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The pipes are calling

In April, the Australian Pipe Bands Championships will return to where it all started 63 years ago. Maryborough’s Princes Park will echo to the sound of bagpipes and drums as the best pipe bands in Australia battle it out for the coveted...

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14 Mar 2024
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The story continues in Clunes

Join us on an enchanting journey to Clunes, the heart of Victoria’s literary landscape, for the Clunes Booktown Festival 2024. This year, on the 23rd and 24th of March, the quaint historic hamlet of Clunes, just 36km north of Ballarat, transforms...

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14 Mar 2024
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Autumn art

Set among tranquil bush and sculptured gardens, Possum Gully Studio in Adelaide Lead is the ideal gallery for visitors to relax and unwind during autumn. Throughout autumn visitors can purchase discounted gallery-owned paintings and prints by many...

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14 Mar 2024
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Living History

The historic Worsley Cottage has undergone extensive renovation work throughout 2023, and will be open again to the public in February 2024. Originally built in 1894 by Arthur Worsley for himself and his wife Agnes, the stone building included the...

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08 Dec 2023
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Welcome to the Central Goldfields Visitor Centre

Midway between Ballarat and Bendigo, Maryborough is right in the centre of the famous golden triangle. The historic Maryborough Railway Station has recently been transformed into a unique tourism hub for visitors and the community and now offers...

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08 Dec 2023
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Summer at the Central Goldfields Gallery

Families can enjoy the cool climate of the Central Goldfields Gallery on a hot summer day with free hands-on art activities for children as well as many artworks to discover. Two of the exhibitions on over summer are: Echo in the Hollow – new...

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08 Dec 2023
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Coffee and Memories

Rustorations, Jenni Whittle’s shop in Maryborough’s High Street, reflects her passions — supporting her community and giving beautiful, once loved furniture, artwork and bric-a-brac a new lease of life. “I love getting things out of landfill...

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08 Dec 2023
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Destination Bookshop

Maryborough’s Lions Club Bookshop, set in the main street of Maryborough, has become something of a drawcard for visitors to the area. With its vast range of books, friendly, knowledgeable staff and central location, it is often the first port of...

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08 Dec 2023
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Sharing Country

Djaa Djuwima meaning ‘to show, share Country’ in Dja Dja Wurrung language is a dedicated and permanent First Nations Gallery at the Bendigo Visitor Centre on Pall Mall in the former Post Office Gallery space. For First Nations artists, this is...

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08 Dec 2023
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Explore Goldfields Galleries

Throughout December and January, Gallery 127 at the Avoca Railway Station will exhibit the work of Dakeno Mark. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, the Melbourne-based visionary artist and poet has called Australia home since 1983. Dakeno primarily...

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08 Dec 2023
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Central Goldfields Gallery open

The transformation of the Central Goldfields Art Gallery has been revealed with the Gallery now open for both community and visitors to enjoy. The Victorian government, together with council, invested $2 million to the upgrade which has seen one of...

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31 Mar 2023
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Writers gather in Bendigo

Bold and busy, Bendigo Writers Festival is back in May with a packed program presenting discussions that are intriguing, surprising, challenging and entertaining – just like life. With a nod to Australia’s first acclaimed novelist, Joseph Furphy...

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31 Mar 2023
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Tiny Towns Arts Trail is back in 2023.

Now in its 7th year, this eclectic weekend of art, food and fun has grown from a small local arts trail to an incredible adventure that winds its way through more than 10 historic towns and spans five shires across the Central Victorian Goldfields...

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31 Mar 2023
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Booktown in March

Clunes Booktown Festival returns to the historic township a few months earlier this year, on the last weekend of March (Saturday 25 and Sunday 26). Kadir Hussein is chair of Creative Clunes, which organises the event. Kadir said the change of date...

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31 Mar 2023
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Take a trip to Talbot

Many visitors to central Victoria love the chance to explore the tiny towns dotted throughout the goldfields. With historic buildings, galleries, eclectic shops and unique cafes and eateries, there is something for foodies, art lovers and those...

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06 Dec 2022
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Fine music festival

In January, the wonderful 19th century pipe organs scattered throughout the Goldfields will come to life at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival. The 27th festival will bring the finest musicians and singers together in 11 recitals from...

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06 Dec 2022
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A new year celebration like no other

THERE aren’t too many events in Australia that can claim to have thrived and survived for over 150 years and, after a two-year hiatus, the Maryborough Highland Gathering is back for its 160th instalment this New Year’s Day Maryborough’s...

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06 Dec 2022
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Living history

Half-way between Ballarat and Maryborough is the historic township of Clunes. Clunes was the site of Victoria’s first gold strike in 1851 which led to a gold rush which swept through central Victoria, resulting in a massive population boost for the...

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06 Dec 2022
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The world’s best in Bendigo

Bendigo Venues & Events’ 2023 Season is shaping up to be one of the best ever From February 1-5 marks the 4th Bendigo Chamber Music Festival. Co-directors (and cellist extraordinaires) Chris Howlett and Howard Penny unite to bring their love...

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06 Dec 2022