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Regional Victoria Living Expo 2015“Welcome Home!”
The Amazing Mill MarketsGeelong Businessman, Mark Ward has ownership of the Mill Markets group and brings years of expertise to this amazing concept.
The Mill Markets operate three massive venues located in Ballarat, Daylesford and Geelong. With a total of over 12,000 square metres of undercover �oor space, (3 acres), treasure hunters have the opportunity to spend many hours browsing and meandering through the eclectic mix of products. There is a fantastic variety of home decor, furniture, records, vintage clothing, books, �ne china, glassware, industrial items, jewellery, antiques as well as Australian pottery, homewares, memorabilia, retro fashions and collectables. We also have many stalls selling new products and have gift
vouchers for those people who have everything! All goods are from the 1850’s right through to present day. Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of dealers, which allows small business operators and collectors who otherwise could not a�ord the overheads of their own shops, to showcase their
goods. This equates to a wide and diverse range of products, available and open to the public, seven days a week. Enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane through hundreds and thousands of items available for purchase at all three locations. With over 500 stall holders over three venues,
there is always something for everyone. Travel The Amazing Mill Markets ‘Golden Triangle’ and enjoy quality food and co�ee at each. All venues open 7 days 10.00am-6.00pm (excluding Christmas Day).
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Message from Mayor Kate Redwood
Hepburn Shire Council is pleased to be involved with the 2015 Regional Victoria Living Expo.
The expo brings together exhibitors from around Victoria, allowing them to showcase the opportunities that regional and rural Victoria has to offer, all in one visit.
You will discover all you need to know about jobs, housing, health, education and the regional lifestyle in our shire.
The Hepburn Shire is home to many culturally rich towns and hamlets, including Daylesford, Creswick, Trentham, Clunes and Hepburn Springs.
The shire is situated around an hour and 15 minutes from Melbourne, and located between Ballarat and Bendigo. Hepburn Shire continues to grow as new residents seek a more relaxed and fulfilling lifestyle.
Representatives from council and the shire will be at the expo to promote the benefits and opportunities that have already attracted many new residents, skilled workers, business and investment to our region. Cr Kate Redwood AM Mayor
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Things you didn’t know about Hepburn ShireDAYLESFORD has the only Dharma School in Australia. The school places an emphasis on academic achievement but its curriculum is guided by wisdom, compassion and creativity and informed by time-honoured Buddhist practices including mindfulness, conflict resolution, care of the environment and compassion for all beings.
CRESWICK is the birthplace of noted artist Norman Lindsay and his other family members. Five of the 10 children of Dr Robert Lindsay went on to become leaders in the Australian artistic community - Percy, Lionel, Norman, Ruby and Daryl became noted artists and writers.
CLUNES was where the first gold was discovered in Victoria - back in 1851. With that the great gold rush was on, with miners flocking in from around the globe.
TRENTHAM Falls is the longest single drop waterfall in Victoria, plunging some 32 metres over basalt columns. Trentham Falls was formed some five million years ago from molten lava rapidly cooling as it flowed along the old Coliban River valley.
HEPBURN Springs Mineral Reserve was created in 1865 after the town’s citizens met at the Savoia Hotel and petitioned the government to protect the mineral springs from mining – and the water was - eventually. The reserve celebrated its 150th anniversary in March.
For all Regional Victoria Living Expo enquiries please contact council’s Economic Development Unit on (03) 5321 6111
Phone: 03 5348 1255Mobile 0438 662 20141 Albert Street, Daylesford
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Nestled between the Wombat State Forest and a local farming community, our school draws upon this inspiring environment to provide students with rich and diverse learning experiences, including: One of the best student / teacher ratios in the region
High quality literacy and numeracy programs
Experienced, creative and highly motivated teachers
Modern, up to date facilities
A small farm program: goats, chickens, vegetable garden
Community events: bush dance, goat festival
Our caring and supportive school community is proud of the well rounded education we are providing for our children. We’d love to have you join us at Bullarto Primary School!
