Reviews by cecilej
For all beer and wine makers: great. Service is truly one on one. They don't treat you like a customer, more like a friend. They truly love their work and are passionate about the hobby. Their knowledge is tremendous about the hobby and will help every step of the way.
What a beautiful ride! Even the drive there is so lovely! They took us out to a beautiful fresh water creek and we had billy tea and damper. Great experience. We had such a lovely time. They let my girls go for a canter, which is fabulous.
Great for reasonably priced music lessons and instruments. My daughter had violin lessons there. We were thrilled because it is very difficult to find violin music teachers.
A very relaxing experience. They give cheese and crackers and nibblies. There is a foot massager while they do your hair.
They did the make-up for my daughter's formal. Fantastic job. They asked if we would bring them a picture of what she was thinking of, and did the make-up accordingly. Very nice. Very relaxing experience.
Approximate cost: $40
We hired this band for my teenage daughter's birthday party. They had a huge light show to go along. They performed some of their own songs as well as whatever style of music my daughter wanted. All of the guests said that it was the best party ever.
They are playing at the EKKA 2010. Dakota, the lead singer is very talented. My daughter said they were all pretty. Don't judge them by their website; it doesn't do them justice at all.
Approximate cost: $300
I don't know anything about computers. A young man at this store asked me in detail what I wanted it for, what I need and really helped me a lot. Gave me a great deal too!
We spend lovely, peaceful afternoons sitting or roaming around the beautiful grounds around the winery. The kids can run around and play while the grown-ups share a bottle of wine and a fabulous cheese platter while listening to live music. Lurleen's, the restaurant, has an amazing chef. I have been there for lunch, tea and dinner and it has been one of the best meals I have ever had; and I lived in Melbourne for three years and have been to a lot of wineries and restaurants. It is very pricey, though.
I live backing onto a path that leads to Scribbly Gums Reserve. I see koalas, wallabies and kangaroos every day back there. I was very concerned about the street that separates the actual reserve and our pathway. It has a severe bend in the road that is a steep decline. The tendency is to speed down the road but the problem is that there are a lot of trees obscuring further down the road. As a result, there are often wallabies that have been hit by cars speeding because of the blind bend in the road. And since the reserve topographically attaches to the pth, I fear the koalas will be run over to get to the other side. I emailed my concerns to the council. About three or months later (better late than never), they actually put warning signs up and speed traps. I was very pleasantly surprised.
I have a vinyl-lined pool. It was next to impossible to find someone to repair a leak in it, but Peter Hellen came and very thoroughly check it and re-checked it and fixed it up (during the Christmas period!!!).
Approximate cost: $200