secrets magazine - issue 35 - autumn 2013

ISSUE 35AUTUMN 2013

Priceless

5: Clunes Booktown

6: Stephen Samuel

7: The Clunes Photographer

8: A Challenge on Many Levels

10: Strategem Bendigo Winemakers Festival

11. Buda in Autumn

15: The Royal George Hotel

18: Two Girls - Two Shops

19: A Red Fox in Creswick

20: Not For The Timid

21: Streeton Trio Comes to Dunolly

22: Thinking Outside the Square

23: 2013 Trends On The Menu

24: Gardening – A Critical Skill

25: Happiness is The New Healthy

26: Adventures in Coffee, Part IV Regulars:

28: Astrology

30: Markets & VICs

ContentsAutumn 2013

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From The EditorWe know that asparagus is a spring crop, but we loved this photo by Neil Newitt so much, we thought it would be great on our cover this issue. Neil is an extraordinary photographer who left the mad world of newspapers behind him to settle with his family in Clunes and we’ve caught up with him.

Autumn is the optimum time for festivals and events – the weather is obliging, the heat has diminished and people just love to get out and about before the chilly winds of winter send everyone indoors again. You can learn about a few of the events in our region in this issue, including the new kid on the block – the

Goldfields Train Challenge, bikes chasing trains.

We also talk to Ulrike von Radichevich, of Rike-Design in Castlemaine, an extraordinary woman with an extraordinary story. Stephen Samuel tells us about how he took on the role of Director of the Clunes Booktown Festival. We have enjoyed presenting our series on coffee, brought to us by Megan Spencer and Oliver Budeck from Bendigo’s El Gordo café. This issue sees the last in the series and we hope you have gained some insights on how to make that special cuppa. Caroline Westmore presents her prediction on what to expect in food trends

throughout 2013 – it seems that sugar gets the tick this year. Kyneton’s famous Royal George Hotel has gone through a bit of a spruce up and refurbishment and we introduce their new bistro – Bynge’s Charcoal Grill, named after one of Kyneton’s most colourful characters.

Throughout summer we ran a short story competition with the winning entry being in this issue, however, we have decided to roll this into the winter edition. Hopefully, you will enjoy autumn and we’re already working on winter.

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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 visiting book traders, offering a weekend of book browsing unmatched anywhere in Australia and all set against a genuine gold-era streetscape. Some of Australia’s greatest writer’s appear at the Booktown Festival and this year the program will feature Kate Grenville, Ramona Koval and Gary Crew over the weekend with Anne Summers speaking on Sunday. New this year will be a Booktown eve

event on Friday 3 May, which will feature Peter Fitzsimons speaking about his big new book Eureka. The Clunes Booktown Festival now attracts between 15 000 and 18,000 and the town’s old-world atmosphere is enlivened by street theatre, food, wind and music. The ever expanding Children’s Booktown held as part of the weekend will again see the return of the popular hay bale maze and Punch and Judy show, while young readers will get to view the world of books and imagination through the eyes of Alice in Wonderland. Open 9am to 5pm, entry $5 or $15 for families. For full program details visit clunesbooktownfestival.com.au

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Clunes Booktown Festival has broken all records since it started in 2007. Back then very few people believed that a small town could organize an event that not only attracted four times the expected number of visitors, but would in 2012 be recognised by the International Organisation of Booktowns as an international event. Now attracting numbers in the region of 18,000 people such an event requires good management, vision and organizational skills, so we thought our readers would like to know something about the festival’s Director Stephen Samuel.

Sitting on the deck of the straw bale house he has built overlooking the town Stephen is happy to talk about the festival, his permaculture garden and his two companion dogs – Huckleberry and Rashomon. However talking about himself seemed a little more difficult. Slowly the picture of a highly organized, creative individual begins to emerge. Stephen’s background was as a project manager in commercial property development-perfect grounding for a festival organizer. Particularly one who is himself a writer having been shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s prize for an unpublished manuscript, in itself a very prestigious award to be shortlisted for– the manuscript is currently with a publisher waiting to take the next step. The story is looking at the legend of Burke and Wills from a different angle. In 2011 Stephen was awarded the Varuna Fellowship, which gave him the opportunity to work in Elinor Dark’s studio, where her papers and writings still remain and as Stephen said, “it was like touching history”.

Deciding to leave his career in Property Development, was he said, “one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made, but one of the best”. Moving to Clunes has allowed him to become part of a small community and when not working on the festival, he is working to finish his house and develop his permaculture garden, which in itself, is a consuming passion.

Asked where he thinks he will be in five years time, Stephen became reflective and like most of us, couldn’t see too far into the future. Hopefully he will have achieved his dream of becoming a published author, be immersed in his beloved garden and whatever else the universe sends his way. One thing is sure, he will never be bored, especially as the new status as an International Booktown, means that Clunes is developing as a destination for every week of the year, not just for the festival. With the proprosed fortnightly authors Sundays moving beyond the planning stages, it’s assured that there will always be something for an organized, visionary Festival Director to be involved in.