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Alla Wolf-Tasker on life and careers in the countryALLA Wolf-Tasker AM is the culinary director of
Lake House and chair of Daylesford Macedon Produce. If anyone knows about careers in
hospitality, it’s Alla. She took time out from her busy schedule for a chat with journalist Donna Kelly.
Donna: Can you tell us a little bit of your background and how Lake House came into being?
Alla: I fell in love with Daylesford during my school years when my parents had a small summer cottage here, where they grew their fruit and vegetables. Daylesford was a rundown little place then, but I fell in love with its forests, lakes, creeks and mountain tops. My parents “dacha” was the scene of many large shared table celebrations. They were post war Russian immigrants. Food was something to be shared and cooked with love. Those celebrations, the conviviality of their table, the growing, cooking and preserving of one’s food all became part of my DNA. It was no surprise that hospitality and cooking became my career. After a detour into tertiary studies to appease my parents, I took myself off to France and eventually trained in some very good restaurants. I came back especially wanting to emulate the great country restaurants I had seen there, at a time when destination dining in the Australian countryside was pretty much non-existent. I didn’t stop to think too much about why this might be the case. My husband and I, under resourced and inexperienced though we were, plunged headlong into four years of hands-on building what was just the initial 45 seater restaurant. Three decades later both Lake House and Daylesford are totally unrecognisable. Thirty years – a veritable overnight success story!
Donna: How many people do you now employ?Alla: We have 110 people on our wonderful team across Lake
House – the restaurant, the hotel, the event centre, spa and at Wombat Hill House, our café in the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.
Donna: Why would someone want to join the hospitality industry?
Alla: At its best it is a wonderful industry. Apart from the many crafts involved – there’s a sense of theatre and it’s essentially a “team” occupation. There is the opportunity to travel and meet interesting people. The love of good food and service can bring very diverse people together and transcends most cultural barriers.
Donna: Is there a career available in the industry?Alla: Of course – there are plenty of examples of people who
have made wonderful careers in the industry.
Donna: Should people get official training – and is it readily available?
Alla: To be honest, no training currently available will help unless, as an adjunct, you also have a job at a place with high standards and where you will learn every day. Many young people are thrust into positions of responsibility far too early. The money offered may look lucrative but the burnout rate is substantial. Make sure you work under good mentors who support and teach you before you rush out and spread your wings.
Donna: Do you think sometimes people have the wrong idea and think waiting on tables is something you do in between jobs or at university?
Alla: Some people certainly use it to help pay their way through tertiary study. I did. Many of these people enjoy what they do even though they know that eventually they’ll be doing something else. But I also know many people who have stayed on and developed roles as sommeliers, food and beverage managers and executive chefs. I think that in Australia there was a lack of understanding of the professionalism of great service. So many of our eating out experiences now are very casual where the serving staff act more like an acquaintance than a server. But I do sense a growing appreciation of the sort of knowledge that is required for true professional, excellent, knowledgeable but unobtrusive service.
Donna: Do you have any examples of people who have started with you and are still forging on in their careers?
Alla: Absolutely. I have several senior managers amongst my executive team who came to work at Lake House 10-12 years ago and whose positions have grown from that of line staff.
Donna: If someone was looking to move to Hepburn Shire what would be your recommendation re working in hospitality?
Alla: Hospitality is currently the biggest employer in our shire – 17.2% I believe. Choose a place where you can grow and where you will be trained.
Donna: Finally, what do you love about hospitality and your life with Lake House?
Alla: Hospitality is, as I said, absolutely part of my DNA. I am blessed with having found what I wanted to do very early in life. Being able to sit back a little nowadays and enjoy the fruits of 30 years’ labour is a wonderful thing especially as the place keeps getting better all the time. It will always remain a work in progress but every time I think we have reached some pinnacle – I realise there is still further to go. Three decades of planting for posterity have yielded us the most beautiful gardens cascading down to the lake. I also love what our region has become and the plethora of artisan growers and producers we now have around here. Many of them have become our firm friends. I love the team (or “the Lake House tribe” as I call them.) It now consists of many young people who come from all over the world to work with us. Their ideas and vitality energise me. It’s also wonderful to have our place continuing to be recognised with national and international accolades and awards. Our guests are a wonderful lot also, again from all over the globe. Many come back so often, they are more like extended family. It makes me a very happy woman indeed to be able to sit on our terraces overlooking the lake, drink in hand on the odd afternoon, and be able to reflect on all this.
