Melbourne's Favourite Playground
St Kilda Beach is a convenient 20 minutes tram ride from the city. Running parallel to the beach is a beautiful palm tree lined esplanade, where you can roller blade, bike or jog along. Commonly called the Bay Trail, the esplanade runs for 6km, ... [... more]
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Victoria In Brief
Victoria was once Australia’s most affluent state. In 1851, gold was discovered in Victoria. With that, both the population and the wealth of the nation soared. Bendigo was the greatest of all goldfields, stretching for 360km2 and offering 35 ... [... more]
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Prahran Market
Like any other market, Prahran Market is a hive of activity with market traders offering their varied and rich colour of fresh fruits and vegetables. Walking through, you get a wift of the sometimes pungent, sometimes mouth watering aromas from ... [... more]
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Australia's White Christmas
Driveways and cars along the eastern suburbs were covered in white hail. Snow was last recorded in Melbourne CBD in the winter month of July 25, 1986. Even then (despite being a winter month), the snow turned to slush before it hit the ground. In ... [... more]
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Melbourne's Bathing Beauties
People are willing to part with good money because they believe they are actually paying for a part of the beach that is now ‘theirs’. These bathing boxes also offer the best beach views. Being sometimes only metres ... [... more]
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St Kilda Festival
The St Kilda Festival is a very popular summer festival celebrated on the picturesque Port Philip Bay in Melbourne. Usually held on the second Sunday of February, this Festival has been running for 26 years today. ... [... more]
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The Ugly Side Of Fashion
That goal of filling their shopping bags resulted in some very ugly scenes – items were snatched out of the hands of unsuspecting shoppers by fellow shoppers, mannequins came under attack, having displayed pieces ripped off their frames, women in ... [... more]
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Australia In A Week
For example, say you want to experience the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, and the Outback. A typical itinerary for this would often include going to Cairns and Ayer's Rock, usually with a stay in a major city. With only a week's ... [... more]
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Sydney Opera House
In the year 2000, a Swiss group called “The New 7 Wonders Foundation” began selecting a short list of monuments for people to vote on as the new “Wonders”. There were 21 landmarks on the list and people were asked to either call in or log in to ... [... more]
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