Lavender Harvest Festival, Sunday 12th January 2020
It’s going to be exciting. We’ve secured many local producers of art, craft and gourmet food.
Click here to see more.
Gates open 10 am. It’s still only $6 per adult / $2 per school child.
Dogs always welcome on a lead.
Yabby Races, live music, fashions on the field, happy hats for kids, Pockets the Clown, music from Goose’s Bridle, Guildford Uke Group and good food.
From 12:30pm.
You and your connections can buy a yabby and compete with other Colourful Racing Identities as they battle for the massive prize-money (with a substantial portion siphoned off for the benefit of the local CFA).
Saturday 4th March 2017
9.00am – 3.00pm
Corner of High & Forest Streets, Woodend
FREE ENTRY
The Macedon Ranges Sustainable Living Festival is located in the scenic Macedon Ranges, and is one of the region’s most popular and important events. The festival attracts strong support from businesses, community groups and government representatives and is hosted by the local NFP Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group (MRSG). The festival is now in its 8th year, and showcases ideas, products, and practical solutions to inspire visitors to enjoy living more sustainably.
For the first time the Macedon Ranges Sustainable Living Festival will be run in conjunction with the Woodend Community Farmers’ Market, another established initiative of the MRSG. This well-loved event draws patrons from all over the Macedon Ranges and beyond, who come to revel in the relaxed country atmosphere and stock their larders with mountains of high quality, local produce.
School Concert
Wednesday November 30th, 7.00 pm
Father Christmas about 8.30 pm
Yandoit Hall
Yandoit Christmas Community Market
Sunday December 11th, 10am-2pm
Yandoit Hall
Christmas Carols in Yandoit
Sunday December 18th , 7.30pm
Uniting Church
Christmas community get together in Franklinford
Sunday 11th 12.30 onwards
Franklinford School
Music will be provided by Maurie Gervasoni (accordion legend), Greg O’Leary (fiddle legend), Ian White (banjo legend) and myself (bass and guitar ?). We will offer an eclectic mix of old-time dance tunes, standards, bush songs and a bit of good ole’ country twang!
The Feathered Five Drive, Saturday March 19 2016, 8:30 am – 11 am, various locations
Our region covers many different habitats and local communities – and to celebrate this and ensure maximum coverage we have decided to hold three simultaneous bird walks, in the following locations Blue Hills/ Nuggetty, Clydesdale/ Sandon area walk, and the Glenluce area. Walk locations have been selected because they are known sites of at least some of the feathered five. More details provided upon registration.
Woodland Bird Evening Forum, Saturday March 19 2016, 5pm – 8.30pm, Campbells Creek Community Centre. Bookings essential.
5 – 6 pm: Speak with experts about attracting birds to your property and kids’ art activities with Judy Laycock.
6 – 7 pm: Vegetarian dinner, followed by a performance by Castlemaine’s Chat Warblers
7 – 8:30 pm: Talks and panel discussion with Andrew Bennett (La Trobe University & Arthur Rylah Institute): Drought then flooding rains: how do woodland birds respond to climatic change; and Phil Ingamells (VNPA): “10 things we can all do to help nature adapt to a new climate”.
Guided FOBIF walk, Sunday March 20 2016, 9:30am, Strangways (meet in Castlemaine)
This walk will have a special focus on woodland birds and their habitat. It will take place at a private property which is a woodland bird wonderland, with a lovely grassy understory and grand old eucalypts. A joint Connecting Country and FOBIF event, it will be led by Tanya Loos, Connecting Country, and Andrew Skeoch, Listening Earth. Meet at 9.30am outside 30 Templeton Street, Castlemaine (Continuing Ed.) and community bus’s will take us to the start of the walk. Bring water, morning tea and lunch.
More information about the festival is available at: http://connectingcountry.org.au/featheredfivefestival/
(Information from Krista Patterson-Majoor)
Mysterious Mose – music from the 1920s and 1930s, with special appearances from harmonica, washboard, kazoo, jug and musical saw. This Sunday, Jan 10, in the lovely beer garden of the historic Guildford Family Hotel, Guildford, between Castlemaine and Daylesford, from 1pm to 3.30pm. Food available too!
Saturday gigs are typically 7pm and Sundays typically 1pm (check with the pub)
Sat 5th Dec: Willie Wagtails
Sun 6th Dec: Willie Wagtails
Fri 11th Dec: Moodswing
Sat 12th Dec: Janette Geri & Nic Lyon
Sun 13th Dec: Railroad Rex & the Hapless Brakemen
Weds 16th Dec: Christmas folk club night with Danny Spooner and Duncan Brown
Fri 18th Dec: Terry & Gillian
Sat 19th Dec: Nigel McLean & Andrew Murray
Sun 20th Dec: Old Time String Session
Thurs 24th Dec: Christmas Eve Banquet with 2 Tears in a Bucket.
Thurs 31st Dec: A Family NYE with Pockets & Band + Railroad Rex & the Hapless Brakemen
Thanks to Jeanette Gillespie for the info.
Now including Archer and Mick Coates!
8pm Friday 31st March
