Daylesford’s Farmers Arms Hotel is the type of character-filled, friendly pub that every country town wishes it had - and which dozens of metro pubs have tried try to emulate. The beautiful red brick building, complete with red geraniums in window boxes, gilt sign-writing on windows and clipped hedge houses the quintessential character filled bar.
Read MoreDanny Wootton is a quiet man. Softly spoken with a calming energy about him. You get the distinct impression that he sees the world differently. And not just because he spends most of his time looking at it through a lens.
Read MoreThis month, my esteemed colleague Richard Cornish is taking a break to look after his mum so I decided to shake things up a bit.
Read MoreIn the middle of the native forest on the outskirts of Blackwood is a sprawling garden that has erupted into a riotous range of oranges and reds.
Read MoreChef Tansy Good has not laid out a Phil Spector style wall of flavour, instead, in her considered style, she has left space on the palate for wine.
Read MoreLocal hospitality king Frank Moylan and his wife Melissa Macfarlane have returned to Kyneton’s Royal George Hotel.
Read MoreArtist John Lloyd sits in a stuffed leather chair under one of his landscapes.
Read MoreAlison Pouliot changed the way I see the world and she continues to do so.
Read MoreChillOut Festival in Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, Lost Trades Fair in Kyneton, Castlemaine State Festival, Old Hepburn Hotel and Daylesford Polo.
Read MoreMarch is always one of my favourite months of the year: Summer is in full swing and is always reluctant to let Autumn appear; …
Read MoreThe Palais-Hepburn has been reborn and it is beautiful. The 92-year-old dance hall in Hepburn Springs’ main drag has undergone refurbishment…
Read MoreIt is mid-morning on a clear summer’s day and Hepburn Springs chef and restaurant owner David Willcocks is preparing for the evening service.
Read MoreThe Old Hepburn Hotel is closing up shop. The freehold has been sold and the new owners won’t be continuing the lease.
Read MoreThe new Holgate Brewhouse is a complex machine of interconnected stainless steel tanks, tuns, pipes and hoppers.
Read MoreThe morning summer air is filled with the fragrance of a thousand roses.
Read MoreNo matter what you have got yourself into, this refreshing Summer cocktail from the guys at Animus will see you well on your way to recovery. And redemption.
Read MoreWelcome to February! We are hitting the streets a little late this month but thanks to the efforts of the incredible CFA superheroes, a timeline hiccup was the only outcome of the Hepburn Springs fires for us here at Lost Headquarters. Our office is in Hepburn Springs and backs onto the gully where the fires were so we were a little tense over the weekend whilst some of the dramatic photos being posted on social media made it look like an inferno. But thankfully that wasn't the case.
Read MoreChef David Willcocks worked in the south of Spain where he dined with famed chef Dani Garcia. This is his take on Garcia’s gazpacho. Served well-chilled is a refreshing dish on a hot day. The addition of the cherry puree to the gazpacho lifts the tomatoes with its sweetness and adds an extra dimension to the classic Spanish dish. Garnish with a few ripe tomatoes, pitted cherries, grated frozen cherve, a fillet of good quality Spanish anchovies and pistachios, or equally keep a bottle in the fridge as David does in his house to be enjoyed whenever.
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National treasure, award-winning actor, Aboriginal elder and activist Uncle Jack Charles tells an extraordinary tale - A Night With Uncle Jack - at the Theatre Royal, Castlemaine on Saturday 2nd March.
The grass is almost waist high and you can barely see the sheep. They are Suffolk, a breed of sheep that originated in England about 200 years ago with square bodies and open black faces which means they don’t have fleece on their face.
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