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Photographer Neil Newitt has supplied this magazine with quality, professional photographs for a number of years, so we thought it was time to check out what Neil was doing with his life now.

He, wife Linda and their two children still live in Clunes where they moved several years ago from Melbourne. Recently they moved the gallery into a building that is part of Clunes’ history having been built in 1859 and sits on the corner of Frazer and Service Streets. Here Neil carries an extensive range of limited edition photography covering his thirty year career as a professional photographer – much of which was spent as a photo journalist with The Age newspaper. He has also recently acquired an archival copier capable of reproducing large

size documents and pictures. It is ideal for reproducing large family photographs for remounting, so if you have something large that you would like to copy, give Neil a call.

Not content with selling his prints and providing a copy service, Neil is also occupied as a councilor for the Hepburn Shire, something that takes up more time than he expected when he first stood for office and he is also developing a program to teach photography during the year.

To see some of Neil’s work visit his website www.neilnewittphotography.com.au or to enquire about his photography course call 0417 392 005.

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The Goldfields Steam Train Challenge is an event combining health and fitness, family fun, history, steam trains and the Central Victorian countryside. The ‘Race’ provides competitive cyclists the opportunity to race the train from Castlemaine to Maldon – and each other – with the lure of line honors as well as a cash prize pool for category winners who beat the train.

The ‘Ride’ starts in Maldon and finishes in Castlemaine. This is the reverse direction to the ‘Race’. ‘Ride’ participants have the opportunity to be transported to Maldon in the same train that the ‘Race’ competitors are racing.

The inspiration of Paula Ewing of Cranked Up Events, - the Goldfields Steam Train Challenge will see a broad range of cycling types either race the train or ride the track between Castlemaine and Maldon on Sunday 21st April. This is promising to be a fantastic event and involves a lot of organizing so it’s good that Paula has a great deal of experience and expertise from working with international sports events. In a sports mad country like Australia, her list of achievements reads like every sports fan’s dream - the Sydney Olympics and Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Track Cycling World Championships and the Welcome Home Parade for Cadel Evans after he won the Tour de France and a few more thrown in for good measure. Paula has been involved in sport on the elite level since leaving Castlemaine to study sports journalism in Canberra, which led to working in sports magazines in Sydney, which in turn led to being invited to become involved in event management – a career that has taken her to America, the United Kingdom and Europe. She was also invited to be involved in the London Olympics, but declined – after so many years travelling the pull of home was far greater.

Paula resettled in Castlemaine five years ago, but commuted to Melbourne for work until fairly recently and has now based herself in her hometown. The Goldfields Steam Train Challenge is her first venture as “her own boss” and she admits to a few tummy butterflies, but they are outweighed by the excitement and enjoyment of doing something she loves – creating exciting and quality events. To learn more about the train challenge or to enter visit www.racethetrain.com.au

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Ulrike von Radichevich – Uli to her friends – is an extraordinary woman. She has brought European fashion and style to a country town, where it doesn’t in the least seem out of place. Her shop, Rike-Design

in Castlemaine goes far beyond being a dress shop, it’s where soft flowing fabrics, feminine colours and style take every woman to a place where fashion is her friend, where she is encouraged to find and be comfortable with her own brilliance. Uli doesn’t believe that fashion trends should dictate what people wear, it is all about the individual.

One could believe that Uli fell out of the cradle thinking fashion, but not so. Describing herself as a “pappa’s girl, she was fascinated by machinery and wasn’t afraid to get grease under her fingernails, which led her to choose a career as an engineer. Spotted by a teacher who recognized her talent for art, she was encouraged to apply for a scholarship to an

International art college in her native Austria. This led her to becoming a set designer where she could combine her passion for art and love of engineering. It wasn’t long before she could see how costuming could tell a story about a person or character, thus exciting her interest in fashion. Her talents in set and costume design saw her working throughout Europe and exhibiting her artwork. Uli now has the best of both worlds, combining her continuing work in Europe and the more casual lifestyle she has found in Australia.

Rike-Design sells a wide range of garments including vintage and Euro-designer wear with one off pieces from many international fashion houses, as well as Uli’s own designs, they also carry an impressive range of accessories – and all very affordable. Rike-Design is at 54 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine and you can follow them on Facebook.

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The annual Strategem Bendigo Winemakers Festival is on again this Easter Sunday 31st March in Castlemaine’s Botanical Gardens. This event has become a favourite for wine enthusiasts who have the chance to speak to the winemakers from more than the 20 wineries represented. From full-flavoured, rich ripe reds to elegant whites, the wines from Bendigo’s gold-bearing soils are a wine lover’s treasure.

Live music from Kyneton’s very talented Taylor Sheridan with his soulful and passionate voice, together with blues from the Blues Mountain Trio add to the festive atmosphere. To appeal

to the smaller members of the family, face painting, an Easter Egg Hunt and kid’s performer Tim Tim ensures that this is a family fun day. If you don’t want to drive, free buses will operate between Bendigo and Castlemaine and free home delivery courtesy of Fastway Couriers will be available for wine purchases of more than ½ dozen bottles.