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Delightful DaylesfordDaylesford – population 2565
Boasting acclaimed cuisine, a big cafe culture offering many gourmet options, two lakes, plenty of lovely walking tracks, beautiful scenery and bird life, the Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, historic streetscapes, fabulous art, great entertainment and a variety of
annual community events. The arts and craft scene is popular, as are the weekend markets.Daylesford is located an hour and a half from Melbourne CBD via either the Western
Freeway or Calder Freeway, and central to both regional city centres of Ballarat and Bendigo. Daylesford has a popular library and an accredited Visitor Information Centre staffed by volunteers, open seven days a week to service the many Visitors to the region.
Daylesford is home to many sporting clubs supported by facilities including Victoria Park Recreation Reserve, an indoor Arts, Recreation and Cultural Centre – the ARC, lawn tennis courts and an outdoor swimming pool.
Daylesford’s active not-for-profit community groups provide many services and support many worthy causes through fundraising and events. The Rotary Club of Daylesford and the Daylesford and District Community Bank sponsor an annual Agricultural Scholarship, the Daylesford Cinema Group has brought film and theatre back to Daylesford, and the Daylesford Community Breakfast Club provide a hearty breakfast for those in need; these are a small example of the many groups serving the Daylesford Community.
Daylesford has hospital operated by Hepburn Health that provides Acute Care and Community Health Services including allied health, counselling and welfare, community nursing and a dental clinic. Daylesford also has a Residential Aged Care facility that provides care on a permanent and respite basis. Daylesford is home to a variety of alternative therapists, providing a broad range of health services to residents.
Daylesford families have free access to Maternal and Child Health Services. There is also two playgroups, a day care centre, preschool, kindergarten, one public, one private Catholic and one private Independent primary school and a public secondary school.
The median house price for a home in Daylesford is $390,000. The median rental price for a home in Daylesford is $328 per week.
Daylesford offers a country town lifestyle the appeals to a wide variety of tree changers.
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Happy HepburnHepburn Springs – population 459
Hepburn Springs is located in the middle of the largest concentration of mineral springs in Australia. Well known as a tourist spa town,
Hepburn Springs is a wellness lifestyle dream.The town boasts numerous acclaimed day spa retreats, mineral
spas and pool therapies. Hepburn Springs has many bushwalking tracks, shops, galleries, cafes, bars and restaurants. The town has strong links to its Swiss and Italian heritage that is recognised each year at the Swiss & Italian Festa.
Hepburn Springs has a successful football and netball club. The community is supported by excellent recreation infrastructure including a recreation reserve and golf course.
Hepburn Springs offers families playgroup, kindergarten and a public primary school. Free bus travel is available for eligible students from Hepburn Springs to the secondary school in Daylesford.
The median house price for a home in Hepburn Springs is $350,000. The median rental price for a home in Hepburn Springs is $320 per week.
Hepburn Springs is a town that prides itself on its heritage and enjoys the quiet and peaceful lifestyle with a funky and quirky edge.
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LONG time practitioner of Chinese medicine, Dr Shelley L Beer recognises that access to this ancient system of medicine has traditionally been by costly private consultations.
Despite nationally registered acupuncturists having over 2500 hours training, consultations are not sponsored by the government, so the cost can be out of the reach of many people.
Community acupuncture allows a number of people to be treated serially in the same space, seated on chairs, so the cost is reduced for each participant. The community sessions are express, minimal talking, maximum sitting.
Sessions start rolling with the first person from 2pm Tuesday or 9.30am Thursday, continuously treating through to Tuesday 5.30pm or 12 noon Thursday.
