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Woodend

Jervis Bay.

Wicker ways: top picnic spots

Shake out the picnic rug and raid the fridge - because when the sun is shining, nothing beats a picnic.

Snug and simple ... Sunnyside Cottage's deck and garden.

Sunnyside Cottage, Newham review: For those about to rock

The town may have changed but a familiar figure still casts a spell over Jo Chandler.

At your service ... Campaspe Country House is a destination for relaxation.

Campaspe Country House, Woodend review: Time with a quiet achiever

Bruce Elder indulges in the peaceful elegance of a 1920s manor and its grounds.

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Rural blessings

Tim Richards finds the best of country life in a town with award-winning pastries.

Vanishing point

With her brood close, Allison Cox explores the volcanic formations and the fables that surround them.

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Holgate Brewhouse at Keatings Hotel review: From pale to porter

Patrick Donovan finds full flavours during a stay at a country microbrewery.

Do the rounds of the kitchens

Tricia Welsh discovers fine food and how to make it .

Hanging Rock

Woodend - Places to See

<b>Woodend (including Hanging Rock)</b> <br> <b>Quiet town near the famous Victorian 'Hanging Rock'</b> <br> Woodend is located 69 km north-west of Melbourne at an elevation of 560 metres. It was literally named 'wood end' because it is where the Black Forest ended and consequently was a place where, in the 1850s and 1860s, prospectors, headed north to the goldfields around <a href="VICBendigo.shtml">Bendigo</a>, could feel that they were out of the reach of bushrangers who hid in the woodlands waiting to prey on them. A township coalesced around inns, shops and services which emerged to cater to the passing trade. Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have been occupied by the Woiwurung people.

Breathtaking ... a spectacular view of Mt Macedon.

For a picnic, this place rocks

Cheryl Rogers spooks the teens before unleashing the family on this literary legend.

Woodend - Fast Facts

<b>Woodend (including Hanging Rock)</b> <br> <b>Quiet town near the famous Victorian 'Hanging Rock'</b> <br> Woodend is located 69 km north-west of Melbourne at an elevation of 560 metres. It was literally named 'wood end' because it is where the Black Forest ended and consequently was a place where, in the 1850s and 1860s, prospectors, headed north to the goldfields around <a href="VICBendigo.shtml">Bendigo</a>, could feel that they were out of the reach of bushrangers who hid in the woodlands waiting to prey on them. A township coalesced around inns, shops and services which emerged to cater to the passing trade. Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have been occupied by the Woiwurung people.