Tickets are available on the day for $30, children under 18 free and strictly no BYO alcohol. For more details visit www.bendigowine.org.au

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Shop 19, 130 High Street, WoodendNext to new Woodend Post Office

Fitting appointments essential

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DinnerThursday–Tuesdayfrom 6pm

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BreakfastOn weekends from 9am

Tuesday NightCurry & Hotpot $18

Friday NightFish Night with wine $25.50A La Carte also availableEaster Sunday

31st March 11am - 5pm• Meetthewinemakersand

sampleBendigo’sbestwines.

• Enjoylocalgourmetfood.

• Livefamilyentertainment.

• Adults$30andchildren under18free.

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Castlemaine is a town that you have to visit often in order to really appreciate the diversity of its attractions. A visit to Buda Historic Home and Garden is a delight at any time and especially so when they have an event.

BUDA SCULPTURE March 10th – 24th 2013

Running concurrently with the Castlemaine State Festival, Buda is hosting an exhibition called Buda Sculpture which will include the works of 15 artists from all over the state. The sculpture will be displayed throughout the historic garden, with smaller work and maquettes in the house gallery. You can meet the artists at the opening on Sunday March 10th at 11am or view the work every day of the Castlemaine State Festival between 10am -5pm. Sculptors are: Zoe Amor, Ewen Coates,

Marcos Davidson, Lynne Eadey, Noel Essex, David Frazer, Anton Hassell, Judy Holding, Craig MacDonald, Joanne Mott, Alex Sanson, Anthony Vandersweep, John Veeken, Dave Waters, and Jud Wimhurst. A $5 entry fee applies.

Buda Garden Ramble – Sunday April 21st

Also at Buda in Autumn is the Garden Ramble with this year’s theme being Chook Sheds. This is a self-drive event with a total of six interesting gardens around the Castlemaine district, chosen for their unique chook sheds. The cost of $40 includes a boxed lunch that can be enjoyed in the grounds of Buda. For more information or to make a booking call 5472 1032 or visit www.budacastlemaine.org

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For all things Christmas and more!Open all year round Wednesday to Sunday and most public holidays.

Online shopping and laybys welcome.

18 High Street, Maldon (within Royal Hotel complex)

03 5475 2663 www.vanillaspice.com.au

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It’s hard to believe that there would be so much interest in Christmas, that a shop could operate throughout the year entirely focused on the season. Vanilla Spice Christmas shop in Maldon does just that – owner Leonie Norris said: “I have been taking laybys for Christmas 2013 since January and people are coming from far and wide – Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide. She added: “since we moved into the new premises in November, the response has been phenomenal”.

Leonie and husband Michael bought the old Royal Theatre with a view to developing it as a café/retail complex, including a wine bar, bringing a new attraction to the already interesting streetscape of Maldon. The

Christmas shop is open all year round from Wednesday to Sunday and most public holidays. Group bookings, which include light snacks and refreshments or meals are more than welcome as are laybys, thus making the mad scramble for all the Christmas goodies a little less hectic. Although we have only just emerged from Christmas 2012, Leonie is already taking bookings for Christmas in July – Vanilla Spice also carries a range of giftware, again making shopping for that something special just that little bit easier. And anything that makes life easy has to be good.

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Tipperary Springs Road, DaylesfordPhone 03 5348 [email protected]

Come and have the time of your life horseback riding through

picturesque bushland in Daylesford’s beautiful ‘Spa Country’

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All rides are fully supervised byexperienced leaders. Helmets supplied.

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From early March Energy Medicine Practitioner – Jaqi Mudge will open her door at Healthspring Therapies in Daylesford for a range of Shamanic Healing Services such as … Illuminations, Soul & Destiny Retrieval, Extractions, Intuitive Counselling, Readings, Space & Land Clearing, Fire & Despatcho Ceremonies, Last Rites, and Spiritual Development Circles.

Now you may be thinking, “What’s an Illumination and what’s in it for me?” Jaqi explains it this way – “The Illumination Process is a gentle and deeply calming core shamanic healing method that works at the blueprint level of our being. This process clears the imprints of physical and psychological illness from our luminous energy field so that we can

more readily change negative emotions and behaviours. The power of the immune system is unleashed, so that physical healing is accelerated.” Jaqi continues: “Some reported benefits of The Illumination Process include - relief from emotional pain, chronic depression; increased happiness and contentment with life, less reactivity to situations and life events that formerly would have been emotionally upsetting”. Jaqi is very open to discussing the various services she offers and is easy to find at Health Springs Therapies at 1 Knox Street, directly opposite The Farmer’s Arms Hotel. You can find out more at www.healthspringtherapies.com.au or call Jaqi on 0423 499 901.

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• Intuitive Counselling Illuminations

• Soul & Destiny Retrieval• Extractions• Readings• Spiritual Development Circles• Space Clearing• Fire & Despatcho Ceremonies• Last Rites

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Our wounds are where the Light entersHealing is within Us

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Speciality butcher selling our own farm grown venison and goat. Smallgoods, cheese, condiments, suckling pig, Inglewood Aged Beef and other game meats available.

