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Welcoming landscape
WARRANDYTE Cafe sits nestled among Warrandyte’s bushy landscape. Owner Tammy and her staff have worked for almost a decade to create an inviting atmosphere to…
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Off and racing
By JODIE SYMONDS THEY’RE off. Don’t pack away your spring racing outfits just yet, as these races will stop the Yarra Valley. Get your friends…
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For a shady escape
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS IN THE summer heat the Dandenong Ranges offer the perfect shady escape under the canopy of gumtrees and ferns. If lying about…
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A visit here is a gift in itself
IF you were a gift or home treat, this is where you’d want to hang out. Smits and Bits is more a tranquil retreat than…
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Wonderful Warburton
By KATH GANNAWAY WHILE Lilydale is the gateway to the three highways, the township of Wandin at the heart of the fruit and berry growing…
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Skate parks add fun
By JESSE GRAHAM AS THE weather dries up and the sun comes out, seeing the Yarra Valley and Dandenongs on foot, on bike or on…
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Grounds to make merry
By KATH GANNAWAY IF A playground is safe, clean and has equipment to suit different age and ability levels, it will tick most of the…
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The cream of the crop
CREAM at Sassafras is the creation of two exceptionally creative and passionate foodies, Leenah and Mark Johnston. Featuring only the best in Australian produce, the…
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Classic chrome on show
By KATH GANNAWAY THE Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges has plenty of horse-power to get your engines revving over summer. If the glint of sunlight…
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Spring into spring
By PETER DOUGLAS WHO among us doesn’t enjoy the wonders of spring? Not many, I wouldn’t have thought, unless you’re the Grinch or possibly even…
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Fields of tulip fun
By JODIE SYMONDS THE TESSELAAR Tulip Festival is back again this spring with fields of fun for the whole family. Each year the tulip festival…
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Season of birth and renewal
By JESSE GRAHAM SPRINGTIME means new beginnings – spring cleaning, warmth returning after a freezing cold winter (literally, in the Yarra Valley) and, for Healesville…












