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Milawa and Beechworth
Today we visited Milawa and Beechworth. I wrote about the Milawa Cheese Factory and Milawa Mustards in February 2005. Not much has changed. They are still wonderful places to visit. This time we also went to Walkabout Apiaries, where they … Continue reading
Topics: holiday, travel, Victoria
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Lake Buffalo, Myrtleford
We enjoyed a visit to Lake Buffalo today, about 22km from where we are staying, to cool down.
Topics: Myrtleford, Victoria
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Political deal makers
Describing a political party, if I said there were fights on the floor of the party conference, a strident radical wing, socialist tendencies and legislation to introduce a public gas utility you’d probably assume I was talking about the Australian … Continue reading
Topics: Nationals, politics, Victoria
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Beyond The Pale
Thanks to regular commenter Ebony, I have just finished reading Beyond The Pale by John Hooker (1998 Allen & Unwin). It’s a tough uncompromising look at early colonial life in South West Victoria, just across the border from Mount Gambier. … Continue reading
Mumbannar
Mumbannar is a small farming district near Dartmoor in far Western Victoria, about 30km from Mount Gambier. It was a thriving community once with a school and showgrounds. I’m guessing it might have had a hotel and store at one … Continue reading
Topics: Victoria
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Port Fairy
We stopped briefly in Port Fairy on the way back from Warrnambool. It’s a bustling place on Sunday and really filled up around 11am as people flocked to the coffee shops and cafes. Port Fairy has maintained much of its … Continue reading
Topics: Port Fairy, Victoria
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Warrnambool weekend
We’ve just returned from a family long weekend visit to Warrnambool. We left after work on Thursday and rented a holiday house for three nights. It was a lovely three-bedroom house with a view of the ocean. On Friday we … Continue reading
Topics: Mount Gambier, Victoria, Warrnambool
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