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Planting Seeds for New Beginnings

by Michelle Symes • August 16, 2022

It’s 9.00am, I walk through the doors and am welcomed by a security guard. This is the first time I have started my workday with a full body Xray, a duress alarm on my belt and a meander around a series of kitchen gardens with a slight feeling of apprehension. On this day however, the […]


Five farmers’ markets you don’t want to miss in the Bendigo region

by admin • October 14, 2020

From fresh micro-dairy milk and vegan donuts to fresh seasonal fruit, the farmers’ markets in the Bendigo region are outstanding.


What it’s really like to open a restaurant in the middle of a pandemic

by admin • September 11, 2020

Step inside Castlemaine’s newest arts and social enterprise hub – Cream Town.


Le grand fromage – French experts to make cheese in Castlemaine!

by admin • June 25, 2020

The region of gastronomy is about to get its very own artisan cheese school and production facility, headed up by two highly skilled French cheesemakers…


Behind the scenes: How Bendigo’s artisans are responding to COVID-19

by admin • April 3, 2020

It was watching the news and seeing the lengthy queues outside Centrelink offices that prompted Dave Jenkins into action. “I saw what was happening to everyone as a result of the coronavirus and I got extremely emotional and started crying,” he says. “I asked myself what I could do to help that was quick and […]