelling her entire life. As a child growing up in North Caulfield, her mother June used to impart her great love of literature and history and Annie (as she’s more commonly known) often listened to the stories told on ABC Radio’s Kindergarten of the Air. To top it all off, one of the family’s favourite pastimes was sitting around the table telling Joke of the Week. “The only problem at our place was getting an audience, because everyone wanted to be heard,” she says. Stories have always played such an important role in Annie’s life, it’s little wonder the Blampied local has made a successful career out of storytelling, spending the past 38 years entertaining – and in the process, educating – people throughout Australia and the world. If anyone knows the secret to good storytelling, it’s Annie. Likening the nurturing qualities of storytelling to mother’s milk, Annie says everyone should experience stories from an early age and that it’s absolutely crucial to pass them on. “If kids are talked to, sung to and read to, they develop language skills and get into reading.” Annie learnt this firsthand when she fell into storytelling in 1977 and discovered she had a knack
for it. After working as an assistant librarian in Geelong, she completed her Bachelor of Arts/ Librarianship in Ballarat before scoring her first gig as a children’s librarian in Darwin. “There’s a classic book by the doyenne of Australian children’s literature, Maurice Saxby, called Give Them Wings,” she explains. “He said, ‘If you teach kids to read, you give them wings to soar’. So that was always a big thing that I wanted to do. When I saw everyone was listening, I realised how powerful storytelling is as a means of sharing culture and history. Giving kids a sense of who they are often comes through storytelling.” Annie says a good storyteller stands just behind a story, making it not about them, but instead captivating the narrative. “The person telling the story has to have a passion for what they do and has to love the story,” she says. “It’s also great if they’ve picked a story that really suits their audience. I’ve been around a long time and I think I engage; I don’t like to talk down to people.” It was Annie’s work in the Northern Territory that encouraged her strong sense
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of family lore. She works very carefully with protocols and delivering material, that doesn’t offend or “take” someone’s story. “My oldest brother died in East Timor (Tony Stewart was among the five journalists killed in Balibo in 1975) and so many people have captured the Balibo story and think they’re experts. It just feels like they’ve taken it away,” she says.
literature museum Dromkeen Homestead in Riddells Creek, she memorably delivered the Dromkeen dinner oration (“There’s a list of luminaries who have delivered it and I’m also there, little me”). While working for ABC Radio in 2004, Annie emceed a 12-hour world music concert in front of 3000 people at Ballarat’s Botanical Gardens for the Eureka 150 world music concert.
Having spent much of her life living in the Goldfields Region, Annie also acknowledges the importance of sharing local stories. She wrote and recorded a radio series, A Correspondent from the Diggings –Tales of Eureka, which was aired on ABC Ballarat and as part of her repertoire, tells the story of the three lost children of Dayelsford. In 1867, three small brothers wandered from their Dayelsford home, their remains found a few months later after an exhaustive search by the community. “It’s an important story and because I’ve spent so long in the territory, I include indigenous place names and mythology.” At the 2012 ChillOut Festival, Annie presented a history talk, “Who was the first gay in the village?”, exploring Daylesford’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender friendly history. “It was really interesting, I didn’t realise how poignant, moving and sad it would be,” she says.
Despite so many memorable moments, Annie doesn’t hesitate when quizzed on her dream storytelling gig. “I’d like a Spiegeltent in my backyard and people to come and watch me tell stories,” she blurts out before breaking out in laughter and considering option B; a spin off from the Weekend with the Girls storytelling she has previously run at Daylesford’s Convent Gallery. “When I first started looking into stories for adults, it was my want and urge to look to Celtic legends and it was always strong women who were the heroes of my stories. That was really influential.” Annie envisions an audience in the many women who visit Dayelsford for a girl’s weekend. “It’s amazing how much storytelling loosens people up,” she says. “Women are so busy looking after everyone else, hiring a storyteller is an opportunity for women to have their souls nurtured a little bit.”
Even Annie’s career highlights are worthy of a yarn on the side. Her enlightening travels to Mexico, Columbia, Scotland, Wales and East Timor exposed her to universal stories. At former children’s
Perhaps sharing her stories in a Spiegeltent would be the icing on Annie’s cake.
