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In Praise of Outdoor Pools

Outdoor pools instil a particular kind of shimmering nostalgia in anyone who’s ever devoured an icy pole from the kiosk while dancing frantically across scorching concrete back to the safety of grass. To jump into sparkling icy blue chlorinated water (supposedly) warmed by the hot summer sun seems like a rite of passage for Aussie…

28 December 2024ByPhoebe Hartley

Victoria

The Best Family-Friendly Bushwalks Through the Macedon Ranges

The Macedon Ranges in Victoria’s north west is the perfect spot to enjoy walks as a family. From ferny forests and luscious lakes, to monolithic rocks and clutches of mystical bushland, the diverse landscape offers it all. Pack a backpack, get out in the fresh air and explore some well worn tracks in the country…

1 December 2024ByKat Buttigieg

Accommodation Victoria

The Best Riparide Stays in Victoria

Given we're constantly telling you about amazing places to visit in regional Victoria, it feels only right to give you some recommendations on where to stay as well. A little home base for you and your fellow travellers while you check out all the amazing things in our regions. Given there are so many great…

26 November 2024ByBen Tyers

Pubs Victoria

How Romsey Got Its Pub Back

It usually takes decades of residency or generational legacy to be considered a true local in small country towns. But husband and wife pub owners Alex and Ashleigh Gorman fast-tracked their local status by taking over not one but two country pubs in northwest Victoria and entrenching themselves in their adopted community. “We bought the…

20 November 2024ByPhoebe Hartley

Animals Victoria

The Enduring Mystery of Big Cats in Australia

Big cat tales abound in several states of Australia. From panthers and pumas to leopards and living thylacine, fervent fans of folklore will tell you that much of our countryside is riddled with predatory big cats of various shapes and sizes. Sometimes called Phantom Cats, or even Alien Big Cats (ABCs), sightings of big cats…

5 November 2024ByPhoebe Hartley

Food & Drink Victoria

This Meeting Spot Between Melbourne and Bendigo Offers Homestyle Asian Cuisine With a Difference

From an unassuming shop front in a business centre in the heart of Gisborne—the gateway to the Macedon Ranges in Victoria—Stephanie Zhou and her husband, Stephen Rocard, run an Asian fusion eatery with a difference. Positioned about 50 kilometres from Melbourne and 100 kilometres from Bendigo on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, The Flying Pigeon offers…

22 October 2024ByPhoebe Hartley

History Victoria

Harry Houdini Flew a Flimsy Aircraft in Diggers Rest. But Was He Really the First to Fly in Australia?

Six years after the Wright Brothers made the world’s first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered aircraft in the US, Harry Houdini—yes, that Houdini, the famous Hungarian-American escape artist and stunt performer—set a similarly impressive record in the small town of Diggers Rest, Victoria. Diggers Rest is now considered an outer Melbourne suburb, at about…

1 October 2024ByPhoebe Hartley

Victoria

Waterfalls, Watering Holes, and Where to Find Them in Macedon Ranges

Humans are drawn to live near bodies of water. Perhaps it is an instinctual thing because we are seventy percent water; it nourishes us and is calming. The Macedon Ranges region and surrounds are home to various waterfalls and watering holes which provide its residents and visitors alike with this sense of calm, or a…

14 September 2024ByKat Buttigieg

Victoria

Palais Hepburn Has Closed

The years post the COVID pandemic have continued to be rough for venues in regional Victoria. Many venues are struggling to find staff, get enough customers through the door, and some are even having to resort to the final hurdle of closing. The latest venue to close its doors in regional Victoria is the iconic…

10 July 2024ByBen Tyers

Events Victoria

Trentham’s Beloved Spudfest Expands to Two Days for 16th Edition

The tiny town of Trentham, Victoria, is known for its charming main street, cascading waterfalls, and fertile volcanic soil that produces exceptional produce. But every autumn, Trentham shines a spotlight on its most famous crop—the humble potato—at the beloved Great Trentham Spudfest. This year marks the 16th iteration of the festival, taking place over the…

9 April 2024ByBen Tyers

Events Pubs Victoria

Winter Igloos Bring a Chill to Sunbury’s Ball Court Hotel

Winter has well and truly arrived in Victoria, and with it comes the highly anticipated return of the Winter Igloos at some of its beloved pubs. The Wharf Hotel in the CBD, The Station Hotel in Footscray, and now the Ball Court Hotel in Sunbury are hosting these iconic dome-shaped, clear igloos adorned with cozy…

26 June 2023ByBen Tyers

Food & Drink Pubs Victoria

Lancefield’s New Brewery, The Lost Watering Hole, Is Now Open For Business

The geographical centre of Victoria, Lancefield, will become home to a new brewery in 2023. The horses that called a triangular block at 8-10 The Crescent home have made way for a new brewery, restaurant, and function centre. The project in the sleepy hamlet was put together by a consortium of 10 locals including Lancefield…

1 February 2023ByThe Editor

Tag: macedon ranges

In Praise of Outdoor Pools

The Best Family-Friendly Bushwalks Through the Macedon Ranges

The Best Riparide Stays in Victoria

How Romsey Got Its Pub Back

The Enduring Mystery of Big Cats in Australia

This Meeting Spot Between Melbourne and Bendigo Offers Homestyle Asian Cuisine With a Difference

Harry Houdini Flew a Flimsy Aircraft in Diggers Rest. But Was He Really the First to Fly in Australia?

Waterfalls, Watering Holes, and Where to Find Them in Macedon Ranges

Palais Hepburn Has Closed

Trentham’s Beloved Spudfest Expands to Two Days for 16th Edition

Winter Igloos Bring a Chill to Sunbury’s Ball Court Hotel

Lancefield’s New Brewery, The Lost Watering Hole, Is Now Open For Business

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