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24.01.2022 Saturday night meals on the 17th & 24th may be fully booked in the Bistro BUT you can still enjoy a Cheese or Charcuterie Platter on Friday evening 16th & 23rd ...in either the Bistro or the new Lounge area. $15 per head. Enjoy with a glass or two of Local Wine. No booking necessary. The Lounge area is open on Saturday nights for drinks only. Enjoy a Local Wine with friends in front of the open fire. See more

23.01.2022 Come and join Julie in the Craft Room at Mill Valley Ranch. Together you will work with wool, do some paper craft, build a tabletop game and create beads. Get amongst it!

22.01.2022 Starting this week we have some new business hours Monday - Thursday 7:30am to 7pm Friday 7:30am to 8pm Saturday 8am to 8pm Sunday 8am to 7pm ... Reminder grill and fryer get turned off 15minutes prior to closing.

22.01.2022 We are now allowed 30 in the dining room. No more 5.30 and 7.30 sittings. Book now for a time that’s best for you! We are now allowed 30 in the dining room. No more 5.30 and 7.30 sittings. Book now for a time that’s best for you!

21.01.2022 Were hiring! If you have a bright happy personality, love meeting people, an eye for colour and fashion and love learning something new everyday, this role may... be for you! We are looking for someone to join our team as an Optical assistant / Receptionist. This is a full time position( 3 days maternity leave position + 2 days). Optics is a unique industry where you get to mix healthcare, fashion, technical ability and customer care. We offer full in-store training with a highly qualified team. Skills required: - Great computer skills - Ability to learn new skills quickly - Be a team player - Customer service and/ or reception experience - Knowledge of HICAPS an advantage - Natural happy personality and easily approachable manner Desired start date 12th Oct, however, is negotiable for the right candidate. To apply please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]

