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A Day Trip to Walhalla

Take a trip into the history of a gold mining town. All of the our great activities of our region are on offer. Ride the train, tour the mine, take a 4WD adventure or simply relax and enjoy. The Walhalla & Mountain Rivers region is located on the southern edge of the Victorian Alps. Just over 2 hours to the east of Melbourne or 30 minutes north of the Latrobe Valley, the region is home to the towns of Erica, Rawson and Walhalla. It also includes the localities of Moondarra, Coopers Creek, Aberfeldy and the ski resort at Mt Baw Baw - Melbourne's closest ski resort. The region is blessed with natural beauty in the Baw Baw National Park, Tyers State Park, Moondarra State Park and state forest makes up nearly all of the area in addition to the towns. Walhalla Historic Township is the jewel not only in our local area's crown, but also for Gippsland and Victoria. The mix of the township's beautiful location in a deep mountain valley and gold-era heritage gives Walhalla th...

Old Kingdom Restaurant (Peking duck)

Address 683 Canterbury Road,  Surrey Hills , Melbourne Phone number 03 9898 3343 Signature Dish Peking duck See Zomato for reviews

Lavender Harvest Festival (8 Jan 2017)

Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm, 350 Hepburn-Newstead Road, Shepherds Flat, Victoria, 3461 8 Jan 2017   Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm is again celebrating its lavender harvest with an exciting festival on Sunday 8th of January.  Visitors are welcome to learn about the lavender process from cutting in the field to watching the flowers being distilled for their precious essential oil. Hundreds of bunches will hang beneath every available verandah and, of course, our fresh lavender will be available for sale.   The Lavender Harvest festival wouldn’t be complete without great local music and entertainment. We’re so pleased our favourite Morris Dancers, Brandragon, will join in to help celebrate the lavender harvest. Local favourites, Ciderhouse String Band, will delight with their brand of country-folk music. ​ Especially for the kids - and the young-at-heart - we have a few special treats. Local wizard, Adam, will be performing magic. We've managed to find a sp...

Blacksmith Tool Show

The annual  Australian Blacksmithing Show  will be staged at historic Mont De Lancey Homestead, Wandin North, Sunday 9th October. For more details, visit: www.montdelancey.org.au www.blacksmithing.com.au

Camping Checklist

Let's camp! The camping list may vary according to the type of camping and activities you have planned, the places you are going, the time of year and the length of your trip.  Pease use the checklist below to add or remove items to suit your individual needs.  Shelter __Tent __Ground cloth/tarp __Extra stakes __Shade tarp/poles/rope/stakes __Axe or hammer __Mat for tent entrance

Learning Ember.js and Ruby on Rails

​ RESTful API What is REST?​ JSON API http://jsonapi.org/   Ruby on Rails https://www.codecademy.com/learn/ruby   https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/ruby-beyond-the-basics/table-of-contents​ https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-rails   ​Ember.js https://www.codecademy.com/learn/javascript https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/javascript-fundamentals-es6/table-of-contents​ https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/javascript-es6-object-oriented-programming/table-of-contents​ Try Ember​ https://ember-cli.com/​ ​​ Tutorials and articles: ​​ http://emberigniter.com/ https://medium.com/peep-stack/building-a-performant-web-app-with-ember-fastboot-and-phoenix-part-1-fa1241654308#.86hwdmf33 ​Podcasts - Good for keeping up to date with Ember changes: ​http://emberweekend.com/ http://ember.land/ https://frontsidethepodcast.simplecast.fm/ ​

School Zone for top schools in Victoria

Balwyn High School Zone Box Hill High School Zone