Festivals and Markets( only some of though)
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| Drouin Ficifolia Festival |
This is great and involves an art show on the opening
weekend( usually about 10th Feb) and also CWA craft exhibitions a street
parade on the first Saturday, a poetry night ,films and other general chaos
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| Jindivick Flower show |
Last weekend in February usually on the Sunday. Real country
craft, cooking flowers and stalls by local folk. Stay to the end and the
flowers and cakes get auctioned off.
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| Jindivick Chili Festival |
Haggis has developed this from his Red Back Chili business.
At present it is on the second last weekend of February and involves lots of
chili stalls( I hate Chili!) but also music and other chaos.( like me
usually sitting there and selling stuff and drawing people for at least one
day over the weekend)
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| Rokeby Market |
This is on the second Saturday of each month from September
to May and is a real craft and produce market. Food, flowers, plants, me,
woodwork, pottery, the sock lady, more food, more plants , vegetables etc.
Free entry and it goes from about 8.00am to 1.00pm
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Town and Country Gallery Yarragon
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This is the best gallery in the state! Well it won a small
business award and the quality of the work there is just delightful. I have
been all over the state and there is not much to beat this. You reall need
to see the range of fine quality art and craft. Jo Woswinkle has taken over
from Tini Visser- Cook and she has a really friendly and helpful
staff.
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Gary Miles' Wooden Goose
On Old telegraph rd near the Drouin Neerim Sth Rd |
This is an Antiques place or just general bric a brac but it
also is on the site of Gary Miles' studio. Gary does fantastic free form
landscape paintings and it is worth a visit |
| I haven't mentioned Longwarry market, Warragul market,
Yarragon Market but they happen too |
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Local Nature
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Glen Nayook |
Just past Neerim Sth via spectacular views over the Tarago
Reservoir and some lovely bush covered hills. This is an almost unknown
treasure of tree ferns, boulders, fantastic mountain ash trees and a
trickling stream that appear out of the side of the hill
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| Blue Rock Lake |
Yeah, this is a bit further a field but there is
nothing like a swim in a spectacular man made lake set in the middle of
lovely tree covered hills. Go to Willow Grove from Trafalgar or along Old
Sale Rd and turn back toward Noojee. The boat launching area and swimming
area is quite well marked.
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Noojee and the trestle Bridge |
The trestle bridge is on the way into Noojee from Powell town
or Neerim Sth. Fantastic timber structure now used as part of a walking
trail. Noojee itself is lovely with a pub and river and just past it is the
Toorongo Falls. This is a pair of falls set in lovely bushland.
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| Mt Cannibal |
Great name and it is a small mountain? hill just off
the freeway near Garfield. This is a reasonably easy walk, great Granite
boulders, great views over the valley and a return walk to the picnic
grounds. Very overlooked by tourists
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| Mt Worth State Park |
In the Strezleckis and easily accessed by Darnum from
the freeway. Great drive up the hills and then down to Moonlight Creek
reserve. Then there are easy walks to the old mill sites( there was a giant
pile of sawdust which although sinking into the earth provides a really
interesting feeling to walk on it. |
What have I missed.... Tons!! Tarago Reservoir park, Bunyip State Park, Eltons
Rd swimming hole, Blue Cheese factory, Beds and Breakfasts including Broughton
Hall at Jindivick, winerys, Serigraph Art Gallery at Neerim Sth, Jindivick Smoke
house( although it is now based in Neerim Sth),The walk along the old rail line
at Rokeby( both the walk to the river and really the bike ride from behind
Rokeby towards Neerim Sth. A very shallow grade!)
