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The cause of a Melbourne woman Rachael Dixon’s death at an alternative wellness centre in regional Victoria remains unknown after an 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.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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The town of Clunes.

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.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Melissa Cunningham
Rachael Dixon.

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.

  • David Estcourt, Melissa Cunningham and Lachlan Abbott
The Soul Barn wellness centre in Clunes.

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.

  • Chris Vedelago, Marta Pascual Juanola and Lachlan Abbott
Soul Barn

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.

  • Melissa Cunningham
The English poet Elza de Locre, with her daughter.

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.

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

White Rabbit Cottages, Clunes.

Weekend Away: White Rabbit Cottage, Clunes

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

  • Marie McNamara
Former gold-rush town of Clunes.

Inked to the pioneer past

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

Old-style comfort ... cottage and garden.

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.

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