I loved reading about David Hall’s epic journey across Asia and Europe – and the release of his book about his escapades. Head back to page 13 for a really great read. Journalist Kevin Childs sums it up well, saying that trips of that nature are no longer possible due to political and social upheaval. […]

The boxer and the wrestler I taught a boxer English No bruiser, he was deft In year nine at high school he enjoyed respect A wrestler in the same class fell to wrangling words For his trouble he got lumped in with the nerds The boxer had a girlfriend knew how to manage him The […]

The wettest ‘dry’ winter we’ve ever had or how Victoria’s Google search history, and Clarkes Hill’s rain gauge, both called out the Bureau’s ‘super El Niño’ this winter. Google Trends data has confirmed what one Clarkes Hill local, Robert Grieve, suspected all along: this winter didn’t just break the Bureau of Meteorology’s forecast, it broke […]

Hi there, I am Pixie. I am only six months old and a little shy when meeting new people, but with a little patience and kindness, my real personality quickly shines. I am friendly, affectionate and love spending time with people. One of my favourite things is burrowing under soft blankets for a cosy nap. […]

Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ve chosen conifers to focus on…so sit back and open your mind to the world of these ancient plants. Without trying to blind you with science, gymnosperms (which includes conifers) pre-dated the evolution of flowering plants known as angiosperms, […]

Castlemaine’s The Midnight Blue Revue will celebrate three years of performing at Maurocco Bar with a special afternoon of live music on Sunday, September 13, from 2pm to 5pm. For the past three years, Maurocco has provided a regular home for the band and its distinctive mix of blues, soul and R&B, attracting audiences who […]

Things seemed to go so slowly for a long time but now they are speeding up. The slab is in and now the frame is up and the roof is starting to take shape. It’s still an April bump-in date but at least we can see something happening – which is fantastic. Mind you, we […]

Hepburn Springs Golf Club traces its origins to the vision of local community leaders and golf enthusiasts who sought to establish a high-quality golf course in the scenic hills surrounding the town. The driving force behind the project was George Parker Jr, a prominent Daylesford figure and chair of the Daylesford Progress Association and, later, […]

Lyster Opera will tour a fully staged production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni to eight venues across Melbourne and regional Victoria this spring. Directed by Jamie Moffat with Pamela Christie as musical director, the production is sung in Italian with English surtitles and runs for approximately two hours and thirty minutes in two acts, with one […]

Spielberg Month gets into top gear the rest of this month, with 11 of his greatest films to be shown at Daylesford’s Phoenix Cinema. Spielberg’s range is shown in Sugarland Express from 1974. Goldie Hawn stars as a former crook who must talk her husband into a prison break to help pluck their two-year-old son […]

Where have all the tree hollows gone? One of the problems faced by our native birds at this time of year is the lack of good, safe nesting sites. We may look at our forests and think that there are a lot of trees growing, but they are mostly relatively young trees that have not […]

Journalist: Kevin Childs Words in Winter founder A certain neatness may be seen with the annual Words in Winter festival almost coinciding with its co-founder publishing a book. David Hall’s Eastward is a work frozen in time. With two friends he travelled from London across Europe, Asia and the Pacific by car, train and boat. […]