19.01.2022 The Edible Gardening Challenge: Following on from yesterdays post here is a challenge for you all to have a go at. For those that follow me, yes I have posted t...his before but believe it is important to share for those new to these posts. An edible garden is all about using your existing garden of trees and shrubs as canopies to provide cover and shade for those plants that need it, providing an ideal micro climate for lots of different edibles amongst them. Planting companion plants with one another helping to deter pests, or enhance flavour, and a whole variety of other reasons like, keeping nematodes away, fixing nitrogen, attracting pollinators, attracting predators, etc. So as you can see this is a very different way of growing edibles than in rows like the farmers. I want to encourage you all to give some thought to using your existing garden as a place to grow food, you dont necessarily need to rush out and buy raised garden beds to grow food, this is more simple than people think. Most of the wide leaf plants prefer shaded areas in the afternoon, they are forest dwellers in their natural habitats so they lend themselves ideally to become under story plants in your existing garden. Resist planting the same things together, you will attract insect attack. As insects have poor eyesight, and recognise things by leaf shape, if you have the same plant, planted all together, you have the neon signs out for the insects inviting them in. Planting them away from each other and surrounding them with other plants and flowers will confuse the insects and often repel them. So what is the challenge I hear you ask? Well contrary to how you will have planted edibles in the past i.e.; punnets of seedlings planted on the same day, job done! Then in 6 weeks you have so much lettuce you cant use it all? Sound familiar? The challenge is break that habit and plant one thing everyday for the next six weeks or so. What you need to do is to go and purchase 6 punnets of your favourite veggie seedlings, and include a punnet of flowers like marigolds, or lobelia, or alyssum. We are headed into the salad season so hopefully you will have chosen a punnet of mixed lettuce anyway the challenge is to go out into your garden and find a thistle, now everyone will have a thistle growing somewhere, you see thistles and lettuce are in the same family so if you can grow a thistle you can grow a lettuce easily. Now given that lettuce are large leaved plants they will cope the some shade, so wherever you have pulled the thistle from, turn the soil over a little with a small garden trowel and plant one lettuce from your punnet. Sprinkle about a 1/4 of a handful of a pelletised manure of some sort, water the plant in well and then spread some mulch around it like a sugar cane or similar, and water that as well. Thats it! For the first day done. Now on the second day go into your garden and find another weed and pull that out, and this time go to the next punnet of seedlings it might be a beetroot, same deal cut one beetroot plant out of the punnet and plant it in place of the weed fertilise it, water it, mulch it. Third day repeat the same process only move onto the the third punnet, this time is might be a marigold, find another weed perhaps some where near one of the plants you have planted in the previous days to act as a companion. Are you getting the picture now of how this works? It will take you 5 days of planting one plant each day before you are back to the second lettuce in that punnet to go in the ground. It will take you about 6 weeks to complete planting these punnets of veggies and flowers, which means that you have spread out the picking times for all of them, whereas if you had have planted all of the lettuce at once on day one in 6 weeks you will have too much lettuce! Bare in mind you will need to continue to water what you plant on a regular basis. Now people often ask about the seedlings left behind, will they be ok? Yes is the answer make sure you keep them in a sheltered spot close to a water supply or sit a watering can nearby so that you can water them each day to keep them ticking along, they will mark time unable to grow too much given their roots dont have the soil to get into to grow out and 6 weeks in the scheme of things is not a long time. In six weeks time you will not believe your eyes in the transformation of your garden, not only will you be seeing less weeds, but as the plants start to grow they will naturally suppress further weeds, along with filling up your garden adding colour diversity and food and when you start to pick from it you will be wondering why you havent done this all your life? The funny thing is that you havent needed a vegetable bed, or patch to grow them. You see this is how these plants grow in a food forest which how they started out life in the beginning. Try it I am positive that it will blow you away, and it only takes 5 minutes or so a day. We all can find that sort of time in our busy lives and this gives those of use that are either time poor or running to a tight budget the opportunity to grow food for the family effectively cheaply and can be done even in a rented garden without altering or changing it. Please share this post with others. For more info on edible gardening you can obtain a copy of my book Edible Gardens a practical guide or my NEW eBook of over a 100+ Plant profiles that will take your edible garden to the next level, (Please note the two books are very different one compliments the other) at https://ediblegarden.webs.com/apps/webstore/ or book a consultation tailored to meet your needs at www.craigcastree.com.au

18.01.2022 Willow Violet and Flora Farm shop open in Tarrington today, Saturday 19th Sept. at 10am. Posies are all made up and ready to go. They are jam packed full ...of anemones, Ranunculus, stock, tulips, forget me not. I have special little bunches of field posies, grab a bunch and arrange your own. Potpourri, inspo cards, art cards, lemons, vintage herb pots and veggies. Come out, but be quick, flowers sell out fast. Ps, Grab a coffee and cake from Catalpa while you are here. Willow Violet and Flora a boutique regenerative flower farm in Tarrington Victoria Australia #willowvioletandflora #regenerativeflowerfarm #chemicalfreeflowersandproduce #driedflowers #wreaths #jamjarposies #beefriendly #slowgrown #girlboss #farmshop #shoplocal #photooftheday #instagood #tarrington #westerndistrict #grampians #potpourri #anemones #ranunculus #catalpa See more

17.01.2022 CHANGES TO COUNCIL SERVICES Following the announcement regarding Regional Victoria will move to Step Three on the Roadmap to Reopening, there are a number of ch...anges to Council services: Skate parks will be open Outdoor gym equipment will be open Recreation Reserves will be open for use by individuals Cultural facilities remain closed - Gallery, Library, Performing Arts Centre HILAC and Outdoor Pools remain closed Visitor Information Centres remain closed We'll provide more information as it comes to hand.

15.01.2022 Chest freezers arrived today. Get in quick.

15.01.2022 Chocolate, quince & liquorice tart in a sweet shortcrust pastry. Should this go on the Menu?

14.01.2022 Current catalogue ends this weekend. It might be snowflakes hitting the ground outside but give us an hour and the woodheater will have this place toasty.