Annie will be performing at the Words in Winter Festival in the first week of August. For more details visit wordsinwinter.com
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Ballarat Doors Selfie Winter Challenge Rick Broadway, photographer and owner of Ballarat’s 212m Photographic Gallery & Studio has joined forces with Secrets Magazine to launch the Ballarat Doors - Selfie Winter Challenge. Rick has photographed 27 doors, located throughout Ballarat’s beautiful and historic CBD. Your challenge is to find at least 18 and take a selfie in front of each one. The winner (or winners, if you choose to work in a team) will receive a framed 212m image of their choice, up to the value of $425. 1.
Download the PDF Entry Form from the 212m website (212m.fotomerchant. com), or from the studio at 212 Mair Street, Ballarat.
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Locate a minimum of six doors from each page of the entry form. If in doubt, ask a local for assistance – Ballarat people are a friendly bunch!
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Take a selfie that clearly shows you, or your team in front of each of the doors you select. Each door must be clearly recognised in your selfie.
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Complete the required details on the entry form and drop it into 212m between 9.30am and 5.00pm Wednesday to Sunday, together with
a $5 entry fee. The entire fee will be donated by 212m to the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute to assist with cancer research. 5.
Upload your selfies to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (#212mballaratdoors), to spread the word.
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The winning entry will be randomly drawn following the close of entries on September 14. The winner will be notified by telephone or emailed immediately following the draw. The winner’s name will be published on the 212m and Secrets website where a selection of the most creative selfies will also be published.
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Macedon On A Plate Story by Linley Wilkie Photography by Adam Brentnall journeybylight.com.au
Mark Renaud left his native Canada more than a decade ago, and after cooking at esteemed restaurants such as Jacques Raymond and The Botanical, settled in Macedon as the head chef at Olive Jones. Since then, Mark has developed an astute appreciation of the town, the community and its produce. This is his interpretation of what Macedon would be if it were a dish. “I have lived and worked in Macedon for the past four years, meeting most of the locals in that time; wonderful people with strong family values and a natural approach to life. Many commute to Melbourne daily and with our proximity, you can have the best of both worlds. The identifiable characteristic amongst us is time; the time to cook, share, love and live. My dish showcases the family values of a slow cooked meal, with the local bounty of our surrounds – a dish with city flair and country savvy.”
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Mulled wine braised pig cheeks with local mushroom ravioli and roasted seasonal vegetables Ingeredients – 2kg pig jowls, trimmed of sinew and fat – 100g kaiserfleish – 3 carrots – 4 celery stalks – 2 brown onions – 1 head of garlic, crushed – 2 litres beef stock – 1.5 litres mulled wine – Bay leaf, peppercorns, rosemary
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Method 1. Soak pig cheeks in mulled wine (use a plate to submerge the cheeks) with onion, celery and carrots in a sealed container in the fridge overnight. The next day drain, reserve liquid, boil and skim impurities away, then pass through muslin or very fine sieve. 2. Pan roast the cut kaiserfleish and reserve to garnish. In the same oil, roast the vegetables and reserve to roasting pan. Pat dry the cheeks, season with cracked pepper, then pan fry on medium heat to seal with a uniform colour reserve to roasting pan. Pour strained boiled mulled wine over cheeks and add beef stock and garlic. 3. Braise uncovered in a 165 °C oven for approximately 2.5 - 3 hours, turning occasionally. Cook until tender and moist, carefully lift cheeks from liquid and allow to cool. 4. While pig cheeks are braising, remove pasta dough and roll out on a floured surface to about 2 mm. Cut into rounds and use egg yolk to bind two circles together with seasoned, cooled mushroom filling. Simmer lightly in water before serving. 5. Serve with sautéed seasonal vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts, Dutch carrots, Jerusalem artichokes, parsnip and kipfler potatoes.
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Macedon On A Plate continued... Ravioli Pasta
Ravioli Filling
– 500g of ‘OO’ flour, sifted
– 500g locally sourced wild mushrooms, washed and cut - although there’s a plentitude of edible varieties locally, do not use unless you are certain.
