LOST News - August

On behalf of the Lost team, thank you for your support and kindness - I hope the stories in this edition are as enchanting and dreamy for you as they were for me. Now put another log on the fire and grab your cuppa, because it's time to get Lost.

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Boomtown

“I want it to be an immersive experience,” he says. “I love the process of winemaking from the vineyard to the bottle and that’s the conversation I want people who come into Boomtown to be a part of.”

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In the Heart of Daylesford

In the heart of Daylesford, the historic building houses a special story for anyone with roots to the community of Vincent street. Whether it’s Koukla cafe on the corner, the old Frangos & Frangos restaurant turned artful cocktail bar or the boutique hotel upstairs, there’s no denying Hotel Frangos is a Daylesford institution.

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The Sky's Beauty & Power

While looking at Peter’s paintings, we realise that life is at the mercy of nature. “These storms can kill you, they’re lightning strikes that can kill you. I like to put that shining light of hope in there somewhere.” When poked about how much of Peter Watts is on the canvas, he quipps, “Trust me, it doesn't reflect my mind. My mind is clear and sunny.”

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A Real Plan

Teagan’s work, as photographer and filmmaker with a social conscience and international agenda, has in many ways become an empowering testament to young country-town creatives across Victoria. Armed with her mum’s advice, she embraced the unknown and her dreams came true.

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When the Moon Fades

The old man had hung a small mirror from the door frame before he’d gone to bed, as he had done for as many nights as anyone could remember, so that would-be intruders would break it on the way in, thereby cursing themselves with bad luck for seven years.

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LOST News - July

It’s great to be back and presenting another edition of Lost Magazine. Each day is still different, but it’s nice to see some normality coming back this month. It’s been wonderful collaborating with, and supporting local businesses to create this edition of Lost Magazine.

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Change the World

Winding down a path littered with fresh Feijoas, we discover Melliodora; a 2 1/4 acre property nestled on the edge of Hepburn Springs. However, it’s the integrity and significance of the philosophical landscape that startles the imagination.

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Position Perfect

Location counts – sometimes so much that it makes you do unexpected things. That’s how Jen Latta found herself at the end of June throwing open the doors on Daylesford’s newest wine bar and deli.

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Australian's Baron of Botany

Behind the botanic wonders of Melbourne and its regional surrounds, one scientific figure looms large over the history of plant science in Australia’s ‘Garden State’. German-born Ferdinand von Mueller, though he has long since fallen from public consciousness, remains one of Australia’s most accomplished and influential scientists, even over a century after his death in 1896.

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