Cause of Clunes wellness centre death still a mystery after autopsy

Cause of Clunes wellness centre death still a mystery after autopsy

Police are investigating if so-called “magic mushrooms” were behind the Ringwood North woman Rachael Dixon’s death and two others being sent to hospital.

  • byLachlan Abbott

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The quiet country town twice thrust into the spotlight this month by death

The quiet country town twice thrust into the spotlight this month by death

The busiest Clunes typically gets is during its annual Booktown festival in March. Now tragedy has left it swarming with journalists.

  • byLachlan Abbott andMelissa Cunningham
Soul Barn distances itself from ‘mushroom’ event that claimed woman’s life

Soul Barn distances itself from ‘mushroom’ event that claimed woman’s life

Rachael Dixon,a health practitioner from Ringwood North,died in Clunes at the weekend after consuming a suspected mushroom drink.

  • byDavid Estcourt,Melissa Cunningham andLachlan Abbott
Mushroom death mystery at wellness seminar triggers police probe
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Mushroom death mystery at wellness seminar triggers police probe

Police are investigating if psychedelic “magic mushrooms” were used in a drink consumed by a woman who later became unwell and died at a wellness event in Clunes.

  • byChris Vedelago,Marta Pascual Juanola andLachlan Abbott
The wellbeing retreat at the centre of suspected ‘mushroom’ fatality

The wellbeing retreat at the centre of suspected ‘mushroom’ fatality

Soul Barn,the Victorian wellbeing centre being investigated after a woman’s death at the weekend,describes itself as “a stunning rural oasis” and a place where visitors can untangle their minds.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Turning Pages:Reviving the struggles and work of a forgotten poet

Turning Pages:Reviving the struggles and work of a forgotten poet

A new book relates the life and poetry of a troubled English writer and her connection to Australia.

  • byJane Sullivan
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Lucky Strike

The Dans have arrived in Clunes. Chef Daniel Melbourne and front-of-house guy

Weekend Away:White Rabbit Cottage,Clunes

Weekend Away:White Rabbit Cottage,Clunes

Marie McNamara finds comfort and quality at White Rabbit Cottage in Clunes.

  • byMarie McNamara
Inked to the pioneer past

Inked to the pioneer past

Tim Richards celebrates the written word in a gold-rush town with a literary bent.

Ella's Cottage,Clunes review:Grand old lady lives on

Ella's Cottage,Clunes review:Grand old lady lives on

Ella has gone but the cottage bearing her name is just as charming,writes Kristin Lee.

Ten top Aussie destinations you've never heard of

Ten top Aussie destinations you've never heard of

Just when you thought you'd seen it all,Lee Atkinson shares her discovery of 10 places,from Tasmania to the Torres Strait and well beyond Bourke,that are worth getting back on the road for.