Welcome to Your Macedon Ranges for Monday, June 26, to Sunday, July 2.
🙌 The school holidays are here. If you’re looking for children’s activities, I’ve put together a round-up covering the next two weeks. There are music and drama workshops, art classes, craft activities, film screenings and more. Click here for a list of school holiday events.
Here are the events and activities happening in the Macedon Ranges this week:
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Tuesday, June 27
Community Chatty Café: Enjoy a cuppa and a natter. Woodend Neighbourhood House, Forest St. 10.30am-11.30am.
Wednesday, June 28
Environment Sanatorium Eco-Trail Walk: Join Parks Victoria volunteers on a 3km moderate-level walk. Learn about plants and animals as well as the history of the Macedon Regional Park. Days Picnic Ground, Lions Head Rd, Mount Macedon. 9.30am-11.30am. Free.
Ghost Hunt Blackwood Hotel Paranormal Investigation and Dinner: The pub has a rich history of ghost stories. Hosted by Kyneton Paranormal. Blackwood Hotel, Martin St, Blackwood. 7.30pm-9.30pm. $57.
Saturday, July 1
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 Woodend Farmers’ Market: Cnr High St & Forest St. 9am-1pm.
Community Woodend Repair Cafe: Enjoy a cuppa while your broken household items are being mended. The Undercroft, Woodend Neighbourhood House, Forest St (enter via the community garden near the skate park). 9am-1pm. Free.
Music & Drink Songs and Cider: Live music with Bill Barber. DV Cider, 39 Darraweit Valley Rd, Darraweit Guim. 12pm-9pm (music 2pm-6pm).
Beer Brewery Tour: See how beer is brewed. Holgate Brewhouse, High St, Woodend. 3pm-4pm. $25.
Music Ollie: Live music in the Rock and Wombat bar. The Victoria Hotel, High St, Woodend. From 6.30pm.
Music Valley Road: Local folk duo Rebecca Jane Howell and Marty McKenna. Major Tom’s, 57 Piper St, Kyneton. 8.30pm-11pm. $15.
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Sunday, July 2
Market Daylesford Sunday Market: Daylesford Railway Station, Raglan St. 8am-3pm.
Market Gisborne Olde Time Market: Aitken St/Hamilton St. 9am-2pm.
Beer Brewery Tour: See how beer is brewed. Holgate Brewhouse, High St, Woodend. 3pm-4pm. $25.
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
Hanging Rock Impacts of Single-use Plastics: The winning entries in a children’s competition to create art that features single-use plastics. Sat & Sun 9am-5pm.
Kyneton The Old Auction House Artists: Exhibitions: Under Pressure (printmaking group). Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm.
Kyneton Art on Piper Artists: Showcasing work by local artists. Exhibitions: Under the Microscope, Christmas in July, Circle, Macedon Ranges. Wed-Mon 10am-4pm.
Kyneton Stockroom Artists: Exhibitions: Angela Chauvin, Anthea Kemp, Dawn Vachon. Wed by appt, Thu-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-3pm.
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 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.
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.
Coming up
Theatre One-Act Play Festival: Several theatre companies will perform short plays (20-40 minutes) throughout the weekend. Hosted by the Mount Players. Mountview Theatre, Smith St, Macedon. July 8-9.
Gardening Seasonality and Timing – Environmental Gardening Influences: Timing is critical to successful gardening. This workshop provides you with the knowledge to plan your planting, watering, pruning and pest control. Leaf, Root & Fruit, 21 Dettmanns Ln, Kyneton. 10am-3pm. $100. July 8.
Food Sourdough and Kombucha Workshop: Learn simple methods for making sourdough bread and brewing kombucha. Macedon Ranges Wholefoods, 37 Hamilton St, Gisborne. 9.30am-11am. $28. July 9.
Cooking A Celebration of Indigenous Culture and Food: Cooking demonstration with Indigenous chef Mark Olive, aka “The Black Olive”. Kyneton Town Hall, Mollison St. 6.30pm-8.30pm. $20. July 13.
Comedy Daniel Connell – I’m Always Sore: Daniel Connell, seen on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala and the ABC’s Comedy Allstars, performs his hit stand-up show. Newham Mechanics Institute, Rochford Rd. 7pm-9pm. $26. July 15.
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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🌳 MT MACEDON: Shire councillors have heard community submissions about Parks Victoria’s plan to remove trees near the Memorial Cross.
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