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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Lisa Rockman

Historic Hunter Valley village hosts foodie festival

Friendly Wollombi locals like Peppie, by the fireplace at Myrtle & Stone Cafe, are waiting to greet you. Pictures by Marina Neil

Driving down the quaint main street of Wollombi and smelling the wood-fired smoke in the air is a reminder of what life used to be like in the Hunter Valley.

Not much has changed here, at least aesthetically. Well-preserved historic buildings line the village's main street and there are many reminders of the area's Indigenous and convict past.

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