Magazine
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Quieter side of wine
TRADITIONALLY, the Warburton Highway has been the quieter side of the Yarra Valley wine experience. But tradition is challenged with Shedfest. Each year, in October,…
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Hotel has best of both worlds
By ANEEKA SIMONIS OFFERING a bar, bistro, function rooms and round the clock access to the customer service desk, Dorset Gardens Hotel is a one-stop…
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Wine, a family affair
FOR Franco D’Anna, winemaking is more than just a lifestyle, it’s a family affair. He said he ‘fell into’ his job as a winemaker at…
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A taste of history
By Jesse Graham A TASTE of history – and some of the valley’s best produce – is on offer to visitors , as a redeveloped…
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Tourism within easy reach
By KATH GANNAWAY WHEN tourism and business operators from around the Yarra Ranges’ region gathered in May this year for a seminar on accessible tourism,…
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Five reasons to visit Olinda
National Rhododendron Gardens Host to a range of spectacular blooms of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils, your eyes won’t know where to look with…
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Puffing Billy and more
By ANEEKA SIMONIS WHILE Puffing Billy draws in many visitors, young and old, Belgrave offers a lot more for people to see and do. Visitors…
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Put a little spring in your step
SPRING into action as the days get warmer and a burst of colour covers the hills. This time of year is one of the best…
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What’s behind the mask
By Jesse Graham AN expansive exhibition exploring disguises, deception and masking is currently filling the halls of TarraWarra Museum of Art. The TarraWarra Biennial, Whisper…
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A time of gardens
SPRING … when one’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of gardens (to borrow from 19th century poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson). Well, if Tennyson were…
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Blueberries, by chance
EVERT Driessen went shopping for cherry trees in 1984 and returned with blueberry plants. It was that impromptu, but fortuitous, change of plan 30 years…
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Let’s get this party started
By JESSE GRAHAM THERE’LL be excitement, noise, history and fun as the celebrations for Healesville’s 150th birthday ramp up, and everyone is invited to the…
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