14.01.2022 Stunningly beautiful!

13.01.2022 Cookware sets. Prices as marked. Also we have a range of frying pans. Don't forget you go2 knife as seen on TV only $5.95 Three assorted handle colours.

13.01.2022 Mount Elephant looking just spectacular How special is this image taken at Derrinallum by the talented Oat Vaiyaboon? It was taken on a pitch black night... and the photographer lit up the side of the dormant volcano using a torch. The night sky is the product of a composite stacked shot. Wow! : Hangingpixels Photo Art

13.01.2022 Attention Hamilton!!! We have had a great deal of interest in our services from people in Hamilton and surrounding towns. Due to this we will now be dedicating... every Thursday to visiting the area. Limited time slots will be available each week so please get in touch so as we can assist you in a timely manner.

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11.01.2022 Yes, it is finally happening! In light of the announcements today The Penny will re-open on October 16th 2020. Time to get together again. The format will be... as follows and all COVID safety rules will be in place. Due to restrictions the Bar & Lounge areas can only have eight (8) people each at any one time, sixteen (16) in total. Friday nights the Bar & Lounge area will be open for Cheese Platters & Charcuterie Platters @ $15 per person. Bookings are not essential and the maximum of 16 people applies. Saturday nights the Bistro will be open for meals, the lounge will be open for drinks only. Meals are three course Set Menu @ $60 p/p. Menu changes weekly and bookings are essential by message/sms to 0400 773264. I will confirm booking with you. A maximum of EIGHT (8) people for dinners, in any combination i.e: couples, four, six etc. If you have a group of eight people then the space will be just for your group. Menus will be posted on FB & Instagram in advance for the following month. If you like the look of a certain Menu then book that date. The Menus for October are: 17th. E: Goats Cheese Mousse with honey & croutons M: Beef Cheeks in Red wine & Orange with vegetables D: De-constructed Apple crumble with homemade Vanilla Ice-cream 24th: E: French onion soup M: Confit duck with braised red cabbage & vegetables D: Lemon tart with Vanilla ice-cream 31st: E: Roasted garlic soup M: Osso Bucco with fennel D: Orange Souffle Enjoy a great night out with good friends/family, good food and good wine all in the atmosphere of a classic relaxed European style Bistro & Bar that supports local Wineries, Suppliers & Breweries. It's time to get out again!! Bon Appetit. Trevor

11.01.2022 Arrived today. RRP $259. We have limited stock heavily reduced to $99.

11.01.2022 My vision for the Shire is a place where our grandchildren have a secure future in a healthy environment, a safe, cohesive and loving community that cares for t...he elderly, is inclusive and just, with enough employment and activities that help us be prosperous, happy and productive. It takes teamwork to create that future. I want to be part of that team. While the pandemic has challenged lives and livelihoods, it has not beaten us. The road back to true prosperity requires the co-operation of everyone, starting with me. Right now it is important to focus on the growth in all the towns of our Shire. We need to encourage our businesses to prosper, help fill empty shops, really repair all the roads, be fair to our farmers and foster projects such as the new Art Gallery. The new Council team should be enthusiastic, having their eyes on the future with their feet firmly on the ground. Ive spent the last eight years learning about our region. Ive been part of the growth and changes in Penshurst. I want to see the same in all our towns. As a Councillor I'll be your voice, I'll listen, I'll act, and I'll keep you informed. Communication is vital. Let's talk. Vote 1 Ama Cooke. More in the comments below ...

