Local Vic

Category: Daylesford & Macedon Ranges

  • Trentham, Lyonville and Glenlyon in Autumn

    Everyone knows Daylesford but only few explore what lies west of it. Let’s explore Trentham, Lyonville and Glenlyon and travel up onto the Great Dividing Range. The Calder Freeway to Woodend is a bland but efficient corridor and the landscape changes once you leave it. From Woodend, the C309 climbs steadily through the southern edge…

  • Through the Macedon Ranges to Kyneton, Woodend and Gisborne

    An hours drive from Melbourne takes you through to the Macedon Ranges, a countryside that offers the true color of autumn: copper, amber, bronze, gold, and the deep arterial red of pin oak leaves held against a grey mountain sky.  Macedon Ranges is where 154 oaks planted in 1918 form the most famous autumn road…

  • Shizuka Ryokan Japanese Country Spa & Wellness Retreat at Hepburn Springs

    Hepburn Springs/Daylesford are Australia’s mineral water spa region and the location for Shizuka Ryokan. Set amid four acres of bushland, the spa blends Japanese hospitality with the natural beauty of Hepburn Springs. Perfect for those seeking a peaceful escape, it is also Australia’s only traditional Japanese Ryokan wellness retreat. Guests can enjoy traditional Japanese accommodations,…