Shop 3, 9 Howe Street, Daylesford • Phone 03 5348 3551 www.spavension.com.au • [email protected]


With thirty years experience of blending ports and liqueurs, which earned him a reputation amongst connoisseurs as one of the best blenders in the country, Roger McLean developed a unique range of products under the name of Herbal Lore. Using his knowledge of the ancient traditions of herbal medicine as practiced in the 14th Century and his skills in blending, Roger has created a product that combines ancient tradition with the mysterious healing power of herbs to create the Herbal Lore range of beautiful liqueurs.

With this connection with Medieval traditions it seemed a logical step for Roger to open a second outlet for Herbal Lore at the newly refurbished Kryal Castle near Ballarat. Herbal Lore liqueurs

and presentation boxes with their heraldic labels and designs speak of knights in shining armour and the romance and mystique of Arthurian legend.

This is a marriage destined for better days than befell Arthur and his Guinevere and you can immerse in the legend as you explore Herbal Lore liqueurs at Kryal Castle, the resurrected home of Medieval adventure. Herbal Lore is also in its original home at the Old Butter Factory in Daylesford where you can visit and also purchase Herbal Lore online.

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Shop 2, 52A Vincent St, Daylesford VIC 3460(located in Coles walkway off Vincent Street)

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The Royal George Hotel has stood on the same corner of Kyneton’s famous Piper Street for 160 years. It has been continually licensed for all that time with a colourful and unique history echoing from its historic walls.

The first publican on the site of The Royal George was John Byng. His hotel was called The Gold Diggers Arms and was established around 1852. A striking man, being over six feet tall, with powerful arms, this freed African American slave from South Carolina was a dashing figure dressed in the latest fashion while riding a prancing white horse. Following the gold trail, Jack married Mary Wallace and the couple had nine children. Sadly, Jack died at the hotel shortly after being stabbed in the bar over a tariff dispute with Mary following five weeks later, succumbing to a long illness.

However, Jack and Mary have left their mark on the development of the town and the owners of The Royal George Hotel have honoured their determination and courage by naming the new bistro – Byng’s Charcoal Grill. This is where you can dine on locally grown beef and lamb, simply cooked over charcoal to deliver a unique flavour.

The Grill Menu is supplemented with classic bistro dishes.

The Royal George Hotel has long been known for its fine dining cuisine and this continues with the refurbished Wedgewood room, named after the family who ran the hotel in the early 1860’s. The Wedgewood Room presents as you would imagine – starched white linen, sparkling glassware and fine dining consisting of prix fixe for three, five or seven courses, all with choice from the extensive menu and an unsurpassed wine list. To ensure maximum service, numbers are limited in the Wedgewood Room, so bookings are essential.

The chefs at The Royal George Hotel respect and love fresh, seasonal produce and create menus in harmony with the country location, served with generosity of spirit in both flavour and presentation – all without a hint of pretension.

The Royal George is open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday and lunch Thursday to Sunday. A visit to The Royal George is to be immersed in history, fine food and service.

www.royalgeorge.com.au.

The Royal George Hotel Across the Years

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While the weather is still hot it’s hard to think about knitwear, soft, warm and cuddly designed to keep out the winter chills, but winter will descend its chilly fingers soon enough and you’ll be looking for that snuggly garment to make you happy. Thankfully, Alpaca Passion now has its new winter range in store, just in time for you to plan and build your winter wardrobe.

Alpaca Passion has an enormous range of fine Alpaca garments, accessories and homewares selected from the most stylish and cutting edge alpaca fashion suppliers in the world. Such countries as of course Peru and Bolivia, the

home of alpaca and some very fine lines from Australia and New Zealand. Alpaca Passion also carries a complete range of Vigorella Bodywear – the Australian made bodywear in wool, cotton and nylon blends.

With Alpaca Passion so accessible, there is no reason to feel chilly this winter.

Time to think about your winter wardrobe.

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When we decided we no longer wanted to live and work in the City it gave us the opportunity to create Trentham Manor. We had always driven through Trentham on our way home from trips to Daylesford and found it so quaint we always wanted to return. So began our great adventure when we became owner builders two years ago. We literally camped out each weekend while we worked on our home, which was rather testing during the winter months when there was no heating, showers or insulation. We slept on a cold rubber mattress and virtually rolled out of bed each morning. But the end result has been well worth while. We have found a community of people willing

to offer their friendship and support that is treasured and fantastic.

Our home has been designed with two suites offering comfortable and stylish accommodation with an exotic theme in each. The Oriental Suite is rich in colour and elegant in design and the African Suite with its exotic decorations is a touch of glamour in an Aussie country town.

Each suite has all the acoutrements to provide that relaxing getaway after a hectic week - spas, water features, privacy, quality toiletries and the opportunity to settle back and relax and enjoy a respite from the hussle of every day life.

Trentham Manor By Colleen & Wylie Halfpenny

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Choose from two elegant and beautifully decorated suites designed to provide the perfect

getaway either in the calm and seductive Oriental Suite or the exotic mystique of the Africa Suite

Our goal is to make you feel welcome and provide a place where you can find peace and harmony.

