Welcome to Your Macedon Ranges for Monday, June 12, to Sunday, June 18.
🍂 Malmsbury Village Fayre is moving from late spring to autumn. The organising committee has announced that the next fayre will be held in the golden-leaf surroundings of Malmsbury Botanic Gardens on April 28, 2024.
Here are the events and activities happening in the Macedon Ranges this week:
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Monday, June 12
Conversation Words & Ideas – On Politics, Media and Democracy: Amidst lies, conspiracy theories, fake news and deepening tribalism, how can we shore up democracy? Sean Kelly, George Megalogenis and Sally Warhaft will discuss. Woodend Winter Arts Festival event. Woodend Community Centre, Forest St. 10am-11am. Adult $25, Concession $20.
Exhibition Macedon Ranges Potters: Fourteen potters will be exhibiting their ceramic creations as part of Woodend Winter Arts Festival. Woodend Community Hub, Forest St. 10am-4pm. Free.
Exhibition The Gallery Members: Pop-up exhibition as part of Woodend Winter Arts Festival. Woodend Neighbourhood House, Forest St. 10am-4pm.
Exhibition Woodend Winter Art Show: Works by members of Woodend Art Group. Woodend Railway Station, Urquhart St. 10am-4pm. Gold coin donation.
Exhibition Macedon Ranges Art Group Show: Works by members of Macedon Ranges Art Group. Woodend Bowling Club, High St. 10am-4pm. Free.
Music Schubert’s Death and the Maiden: Performed by Affinity String Quartet. Woodend Winter Arts Festival event. St Ambrose Church, Templeton St, Woodend. 11.30am-12.30pm. Adult $48-$53, Concession $43-$48.
Conversation Words & Ideas – On History, Real and Imagined: What is history, and is there a place for it in the modern world? Writers Jock Serong and Don Watson, journalist Andrew Rule, and historian Tom Griffiths will discuss. Woodend Winter Arts Festival event. Woodend Community Centre, Forest St. 1pm-2pm. Adult $25, Concession $20.
Music Peter and the Wolf: Performed by the Scotch College Symphony Orchestra. Narrated by actor Max Gillies. Woodend Winter Arts Festival event. Heywood Hall, Braemar College, Mount Macedon Rd, Woodend. 2.30pm-3.30pm. Adult $20, Child $10, Family $40.
Wednesday, June 14
Entertainment Dolly’s Disco Bingo: Music-based bingo. Mark off songs when you hear them. The Victoria Hotel, High St, Woodend. 6.30pm-9.30pm.
Singing Woodend Warblers: Community choir. Norma Richardson Hall, Buckland St, Woodend. 7.30pm. $12.
Craft Preemie Scent Hearts: Stitch scent hearts for premature and very sick babies to assist with mother and baby bonding. Woodend Library, Cnr High St & Forest St. 2pm-3pm. Free.
Thursday, June 15
Author Talk Phillipa Nefri Clarke – Lest We Forgive: Phillipa introduces book one in her new Melbourne series featuring homicide detective Liz Moorland. Gisborne Library, Hamilton St. 2.30pm-3.30pm. Free.
Craft A Curious Circle – Free Play: Create things in a friendly and inclusive setting. Different activity each month. Romsey Library, Main St. 6.30pm-8.30pm. Free.
Friday, June 16
Training Seeing Eye Dogs Puppy and Breeder Information Session: Find out about caring for a future Seeing Eye Dog. Kyneton Community House, 34 Mollison St. 12pm-1pm.
Food & Drink Signature Series Cocktail Launch Dinner: Enjoy drinks from the new Signature Series Cocktail List along with a set multi-course menu. Miss M’s Lounge, 29 Piper St, Kyneton. 6.30pm-10pm. $149.
Quiz Trivia Night – The Simpsons: How well do you know The Simpsons? The Victoria Hotel, High St, Woodend. 7pm start. Free.
Saturday, June 17
Exercise Campaspe Parkrun: 5km fun run along the Five Mile Creek path. Campaspe Park, Campaspe Dr, Woodend. 8am. Free.
Exercise Lancefield Parkrun: 5km fun run around Lancefield Park. Lancefield Park, Chauncey St, Lancefield. 8am. Free.
Exercise Dixon Field Parkrun: 5km fun run. Dixon Field, Robertson St, Gisborne. 8am. Free.
Market Riddells Creek Farmers’ and Makers’ Markets: Memorial Dr, Riddells Creek. 9am-1pm.
Market Trentham Farmers’ Market: Town Square, High St, Trentham. 9am-1pm.
Market Glenlyon Village Market: Shire Hall, Barkly St, Glenlyon. 9am-1pm.
Gardening Plant Physiology – Pruning and Plant Manipulation: Learn to prune fruit trees and propagate plants from cuttings. Leaf, Root & Fruit, 21 Dettmanns Ln, Kyneton. 10am-3pm. $100.
Music & Drink Songs and Cider: Live music with Bill Barber. DV Cider, 39 Darraweit Valley Rd, Darraweit Guim. 12pm-8pm (music 1pm-4pm).
Theatre Deception: People are not always what they appear to be. These four contrasting one-act plays have an underlying theme of deception. Performed by Cathouse Players. Kyneton Masonic Centre, Yaldywn St West. 2pm-5pm. Full $25, Concession $20.
Beer Brewery Tour: See how beer is brewed. Holgate Brewhouse, High St, Woodend. 3pm-4pm. $25.
Music & Dance Eat Ya Greens Bush Dance: The band Eat Ya Greens will play a mix of Irish and Australian music. They will also teach and call dances. Lauriston Community Hall, Lauriston Rd. 5pm-8.30pm. Adult $25, Under-15 free.