– 2 egg yolks – Generous pinch of salt – Small amount of water to pull dough together Combine above by hand on a bench top, starting with a well in the flour. Consistency should be firm and uniform. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
– 2 shallots, diced – 2 garlic cloves, sliced – 1 tbsp vegetable oil – 1 tbsp butter – 150g black cabbage, chopped Combine above by hand on a bench top, starting with a well in the flour. Consistency should be firm and uniform. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
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Ian Hawkins and wife Jodie were looking for a country property where they could raise their twin daughters when they stumbled across Hepburn Spring’s stately old lady, The Grande Hotel. Having been closed for some years, the hotel was crying out to be loved again. Without prior experience in running hotels or restaurants, plunging into operating such a business would have dulled the enthusiasm of most mortals, but not this intrepid couple. They made the move over two years ago and haven’t looked back. The Grande Hotel reopened in midDecember last year with Friday and Saturday night dinners, extending the hours during March’s Chillout Festival to include weekend breakfast and lunches. Their two-hat chef Andrew Dennis is a great mentor to his kitchen staff and has built a strong and loyal team. Tucked away in a quiet street of Hepburn is one of The Grande’s great attractions, but perversely also one of its challenges. To take advantage of its position, overlooking the forest and within a 500 metre walk to the Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa, is a beautiful new deck where guests can admire nature over coffee or glass of bubbly. Ian and Jodie’s five-year plan includes a supportive client base, a café in the forest and becoming a “go to” venue for smaller weddings and events. A downstairs room previously used as a movie theatre will adapt to venues and movie nights catering to both children and lovers of art house films.
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A Tasty Trio By Stephen Oates
Heathcote, one the best Australian regions for Shiraz, is now gaining more and more recognition for producing other varieties and styles apart from rich Shiraz. There are currently more than 32 different grape varieties grown in Heathcote. GSM is a name commonly used for a red wine consisting of a blend of Grenache, Shiraz (Syrah), and Mourvèdre. This blend originated from the Rhône valley in the south of France. The three grape varieties each contribute complimentary flavours and structure to earn their place in the final blend. Grenache, the lightest of the three grapes, produces a pale red juice with soft berry scents and a hint of spiciness. As a blending component, it contributes alcohol, warmth and fruitiness, without added tannins. Shiraz contributes full-bodied, fleshy flavours of black fruits and pepper. It adds colour, backbone and tannins and provides the sense of balance that such blends require. Mourvèdre contributes elegance, structure and acidity to the blend, producing flavours of sweet plums, roasted game and hints of tobacco. The fruit for the 2012 Heathcote Grenache, Shiraz, and Mourvedre was selected from three separate vineyards in the central and northern zones of the Heathcote region. The Shiraz was hand-picked from their own vineyard in Tranter Road, Toolleen, on
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the western side of the Mt Camel Range. Fruit for the Grenache and Mourvedre was handpicked from two vineyards on the eastern side of the Mt Camel Range. The 2012 season started well with good winter rain. Early spring growth was ideal, followed by moderate temperatures and reasonable rainfall contributing to good canopy growth. Growing and ripening conditions from December through to February were close to perfect. The fruit was handpicked in excellent condition, assisted by the deep Cambrian soils of the Tellurian vineyard. The wine is bright ruby red, with lifted aromas of plum and wild strawberry with some more meaty charcuterie and earthy notes. The palate is soft and supple with lovely sweet fruit leading to a long balanced finish, with ultra-fine tannins. It’s a wine that is seductive in its youth and expected to grow in complexity during the next three to five years. With the weather much cooler and the slow cooker coming out, it’s an ideal time to enjoy the smooth and savoury characters of a good GSM blend combined with some rustic slow cooked food. In short, it’s yum, rich and smooth, with very pretty fruit, so grab a glass and try.
