Business & Rural
29 January, 2026
One stop shop at Raillery Hub
DID YOU know that after you’ve spent the afternoon immersed in art, you can spend money supporting the local artists too? The Raillery Hub in St Arnaud will let you do that and so much more.
DID YOU know that after you’ve spent the afternoon immersed in art, you can spend money supporting the local artists too?
The Raillery Hub in St Arnaud will let you do that and so much more.
What started as a way of helping pay the rent has turned into an initiative to encourage artists of any age and style to show off what they can do.
“We want this to be the centre for the community and that includes what we stock in the shop,” gallery curator Ruth Jabornik said.
“It’s a place to come together with like-minded people and support each other in a safe space.
“We want that to extend to the shop as well.”
When you walk in the front door of the Raillery Hub on Queens Avenue (behind Ridley’s factory), you’re met with an array of items for everyone.
From the sweet smell of Huxter soaps and reed diffusers and candles to a cookbook by St Arnaud Primary School and hand-crafted stuffed toys made of recycled materials and postcards and magnets with images from towns around the area, you will be spoilt for choice.
“While we obviously want to have local names in the shop, which we do, we also have a few makers and artists from surrounding districts and beyond,” president Tricia Hines said.
“We have beautiful soaps covered in work by Australian female artists, which not only look beautiful, but smell just as good.
“We have preserves and sauces from Castlemaine, lovely cards that feature a range of works and so much more.
“We just want to be there if people need a nice little gift for someone for their birthday or Christmas or something nice for themselves.
“And you’re supporting local and smaller artists while you’re at it, what’s not to love?”
The Hub’s more well-known purpose is to host artists in their gallery section, with a range of exhibitions spanning the year.
“I like to come up with a theme for the year and try to get artists that fit that,” Ms Jabornik said.
“But we always try to cater to different interests when choosing different artists with different mediums.
“We have such diverse interests here in St Arnaud and surrounds, it’s always important to cover as many bases as we can.”
And if you have an interest in learning a new skill, the Hub hosts a Friday morning art group open to anyone of any age and skill level.
On each week, except during school holidays, the team tries to bring in a range of tutors that cover different artistic styles and mediums.
There is also a community space that can be hired out for special events. All in all, the Raillery Hub works hard to utilise the beautiful old station building to its full advantage and support the community while doing it.
“We know there are lots of arty people out there and some people don’t know we’re here,” Ms Jabornik said. “It’s all about the beauty and experience you get from art.”
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