17 Walters Street Trentham – 0414 877 922 www. trenthammanor.com


When you love all things pretty and have always wanted to open a gift shop, you bring it together and create one of Creswick’s newest retail outlets – Olicartia. Simone Broad, a Creswick girl from birth bit the bullet and opened her beloved shop in late 2012. Simone carries an eclectic range of giftware and accessories and is developing a range of fresh flowers and plants, including potted standard roses that sit on the footpath beckoning passersby to “just pop in”.

When you visit Olicartia, you get double the value with the Two Cees hair salon sitting behind Simone’s area. Childhood friend Kylie Toose, a hairdresser for over twenty years decided she would open a main street salon and joined Simone in her venture. Kylie has developed her own range of organic hair care products, which are available from the salon. Olicartia and Two Cees are located next to the Creswick Post Office – well worth a visit.

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CHOCOLATIER & CAFÉ

84 Albert Street, Creswick, Victoria 3363 (opposite the Post Office)

Phone. 03 5345 1150Email. [email protected] 8am-5pm daily

A small slice of the international world of chocolate can be found in the historic town of Creswick in Central Victoria.

Closed Wednesday

HANDMADE Specialty European semi-hard, white & blue mouldcheese from local cows milk

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71A Albert St (Midland Hwy), Creswick. (10 min from Ballarat, 20 min from Daylesford)

Open Friday to Monday 10am – 4:30pm Phone 0409 756 289

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Recently opened Red Fox Deli is the brainchild of Willy Schaap who opened her door just before Christmas. Most new businesses have a few growing pains and Willy hasn’t escaped her share with the breakdown of a couple of fridges right in the middle of the hot weather. However, once rectified, Willy saw this as only a blimp on the radar and hasn’t regretted for one moment taking the plunge into a new business. Asked why she opened her deli in Creswick, Willy replied: “the town needed it”. “I wanted to give something to the community that they hadn’t had in town before and they have welcomed us with open arms”. A pastry chef by trade, Willy is no stranger to the food industry although she didn’t come from a ‘foodie family’.

Born in Holland and moving with her family to Leongatha at the age of nine, Willy’s family then moved to Ballarat and she continued on to Creswick, which she feels provides the best access to everything she needs.

Carrying a wide range of delicatessen products, Red Fox Deli is now becoming known for the variety of food lines available – Andrews Ham and Bacon, Evia Yoghurt, Inglenook milk, Pricklebury bread and more. Most are from small producers who pride themselves on the quality of their produce, something that Willy is very keen to maintain. Follow Red Fox Deli on Facebook: facebook.com/redfox.deli

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Carrying a wide range of gourmet and quality produCe.

open for lunCh or take a break with a great Coffee and Cake.

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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 Studio is a chance to see many of her sculptures and ceramics, but also to see and obtain one of her individually hand dyed and sewn garments. Simple designs, earthy colours and all made from natural

fibres, Di’s range of fashion ware is unique and each piece is a “one off”. The styles aren’t for the faint hearted, they are bold and make a statement about the designer and the wearer – each garment says “this is me, I’m not shy and I love to be seen” and isn’t that every woman. Allendale Studio is on the Creswick/Newstead Road, at the corner of Ryan’s

Junction Road, Allendale. Open to the public throughout Easter, Mother’s Day and other days by appointment. Sure it’s off the beaten track, but well worth the visit. Call 5345 6378 or [email protected]. Group bookings are welcome.

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Unique Design studio with a wide range of women’s fashion. All garments made with natural fabics and individually hand dyed.

Open throughout Easter and Mothers Day– all other times by appointment.

4154 Creswick Newstead Road Allendale5345 6378 – 0448 504 547 – [email protected]


Emily Jardine, Benjamin Kopp and Martin Smith are three of Australia’s leading young musicians who combined in 2008 while studying in Geneva, Switzerland, to form the Streeton Trio. Currently based in Berlin, the trio has studied intensively with the world’s leading chamber musicians and now tours extensively across Europe, UK, Scandinavia, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. From Wigmore Hall to the Melbourne Recital Centre and the 2013 Castlemaine Festival, the culmination of the Streeton Trio’s current Australian tour is in Dunolly at Wright on Broadway! The concert on Saturday, 6th April from 3pm to 5.30pm at Wright on Broadway is a unique opportunity to experience the intensity of music making by consummate artists. Concert

tickets are $35 including a glass of regional wine. To reserve your place call Fiona Lindsay on 0428 322 208 or email [email protected]

Dunolly Supports Dunalley

Since the terrifying fires that virtually destroyed the small town of Dunalley in Tasmania last month, there has been a lot of community discussion in Dunolly, Central Victoria, about how the town might show its support for the rebuilding and recovery of a Tassie town with a similar name and size. A quick whip around has resulted in the Dunolly Town Cake and Produce Stall to raise money to assist with refurbishing the Dunalley Town Hall. All that stands of the town hall after the fire are some foundation stones and a brick chimney. Marble plaques and

monuments were reduced to molten, so intense was the heat.