Everything Old is New Again To many, the arrival of winter triggers evocative images of curling up on the couch with a hot chocolate, a good book, or for the more talented among us, a knitting or quilting project, the final result of which keeps us warm for many winters to come. While quilting and patchwork may be associated with women of a (ahem) certain age, young creatives are breaking the mould and bringing a fresh perspective to age-old handicrafts.
store closing last year so Emma could concentrate on designing patchwork fabrics and quilt patterns. The 39-year-old now works for Australian quilting fabric company Elle Blue, her modern, geometric patterns in bright, bold colours a hit with young and old quilters alike. “A lot of designers come from illustrating, but I’m lucky that I have the quilting background and training, which makes it a lot easier for me.”
Emma Jean Jansen’s penchant for patchwork began in the early 1980s, the craft enjoyed by her mother and also fulfilling Emma’s love of fabric, colour and patterns. She made her first cushion at nine years old and her first quilt at 16. “There’s an entire generation that missed out on textiles and sewing,” she says. “I think basic sewing skills, how to hem a dress or sew on a button, are really important”.
Far from being a pastime or career exclusively for one demographic, Emma sees patchwork and quilting as a way of bringing all ages together. “It’s about the social aspect as well; getting together, passing it down from generation to generation, and sharing the love of sewing and patchworking,” she says. “Anyone who’s a patchworker will try to find other people in patchwork or quilting groups, and participate in exhibitions – that’s part of it, as well as the skills, which is just lovely.”
After undertaking a visual arts course at Ballarat University College, Emma then completed a Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design before working at a number of design-savvy businesses, including Warwick Fabrics and Sheridan.
Emma’s next collection, Terra Australis 2 will be available in store from July/ August. For more information, visit emmajeanjansen.com.au
When she was in her 20s, Emma and her mother opened Ballarat Patchwork, the
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The Passion of Design Passion is the driver of many things. We can be passionate about a person, about sport, learning, singing, acting, painting and design. Dianne Haynes has built her business on her passion for design and all things beautiful that fill her shop in View Street, Bendigo, called appropriately enough, Passion for Design. Starting twelve years ago with art deco paintings and lamps, the shop has grown to be a treasure trove of unique and gorgeous items from handmade imported art glass vases, candleholders, deco mirrors, paintings, jewellery and giftware. The stunning leadlight lamps by Bendigo artist Andrew Packer add to the ambience and his industrial inspired lamps are one-off and can be made to your requirements. You’ll find Israeli, gold, silver and gemstone jewellery and for that something special,
you can’t go past the hand-blown perfume bottles of Setsuko Ogishi. Yes this is a store selling to the consumer, but it is more – it is a collection of art, it is where the senses are connected to the practical and the aesthetic. Being in View Street, the arts precinct of Bendigo, Passion for Design is directly opposite the Bendigo Art Gallery and has to be on your list of ‘must go there’ destinations whether a visitor to the city or a local. Open daily from 10.30am to 5pm at 109 View Street.
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Site Specific Recently when driving through our picturesque countryside, a strange image struck me - something so alien it was not of this world of stunning landscape. In the woods west of Woodend was a McMansion! What was it doing so far from its suburban homeland? How did it find itself in the woods? Was it lost? Central Victoria is beautiful, the natural landscape and towns steeped in history make it unique. So why do some turn their back on that beauty and build something suburban in a rural community? The alien structure could easily be dismissed as poor taste, but if so, why move somewhere beautiful in the first place? The failure of McMansions is that they are not site specific. Site specific design responds to the location, climate, aspect, history, community and the client’s taste. It will never go out of fashion; even if the design is not to everyone’s taste, the property will always be sympathetic to its surroundings. Responding to a site also results in a higher level of sustainability, lower running and maintenance costs, because a house and garden that responds to its location is working with nature and not fighting it. Always keep these top tips in mind: 1. Develop a vision. Tap into your emotions - what do you love about where you live, is it the views, lifestyle, close to family and friends. Think about your taste and write it
down so you don’t lose sight of the vision. 2. Get to know the site. Where is the sun and wind? Are there views to keep or screen? How is the property positioned? What is the soil like? Link the physical parameters of the site with the emotion of the vision. You may need help from a professional – an architect, landscape designer or a builder and gardener. Ensure that whomever you engage can empathise with the vision. 3. Take action. This is the scary part; every vision and site is unique. Nothing like it has ever been built before, so you have nothing to compare it to. Construction can be a very stressful time, however if you have planned well and trust your designers and contractors then the construction should run reasonably smoothly. When we build something mundane we ignore the unique beauty around us, it detracts from the landscape and the reason why we live here. My fear is that we are in danger of losing that beauty and ourselves in the new developments in our towns and communities. There is no need to throw our hands up in the air and just say, “Well, that’s progress”. We need to accept the increased pressure of population on our communities, however we don’t need to accept poor design. Any development that ignores its location is not progress; it’s taking our community backwards.
