THE picturesque Suffoir Vineyard at Macarthur in the Moyne Shire comes alive in March for the annual Music in the Vines Festival.
The community-run event will feature alternative/folk outfit The Settlement, Scottish/Irish/Australian band The BordererS, blues and country musician Liam Gerner, local group Blue Gum, four-piece acoustic group Since Tuesday, singer songwriter Janaya McDonald and musician Rhys Crimmin.
The family friendly day will offer a picnic atmosphere with children’s activities, food, local wines and the vineyard’s own selection of wines and craft beer.
- Suffoir Vineyard, 144 Mount Eccles Road, Macarthur, March 3 from 11am-11pm with buses from Hamilton, Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland. No BYO alcohol (BYO food and non-alcoholic drinks allowed).
Tickets: adult $43, child $6.52 – www.musicinthevines.com.au or at the door.
If you go...
Macarthur is a 35-minute drive from the charming seaside town of Port Fairy and about 300km west of Melbourne on the Hamilton Highway.
The village is considered the gateway to the Budj Bim (Mount Eccles) National Park, where you’ll find Lake Surprise, a popular swimming spot in warmer weather.
Golf enthusiasts can enjoy the nine-hole sand scrape golf course and there are a number of tourism sites in close proximity including fossicking at Mount Shadwell, visiting Cheeseworld at Allensford or taking a walk or bike ride along the Port Fairy/Warrnambool Rail Trail.
Visitors to Port Fairy can enjoy stunning ocean views and pristine beaches or visit the lighthouse as well as Griffith Island, site of an historic whaling station.
