The view from the bell tower at the Daylesford Convent is one of the most beautiful in the nation. Framed by masonry…
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One lucky reader will win a copy of Alla's book, Three Decades On - Lake House and Daylesford. Email us your name…
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In September 2017, a small group of dedicated foodies embarked on a cook tour of Gascony with none other than our favourite chef and writer, Annie Smithers…
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Five reasons to get lost.....(in other words, things coming up that you simply cannot miss)
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The luxury of truffle (we now have several relatively prolific truffieres in this area), combined with the luscious creaminess of a wonderful Brie…
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It is possible they may have witnessed volcanic activity because the name they have for the area translates as ‘smoking ground’…
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Liam Thornycroft was 10 years old when he started work at Cliffy’s Emporium in Daylesford. Seventeen years later he has returned to town and bought the old store and café…
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Out the back of Musk, where the farms give way to the Wombat State Forest there is a little orchard of old fashioned apple trees. They bare equally old-fashioned names…
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There is a chill in the air. The surrounding bush is quiet but there are two boisterous dogs amongst the oak trees. Ella and Marla are truffle dogs…
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Frazer’s ability to capture the emotional alienation of the male and depict the Australian bush with an almost mythical reality quality has seen him described as the Tim Winton of the printing press…
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