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THE WIMMERA’S LEADING TOURIST & INFORMATION MAGAZINE GRAMPIANS HORSHAM • GRAMPIANS • DIMBOOLA • WARTOOK • DADSWELLS BRIDGE • MURTOA • STAWELL • NATIMUK • NHILL • RUPANYUP • WARRACKNABEAL • GOROKE SPRING/SUMMER 2019 FREE PHOTO BY: Baillie Farley - Photographed at Icon Central Halls Gap NOW OPEN Shop 1/120 Wilson Street Horsham 5381 1330 Tue-Wed 5-9, Thu-Sat 11-9 DELIVERY TAKEAWAY CATERING ingloriouspastas.com.au WELCOME TO THE WIMMERA | SPRING/SUMMER 2019 1 Contents SPRING/SUMMER 2019 8 Welcome to Spring/Summer 5 The days are getting longer and it won’t be long until things are heating up again across the Wimmera, and with a multitude of events and exciting things happening around the place, we are excited to bring you a jam-packed Spring/Summer Edition of Welcome to the Wimmera! 14 22 Exciting things are happening along the Western Highway at Dimboola this Spring. Former resident and artist, Travis Price, has turned transformed a plain brick wall into a wonderful piece of street art with the help of local teachers, students and artists. Over the road you will find one of the Wimmera’s most trendy and exciting new establishments, Dimboola Store! The Store is a mix of a well thought-out retail space and inviting cafe to enjoy your morning brew, check it out on page 5. Further west, the 2019 Nhill Airshow is hot on our heels! Celebrating 100 years of aviation in Nhill, the event will be a non-stop display of aerobatics, sky-diving, and vintage aircraft manoeuvres, details on page 6. On Page 11 in Natimuk there’s much excitement over the warmer months, 23 with the annual ACE Ride happening again in October and the Nati Frinj Biennale returning in November. Year-round the Grampians is a hub of nature walks, good food, exciting events and relaxing places to stay. We showcase one of the most beautiful luxurious accommodation options in the area on page 14, Icon Central Halls Gap. If you’re looking for something a little more special, this place is a must-see! 26 Around Horsham there’s always an action-packed events calendar, and this summer it’s no different! The Horsham Country Music Festival is reborn (page 22), plus family fun day Northfest is happening in November, and Welcome to The Wimmera of course 60 Years of Wimmera Rock is coming this February. Laneway Cafe without borders has opened its doors in Horsham as a new social 3 Markets & Events enterprise focusing on workforce pathways, check it out on page 30. Amelia Crafter joins us again as The Backyard Tourist on page 23 and shares her favourite summer pastimes, including her mouth-watering garlic 4 Dimboola and chilli yabbies recipe - yum! As always we’ll be sharing snippets of our beautiful region across Facebook 6 Nhill ad Instagram, so give us a like, follow and share the love! Enjoy your warmer season in the Wimmera. 8 Nhill Airshow FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @welcometothewimmera 10 Silo Art Trail COVER PHOTO BY: Baillie Farley- @bfarleyphotography 11 Natimuk 12 The Grampians WWW.WELCOMETOTHEWIMMERA.COM 16 Maps Designed and produced by Want to be in the next edition? 20 Horsham Wimmera Design and Print We are always on the look out for Production Enquiries businesses and organisations to be a 23 The Backyard Tourist Wimmera Design and Print part of the Wimmera’s leading tourist magazine. If you think your business would 54 McLachlan St, Horsham, VIC 3400 be a great fit for our magazine or you have 26 2019 Spring Garden Festival Phone: 03 5382 2230 an interesting story to tell, please give Email: [email protected] us a call on 5382 2230, email or visit the Web: www.wimmeraprint.com.au website. 30 Laneway Cafe without borders Whilst every care is taken to ensure this publication is accurate at the time of printing Wimmera Design and Print assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have occurred. All artwork and design remain the property of Wimmera Design and Print and may not be reproduced without permission. Any and all Facebook Advertising we promote of your business/event is complimentary and not a part of the business/event costing for this magazine. Therefore this is not grounds for dispute, complaint or refusal of payment. We do this to help promote the business and/or event. If you have an issue with our Facebook Advertising of your business and/or event please email us and we can happily talk about whatever problem you may have. We endeavour to post all the adverts and stories on our Facebook Page, however due to time constraints, Facebook Rules and Regulations along with excessive frequency, some adverts may not unfortunately make it to the page. 2 WELCOME TO THE WIMMERA | SPRING/SUMMER 2019 WELCOME TO THE WIMMERA HORSHAM Horsham Dadswells Bridge Nhill Grampians Murtoa Rupanyup Dimboola Stawell Warracknabeal PHOTO BY: BAILLIE FARLEY Wartook Natimuk Goroke