If you walk straight in to a treatment, you will be on premises for 30 minutes.Because Shelley Beer has had over 25 years’ experience she can quickly devise
traditional Chinese treatments based on the presenting complaint. She may ask a few clarifying questions, inspect your tongue, then decide the
most appropriate points to use. Sitting on chairs, means choosing points mainly on the legs and upper body. The back can be reached if you sit facing the back of the chair.
This means your privacy is shared by those present. This also means everyone present may be coached with lifestyle advice at the
same time. Group healing for a fraction of the cost.Anyone can turn up to try the express community acupuncture session. If you
like, bring your friends so you know everyone being treated at the same time, or just randomly meet others in your community. $30 each person.
Arrange a group of four people to receive $5 off per person. Every Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning in Daylesford. Private consultations still by appointment.
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Cool CreswickCreswick – population 2942
Picturesque Creswick has a rich history of gold, reforestation and has produced some of Australia’s most influential bureaucrats, politicians, business people, artists and writers.
Creswick is closest to Ballarat on the south tip of the Shire, just 15 minutes from the regional city. Melbourne is an hour and a half drive directly via the Western Freeway. The delightful town offers a busy main shopping precinct with a Community Bank, pharmacy, cafes and gift shops. Creswick also has one of the last woollen mills in Australia, which is internationally recognised.
The Creswick Hub is currently being renovated and will include a library and community meeting rooms. There is also a Visitor Information Centre that is staffed by volunteers, open seven days a week.
There are many sporting clubs and facilities, including the new Doug Lindsay Reserve, home to Creswick’s football, netball, soccer, cricket and lawn bowls teams. The Mt Prospect Tennis Association is well renowned for its 16 well groomed grass courts and 13 rebound ace courts playing host to regular pennant competitions and special events. The Forest Resort Golf Course was designed by internationally-renowned golf course architect, Tony Cashmore and incorporates the surrounding natural vegetation and bushland in the 6.2km course. St George’s Lake and Calembeen Park are lovely natural environments for walking and cycling.
Creswick has a large medical facility and a Residential Aged Care facility that provides care on a permanent and respite basis. Hepburn Health Service operates in Creswick offering Community Health Services including allied health, counselling and welfare, community nursing and a dental clinic.
Creswick families have free access to Maternal and Child Health Services. There is also a playgroup, day care centre, preschool, kindergarten, one private Catholic and two public primary schools. Free bus travel is available for eligible students from Creswick to the many secondary Schools in Ballarat and in Daylesford.
The University of Melbourne School of Land and Environment located in Creswick was established by the Department of Forestry in 1910 and was the first of its type in Victoria. The Creswick campus has analytical, teaching, microscopy and Forest Industry Laboratories. The campus has an extensive range of tree species, is near to a 610 hectare demonstration forest and is adjacent to Victorian Timber Industries Training Centre and Creswick Landcare Centre, which allows students access to a sawmill and nursery.
The median house price for a family home in Creswick is $265,500 - the perfect location for young families to buy with a short commute to the regional city of Ballarat. The median rental price for a family home in Creswick is $270 per week.
The Creswick township offers attractive bygone architecture within a beautiful forest environment.
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Dedicated to clients’ needs for 37 yearsREALISTIC Kitchens and Bathroom Centre started back in 1978 with
Malcolm Alexander operating a joinery business out of a garage at the rear of a rented property in North Ballarat.
In just three years, Malcolm bought land and built a factory and showroom – now expanded to create one of the best showroom facilities outside of the metropolitan area - at 729 Creswick Road, Wendouree.
Awarded a kitchen design certificate back in 1986, Malcolm also expanded his business from Ballarat to Daylesford and surrounding areas from 1990 – helping families and individuals renovate and build their homes to include stylish, practical and up-to-date kitchens, and then, from 2003 – fantastic bathrooms.
And Malcolm takes his work seriously. He was a member of the National Kitchen and Bathroom executive committee for 14 years, is a past winner and twice runner up in the Victorian Kitchen of the Year awards and continues to undertake design courses.
