Mount Macedon Memorial Reserve Cross Committee of Mgmt advises the Memorial Reserve Cross is currently closed for redevelopment works, with signposted temporary detours in place for hikes. The broader Macedon Ranges Regional Park continues to be open to the public

Lost Trades Artisan Workshop – Coopered Bucket Workshop

Learn the art of making a real coopered bucket
61-63 Powlett Street, Kyneton VIC, Australia

Spend a day with George Smithwick, a sixth generation cooper from the renowned Beveridge Coopers and learn the art of making a real coopered bucket, complete with hand beaten and riveted steel hoops and spliced rope handle.

At the end of the workshop you will take home a beautifully hand crafted traditional bucket and have spent eight hours learning a traditional trade practised for thousands of years from one of Australia’s truly talented master craftsman.

Cost: $325 and includes lunch, tea and coffee, all materials and expert tuition by Mr Smithwick. (max class size 6 people).

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