10.01.2022 Is it more tragic or funny? ;)

10.01.2022 Earlier this year Lifeline Shop in Warrnambool connected with acclaimed local textile artist and Warrnambool Art Gallery 2020 Warrnibald 1st prize winner, Karen... Richards. We gave Karen over 100kgs of damaged and unsaleable post consumer denim, diverted from landfill. Karen transformed hundreds of pairs of used denim jeans into beautiful, hand crafted, handwoven rugs, which she has so generously donated back to Lifeline! We will be selling these beautiful locally made designer rugs in our Warrnambool and Port Fairy Shops, reopening 5 October, with all proceeds going towards Suicide Prevention Thank you Karen Richards, we are so grateful! #textile #artwork #upcycle #circulareconomy #artisan #fashionwaste #artist #donation #savelives Warrnambool Standard

10.01.2022 Might be a bit cold here today.

09.01.2022 At long last, some good news for Regional Victoria! We are able to open again!! The cellar door will now be open on weekends and for other times during the we...ek by appointment. The menu will be reduced to cheese platters & bookings will be essential. Looking forward to returning to normal as soon as possible!

09.01.2022 When your arty friend @mirandarussellart buys one of your wreaths and makes it look gorgeous by hanging it on a cool rustic wall My wreaths are for sale... @makersmarkethamilton, restocking regularly. Willow Violet and Flora a boutique regenerative flower farm in Tarrington Victoria Australia. Growing flowers the way nature intended. #willowvioletandflora #makersmarkethamilton #mirandarussellart #driedflowerwreaths #freshflowers #potpourri #pressedflowers #flowerfarmer #visitgreaterhamilton #greengatherers #xmasgiftsideas See more

09.01.2022 Details coming Dec 1st

09.01.2022 New Holland Honeyeater taken in our fig tree in Penshurst this morning

08.01.2022 Bee a friend of bees (and not afraid!) RSVP for the link to the FREE zoom session.

08.01.2022 Please check your emails for the September/October roster

07.01.2022 Well, the good news is, you guys can come and have a beer, coffee, lunch and/or dinner with us from Thursday. Yippeeeeee!! The rules are plenty but we will try ...and keep them as invisible and painless as possible for you (and we will follow them to keep you safe). We are so excited to welcome you all back!! The things you really need to know - Dinner will be 5.30 and 7.30 bookings and you can stay for only 2 hours. Takeaway and deliveries still on. thanks for your support. I should add, lunch back on. Wednesday through to Sunday. Cheers See more

07.01.2022 New free Resource (database) for the times How fortunate we have been! The Australian Government Department of Education, Skills & Employment provided NCACL wit...h a grant over a year to create a database of children's books by and about Aboriginal and or Torres Stait Islander Peoples. We were inspired by the United Nations declaration of 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. This year highlighted the crucial role that languages play in people's daily lives. All of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are under threat and require ongoing work to be maintained. We know that we hold a strong collection of children's books in First Nations languages and other books in this area. We want to promote these. We thought we might find 300 books possibly, but we found SO MANY more! The grant provided funds to create the database and to describe over 300 books for children from birth to 12 years of age. We hope for another grant to finish the database for young people through secondary school. There were 25 of us across Australia who read, wrote annotations, and researched amazing free teaching resources for each of these books. This free database is available to everyone anywhere in the world. It is especially useful for those working with children. Besides annotations for each of the 300+ books and hyperlinks to free teaching resources, we have included many different ways to find just the 'right' books. There are Australian curriculum links, the Early Years Learning Framework links, author, title, publisher, date, subject access and free text searching. You can find books in specific languages, books written and illustrated by children, or books by your favourite authors and illustrators, for example. You can share what you find with colleagues using social media links. We wish to thank the project team of over 30 people who contributed in many ways to make this database possible. Today we celebrated with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation their special Indigenous Literacy Day with a small display of some special gems, pictured here with this post. But don't stop here! Come visit our free resource itself! Visit our background page about this website here https://www.ncacl.org.au//welcome-to-the-aboriginal-and-o/ Then visit the page where you discover these very special books https://www.ncacl.org.au/atsi-resource/ Here are some comments people have made so far about this new resource https://www.ncacl.org.au//reviews-and-media-coverage-for-/ We would love to hear from you!