The Dunolly Town Cake and Produce Stall is on Saturday, 23rd March, between 8.00am and noon.

For further information on both the concert and town cake sale call Fiona Lindsay on 0428 322 208 or email Fiona at [email protected]

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By Bryley Drummond

There is nothing better than being in the company of inspiring people; their energy, their spark, their enthusiasm – it’s palpable. They talk about their latest endeavour like you are on the journey with them; it gives me goosebumps.

I’ve been a fan of TED: Ideas worth spreading for a while now; so many people around the world doing amazing things. My favourite is the Hans Rosling talk from way back in 2006, but there are many others that are on my To Watch List.

Nowadays I don’t give myself the time to watch a TED talk, even though most are less than 20 minutes long. Now, if you asked me over to yours for a chat, a glass of wine and a TED talk, I probably could make the effort… it’s all about making the time for something you feel passionate about.

In January, I read about Alain de Botton and the School of Life – they were running a School of Life Summer School in Melbourne. If only I could go! I pondered my ensuing workload, childcare and cost and thought it was too hard to do - and then a lightbulb moment presented itself. If Mohammed can’t go to the mountain, we could bring the mountain to Central Victoria – why can’t we have talks like this in Bendigo?

I’m going to organise these kinds of events here!

Next stop Karen Corr, from Make A Change Australia. Karen’s business is built on the philosophy that when people are inspired, skilled and supported to make a change in the world, flourishing communities can and will be created. A perfect partner for the project.

After a number of discussions in a very short timeframe, we are proud to announce the Outside The Square Public Talks. Held on the last Wednesday every month, starting on 27 March, featuring two awesome people monthly.

We’re kicking off the series with the fabulously talented Ian McBurney who will talk about a future prosperous Bendigo, and Fabian Reid, the co-ordinator of Bendigo A Thinking Community. Music in April, Community in May, and we’re thinking Education in June… stay tuned.

The Outside the Square series of public talks celebrate local people who think a little differently to create positive change in our community. You can buy a ticket or even sponsor the talks via iheartbendigo.com.au

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By Caroline Westmore Gusto Styling

Last year I challenged myself to get at least a 50/50 strike rate on my top trends. I think I did okay with Food Trucks and Pop Ups, Po boys, Sliders and Pulled Meats and Sustainable Fish and Seafood. I am still waiting to see the Meat Free Mondays and eating the whole animal (although nose to tail is pretty big) in 2013, and of course, artisan produce is ongoing. Sous Vide – tick. Thermo mixing – tick.

So what’s up in 2013? I’ve done a bit of poking around, asked a few questions and came up with a few ideas that I think will float this year. The last few may be a little shaky!

The Sugar revolution – sugar in 2013 will undergo a makeover. Not just raw, brown, muscovado, etc but people will want to cook with simple sugars (fructose, glucose powder, galactose powder) for different sucrocity and effect. Names will enter menus and products such as refined apple fructose or pear cider sugar. Caramels will also be big. Salted caramel is in right now, but cajeta, specialised molasses (I currently have a new black strap organic molasses from Terra Madre in the pantry), and burnt sugars will be in

savoury and dessert alike.

Tart Tatin – the sisters Stephanie and Caroline will probably turn in their graves as their classic caramelised apple dish topped with pastry and flipped becomes a global sensation and breaks away from tradition. Think pear, orange and sage, or peach, lychee, lemongrass. How about chocolate, rosewater and forest berries…will it be going too far to bring savoury tart tatin into the mix? See how many you spot in 2013!

Goat – we took such a long time to get into the goat milk and goat cheese groove, but now it is here to stay and we love it. But what about goat meat? One of the most consumed meats in the world, we seem to shy away from goat in Australia. With increases in availability, and a well travelled population however, I think goat meat will be on the menu in 2013. A staple in Indian and Asian cuisines and common throughout Europe, Aussie chefs will be expanding their culinary horizons and grabbing the goat by the horns!

Seaweed / Native Succulents – I recently visited James Rattray (of Flowerdale edible flower farm) at the Footscray wholesale market in Melbourne. He was

expounding the taste and benefits of Samphire and Kakula, two edible salty succulents grown here. They are used in salads, stirfries and as garnish, and provide a salt hit and a nice crunch. Well I confess I am not a HUGE fan, but health experts and chefs alike are predicting seaweeds, succulents and edible health grasses to be on the increase. Let’s SEA (weed) about that one! Pardon the puns – it’s the start of the year…

Finally: Chinese Farms on the Moon. In an extract from the Times of India, I learned that China plans to land an experimental craft to support growing four kinds of food to form a life support system if stuck on the moon. While tests are happening in Beijing currently, 2013 is the year to take moon food one step further. Really??

Whatever the trends may be and wherever food may take us, I look forward to travelling the food road with you during the year. I wish a happy, healthy and prosperous year for us all. Please email me with any questions, ideas or great finds to [email protected] and culinary regards for a great 2013!

