The serenity of the Botanical gardens offers the chance to get away, relax and enjoy lunch prepared by Ballarat's most exciting chefs. read more

Overnewton Castle was built in the Victorian Tudor style, inspired by 16th century English and Scottish architecture, by William Taylor in 1849 and now stand as ... read more

Kennedys Keilor Valley is located in Keilor in the Sunbury wine region of Victoria's Macedon Ranges and Spa Country, in the Daylesford area of Melbourne Surrounds. read more

This park provides the opportunity to view Mallee vegetation in close proximity to Melbourne. Plants typical of arid landscapes and small creek escarpments make ... read more

The Bacchus Marsh Tourism Association invites you to visit Bacchus Marsh and surrounds for the arrival of the harvest season for Autumn fruits with free farm tours, ... read more

Just northwest of Melbourne, the Macedon Ranges takes its name from a rocky volcanic outcrop on Australia's Great Dividing Range. Warmer sites in the north produce a range of premium quality table wines while those in the south are known for earlier ripening Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and superb bottle-fermented sparkling wines »

Macedon/Sunbury Wine Region in Victoria: Wine Tasting Notes by Jeni Port read more

Not long ago, Sunbury was a sub-region of the (then) Macedon wine district. It didn't have the vineyard numbers to branch out on its own, although the difference in climate is obvious. Sunbury is relatively warm, Macedon is cool. 2009 shiraz awards have changed all that and the sun now shines on Sunbury »

A living legend of food and wine in Melbourne, Alla Wolf Tasker AM is a committed champion of regional producers. She presents a Masterclass at the Melbourne Food and Wine festival in March highlighting the culinary riches of regional Victoria.