Dame Nellie Melba's retreat set to embrace a new public

By Carolyn Webb
Updated July 20 2014 - 10:13am, first published 3:00am
Coombe Cottage gardens will be opened to the public to perpetuate Dame Nellie Melba's legacy. Photo: Joe Armao
Coombe Cottage gardens will be opened to the public to perpetuate Dame Nellie Melba's legacy. Photo: Joe Armao

For generations, people driving into the Yarra Valley from Melbourne have wondered what lay behind the thick cypress hedge lining Nellie Melba's property.

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