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In the very near future, the biggest skill shortage will be gardening. Which is insane, as it is the very skill that feeds and fuels our bodies. As our population grows, food shortages increase as does transport costs and non sustainable production, so there is no better time than now to teach yourself or someone else how to garden. Planting a garden, even a small one allows for a greater degree of self-reliance.

There are three ways to gain more control over our food. Buy local, grow your own and learn how to store and preserve your food. Buying local supports local food resilience, which in turn means our amazing local farmers continue to be profitable through our support. You could also stop entering the supermarket door and start entering the local farmers gate.

The benefits of gardening are a joy, but can sometimes be frustrating. Through the frustration you will learn and succeed. To feed your family and friends from your own backyard is soul rewarding, a feeling like nothing else.

Parts of Central Victoria has some of the best fertile soil in the country, so take advantage of living in this beautiful area and grow something! Plant what you eat most, feed and love it often, and share with others. Growing

your own veg will not only cut down food costs, but will also increase the quality of nutritious food you eat whilst providing a skill that doesn’t rely on modern conveniences.

Autumn is the best time to start growing a garden, with March and April being the most amazing months with the beautiful autumn rains and mass of sunshine.

Replenish your soil with minerals and compost ready for the growing months ahead. This has to be one of my favourite seasons as the land starts to soak in the rain and return the dry barren land to one of abundance and moisture.

If you’re already gardening then you will be reaping the rewards of bountiful pumpkins and tomatoes that are perfect for storing ahead for the winter months. It’s time to plant root crops like carrots, parsnips, swedes, silverbeet, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, radish, leek, parsley and Asian greens which love the cooler months.

If you don’t have the time yet to grow something, then check out Whole Larder Love organic seasonal vegetable boxes, which are collected from farmers in our local region, you can find them www.wholelarderlove.com

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You are what you eat, but you are also what you think. There is a lot of focus on being healthy in our world right now. When we talk health we naturally think about nutrition, exercise and diet. However to be truly healthy we also need to be happy. For me optimum health fuels our body whilst happiness fuels our hearts and emotions.

Some simple things to kick start your health this season is to add more fruit and vegetables to your diet. By putting more of the good stuff in you will crowd out the bad stuff. Aim for at least 30 minutes physical activity daily, preferably outside and connect with nature. Drink plenty of water and cut out processed foods and as much sugar as you can. By doing all these things you are on your way to becoming healthy, however I’m convinced that healthy eating and diet alone is not enough.

We need to find our happiness. Stress plays a major role in our lives, but it doesn’t always have to be. It’s time to find your balance with primary foods. Primary foods are more than what is on your plate it is about satisfying your hunger for life. Primary foods are your career, relationships, physical activity, and spirituality. Spirituality for me is about finding time out in this world just for you. When our primary foods

are out of balance no amount of healthy eating alone will truly make us healthy.

It’s time to concentrate on filling your life with great things. You don’t have to settle for second best, you are enough and you are good enough. Sometimes we just don’t see how amazing we really are.

What is holding you back from where you want to be? More often it is our own fears and thoughts that stop us from showing our true talents, beliefs and thoughts.

Take a moment to sit down and think about these four primary foods in your life. Is your career rewarding, challenging and manageable? Are your relationships fulfilled, loving and supportive? Are you moving enough each day and do you make time for physical activity? Do you take time out of this world for you? If not, seek to find spiritualty through five minutes of mediation daily, or taking a bath, spending some time out in the garden, find something that will feed you on a deeper level.

Find out what is out of balance and put a plan in place on how you can start to make changes to balance your life. In return, you will be on your path of having a healthy and happy life.

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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’ stove top,if you don’t look after the equipment, expect a dud brew!

For home you have a range of options, dependent on taste and budget:

A) Filter coffee (like your nana did 30 years ago), now called ‘pour over’ and all the rage in the ‘Third Wave of Coffee’. B) Plunger, aka ‘cafétiere’ or ‘French press’. C) Italian stove top, or ‘moka pot’. D) Domestic espresso machine.

Be aware that coffee brewed via the first three options produces softer, gentler flavours – the ‘grunt’ experience really only comes from D. (Exception: the Atomica stove top, a whole other

world!) Reason? The coffee is extracted under high pressure, which releases the oils in the coffee bean, visible in the golden-brown crema floating on the coffee. That’s where additional flavor/ ‘grunt’ is.

The cheapest way to make a good coffee at home is to buy yourself an old fashioned Italian stove top – they’re very versatile and can be used on electric stoves, gas burners or even campfires.

Aluminium versions start at $30; however, if you take coffee seriously, it really pays to spend the extra $50 and buy a stainless steel stove top model. (Some also argue steel is better for health reasons when it comes to cooking). Look for a quality brand in a reputable shop.

Cleanliness of equipment and the freshness of beans or grounds are also keys to enjoyable coffee making across all four options.

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Coffee beans have a high percentage of oils and tanins. Build up equals bitterness and dullness of flavor. So keep your equipment clean – best to wash with hot soapy water for A-C; ‘D’ will require commercial cleaning agents, as in a café.