The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district Most of the Wimmera is very flat, with only the Grampians and Mount is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; Arapiles rising above vast plains and the low plateaux that form the Great and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, Divide in this part of Victoria. east of the South Australia border and north of the Great Dividing Range. It The Wimmera encompasses the Buloke, Hindmarsh, Horsham City, can also be defined as the land within the social catchment of Horsham, its Northern Grampians, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack local government main settlement. areas. Market Dates Events at a glance Haven Market Horsham Agricultural Show Northfest Recreational Reserve, Haven Date: 28th - 29th September Date: 9th November Venue: Dudley Cornell Park, Horsham Time: 9.00am to 1.00pm Dates: 1st Saturday of the Month Venue: Horsham Showgrounds Located on the outskirts of town, the Haven Market offers a variety of stalls and a ACE Ride Horsham Kannamaroo Festival great social atmosphere for the family. Out of the hustle and bustle of town there is Date: 5th October Date: 29th Nov - 1st Dec plenty of entertainment for the kids with crafts and produce available to suit all your Venue: Natimuk Venue: Sawyer Park needs Located on the outskirts of town, the Haven Market offers a variety of stalls and a great social atmosphere for the family. Horsham Spring Garden & Sustainable 2019 Horsham Carols by Candlelight Jung Market Lifestyle Festival 2019 Date: 1st December Recreational Reserve, Jung Date: 12th - 13th October Venue: Sawyer Park Venue: Horsham Botanic Gardens Time: 9.00am to 1.00pm Dates: Last Saturday of the Month Australia Day Celebrations Venture out a little further to a country market with a difference. Nestled in at Jung Patchewollock Music Festival Date: 26th January Reserve this country market entices local and Melbourne traders, selling clothes, Date: 18th - 20th October Venue: Sawyer Park crafts, fruit and veg, nuts, lollies, honey, plants and much, much more. Venue: Main Street, Patchewollock Horsham Triathlon Halls Gap School Craft Market Horsham Cup 2019 Date: TBA February Halls Gap Primary School Date: 20th October Venue: Sawyer Park Venue: Horsham & District Racing Club Time: 9.00am to 1.00pm Date: 3 November Grampians Music Festival Those who love to shop should come and check out the popular market at the Halls Gap Jazz Blues Festival Date: TBA February Halls Gap Primary School. With a wide array of local produce, home-made food, Date: 25th - 27th October Venue: Halls Gap arts and crafts, the Halls Gap Primary School Craft Market has it all. Venue: Various locations, Halls Gap Rod Run Makers Gallery Christmas Market Nati Frinj Festival Date: TBA February Horsham Library Carpark Date: 1st - 3rd November Venue: Halls Gap Time: 9.00am to 3.00pm Date: 7 December Venue: Natimuk The Makers Gallery Christmas Market hosts over 50 stall of unique local arts and crafts.v WELCOME TO THE WIMMERA | SPRING/SUMMER 2019 3 HINDMARSH WELCOME TO DIMBOOLA N DIMBOOLA Horsham ICTOIA Things to see... Visit..... Dimboola Mural In August a bare brick wall was transformed into a stunning mural by former resident and artist Travis Price. A former resident of Dimboola, Travis returned to his hometown to paint a mural on the external wall of the Dimboola Cafe with the help of Hindmarsh Shire Youth Councillors, Dimboola teachers and students, and local artists. The artwork honours the different names of Dimboola and acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, it also incorporates the nearby Wimmera River. Dimboola Historical Society Address: 67 Lloyd Street, Dimboola Time: 9am-2pm Sat or by appointment Within the town’s 19th-century courthouse, this interesting museum covers local history from the Boer War to WWII, displays artefacts from the Wotjobaluk people and has information about Chinese immigrants who passed through Dimboola en route to the goldfields. Dimboola Print Museum Address: Lloyd Street, Dimboola Time: 9am-2pm Sat or by appointment The Dimboola Print Museum is the former home of the local newspaper, the Dimboola Banner, and houses a rare and extensive collection of ‘as it operated’ printing presses and associated machinery , all of which is still operable.There is a complete working printshop as well as a historical collection of print history and 4 WELCOME TO THE WIMMERA | SPRING/SUMMER 2019 memorabilia. Good food, regional produce and beautiful homewares HINDMARSH at Dimboola Store John & Alexandra O’Halloran purchased an old former bush hospital converted house in Dimboola in 2017. They were drawn to the area by the beautiful natural environment and river landscape. The couple saw a need for a venue offering a lifestyle store featuring coffee, quality food, homewares and regional produce.