Music So 80’s Band: The best songs of the 1980s and some classics you may have forgotten. The Victoria Hotel, High St, Woodend. 8pm-11pm. $20.
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Sunday, June 18
Market Daylesford Sunday Market: Daylesford Railway Station, Raglan St. 8am-3pm.
Market Malmsbury Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Malmsbury cricket ground, Ellesmere Pl. 9am-1pm.
Food RedBeard Bakery Bread Workshop: Learn how to make your own sourdough starter culture and how to knead, shape, proof and bake classic sourdough loaves. RedBeard Bakery, Wolff Ln, Trentham. 9.30am-4pm. $330.
Food & Music Lebanese Cuisine Meets Truffle: Lebanese favourites with winter black truffle. Plus live music. Double Oaks Estate, 104 Ashworths Rd, Lancefield. 12pm-5pm.
Community Finding Freedom – Real Stories of Human Survival: Actor, comedian and broadcaster Tom Ballard will be the keynote speaker at this Refugee Week event. Also featuring Muzafar Ali, photographer and human rights activist. With personal stories from four refugees. Kyneton Town Hall, Mollison St. 1pm-4pm. Adult $35, Student $10.
Crafts Winter Crafternoons: Bring along a project or something that needs mending. For knitters, sewers, crocheters, weavers and creators of all kinds. Malmsbury Town Hall, Mollison St. 1pm-4pm. $8.
Theatre Deception: People are not always what they appear to be. These four contrasting one-act plays have an underlying theme of deception. Performed by Cathouse Players. Kyneton Masonic Centre, Yaldywn St West. 2pm-5pm. Full $25, Concession $20.
Beer Brewery Tour: See how beer is brewed. Holgate Brewhouse, High St, Woodend. 3pm-4pm. $25.
Beekeeping Woodend Bee-Friendly Society: Monthly meeting. Woodend Neighbourhood House, Forest St, Woodend. 3pm-4.30pm.
Music Juliarna’s Jazz: Juliarna Clark (vocals) and James Clark (double bass) with Matt Joddrell (trumpet) and Michael Harding (piano). Newham Mechanics Institute, Rochford Rd. 3pm-5pm. $34.
Singing Rainbow Voices Community Choir: LGBTQIA+ and allies choir. For anyone aged 13 and over. Kyneton Community House Good Food Hub, 35 High St, Kyneton. 4pm-6pm.
Exhibitions
Kyneton The Old Auction House Artists: Exhibitions: Dani Legge, Conjure Part 2 (group). Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm.
Kyneton Stockroom Artists: Exhibitions: Angela Chauvin, Anthea Kemp, Dawn Vachon. Wed by appt, Thu-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-3pm.
Kyneton Art on Piper Artists: Showcasing work by local artists. Exhibitions: Light My Fire, Circle, Macedon Ranges. Wed-Mon 10am-4pm.
Lancefield Community Art Gallery: Paintings, sculptures, glass jewellery by local artists. 34a High St, Lancefield. Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-3pm, Sun 10am-1pm.
Mount Macedon The Gallery Members: Exhibition: Tea and Tarot (Jahne Hope-Williams). Fri-Tues 10am-4pm.
Trentham Little Gallery Members: Artwork by Rose Wilson, Helen Cottle, Kim Haughie, Ri Van Veen, Larissa Gray, Frances Harkin, Liz Archer, Ruby Wilson-Peirce, Sam Bloomfield. Fri-Mon 10am-4pm.
Trentham Trentham District Story: Outdoor display telling the story of Trentham from its earliest indigenous inhabitants to the present day. Open every day in the grounds of the Old Police Station, 3-5 Camp St, Trentham.
Woodend Jessie Rigby – Landscape and Lustre: Macedon Ranges abstract artist presents her work. Mount Macedon Winery, Bawden Rd, Woodend. From 11.30am. Until June 12.
Coming up
Cooking Organic Tofu Workshop: Learn how to make organic tofu from scratch and how to make tofu meals. Plus, find out how to use the byproduct okara. Malmsbury Town Hall, Mollison St. 10.30am-1.30pm. $159. June 23.
Sustainability Bringing Solar Into Your Home: Learn how to stop your house leaking heat and how introducing solar can help reduce your household running costs. With EnviroShop. Trentham Neighbourhood Centre, 53 High St, Trentham. 1pm-3pm. $10. June 24.
Theatre Real Pigeons – When Doves Crime: Live mystery. Author Andrew McDonald, illustrator Ben Wood and host Janet McLeod will bring the crime-fighting Real Pigeons from the page to the stage. For ages 4+. Kyneton Town Hall, Mollison St. 1.30pm-2.30pm $15. June 24.
Cooking A Celebration of Indigenous Culture and Food: Cooking demonstration with Indigenous celebrity chef Mark Olive, aka “The Black Olive”. Kyneton Town Hall, Mollison St. 6.30pm-8.30pm. $20. July 13.
Have a great week!
Richard
P.S. I’ve tried my best to ensure accuracy, but please follow the links above to confirm details before attending events.
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🥫 MACEDON RANGES: Foodbanks in the Macedon Ranges are facing unprecedented demand for their services as the cost-of-living crisis worsens, but volunteers say strong community networks are helping to ease the burden.
📜 MACEDON RANGES: The shire council wants to know what people love about the area’s heritage. “Heritage includes things like our histories of women, migrants and workers, exotic trees and plantings, historic landscapes for water or travel, and our agricultural history,” director of planning and environment Rebecca Stockfeld said. Submissions can be made until June 23.
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