Stephen Read Principal Designer 0418 963 885
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New Nursery Opens its Doors For all things garden and landscape, this new nursery in Maryborough is sure to tick all the boxes. Just recently opened, ASQ Garden & Landscape’s new store has a beautiful display of plants, garden furniture and delightful gift ideas. There is also a large yard full of landscaping products including sand and soil, pebbles and mulch, pavers and decorative feature products that can be used in the garden. There’s plenty of parking too.
have been meaning to buy, ASQ Garden & Landscape in Maryborough has all sorts of bright ideas that will put a smile on your face. It’s a lovely place to spend some time and get some inspiration for your garden.
For the garden enthusiast, or anyone looking for new ideas to enhance a new or existing garden, a stroll through the store and the adjoining nursery will get you thinking. Even if it’s just a pair of gumboots you are looking for, or that watering can you
Victory Park, Mostyn Street, Castlemaine 1st Sunday Every Month (except January) 9am – 1pm Phone 0429 518 985
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This accredited Farmers Market – now regarded as one of the leading markets in the region boast over 50 stalls showcasing local produce – right in the heart of town.
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Shortcut To a Tree-Change By Michael Kerr
The likelihood of finding the right business on the market (via a business for sale website), in the ideal location, at the same time you are ready to buy, is remote. The most powerful way to increase your chances of finding the right business is to approach business owners directly. If you see a business you think would suit, find out who the owner is and contact them. Do it discretely however, so you don’t make them or their staff feel awkward. If you can make them comfortable that you are genuine in your interest, you’ll be amazed at how many will open up and entertain a discussion around selling their business. Based on my own experience, I estimate the hidden market – those that aren’t formally for sale but would entertain a discussion – to be four to six times as big as the advertised market. Identifying the businesses that might be for sale is the easy part. Doing your evaluation and working out the right price and the right deal structure is far more challenging and time consuming. If you are serious about making the tree change, be prepared to invest time, energy and money. Finding the right business needs to become your part-time job.
How do I save time? Be clear about what business you are after i.e. industry, size etc. Spending time on ‘interesting’ businesses that don’t fit with your skill sets might be fun, but ultimately not productive. Be explicit with that information you need from the owner (or their accountant) of the business. How do I conserve my energy? Don’t get attached to a business too quickly. Remember your criteria, be prepared to move on and have at least one other independent party, who understands your objectives and can discuss the business opportunity with you. How do I save money, with regard to the cost of finding and evaluating the business? Good professional advice is essential, provided it’s at the right time and you have briefed the advisor on exactly what you want, to avoid them giving you advice you didn’t want or ask for. Good luck with your search! michael.kerr@kerrcapital.com.au
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Kyneton’s Famous Spring Festival is Back One of the longest running festivals in the country is on again in 2014. The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival is a premier central Victorian Spring celebration, with its symbolic daffodils heralding new growth and sunshine across the region and the state. For the first two weeks in September the festival involves the whole community and many visitors in an exciting array of activities, arts, crafts, gardens, flower shows, markets and hospitality. Along with beautiful daffodils that saturate the town and its surrounds, attractions include the Festival of One Act Plays, the Antique Fair, ferret racing, buskers, a Food and Wine Fair, a Command Performance concert featuring many local and renowned artists and other recitals and literary events. Exhibitions at galleries and venues display the work of local artists who share their skills with art
4th–14th September 2014 Recitals & Performances, Literary events, Historic Walks, Markets, Fine Food & Wine & much more… Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival 03 5422 2282 Kyneton Visitor Information Centre 03 5422 6110 www.kynetondaffodilarts.org.au www.visitvictoria.com
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lovers. Visitors can take in the Kyneton Art Group’s annual show and make their own judgement on the entries in the Daffodil Art Prize and Art Photography Prize competitions and see the Youth Art Awards. Many local gardens will be open and the flower show presents a variety of stunning daffodils - the signature of the festival. The district is on display in the Grand Parade on the last day of the Festival along with bands, dancers, floats, cars and vintage vehicles. And while you’re there, all of Kyneton’s legendary and award-winning culinary establishments will be ready to provide their famous hospitality.
