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Daylesford & The Macedon Ranges

Lavandula, Daylesford.

Victoria

Victoria's own Manhattan

This is one tourist town an hour from Melbourne, with style and substance, writes Wendy Squires.

Australia

Short and sweet

Hepburn spa

Anthony Dennis Anthony Dennis concludes his round-up of the best short breaks close to both Sydney and Melbourne.

Daylesford

Bunker mentality

Synergy...the Bunker's solitary surroundings are complemented by the house's clever design.

Paul Kalina finds it's possible to live in comfort while truly getting away from it all.

Weekends Away

Where comfort reigns

Simply French...exposed timber beams in the bedroom.

Marie McNamara enjoys the provincial style of a derelict farmhouse transformed into a grand country home.

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Special features

Places in the heart: Gary Mehigan

Gary Mehigan.

Celebrity chef and TV host Gary Mehigan came to Australia on a working holiday and stayed. Australia has transformed him, he says.

Photo galleries

Australia's top 10 hotel spas

Hotel spas

In this era of jet lag, back-to-back meetings and 24-hour technology, the hotel spa has never been more important to the global business traveller. Here are top of the best.

Victoria's best boutique hotels

Chateau Yering. Chateau Yering is the only Victorian property to be a member of the prestigious Relais et Chateaux group. There's a residential spa, billiards room, indoor spa pool, tennis court and even fly fishing on the lake.

Check in and get comfortable at some of the best boutique hotels in country Victoria.

Travellers Tips

Victoria

Stay the night

Open house ... Boroka Downs.

David Reyne finds some cosy lodgings, from coastal getaways with open fires to inner-city Italian chic.

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