Country Style

Call Of The Sea

Learn about the bustling 19th-century port and the shipwrecks that lie in the bay.

DAY 1 MORT LAKETO TOWER HILL

Start your adventure at the historic town of Mortlake, 70 kilometres north-east of Port Fairy, beside the beautiful Tea Tree Lake, which is rippling with yabbies and rainbow trout. Spend the morning wandering the Heritage Trail, where bluestone buildings, such as the Court House and Flour Mill, provide fascinating insight into the town’s colonial days. The self-guided

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Country Style

Country Style3 min read
Homegrown
AFTER “LOOKING AND LOOKING” for their forever farm for what felt like eternity, Kate Kirkpatrick and John Keynes stumbled across a sign in a real-estate agent’s window. It showed a picturesque property in Pomonal, at the foothills of the Grampians in
Country Style4 min read
What’s In A Name?
FROM MY EXHAUSTIVE research while in Bologna, I’ve come to the conclusion that the difference between ragu and bolognaise sauces is this: it really depends on who you ask. One thing is certain though – they are both called “ragu”. Applying the KISS p
Country Style3 min read
Culture Club
PICTURE THIS: YOU’RE walking down the main street in a country town, the wide sky shading into night above you. Ahead, warm light spills from a shop onto the pavement, and the sound of music and laughter drifts towards you. As you get closer, the sho

Related