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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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All the fun of the Fair

As Australia’s oldest continuous country fair, Maldon sets the standard for showcasing the best the country has to offer. The committee has been working hard behind the scenes to make sure Maldon comes alive over the Easter weekend with something...

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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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The magic of markets

There is a special buzz that fills the air on market day in Talbot. It starts at dawn, as cars and trailers roll into the tiny town. Scandinavia Crescent is transformed once more to a thriving commercial centre as marquees are pitched, tables...

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14 Mar 2024
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Race to Avoca

Known for its wineries, art galleries, agriculture and the stunning Pyrenees Ranges, Avoca is also home to one of the biggest events in the region, the Avoca Races

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14 Mar 2024
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Play in the Pyrenees

While Adelaide has the Barossa Valley, Sydney has the Hunter and Melbourne the Mornington Peninsula, Ballarat’s go-to wine region is the Pyrenees. Today more than 25 wineries in the Pyrenees offer exceptional cellar-door experiences, picnics...

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14 Mar 2024
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Newstead Live Music Festival

The opening night for Newstead Live is only two days away. Festival director, Kelly Skinner, said everything is on track for one of the biggest and best Newstead Live festivals yet. “We are delighted with how everything is falling into place...

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18 Jan 2024
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The Rodeo Comes to Town

The Maryborough Harness Racing Club will play host to horses of a different kind when the M5Rodeo comes to the Carisbrook track in March. Locals and visitors will get the chance to watch the finest cowboys/girls in action as they compete in roping...

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08 Dec 2023
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Off and Racing

The Maryborough Harness Racing Club is renowned for its regular race meetings and annual Gold Cup and Redwood Carnival. Now with new management and a new committee, the Club hopes to become a venue of choice for a variety of events and festivals...

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08 Dec 2023
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Happy Hogmanay

Originally formed by Scottish squatters and businessmen in an attempt to recreate the New Year celebrations of their native home, the Maryborough Highland Gathering has kicked off the new year in style for more than 150 years. The Gathering attracts...

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08 Dec 2023
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Festival of the Future

The Bendigo Sustainability Festival is celebrating their 10th festival on Sunday 17 March 2024 from 10am to 3.30pm at the Garden for the Future, White Hills, Bendigo. Special guest, Craig Reucassel, is best known for his work with The Chaser and for...

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08 Dec 2023
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Full steam ahead

The Lake Goldsmith Steam Preservation Association will invite the public to experience living history on the weekend of May 6 and 7 when it holds the 121st Steam and Vintage Rally and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Howard company. Set on 38...

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31 Mar 2023
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Maldon comes alive this Easter

As Australia’s oldest continuous country fair, Maldon sets the standard for showcasing the best the country has to offer. This year the fair is celebrating 146 years, and the committee has been working hard behind the scenes to make sure Maldon...

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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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Country Carnival fun at Rheola

After an enforced hiatus, The Rheola Charity Carnival is back on the calendar in 2023, when it proudly celebrates 150 carnivals. Advertised as ‘Real Country Entertainment’, events throughout the day include sheep dog trials, wood chopping...

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31 Mar 2023
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An Australian/European Connection at Buda

This autumn, Buda Castlemaine and the Castlemaine State Festival presents A European Australian Connection and The Salon Music Series from March 24 to April 30. In the spirit of Hungarian born Ernest Leviny and his five daughters - throughout the...

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31 Mar 2023
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Autumn in Loddon

Events Bridgewater comes alive with Celtic flair on March 4 with the Celtic Festival, followed by the iconic family friendly Wedderburn Detector Jamboree over the Labour Day weekend (March 11-12). Rheola celebrates its 150th Charity Carnival on...

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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