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    CENTRAL & WESTERN VICTORIA

    Mar 03, 2019 5 minutes
    WINSOR DOBBIN

    SOCIALLY SPEAKING

    THERE are several new dining options in the Central and Western regions with newcomer Social Foundry worth a look.

    This family-friendly cafe and community hub in the heart of Kyneton trains and mentors unemployed young people keen to gain hospitality skills. A not-for-profit run by volunteers and paid staff, the Social Foundry is a welcoming space that serves shakes, cakes, cheese-laden toasties and more in a revamped car showroom. Coffee beans from local roasters Motobean are brought in from the neighbouring town of Malmsbury, while the social enterprise's own mineral water brand can be purchased in glass bottles to drink in the cafe or take home. Social Foundry, 86 Mollison St, Kyneton; visit . Also in Kyneton is Dr Abalone, a wine bar that opened last May in one of Kyneton’s oldest buildings. The former apothecary.

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