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Eat + Drink Guide

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✨COMPETITION TIME ✨ Feeling the need to rechar $✨COMPETITION TIME ✨ Feeling the need to recharge? How about winning getaway worth over $2k? Think spa days, gourmet dining, vintage shopping & hands-on workshops, all set against a backdrop of golden autumn hues. It’s not just a getaway, it’s your chance to slow down, indulge & live your best life in regional Victoria! Here’s what’s up for grabs: 🏡 @hanging_rock_views – 2-night luxury stay, gourmet breakfast & wine on arrival. Value: $550 🧣 @alpacapassion – $300 voucher for ethically sourced alpaca products. 🧀 @longpaddockcheese – Private cheese degustation, wine & exclusive tour. Value: $250 🍸 @thevictoriawoodend – 3-course meal & cocktail for two, plus a bottle of local wine. Value: $230 🍽️ @argusdiningroom – $200 dining experience. 🛍️ @castlemainebazaar – $200 voucher for vintage & handmade treasures. 💦 @themineralspa – Two 90-min Retreat passes. Value: $180 🧘‍♀️ @samadhiretreat – 1.5-hour meditation workshop for two. Value: $180 🍾 @huntergathererwinery – 1.5-hour Sparkling Workshop & take-home bottle. Value: $160 🍷 @hoteltrentham – Lunch for four, including a drink. Value: $100 Full prize description and T&Cs on our website {link in the bio}$

Live Your Best Life in Hepburn Springs – 3 Days,

Live Your Best Life in Hepburn Springs – 3 Days, 2 Nights 💦 Hepburn Springs is more than just mineral water - think luxe stays, top-notch dining, indulgent spa treatments, and stunning nature. Follow this itinerary and make the most of your visit! <full itinerary link in bio>

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📍 Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve
📍 Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa
📍 Hepburn Springs Brewing Co
📍 Shizuka Ryokan
📍 Hepburn Golf Course – Tee off with kangaroo spectators.
📍 Mineral Springs Hotel / Villa Parma / The Mineral Spa
📍 The Surly Goat
📍 Hepburn Springs General Store
📍Portal 108 – Stylish fashion, homewares & accessories.
📍Hepburn Springs Motor Inn – End your stay in style!

#HepburnSprings #ComeBackToLife #VisitDaylesford #SpaCountry #LuxuryTravel

ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL 🎭 Castlemaine Fringe Festi

ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL 🎭 Castlemaine Fringe Festival | 22 March – 6 April 🎶 We love Castlemaine – a creative hub just 90 minutes from Melbourne, where art, music & culture thrive. And now, it’s time for the biggest @castlemainefringefestival yet!

With 160+ events spanning live music, cabaret, comedy, workshops, exhibitions & more, this festival is set to light up the town.

🔥 Don’t miss the FREE opening night street party! Think projections, dancing, a Pride stage, a Youth stage, and a buzzing town centre—the perfect way to kick off two weeks of pure creative energy.

Come for the festival, stay for the vibes. 🎨🎸 #CastlemaineFringe #FringeFestival #LiveCreatively

📷 by @craig.gaston.90 & @d_domonkos

Stunning image by @nc_shutterbuzz of Malmsbury Via

Stunning image by @nc_shutterbuzz of Malmsbury Viaduct. "Hours of exposure, countless frames, and a bit of patience went into capturing this colourful cosmic spin".

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🍂 We love autumn in Daylesford & the Macedon Ra $🍂 We love autumn in Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges, so we’re sharing it with you! How does a luxury getaway prize worth over $2,000 sound? Think spa days, gourmet dining, vintage shopping & hands-on workshops, all set against a backdrop of golden autumn hues. It’s not just a getaway, it’s your chance to slow down, indulge & live your best life in regional Victoria! What’s in this epic prize package, you ask? Glad you did - because it’s a goodun’! 👇🎉 You could WIN: 🏡 Escape to @hanging_rock_views for a 2-night luxury stay, gourmet breakfast & wine on arrival. Value: $550 🧣 Stay cozy this autumn with a $300 voucher for ethically sourced alpaca products from @alpacapassion. 🧀 Savor a private cheese degustation at @longpaddockcheese, with wine & an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. Value: $250 🍸 Dine in style! Enjoy a 3-course meal & cocktail for two at @thevictoriawoodend, paired with a bottle of local wine. Value: $230 🍽️ Indulge in a $200 dining experience at The @argusdiningroom, from à la carte dishes to handcrafted cocktails. 🛍️ Discover vintage treasures with $200 worth of voucher at @castlemainebazaar - a paradise for retro & handmade lovers! 💦 Relax & recharge with two 90-min Retreat passes to @themineralspa, featuring mineral pools, saunas & more. Value: $180 🧘‍♀️ Find your zen with a 1.5-hour meditation workshop for two at @samadhiretreat - a journey to mindfulness & inner peace. Value: $180 🍾 Get hands-on with a 1.5-hour Sparkling Workshop at @huntergathererwinery & take home your own bottle! Value: $160 🍷 Gather your crew for lunch for four at @hoteltrentham, with a drink included. Value: $100 Full prize description and T&Cs on our website {link in the bio} Tag & friend and GOOD LUCK ☘️ IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE ✳️ Ignore any messages about this competition from imposter accounts. Don’t share credit card details, and report them to Meta. ✳️ Daylesford Macedon Tourism, Daylesford Macedon Ranges giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Meta. #daylesfordmacedonlife #comebacktolife #LiveYourBestLIfe$

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Welcome to your guide to exploring Daylesford, Hepburn Springs, Trentham, the Macedon Ranges, Kyneton, Castlemaine and surrounds.

We acknowledge and extend our appreciation for the Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Peoples, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and waterways of our region.

We pay our respects to leaders and Elders past, present and future. We express our gratitude in the sharing of this land, our sorrow for the personal, spiritual and cultural costs of that sharing and our hope that we may walk forward together in harmony and in the spirit of healing.

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