Is there a more quintessentially Australian country town than Mudgee? It takes its name from the Indigenous Wiradjuri word ‘Moothi’ (meaning ‘nest in the hills’), and you can see why. With its historic stone buildings, Cudgegong River, big eucalypts, undulating pastures, vineyard country and forested surrounds, Mudgee is pretty indeed.
The town has a rich past and was a notable gold-mining area; poet Henry Lawson is one of its favourite sons. The local wine industry recently went
