The clever people of the City of Greater Bendigo and Bendigo Tourism have recognised that instant access to information is what the public demands, so they have designed and developed an App for smart phones. It gives users all the gen they need to discover attractions, accommodation, arts, food &… Read more…
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‘Spilling the beans on making good coffee at home’. By Oliver Budack & Megan Spencer Coffee machines are like cars; you need to keep them maintained in order to get a good performance from them. Whether you have a Ferrari-the $5,000 home espresso machine-or HD Holden–the ‘share house’… Read more…
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For a personal reading with Lyndall, call 0428 425 923 or visit the website www.lyndallmcquinn.com The heavens are eventful this autumn with all the major planets except Neptune making key contacts to each other. There will be two yods which are destiny aspects, one from Jupiter and one from Saturn… Read more…
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Sometimes in life you know something needs to change. It’s that moment when you become acutely aware that you’re no longer doing what you want to do or perhaps you have ceased to be who you want to be. It can be a difficult moment, but it is also a… Read more…
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The Tree Show is an exhibition to be featured at Cascade Print Workshop, 482 Bendigo Road, Maldon as part of the 2013 Castlemaine State Festival from the 15th to 25th March. The exhibition brings together a unique collection of prints by significant and emerging printmakers who have been asked to… Read more…
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by Daylesford & Macedon Ranges Tourism Daylesford is cementing its reputation as Australia’s premier spa destination. Tourists have certainly been visiting the area for our wealth of mineral springs for decades for holistic reasons, but we are seeing an emergence of the region as the wellbeing destination of choice for… Read more…
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Ballarat is one of those places where there is always something going on. No matter how long since you were last here – last month or last century, you will find something new and something of interest to you. There are a multitude of competitions – dancing, calisthenics, basketball, golf,… Read more…
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The Craft Coucil of Ballarat celebrated 20years in the Adam Lindsay Gordon Cottage with a landmark Exhibition of our best work at the Gold Museum. It was titled Froth and Bubble from the oft quoted verse by Adam Lindsay Gordon whose memory and poetry we also profile. We still source… Read more…
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Every weekend they’re there – all the budding Cadel Evans aspirants. On any road, in any town in any suburb, they take to the roads en masse, many no doubt influenced by the exploits of the professionals in the Tour de France and the Olympics. However, road racing isn’t a… Read more…
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Photo: Clayton and fiancée Renai Caruso at the Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival August, 2010. When hearing that a new Wine Tour company was setting up in Daylesford, I wondered why this would be different from many others that had tried before, so I contacted one of the partners and we… Read more…
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Adventures In Coffee, Part II: ‘Flat white – what’s that?!’ By Megan Spencer & Oliver Budack Did you know that ‘barista’ means ‘bartender’ in Italian? Someone who not only specializes in alcoholic drinks, but coffee as well? In Europe cafes double as bars. Coffees are drunk alongside liquor. The job… Read more…
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Picnic in the Buda Garden! Buda Historic Home & Garden in Castlemaine should be high on your list of destinations this spring. This gold rush era home set on 1.2ha of original established gardens has much to attract the keen gardener, as well as anyone wishing to step back in… Read more…
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This is the story of Peanut. Peanut is a baby possum whose mother was a road casualty and whose rescue introduced me to the Wildlife Shelter at Basalt, near Hepburn Springs. There I met two amazing people who dedicate their lives to caring for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. Driving… Read more…
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Saturday 13th October will be a fabulous day for lovers of Blues and Folk Music at the Daylesford Town Hall. Kicking off at 1pm and running until 11pm that night, this is a fantastic day to indulge in great music and/or attend workshops, instrument and sing along sessions. Workshops start… Read more…
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It’s never too early to plan for school holidays. The September/October break isn’t all that far away and you can keep your kids happy by booking them into the Castlemaine Children’s Literature Festival. The festival will run from 1st to 7th October and it looks like there are a series… Read more…
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You have to give Mother Nature her due – she is very creative and has a sense of humour. The town of Donald boasts a pretty amazing tree, which is an attraction to visitors visiting Donald. The tree, on the Richardson river has developed a natural appendage that looks like… Read more…
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