Malcolm said his team’s commitment to clients was the philosophy that had enabled them to achieve the growth of the past.
“We promise dedication to current design for each of our customers based on their individual needs, we provide consistently high class workmanship using only the best hardware available with a lifetime guarantee on their products and we ensure the time a home is occupied by my staff and sub-tradespeople will be as pleasurable as possible with a minimum of mess and a proper workflow put in place to achieve our mutual completion date.
“Our mission statement has always been ‘you will find us a pleasure to deal with’ and that is as true today as when I first received that kitchen design certificate 29 years ago.”
Realistic Kitchens and Bathrooms Centre is at 729 Creswick Road, Wendouree. Phone: 5339 3066 | 0419 895 841Email: [email protected] Hours: Monday - Friday 7.45am - 5pm | Other Times By Appointment
Creative ClunesClunes – population 1656
Located in the heart of Victoria’s Central Goldfields region is Clunes, Victoria’s first gold mining town.
Ideally located an hour and 40 minutes drive west of the Melbourne CBD, 30 minutes north of Ballarat and 30 minutes south of
Maryborough, Clunes is a fascinating town. Rich with antique and collectible stores, vineyards and wineries, rustic bed
and breakfasts, scenic walks and the annual Booktown festival. The Victorian Goldfields area is a hidden treasure trove for the adventurous and curious. Clunes is especially attractive for bushwalkers, gold prospectors, treasure hunters, collectors, vintage car clubs, history buffs, movie makers and families seeking to escape to the country.
Clunes is supported by great community infrastructure including Clunes Hepburn Health Service and The Warehouse – Clunes which includes the library, visitor information centre, museum and community meeting rooms.
Clunes is an active community with plenty of recreation opportunities including a football and netball club, lawn bowls club, pentanque group, cricket club, angling club, gardening club and agricultural society. These clubs are supported by excellent recreation infrastructure including a recreation reserve, showgrounds, golf course and an outdoor swimming pool.
Early years services are available for newborns right through to teenagers. Jointly funded by Council and the Victorian Government the Maternal and Child Health Service is a free service available to Clunes families with young children. There is also an active playgroup, a preschool and a public primary school. Free bus travel is available for eligible students from Clunes to the many secondary schools in both Ballarat and Maryborough.
The median house price for a family home in Clunes is $252,000 – the perfect location for young families to buy, with a short commute to the regional city of Ballarat and to Maryborough. The median rental price for a family home in Clunes is $240 per week.
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Trending TrenthamTrentham – population 1411
Trentham is located at the very top of the Great Dividing Range, just over an hour from Melbourne. Sitting on the edge of the Wombat State Forest makes it a beautiful environment to
live in.
Trentham’s main shops are placed adjacent to the town square and include a pharmacy, Community Bank, cafes, restaurants, galleries and gift shops.
Trentham has a number of sporting clubs including football, netball, cricket and lawns bowls. These community groups are supported by great recreation infrastructure including a sportsground, golf course, skate park and an outdoor swimming pool. There are also many walking and cycling tracks making the most of the Forest environment.
Trentham has a medical centre and a Residential Aged Care facility that provides care on a permanent and respite basis. Hepburn Health Service operates in Trentham offering Community Health Services including allied health, counselling and welfare, and community nursing.
Trentham families have free access to Maternal and Child Health Services. There is also a playgroup, kindergarten and a public primary school. Free bus travel is available for eligible students from Trentham to secondary schools in Daylesford, Kyneton and Woodend.
The median house price for a home in Trentham is $345,000. The commutable distance by car or train make Trentham a popular tree change location for those still needing the flexibility to travel daily to Melbourne for work.
Trentham is a vibrant community, providing a country lifestyle with a commutable distance to Melbourne.
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Situated in a large picturesque setting, boasting modern equipment and diverse play areas. The recently refurbished facilities offer space to ‘Think, Learn & Grow.’ Our school values are Respect, Honesty, Fairness, Courtesy, Co-operation, Safety, Trust and Self caring.