Every 4th Saturday of the month. Enquiries: 0407 860 320
Come and have the time of your life horseback riding through picturesque bushland in Daylesford’s beautiful ‘Spa Country’ All rides are fully supervised by experienced leaders. Helmets supplied. Please call to make a booking. Tipperary Springs Road, Daylesford Phone 03 5348 2525 info@boomerangranch.com.au
Meet You At Cliffys
“Meet You At Cliffy’s” is a mantra that is often heard in Daylesford. Cliffy’s Emporium is one of those places you love to go back to time and again. It’s quirky, cluttered and unashamedly parochial in it’s passion to promote and sell regional produce from the humble spud from a local
gardener, to more refined and delectable goodies in the deli fridge. A quick look around the shelves brings back treasured memories of childhood for many with the vast array of vintage packaging and signs. And the plethora of baskets, buckets and crates full of fresh fruit and vegies, many still carrying soil from the garden, makes you think you can almost buy anything at Cliffy’s – even an old fashioned straw broom. This place is great to drop in for a light lunch or coffee and cake and the ambience wraps you in a warm cloak of nostalgia. So when someone says to you “Meet You At Cliffys”, be there with bells on.
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This Bean is Pushing its Own Barrow Since opening Bean and Barrow earlier this year, Sally Taylor has attracted a loyal following of customers, both Creswick locals and visitors to the town. Sally and her team are dedicated to providing traditional, wholesome food with a few modern twists on the exciting menu. The café space has been extended, with a new lounge that boasts an open wood fire, perfect for sitting around with a coffee or glass of red. The introduction of regular themed cuisine is proving a great hit. Tuesday’s local’s night has been so popular it is now advisable to book a table – or you could just rock up and risk it. Friday is pasta night and the traditional Sunday roast rounds out the week. Sally has added events to her repertoire, the most recent being an evening with renowned winemaker
BEAN AND BARROW 86 Albert Street Creswick T 03 8376 9605
Adam Lindsay Gordon Cottage Ballarat Botanical Gardens
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Michael Unwin from Michael Unwin Wines of Beaufort, which included tastings and dinner. There are plans afoot to continue these events, so keep an eye on Secrets Magazine’s website or Bean and Barrow’s Facebook page. All staff are barista trained, so the coffee is reliably good and if you just feel like coffee and cake, there is a vast array of goodies to choose from. Sally is generously offering a free slice with coffee to anyone who mentions Secrets, or takes the magazine with them when they visit. Bean and Barrow is at 86 Albert Street, Creswick.
A bustling country café serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and an impressive display of homemade cakes and scones. Gluten free and coeliac friendly. Free Wi Fi. Offering quality coffee from barista trained staff. facebook.com/beanandbarrowcafe
Breakfast Bowl Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, has become a social occasion for many, with a growing demand for breakfast dining. When we at Secrets were looking for somewhere to go for breakfast one weekend, we couldn’t find any listings in
our region – even Mr. Google didn’t help – so we decided that we would fill the gap. This is the start of what we expect will be an ever growing list of cafes in our region who offer breakfast. Hope we can help.