05.01.2022 Cuppas for Corangamite Champions - a Healthy Well Corangamite initiative. Help us say THANK YOU - shout a cuppa/coffee/hot choc/cold drink to a Corangamite C...hampion! We're shouting 5 drinks every day (Monday to Friday) for the next 4 weeks, to show our appreciation to those champions who are working tirelessly under demanding circumstances, but we need your help! Nominate someone by tagging them on the Healthy Well Corangamite Facebook page, and let us know what makes them awesome. Some examples include: Nurse Ambulance officer or paramedic Pharmacist Police officer Fire, emergency and other protective service workers Medical practitioner Cleaner Supermarket employees Front line customer service staff Bus driver, taxi driver, delivery driver, couriers Council worker Early childhood educator Primary and secondary school teacher and support staff Social worker/counsellor Aged or disability carer etc. You can nominate as many champions as you like, whenever you like! Starting on Monday the 14th of September, each afternoon at 3:30pm we will post the 5 successful names on our Facebook page. Those people can then redeem one drink at any of the following participating cafes across Corangamite: Port Campbell: Grassroots deli cafe Simpson: Simpson Takeaway Timboon: Timboon Provedore Cobden: The blue wren clothing and homewares Camperdown: Snout In The Trough Food Co. Terang: Latte on High Lismore: The Birdcage Cafe, Lismore Skipton: Emu Creek Deli and Gifts Drinks can be enjoyed any time before Friday 16th October 2020. When redeeming a drink ID must be presented as well as proof of eligibility (a screenshot of the post stating you have been selected for a free drink will suffice). The nominated person must live and work in the Corangamite Shire.

04.01.2022 Explore the old rail trail from the highway to the Visitor Centre! Many thanks to a Shire environment program crew who cleared the cutting and embankment to form the trail.

04.01.2022 Were so thrilled to announce that we are now able to welcome intrastate intrastate guests from regional Victoria. Our beautiful Gardens, Yambuk Lake and Mortla...ke Caravan Parks will all be open to regional intrastate guests from 17 September 2020. To book your escape, please 0409 428 870 or book online via our website http://ow.ly/ijsU50Bs3ae To our metro Melbourne guests, we have our fingers crossed that you won't be too far behind and would love to see you as soon as we are given the go ahead. Pack your bags... well see you soon!

03.01.2022 ~LET’S GET FESTIVE~ Finally some brightness and cheer for 2020! We’re so pleased to bring you a very special tree this year. Always a conversation starter, we... hope this years’ tree brings a little bit of joy to our community, after what has been a very challenging year. Locally constructed and assembled by our wonderful creative team at Hamilton Performing Arts Centre together with Working for Victoria staff, this tree not only looks amazing, but will feature nightly sound and light shows commencing early December. We can’t wait for you all to see the show and share some festive cheer this year. #proudlylocal #workingforvictoria #visitgreaterhamilton

02.01.2022 Willow Violet and Flora Flowers Posies are all made up and ready to go into the farm shop in the morning. They are jam packed full of anemones, Ranunculus, st...ock, tulips. Farm shop open at 10am on Saturdays The second photo shows you a posy on the left of freshly picked anemones and the posy on the right shows you what they will look like after a week. Willow Violet and Flora a boutique regenerative flower farm in Tarrington Victoria Australia #willowvioletandflora #regenerativeflowerfarm #chemicalfreeflowersandproduce #driedflowers #wreaths #jamjarposies #beefriendly #slowgrown #girlboss #farmshop #shoplocal #photooftheday #instagood #bluewhippet #tarrington #westerndistrict #grampians #potpourri #anemones #ranunculus See more

02.01.2022 A reminder of our new CBCA Book Week 2020 dates in Term 4 - 17-23 October. Different dates, but same amount of fun! #CBCA2020 #curiouscreatureswildminds

01.01.2022 We have extended the planting of "Forgotten Woodland" sheoak and bursaria along Heards Road. Thanks to the Shire environment works crew!

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01.01.2022 Lismore market tomorrow 28th November Don't miss outLismore market tomorrow 28th November Don't miss out