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Bendigo Art Gallery presents a Blockbuster event [1 August - November 6 2011]
OK, so yes, ... it's gone now, but read on:
A WORLD premiere exhibition of wedding dresses from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will open in Bendigo in August 2011.
The exhibition includes bridal dresses, veils, corsetry, millinery, shoes and accessories, as well as gowns by designers including Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Lanvin, Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones.
Bendigo Art Gallery will also curate a section highlighting wedding costumes in Australia from colonial settlement to contemporary fashions. Victorians and visitors to our state will have the opportunity to see this fantastic exhibition before it is even shown in London.

Hunts Folly is a great base from which to start a weekend event of your own. Bendigo is close by for indulging in the World Premiere show, not to mention great regional food, wine and other attractions. Check out Bendigo Art Gallery here. A preview of the show is on Facebook here. An ABC TV promo is here. A press release on Artshub is here.
We would love to book you in for a Blockbuster weekend or mid week escape. Warning - book all shows well in advance.

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If you didn't make it to the World Premiere of Wedding Dresses - or you did and loved it like we did, then maybe this one is for you, the iconic" Grace Kelly-Style icon" diarize this great show for 11 March - 17 June 2012. And yes we would love to book you in for a fashion weekend..
Reports are the trains from Melbourne were crammed full, bringing thousands to "Wedding Dresses", so don't squash youself into a train, for Grace Kelly, book into Hunts Folly and drive over for an iconic day in Bendigo.
Check out Bendigo Art Gallery here Visit the Victoria & Albert Museum london site here It's where it started before touring... Book early for this one too, these Blockbusters are breaking records.

  For what's on everyday in the area http://www.visitmaryborough.com.au/







For information on cycling tracks in the area go to http://www.imagelink.com.au/Cycle/default.htm
Another good source for cycling the Central Goldfields go to: http://www.visitmaryborough.com.au/ On that site scroll down to "Cycle Central Goldfields Bike Tracks" for great PDF maps and brochures. "Central Goldfields have created a series of bike trails through the local area highlighting both the historic and natural features of our Shire.  These trails are designed to give the off road cyclist a choice of distances and trail types to choose from."





Dinner is available at the Royal Hotel but they advise that you book on 5488 1313 http://www.royalhoteldunolly.com.au/
Meals not available some nights, we suggest that you check with the Hotel to avoid disappointment.





The Dunolly Street Market is held on the second Sunday of each month. http://www.visitmaryborough.com.au/events.htm
Main Street (Broadway), 9am - 2pm. Jewellery, books, plants, collectables, clothing, candles & craft. Inf:: 5468 1623





The Goldfields Historical Museum (1862)  77 Broadway, Dunolly.http://www.visitmaryborough.com.au/Museums & History Groups.htm Open Saturday and Sunday 1.30 - 4.30 or by appointment Ph: (03) 5468 1405





Maryborough Station Antique Emporium including history of the Maryborough Station http://www.stationantiques.com/index.html Great spot for a coffee fix or a glass of regional wine. Very popular for lunch and dinner. Not open Tuesdays. (Dunolly to Maryborough - 20 minutes)


RACV Energy Breakthrough is held in November each year. More information: http://www.racvenergybreakthrough.net/ Accommodation is always hard to find for this event. Maryborough becomes booked out very early by annual participant families. Dunolly is only 20 minutes from Maryborough and not overtaken by tens of thousands of people. We also get early bookings and plenty of desperate last minute enquiries. Our son has participated over the years and had loads of fun. Book early! We would be delighted to make your involvement a happy time.





Gold/Metal detector hire is available at 76 Broadway, Dunolly. Local knowledge is always an advantage, good advice and friendly service. Check out  http://goldsearchaustralia.com/

Fascinating Goldfield town stories and pictures unlocking times past. There are a number of quirky and out of the ordinary stories to be found at the Culture Victoria site http://cv.vic.gov.au/
Culture Victoria is currently featuring the curious work of Wal Richards "The cycling photographer".
 



We particularly like the following, but there are plenty more to sample:





The cycling wedding photographer http://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/the-cycling-wedding-photographer/ Wal loved weddings. Given a box brownie camera as a young man in 1946, he started cycling on his blue and white bike to weddings in Maryborough and surrounding towns The collection was donated to the Maryborough-Midlands Historical Society. His striking photos and remarkable story generated broad interest and was written up in Time Magazine.





The infamous Lola Montez performed her famous 'spider dance' at a number of goldfield music halls during the 1850's gold rush http://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/lola-montez-star-attraction/

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