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Tag Archives: Mountain Gate
Foothills Community Care take over Mountain Gate Op Shop
Foothills Community Care celebrated the official reopening of the Mountain Gate Op Shop in August. Continue reading
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Farewell to DeCoites
DeCoite Steel, one of the longest continuing businesses in the area, has closed down after an incredible 98 years. Continue reading
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New chapter for Mountain Gate Op Shop
Foothills Community Care has taken over the Mountain Gate Community Op Shop, with a Grand Opening to take place on 13th August. Continue reading
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Review: Montania Cafe Bar Restaurant
Montania appears laidback with an assortment of potted plants and café-style menu chalkboards but the interior is sophisticated, with modern patterned walls Continue reading
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Providence Foods – providing for the community
Say hello to Mountain Gate’s newest neighbours. Located next to Luks Pharmacy, Providence Foods is a family-run bulk foods store. In recent years there has been a growing trend towards bulk or whole foods – thinking about how we can … Continue reading
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The Changing Face of Mountain Gate
Peggy Spencer reflects on the changes during her time in Mountain Gate. As hopeful young migrants, my husband Jack and I arrived in Australia in 1960. We rented a place in Armadale and spent every weekend looking for land on … Continue reading
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Tinkers: The gift of time
Memories, whether they are fond or otherwise, play such an important role in our lives. They give us a sense of who we are, what we have become and why. These memories carry on to our children, our grandchildren and … Continue reading
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FTG Club Hotel: 150 years, and still going strong
Congratulations to the Ferntree Gully Club Hotel on the 150th anniversary of its founding. For so many years the Club Hotel would have been the first substantial building encountered as travellers headed for the hills along either Burwood Road, as … Continue reading
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Masterplan for park at Mountain Gate
Knox Council is preparing a masterplan to improve the park located between Jack’s Cafe and Mad About Pets beside Adele Ave in the Mountain Gate Shopping Centre in Ferntree Gully. With your help, Council plans to make the park a … Continue reading
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Mountain Gate Streetscape works continue in 2016
While the main refurbishment works in the Mountain Gate Shopping Centre were completed in November 2015 the following works will continue in 2016: Update of the bus stop. The work has started on improving the bus stop and replacing the … Continue reading
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