The Willow Room Willow Room serves breakfast Saturday and Sunday from 9am until 11.30am. Offering dishes such as thick cut streaky bacon, classic tortilla and crunchy granola along with Brewhouse coffee. 187 High Street, Heathcote – 5433 4022 – willowroom.com.au
Run, Rabbit, Run With a reputation for being the go-to coffee venue in Castlemaine, the delicious, all-day breakfast offerings seal the deal.” 23 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine – 5470 5712 – goo.gl/zmpUwP
Red Beard Bakery Breakfast from 8am, 7 days: Taranaki eggs and many sides on RedBeard sourdough, toasted muesli, french toast, home-baked beans, Coffee Basics espresso, Tea Craft tea. 38A High St, Trentham – 5424 1002 – redbeardbakery.com.au
Dinner Thursday–Tuesday from 6pm Lunch Friday–Tuesday from 11am Menu from $9.50–$22 Breakfast On weekends from 9am Tuesday Night Curry & Hotpot $18 Friday Night Fish Night with wine $26.50 A La Carte also available
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Winter Astrology by Lyndall McQuinn There are two ritual periods in winter. The winter solstice has its darkest day on June 21, a beautiful time to spend time with your inner world. Lammas/Candalmas occurs on August 1. Astrologically, this is a Leo ritual, so sumptuous feasting and dramatic games or performance is called for on this day, to celebrate the reemergence of spring.
Sagittarius The first full moon of winter falls in your sign. It is your turn for illumination and maybe it’s time to take a break, or at least dream of new ventures. Pressure tends to be off for the moment, so exercise, rest and cruising sounds like a plan. Gemini Winter may be your time for a holiday, or to start your plans that have been incubating over autumn. The major planets that would be causing disturbance tend to either support you and get you on the move, or send tiny ripples your way. Everything is manageable. Scorpio Saturn is moving very slowly in Scorpio during winter and this will directly affect those born between November 9 and 11. Saturn tends to restrict our efforts and forces us to restructure. You may well think the restructuring is already over, but a reminder period follows to make sure everything is exactly in place. Taurus The plodding slowness of pace can be coming from across the wheel from Saturn.
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Stay focused, keep doing what you do. This is a time of perseverance, which is actually one of your strong points. Be aware of lost opportunities in mid-July. Libra Librans will be functioning in two groups. The revolutionary energy of change that can liberate your life is rocketing across from Aries, affecting the Librans born 7, 8 or 9 of October. Exciting, brash and surprising relationships will develop. Later, Librans born between October 13 and 18 have the north node blessing their path. The node often edges us in positive life directions. Aries The awakening Aries have their first encounter with Uranus. Those born April 5, 6 and 7, will be bolt upright and alert; changes are coming your way. Aries born before these dates are still trying to land after the whirlwind that has shaken their path. Arians born after these dates - next year is your time. Watch for déjà vu events, people or situations throughout winter. The past can shed more light than the future. Virgo The access to new ways of perceiving things has been very useful and can now be put into place quietly. ‘Quietly’ is your word for winter, which is productive but gently so. New healing ventures are likely to work out well for those Virgos born on September 8 and 9.
Pisces
Cancer
There are definitely two groups of fish swimming in very different directions at present. Early degree Pisces have swum into fog. The easiest way to deal with the fog is to stay in the present. This fog is also very visionary, so dreams can be telling. The second school of later Pisces is feeling clear and many old wounds are not present anymore.
Farewell to Jupiter in July. Well you have had your 12 months of expansion, how does it look? The full moon in July will be an opportunity to reveal the rewards of the past year and the lessons. We know your lessons are emotion based. Moving forward at least will give you more time to think things through.
Leo This winter is your time for creating dreams and moving with opportunity. Jupiter is coming into Leo in mid-July and this energy will help open many new options. The full moon in Aquarius in August will give you time to reflect and see the human element involved in your projects. Aquarius You too are on the move, if you can ground your plans. Midwinter is a time when you have opportunities to manifest your ideas, which will help with the frustration of procrastination. It is also a time when the big ideals become bigger. A balance between the two could keep you happy.
Capricorn A full moon for you in July is a good time to take stock of your life. By now, nearly half of you have had the Pluto visit to totally shake up your life. Many of you have found a depth you never knew existed. As most of you don’t love change unless you instigate it, well life can be a challenge. Winter is a time of stillness and inward reflection. It can also be a time of rest. Good idea to flow with the season.
Lyndall McQuinn 0428 425 923.