We offer:l Small grades for personalised attention.l Specialist programs include, Science, Music, Italian and Art.l Active and supportive parents.l Extra curricular includes camps, swimming & visits to the elderly.l Alannah and Madeleine Foundation, Better Buddies program.l Leadership qualities and student voice are fostered through the Junior School Council.l Close community connections, includes the Swiss Italian Festa.
We invite you to come and see our school, meet the teachers and see why we offer an environment that caters for the needs of your child. Our door is always open!Hepburn Primary School 156 Main Rd Hepburn 3461Web: www.hepburnps.vic.edu.auEmail: [email protected]: 03 5348 2531 Follow us on Facebook
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Simple and relaxed life for Ian and Anne
IAN and Anne Boundy moved to Mount Prospect in Hepburn Shire last year for a “more simple, relaxed life”. They chose an historic home, with land for chooks and ducks, with “great NBN internet
and phone connectivity”. And that was with good reason. The couple’s business, IML Design, is all about software and website design and development. Journalist Kyle Barnes caught up for a chat and few photos about their new/old home.
KB: Where do you live?AB: Ambleside in Mount Prospect
KB: Why did you choose that location?AB: It is our piece of paradise… A gorgeous old (yet renovated) large country
house with uninterrupted views across rural farming countryside, with great NBN internet and mobile phone connectivity so we can run our business, enough land to have chooks and veggie patch, with a pond and ducks - it is just the place to sit in warm weather.
KB: What can you tell us about your home?AB: Ambleside was built back in 1911 by the Richardson family who lived
here until it was sold in 2008. Ambleside was originally two Crown allotments both granted to Captain Hepburn. We are fortunate enough to become friends with Tony and Janet Richardson. Tony grew up at Ambleside and we are thrilled to be its next caretaker. Mrs Marjorie Richardson planted masses of daffodil bulbs and we have just seen the most amazing display of daffodils this spring…we have had them popping up all over the place! We had also planted about 400 bulbs into the front garden beds, so spring has been a riot of colour.
KB: What is your favourite room?AB: It is a dead heat between the kitchen with our gorgeous new country
cooker and my craft room. IL: The sunroom - great for weekend naps on the daybed.
KB: What is your decorating style?AB: Relaxed French country.
KB: Are there any issues living in an “older” home?AB: There is always something that needs doing…whether it be plumbing,
electrical or carpentry. Painting the roof will probably be next. But we are loving it and enjoying doing things on the house. We have met some great tradies and become good friends with them.
KB: Why did you move to the shire?AB: We wanted to get some space and live a more simple, relaxed life. We
wanted a house that was big enough to have friends and family come and stay and spend time together. So far we have hosted a Lewis family Xmas and a Boundy family Easter and Ambleside handled 11 around the kitchen table and six guests sleeping in different rooms very well.
KB: How are you enjoying it?AB: It is a dream come true and we are loving it! There are so many wonderful
and diverse people in Hepburn Shire but nothing beats waking up every morning to the sounds of kookaburras and walking outside to see Harold the duck and the chooks wandering around, with the weeping willows hanging over the pond and revelling in the fact that this piece of paradise is really ours.
KB: Anything else we should know about your home or yourselves?AB: We were married in 2012 under a gum tree at Highbank winery in
Coonawarra - where Anne was born and Ian proposed. And we are loving rural life.
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Elegance and style attracted Richard and Anita
LIKE many, Richard and Anita Payne had been regular visitors to the Hepburn Shire region for 25 years before deciding to buy into the area five years ago. Last year, Richard, a well-known artist,
had his work, Retrospective Exhibition: Of Gods & Love, on display at The Convent Gallery. Journalist Donna Kelly caught up for chat about art and life.
