Imagine… rows of vines, canes bowed, heavy with the weight of soon to be harvested fruit. Imagine a barrel room stacked high, heady with the scent of oak and fermenting Shiraz. Imagine music created by eight internationally renowned musicians inspired by a unique location. This is the Sanguine Estate Music… Read more…
If you haven’t made a trip to this city lately, I would strongly suggest that you do so. This town is really starting to buzz with an amazing range of events being planned or about to launch. There’s a great mix of festivals and events that will appeal to just… Read more…
Central Victoria has a wealth of things to do and see that are easily achieved in one day and Australia Day is the perfect day for you to explore and discover what you have in your own back yard. Here are twenty or so things for you to choose from…. Read more…
You know what it’s like – you have a destination to reach and you want to get there as quickly as you can so you develop tunnel vision, look straight ahead, focusing on that white line on the highway and keep going. But what have you missed along the way? … Read more…
Summer is often the most challenging season for gardening. Your action plan in the garden for when the sun heats up will most likely include feeding your garden and vegetable patch, summer prune, lawn care, mulch to keep moisture in and will definitely include watering. For me, it is a… Read more…
Mt. Buninyong Winery, just 25 minutes south of Ballarat, heading toward Geelong is a destination that has to be on your list for anytime of the year, but particularly leading up to and across the holiday season. This is more than just a cellar door, it’s a place where you… Read more…
Castlemaine Farmers Market now has a great new location just in time for long hot days of summer. The move to shady Victory Park in Mostyn Street, next to the Old Market Building makes a beautiful venue for this real farmers market. The shady trees, playground for the kids and… Read more…
BALLAN FARMERS MARKET Farmers Markets have become a world wide phenomena and they’re great. Run well, they enjoy a fantastic following of consumers looking for fresh, healthy produce that in most cases has only travelled a few kilometers instead of a world tour. One of the new kids on… Read more…
Recently I made the mistake of leaving food, mainly dairy products in the car for a couple of hours on a warm day. Now you would think that someone who has been around a century or two would know better. Did I listen to my inner warning bells? Of course… Read more…
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