The Queens Birthday Weekend is a traditional time for the opening of an exhibition of the works of the members of the Ballarat Crafts Council. Held in the Robert Clark Conservatory, Ballarat Botanical Gardens from 8th – 16th June, 9am – 5pm daily. Entry is free with tea and coffee available… Read more…
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Warm colours meet cold climate! Enjoy our new range of winter fashion, together with a glass of sparkling. Fashion show: Friday 17/05/2013 7pm Salon preview: Sat 18/05/2013 4pm Bookings essential - 5470 6014 - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rike-Design/251004341643500?fref=ts Ulrike von Radichevich – Uli to her friends – is an extraordinary woman. She has brought… Read more…
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Opening on weekend of 11th & 12th May – Allendale Studio Bed & Breakfast. A mix of art, fashion and relaxation. A unique place to stay. Well-known sculptor and ceramicist Dianne Coulter is opening her studio on special days throughout the year or by appointment. A visit to her Allendale… Read more…
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Clunes Booktown – 2013 Tens of thousands of rare, second hand, new, small press and collectable books will be on sale at the annual Clunes Booktown Festival over the weekend on 4-5 May 2013. This newly acclaimed International Booktown will see its eight permanent book stores joined by around 50… Read more…
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Generations of Australians have grown up with the phrase “Things are crook in Tallarook” – a colloquialism believed to date back to the Great Depression – but there’s nothing ‘crook’ about the Tallarook of today. This very pretty town hosts one of the most popular Art Exhibitions and sale in regional Australia…. Read more…
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Lakshmi Circle was well known in Kyneton’s High Street for over ten years, but time and tide move on and owner Sue Calwell closed her door just prior to Christmas 2012. However, you can still purchase from Lakshmi’s Circle, online. The range of products is still as extensive and you… Read more…
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Warm, snuggly and cosy alpaca fashion isn’t something you would normally think about in summer, however Alpaca Passion in Daylesford have a huge range of “High Summer” styles that are gorgeous, colourful, light and breezy and very affordable. There is also a lovely range of accessories that suit any season… Read more…
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The opportunity to buy fresh, quality produce that has only travelled a few kilometres is both a practical and enjoyable past time. People have the chance to speak with the growers about their produce and pick up some ideas about recipes. Of course if the market is accredited, that’s even… Read more…
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Goldfields Farmhouse Also Turns 7 It is the seventh birthday for Secrets magazine and it was also for Goldfields Farmhouse Cheese in October, a time to reflect on what has passed and what we have achieved. There are occasions when I look around the dairy and wonder how we managed… 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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There are just two weeks to go until we kick off the 20th anniversary Hepburn Springs Swiss and Italian Festa. Family fun, food, wine, music and art come together in this gorgeous part of Victoria to celebrate the heritage of the area. 2012 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Hepburn… Read more…
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Beaufort, located 45 km west of Ballarat is becoming a Mecca of food outlets and is home to the famous Imperial Egg Gallery. Here you will find the exciting new retail outlet called the Tangle Vine right next door to the bakery in the main street. The name “The Tangled… Read more…
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From the time she was given a designer egg for her eighteenth birthday more than fifty years ago, Margaret Saunders has had a passion for collecting egg art. The collection is now so large that with son Peter and daughter-in-law Edis, the Imperial Egg Gallery was created in Beaufort. With… Read more…
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Beaufort has a great monthly market, held on the first Saturday of the month in the middle of town at Memorial Park. A mix of regional produce, arts, crafts, collectibles, plants and heaps more. If you love markets, this is a good one to put on your “must visit” list…. Read more…
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From August 30 to September 9, the Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival will celebrate its ‘40 Bloomin’ Years’ with an exciting array of arts, crafts, gardens, flower shows, food, wine and hospitality. Among masses of beautiful daffodils 22 local gardens will open and there will be the spring flower show,… Read more…
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In an era where all is said to be doom and gloom in retail Australia, it is gratifying to hear there are success stories in Central Victoria. One such shop is Gardens Etcetera in the popular tourist destination town of Maldon. Gardens Etcetera is a shop that specialises in garden… Read more…
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