DK: How did you get into art?RP: At school I was always “The Kid that Could Draw” - my first childhood
memories are of sitting beside my bed-ridden uncle making imaginary fantasy animals out of plasticine. I’ve spent my life painting and drawing in and around other things which earned an income, but always in creative areas, from architecture to events. As I learned more about the masters I discovered that there was more to art than just a pretty picture - there are thoughts and philosophies being expressed through the highest levels of art, and it really hooked me. Through the language of art I can express emotions, ideas, thoughts and philosophies; I can communicate with people in a way that I couldn’t in other ways. In the last five years I have been in the lucky position that I can dedicate my time full time to my art.
DK: Where has the journey taken you?RP: As I discovered that there is a language of art, where it’s taken me is to
the writings and thoughts of some of the most influential people throughout time. The journey has been an intellectual journey, just as much as a technical journey, understanding the techniques explored to control the various art media. From a technical point of view the journey has been from architectural rendering through classical realism, into modernism, and abstraction. Geographically, it’s opened the world by travelling to the geographic locations which birthed the major breakthroughs in art in Europe, seeing the Lascaux Caves in France where the artists of 17,000 years ago created works that could hang in a contemporary gallery today; to Florence where I studied with the Florence Academy of Art and is the home of Perspective and the Renaissance. It’s given me an historical context and exposed me to the dialogue of artists of the past, to which I am responding in my work.
DK: What is your style? Why?RP: My style has been referred to as Classical Modernism, as my approach to
space has its ancestry in Cezanne and Picasso. It enables me to express energy, light and movement in a way that I wasn’t able to through realism. By going through a process of purification and beautification, I can bring out the inner harmonies of the object and reveal the essence of the inner meaning of the piece. The purification is distilling the image down to its minimalist strokes creating an image that is irreducible; the beautification is through revealing and accentuating the key harmonies and relationships that make an object beautiful, and through both of these seeking to express the inner meaning of an object.
DK: Why the move to this region?RP: My wife and I have been coming to this region for the past 30 years
from inner east Melbourne and we developed a love for the area. Initially the restaurants, the health spas and relaxed lifestyle appealed to us and we bought here about five years ago. We now have a quiet studio with spectacular views within five minutes to great cappuccinos.
DK: How are you enjoying being here?RP: We have come to love the eclectic characters of the area which have added
a fun dimension to being part of the community. There is also a strong arts community in the area which has added another dimension which very much appeals to us. For example, The Convent Gallery, is seeing visitors and collectors from around Australia and internationally to see its exhibitions. This is a huge achievement for a regional gallery.
DK: Anything else you would like to add?RP: It’s quite exciting to be involved in an area that has already developed an
elegance and style of its own that attracts tourists - it also has a feel that the entire region is undergoing an evolution to an even better level, attracting international tourists to the region which is stimulating both the economy and the character of the region. More fantastic restaurants, vineyards, health spas, artists, galleries and tarot readers just add to the dimension of the area moving it forward in exciting ways.
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Early years...Hepburn Shire is a great place to raise a family. Hepburn
Shire is home to a diverse range of early years’ education opportunities.
Young families are supported from the beginning of their parenting journey in Hepburn Shire. Jointly funded by council and the Victorian Government, the Maternal and Child Health Service is a free service providing information, guidance and support to all Hepburn Shire families with young children.
There are a number of community organised Family Playgroups which are supported through Playgroup Victoria located in Hepburn Shire. Families can access playgroups in Clunes, Creswick, Glenlyon, Hepburn, Newlyn, Creswick, Trentham and Daylesford. Daylesford offers three specialty Playgroups including; Daylesford Rainbow (GLBTIQ) Playgroup, Wombat Steiner Bush Playgroup and the Dharma School Playgroup. These community run groups reflect the needs of the communities in which they operate, providing fun, happy and interactive meeting places for children aged 0-5 and their parents or caregivers.
Each of the main towns in Hepburn Shire provide formal early years education with preschool and kindergarten options. Supported by Ecka, Clunes, Creswick and Daylesford offer preschool programs for 3 and 4 year olds. Also supported by Ecka, Hepburn and Trentham offer Kindergarten programs for 3 and 4 year olds.
