dotheyarravalley.com.au

The Yarra Glen Art Show is now on at Alowyn Gardens, located 3.5km north of Yarra Glen on the Melba Highway. This is the first time Alowyn Gardens has hosted the show. The exhibition is in a large marquee in the ‘Maple Courtyard’, which is adjacent to the Main Gardens.

Watch our video below as Tania takes a tour of the show and talks to Heather Smith from the organising committee.

April 2 – 5; Good Friday to Easter Monday

Open 10am – 5pm daily

For full details visit the Yarra Glen Art Show Website:

When it comes to offering activities and entertainment in the Yarra Valley it’s hard to beat Rochford Wines!

After a string of big name concerts on the green including, Rob Thomas, Tom Jones and Dianna Krall, Rochford’s latest event featuring hundreds of Hot Rods was a huge success.

Hot Rods on the Green was organised by the Eagles Hot Rod & Custom Club of Victoria and attracted some of the best vehicles from around the country. We spoke to Steve Bridges from the organising panel, who told us the average value of the Hot Rods on show was around $75,000. These mobile works of art, as Steve prefers to call them, are the result of their passionate owners investing hundreds of hours in their restoration. The results are very very impressive. There’s nothing quite like a highly polished Hot Rod parked on a grass field in one of the most picturesque locations in the Yarra Valley. Watch our video interviews as the owners tell us about their cars.

For more information on Rochford Wine events visit their website.

Take a bunch of passionate motorcycle enthusiasts from all over Australia, get them to bring their most prized possessions to the Healesville Racecourse, and you’ve got the 2010 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club National Rally.

The VJMC is a worldwide club with 4 separate branches in North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The Australian branch is a non-profit community association operated by a committee of volunteers.  According to their website the objective of the club is to, “foster the preservation, restoration, riding and enjoyment of ownership of Japanese motorcycles more than 15 years old.”

Watch our video for interviews with some of the club members as they talk about what makes their bikes unique.

If you like this article then read our Hot Rods on the Green story.

For more information about the club visit their website…

The Yarra Glen Artshow will be held at Alowyn Gardens, located 3.5km north of Yarra Glen on the Melba Highway. This is the first time Alowyn Gardens has hosted the show. The exhibition will be in a large marquee in the ‘Maple Courtyard’, which is adjacent to the Main Gardens.

Watch our video below as Tania talks to Prue Van de Linde from Alowyn Gardens about what visitors can expect over the four days of the show.

Entry to the ‘Maple Courtyard’ is free.

April 2 – 5; Good Friday to Easter Monday

Open 10am – 5pm daily

For full details visit the Yarra Glen Art Show Website:

Seeing people recover from adversity has a tremendously uplifting affect.

The World’s Longest Lunch held at Maryton Park Bed & Breakfast Country Cottages was the culmination of a concept that began way back in 2002. Last years event was canceled due to the fires, so this years event was the Marysville communities way of saying, “we’re back!” Thanks to the support of Tony and Penni Thompson(Maryton Park), the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, sponsors, friends and neighbors, the event was a fantastic success.

They were so back in the action, that Internationally renowned chef Jamie Oliver interrupted his commitments to drop in for a glass of wine, nibble and a chat with the locals. See what Jamie had to say in our video coverage below.

The Premier of Victoria, John Brumby was also on hand to offer his encouragement and support for the day. Mr Brumby highlighted the importance of Yarra Valley tourism in the regions recovery.

We spoke to many of the locals including Wendy Oates, Treasurer of the organising committee who said, “the event was an opportunity for people in the area to continue to move forward and leave the tragedies of the past behind them.”

What was on the menu:

Canape’s – presented by Holmesglen Rural Learning Centre – Chef: Rolfh Ammann.

Entree’ – presented by Maryton Park B&B – Chef Tony Thompson assisted by Chef Steve Penalosa-Munoz from Lake Mountain Alpine Resort

Mains – presented by My Chef Mike – Chef: Michael Jaeger &
Ruffy Produce Store – Chef: Nigel Robinson

Dessert – presented by Marysville Patisserie – Chefs: Ashraf and Christine Doos

For listings of regional producers visit www.uge.asn.au

For listings of regional cool climate wines visit  www.uppergoulburnwine.org.au

For listings of Olive growers, Olive oil and products visit www.goulburnstrathbogieolives.com.au

If you love all things 4WD, then Wandin is the place to be!  Especially on the 21st of February!

The Victorian 4WD show is an annual event that has been running for 32 years.  According to Dennis, the shows Media Co-ordinator, “it is the largest outdoor 4WD show in Victoria and possibly Australia”. The show provides a great opportunity to experience the latest accessories, motor vehicles, campers and modifications available to 4WDrivers.  There’s a large contingent of local 4WD Clubs to answer questions and provide information about what the clubs have on offer.

Watch our Web Video to get a taste of this years show.

For those new to 4WDriving sit in the grandstand at the main display arena and watch the experienced LROCV 4WDrivers show their approach to various 4WD situations: winching, specific driving techniques (ditch crossing, ridge crossing etc.).

There are lots of activities for children, including free train rides leaving from the Main Station. In addition, expect to see the Jumping Castle and Rock Climbing Wall where your children can participate in a controlled and supervised environment. Best of all these activities are FREE!

And of course there is the crowd favourite – the 4WD Adventure Track where you can see Standard and modified vehicles being used across a variety of terrain. Some of their antics are amazing!

Special thanks to:

Allan Spencer & Jade Olney from the Central Victoria Axemens Association.
Eddie, Nick and Lucy for appearing in the Web Video.

Just Cycle Yarra Valley is a new recreational cycling event which will take place in Victoria’s beautiful Yarra Valley on Sunday 11th April 2010.

The event features two courses, a 45km recreational ride highlighting the picturesque Yarra Valley and a 120km Nemisis challenge featuring Mount Donna Buang.

More than just another recreational ride, Just Cycle Yarra Valley offers a complete entertainment experience for cycling enthusiasts, friends and family with a day of fun activities and live music amongst the vines of Yarra Valley’s Rochford Wines.

The ride is expected to attract around 2000 riders, with an additional 2000 people expected for the post-ride festivities at Rochford Wines. Three times Olympic Gold Medalist, Drew Ginn the event Ambassador is looking forward to the event and is expecting to see a fantastic turnout.

For  more information visit justcycle.com.au

With the opening of Lake Mountain’s Granite Grind Loop the Resort is set to become Victoria’s New Mountain Biking destination of choice in 2010.

To celebrate the completion of the new 9km intermediate trail the Resort is hosting it’s first ever Mountain Biking event – The Granite Grind on February 20th 2010.

Download the 2010 results [here]

If you love mountain biking, road cycling or just want to show your support for the local community that was devastated by the 2009 fires, then I strongly recommend you head to Lake Mountain Resort on Saturday 20th February 2010.

Please check out the images taken at the trail building working bee held by the resort on the 30th January 2010.

If you are a bike rider you may also enjoy the following stories:

Warburton Rail TrailO’Shannassy TrailThe Cog Bike Cafe