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Visitor Information Centres
Markets Heathcote Region Farmers’ Market Barrack Reserve, High Street 9am–1pm www.hrfm.com.au
Avoca Visitor Information Centre 03 5465 1000 www.pyrenees.org.au
Trentham Farmers Market Trentham Town Square, High Street P: 0427 542 811
Bacchus Marsh Visitor Info. Centre 03 5367 7488 www.discoverbacchusmarch.org
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Ballarat Visitor Information Centre 1800 446 633 www.visitballarat.com.au
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Lancefield Farmers Market High Street 9am-1pm P: 0407 860 320
Ballan Community Market Lions Club, Main Street P: 03 5368 1203
Beaufort Visitor Information Centre 03 5349 2604 www.pyrenees.org.au
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Beaufort Market Memorial Park, Beaufort 9am - 1pm P: 5349 1184 M: 0448 192 087
Castlemaine Farmers Market Victory Park 9.00am-1pm P: 03 5470 6340
Bendigo Visitor Information Centre 1800 813 153 www.bendigotourism.com
EVERY SATURDAY Wesley Hill Markets Pyrenees Hwy, Castlemaine 7.30am – 1pm P: 0418 117 953 EVERY SUNDAY Daylesford Sunday Market Daylesford Railway Station, Daylesford 8am – 4pm, P: 03 5348 3503
Darley Market Bacchus Marsh Darley Football Oval, Fitzroy Street 7am – 1pm P: 0488 345 145 Daylesford Farmers Market Daylesford Primary School Oval, Vincent St. Daylesford P: 0421 458 891 Woodend Farmers Market High Street, Woodend 9am – 1pm P: 0407 860 320 2 ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Ballan Farmers Market Mill Cottage, Inglis Street P: 0498 361 291 Ballarat Lakeside Farmers Market* (also last Saturday of the month) Lake Wendouree Ballarat 9am – 1pm P: 03 03 9528 4985 Bendigo Community Farmers Market Rosalind Park end of Williamson St. 9am – 1pm P: 0498 186 491 www.bcfm.org.au Kyneton Community Market Duck Duck Goose and Larder Piper Street, Kyneton P: 03 5422 4653 3 RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Bunninyong Farmers Market Buninyong Town Hall 9am –1pm P: 03 5341 3080 Creswick Market 19-21 Victoria Street, Creswick 9am – 1pm P: 03 5345 2356
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Castlemaine Visitor Info. Centre 1800 171 888 www.maldoncastlemaine.com.au
Gisborne All Seasons Market Gisborne Village Shopping Centre 9am-3pm P: 03 5426 2448
Central Goldfields Visitor Info. Centre 03 5460 4511 www.visitmaryborough.com.au
Gisborne Farmers and Produce Market 9am-1pm P: 03 5428 3043
Clunes Tourist Information Outlet 03 5345 3896 www.visitclunes.com.au
Maryborough Sunday Tourist Market Carisbrook Trotting Complex, Maryborough 8am-1:30pm P: 03 5461 2819
Creswick Interperative Centre 03 5345 1114 www.visitcreswick.com.au
2 ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH Dunolly Market Broadway, Dunolly Jeff Monk 03 5468 1623 Maldon Market Fountain St, Maldon www.maldonnc.org.au 3 SUNDAY OF THE MONTH RD
Talbot Farmers Market Scandinavian Crescent and Camp Street 9am–1pm P: 03 5463 2001 Woodend Market High Street P: 03 5427 2255 4 TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH Avoca RIVERSIDE Market 0488 177 647 Trentham Market Victoria Street 9am-2pm P: 03 5424 8223
Daylesford Visitor Information Centre 03 5321 6123 www.visitdaylesford.com.au Heathcote Visitor Information Centre 03 5433 3121 www.heathcote.org.au Kyneton Visitor Information Centre 03 5422 6110 www.visitmacedonranges.com Loddon Visitor Information Centre 03 5494 3489 www/loddon.vic.gov.au Maldon Visitor Information Centre 03 5475 2569 www.maldoncastlemaine.com Trentham Visitor Information Outlet 03 5424 1178 www.visittrentham.com.au Woodend Visitor Information Centre 03 5427 2033 www.visitmacedonranges.com