Creswick Children’s Services is a purpose-built, family owned and operated centre in Creswick. They offer long day care for children from six weeks of age along with a standalone kindergarten. Daylesford Community Child Care Centre offers occasional care, family daycare, long daycare, after-school care and a popular kindergarten program “Goanna Kinder”.
The small class sizes and natural settings offered by many of Hepburn Shire primary schools provide great opportunities for children aged Prep to Grade 6. Each of the main towns in Hepburn Shire has at least one primary school. There are also a number of primary schools located in our smaller villages.
Clunes, Trentham, Hepburn Springs, Newlyn, Bullarto, Drummond, Yandoit, Creswick, Creswick North and Daylesford all have a public primary school. These schools provide amazing diversity and excellent school programs in addition to their main curriculum. An example is Daylesford Primary School’s Kitchen Garden which gives children a hands-on experience in healthy eating, supported by patron – Alla Wolf-Tasker.
Both Creswick and Daylesford also have private Catholic primary schools, as well as Daylesford’s private independent primary school, Daylesford Dharma School. The only school of its type in Australia the Dharma School place an emphasis on academic achievement but its curriculum is guided by wisdom, compassion and creativity and informed by time-honoured Buddhist practices including mindfulness, conflict resolution, care of the environment and compassion for all beings.
Hepburn Shire also has a strong Home Education Network which meets weekly in Daylesford.
Read more from our schools below!
Bullarto Primary School is a co-educational government primary school located in the provincial location of Bullarto, Victoria.
We are a small, rural school valued by the local community to provide a comprehensive curriculum incorporating sustainability within the school environment. We are about 10km from both Trentham and Daylesford and children travel by car and bus from surrounding areas. Our enrolment numbers vary from 10 to about 25 over time, which gives us the ability to value and nurture every child as an individual. We have excellent facilities and our beautiful grounds allow the children to develop their teamwork and express their enthusiasm in a stable and safe environment.
The Bullarto school community includes staff, students, parents and many members of the wider community. We share the values of friendship, fun, safety, teamwork, respect, self-esteem and honesty. We believe that our values are the foundation of our character and our confidence. We are a caring, supportive and engaged school where every child is valued and supported to achieve their unique, individual potential.
We focus strongly on literacy and numeracy at Bullarto Primary School, as we believe that expertise in these core skills leads to self-confidence and the ability to continue to learn throughout life. We provide a full and varied curriculum including history and geography, Italian language, music, PE, art and ICT. We also have an environmental science program which nicely complements our rural bush setting.
As well as the core curriculum, children have access to a wide variety of extra-curricular activities like sporting fixtures, camps and the Waterwatch program. Bullarto Primary is proud to own four dairy goats which we showcase at our
annual Goat Festival. We also have a small flock of bantam hens and a large vegetable garden: the children use the produce from both in our cooking program. While they are with us we encourage the children to learn to ride a unicycle; an unusual skill which will remain with them for life!
- Arthur Lane, principal
Hepburn Primary School is nestled in a natural bushland setting, with plenty of room and a variety of play areas for our family of students.
Our main building has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. With its upgraded facilities it complements the newer classrooms, all providing comfortable, modern, well equipped learning areas.
One of the many benefits of our regional school is its active involvement in the local community. This is evidenced by the school’s participation in community activities such as the Swiss Italian Festa and the local art show. The older children regularly visit the elderly, and represent the school at community engagements such as laying a wreath at the ANZAC ceremony held at the Cenotaph in Daylesford.
We provide a caring, compassionate educational context. Our small class sizes enable teachers to get to know each child and their individual learning needs. Our school is small enough to care, and large enough to provide extensive specialist subjects: Science, Italian, Music, History, Information Technology, Library and Art.
Our parents are actively engaged in their children’s education. They particularly like the small school atmosphere where they know each child and family. They describe the school as having a ‘big family’ feel. Our buddy program enhances this feel with the older children looking out for, and taking a genuine interest in, their younger buddy.
We invite you to come and see the benefits our school could offer your child by contacting us on 5348 2531 to arrange a tour.
- Cilla Leonard, principal
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