Stories

Welcome to Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges. If you are interested in wonderful produce and great food and wine, then this is the place for you.

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Preserving the General Store Charm

There is something quintessentially Australian about the local General Store. Found…

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Local’s Guide to Christmas Gifts

The silly season is almost upon us. If you’re one of those people that has left…

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Pay it Forward in Maldon

We could start this article with the obligatory description of Maldon being a…

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Spring Fashion Finds

Spring sunshine triggers the removal of layers, layers that can feel like a uniform…

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Pay it Forward in Creswick

Have you ever had someone 'pay it forward' at your local café? It's delightful to…

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Fabulous Fashion

Fashion is a beautiful way to radiate and shine, and for me, it is an expression of…

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What’s New in the Daylesford Macedon Ranges: Autumn 2021

I don’t know where the saying ‘bounced back’ first originated, but it’s a term we…

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Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival

Everyone loves a good autumn festival, right? So we’re going to let you in on a…

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Gumboots and Pearls

A century and a half ago, thousands of fortune finders from around the world made…

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The Pioneers

For decades, Daylesford has seen three visionary women work tirelessly to build…

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What’s New in the Daylesford Macedon Ranges: Summer 2021

Summer is the best time of the year to bask in the warmth, get out and about, and…

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Pay it Forward on Piper Street

There is a warmth along Piper Street, Kyneton. The businesses love their community…

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Open Daily

So, you can’t go overseas any time soon. Here’s a dream week-ish long itinerary,…

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Click for Daylesford Macedon Ranges

The Visit Victoria ‘Click for Vic' campaign is a great way to support businesses…

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Making and Creating in the Macedon Ranges

We've all spent a lot of this year at home, and it's helped us to appreciate the…

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The Next Chapter: Boon and Bromley

From creating one-off pieces of furniture to transforming an infamous penitentiary…

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Where do the Locals in the Daylesford Macedon Ranges Go?

It's often the first thing you wonder when you travel: 'Where do the locals go?…

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What’s New in the Daylesford Macedon Ranges: Spring 2020

Our plot thickens. An eclectic mix of new businesses have been sprouting around the…

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Same Same But Very Different

Self-isolation doesn't mean you can't stay connected. We want to help you get lost…

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Speaking of Yarns

Much-loved and respected regional success story Creswick Woollen Mills has…

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Relishing a Healthier You this Autumn

Imagine embracing the onset of the cooler months in a state of calm and vitality.…

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Blampied Village

First settled around the 1860s, the place known as Blampied epitomises the ‘blink…

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Fashion as Art

Art is often defined as self-expression through creativity. Not everyone can be a…

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The Ancient Incas called it “the Fibre of the Gods” – Alpaca Passion

Stepping into Alpaca Passion is a true sensory experience. Every piece you see…

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Interview with Stockroom Kyneton

Jason and Magali are responsible for one of the hottest, contemporary art spaces in…

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One Very Fine Yarn

Gales of laughter, bales of delicious woollen garments and an up-close and personal…

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A Yarn Worth Reading About

It’s all due to the fertile soil and water sparkling with minerals. The soil and…