Beans will always hold freshness longer; if you have a grinder at home and you grind to demand, you’ve got it made. Grounds will only last a very short time; as soon as the vacuum seal is broken on the packet they start to oxidize. Keep them in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark space. Contrary to what you may have heard, fridges are not ideal. Coffee grounds absorb smells and humidity. Fridges contain both in spades.

Don’t have a grinder? Only buy small quantities of ground coffee to be used up quickly (ie a couple of days).

Another tip: make sure you get a grind that’s suitable for your brewing method. Rules of thumb: filter & plunger are coarser. Stovetop is ‘medium to fine’. Espresso, ‘fine’.

With stovetops, don’t overfill the filter basket with coffee grounds. Pat them down gently with a teaspoon but don’t tamp them like you would an espresso machine. Reason? The pressure that comes through the average pot isn’t quite high enough to penetrate all the grounds, and therefore extract all the flavours. It’s a more subtle coffee experience.

Finally, invest in a water filter for tastier brews AND the longevity of your equipment! Not only will filtered water taste better (less chlorine and impurities), but key to your electrical equipment, the calcium is reduced or removed.

Your machine will thank you for it!

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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 and the usual moon tides with one dark moon eclipsed. Expect energy to be changing and creating movement, not always to our liking but presenting opportunities to make changes.

Aries this is your time of year, with an Easter break in your sign. Great

for the outdoors and fitness and an extra boost of energy from Jupiter in Gemini so a busy not necessarily focussed period but plenty to be done. Aries born from March 27 to April 1st have Uranus on their Sun sign so this can be a period to revolutionise self image and purpose.

Libra it is your Full Moon time in March so be ready to

shine. You may not enjoy all the things that come to light but after the last two years of hard work you can start

to enjoy the rewards. Look at your life from the perspective of how ordered you have been and now the outcomes that you dreamt of can begin to manifest.

Taurus has a few challenges during autumn. A dark moon eclipse may

take you more deeply into circumstances you thought were buried or hoped had passed during May. The Full Moon is in Scorpio across the wheel from you so the deeper side to life is sought or revealed. There is also a Saturn influence coming across from there for some Taureans which means that others authority may interrupt your steady, determined action .

Scorpio is perhaps a little optimistic during

March with visibility into the manifestation of plans being very clear in your full moon in April. Things are moving quickly for Scorpio although there can be times when you believe too quickly or too superficially. Time slows in

May so you can examine the next pieces then. Make hay while the sun shines so to speak.

Gemini – well what isn’t happening in Gemini during autumn. Jupiter

is connecting to all the major planets one way or another except for Neptune in March, and there is a dark and full moon phase in this sign late May to June. So be prepared to run in all directions, nothing really settles but you wont be lost for ideas. Even though it may seem ungrounded your ideas are important.

Sagittarius you too are a little amped. All that energy buzzing across

from Gemini has you thinking about what you could/should be doing. This time of year really suits you with its outdoor possibilities and May brings realisations of what truly matters.

Capricorn, Pluto is wading through some of your sign affecting the

birthdays of the early January

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Capricorns. This intense energy, gnawing at your concepts of identity can create havoc. It is deep and inward instead of busy and competing making it hard to keep moving on. A lighter moment may be for Beltane/Halloween Apr 31 /May 1 when then moon is in Capricorn so maybe this is a great ritual time for you.

Cancer is flying under the radar during autumn; no real big

connections to stop you in your tracks. So do what you do well, love others and nurture them, keep the emotional well being of your home, work and friends in check. Enjoy and know where you are needed. When don’t you?

Aquarius you can feed off the energy of Gemini too. In fact with the

Gemini influence from Jupiter and Aries Uranus it is time for your big ideas to be bigger. Can we ground them? Maybe

not yet but perhaps later in the year. It is great though to be free to dream and have a choice whether to act or not. Enjoy all the air or ideas of this time.

Leo may be a little unsure of what they are doing. The usual

patterns may be challenged, maybe it is time to expand or if you have expanded now contract. The steady tempo is being pushed and pulled. In fact for some Leos it can be down- right restrictive and it all comes from others.

Pisces may feel isolated in a world of their own.

Not necessarily unusual but really the rest of the world is banging and crashing about and you are adrift in another paradigm. Create dear Pisces, create the beauty that lies in your imagination. Maybe the rest of the world needs a little imagination. A new renaissance would be fantastic.

Virgo is caught up in the chaos too. Some Virgos can be affected from

Pisces Neptune which makes relating to others uncertain and unclear about what is actually happening. Other Virgos can be tumbled up with Gemini whirlwind of ideals and it is all too fast and too quick to order. Not the most peaceful Virgo time but expanding.

There is a lot to celebrate this autumn. The two yods of destiny particularly affect Gemini and Scorpio during March and April. We can all enjoy Easter which is in Aries and Beltane/Samhein which is in Taurus.

Love and Blessings until winter.

For a personal reading with Lyndall call 0428 425 923 or www.lyndallmcquinn.com

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Streeton Trio Comes to Dunolly

Thinking Outside the Square

2013 Trends On The Menu

Happiness is The New Healthy

Adventures in Coffee, Part IV

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