Private tours and transfers for travellers who want to set their own agenda.
Serviced Offices Niddrie, Essendon,
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Frankston is at the northern end of the Mornington Peninsula.
See more about Frankston on wikepedia and the Frankston City Council website.
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Mount Waverley is about 16 km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Mount Waverley is a rectangular suburb, bound by Highbury Road in the north, Ferntree Gully Road in the south, Huntingdale Road in the west, and Blackburn Road in the east. It is about 16 km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. See also Mount Waverley serviced offices.
Mount Waverley Hotels & Apartments
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Moorabbin is 15 km south-east of Melbourne and is serviced by bus and train public transport. The Australian National Aviation Museum is located at Moorabbin Airport.
Moorabbin Accommodation
Melbourne Specialty Foods
- Local Organics is a Melbourne based food hub created to give us all access to ethical food from sustainable, organic and biodynamic Victorian family farms.
- CERES is a not for profit educational organisation located on 4 hectares of rehabilitated landfill in East Brunswick, Melbourne.
- Slow Food seeks to preserve local food traditions and reignite people’s interest in the food they eat – where it comes from, how it tastes and the impact of their food choices. Slow Food Melbourne works locally with Victorian producers to spread the Slow Food philosophy and give Melbourne access to some of the best produce the state has to offer through the monthly Slow Food Farmer’s Market, held at the Abbotsford Covent.
Melbourne Valentine’s Day Flowers, Chocolates & Wine
- Flowers for Everyone – Melbourne – florist shop in the Foyer of Frances Perry House, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Women’s Hospital and Melbourne Private Hospital.
- Coolthings – The latest cool gadgets, gizmos & gifts that make you say “That’s Cool”. Delivery to anywhere in Australia and also overseas. Orders can be gift-wrapped complete with a message to anyone that you are buying a gift for. See gifts for him including gift boxes and cool gadgets. Their Valentine’s Day Gift ideas this year include some of the cutest bears with fudge packs and a fudge pack upgrade that you can add to any other gift. Great for the gadget man with a sweet tooth.
- New! Tastebuds – chocolate and sweet arrangements, with and without alcohol. Free gift card and option of personalised ribbon with your message. Based in Melbourne, next day delivery Australia-wide. Option of same-day delivery in Melbourne.
Melbourne & Victoria – Retreats & Getaways
Escape together to a luxury hotel or a secluded resort.
Melbourne & Victoria Valentines Day – Romantic Experiences
Romantic and/or exciting experiences to share and remember – or maybe to set the scene for something more …
Gifts from Melbourne online shops
- Flowers for Everyone – Melbourne – florist shop in the Foyer of Frances Perry House, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Women’s Hospital and Melbourne Private Hospital.
- New! Tastebuds – chocolate and sweet arrangements, with and without alcohol. Free gift card and option of personalised ribbon with your message. Based in Melbourne, next day delivery Australia-wide. Option of same-day delivery in Melbourne.
These online shops are based in Melbourne. More Australian shops for delivery Australia-wide can be found using the links above right.
- Coolthings – Everything from gadgets and gizmos to cool lighting accessories and brain bending puzzles and games including themed-monopoly sets, word games and Minecraft. They accept all major credit cards and electronic funds transfer. Based in Launceston, Tasmania with delivery Australia wide and free gift wrapping.
- Sweet! Tastebuds – chocolate and sweet arrangements, with and without alcohol. See their range aimed at making the men in your life feel special. Based in Melbourne, deliver Australia-wide.
- Adrenaline – vouchers for adventure and experiences in Melbourne and Victoria for Skydiving, V8 Race Cars, Rally Driving, Hot Air Ballooning, Jet Packs and more.
- See our Fathers Day Australia pages for a wider selection of Australian retailers for delivery Australia-wide
Escapes and experiences
Browse experiences available in Melbourne & Victoria here
Experience vouchers make great gifts… or you can treat yourself. Experience vouchers make much more flexible gifts than bookings for set dates… you buy the voucher and they select a convenient date when they redeem the voucher.
- Adrenaline – adventure and experience vouchers for Skydiving, V8 Race Cars, Rally Driving, Hot Air Ballooning, Jet Packs and more. They also have the option of some impressive gift hampers. Delivery Australia-wide.
On this page we have grouped links to information of particular interest to people planning to move to Victoria.
Entry Visas etc
- Australian Immigration
- Fact Sheets
- Information for migrants and refugees
- Information for –
- Workers for professionals and other skilled workers seeking work or business in Australia
- Migrants People moving permanently to Australia or returning from overseas
- Visitors Tourists, working holiday makers, people visiting family or friends, or visiting for business or an event
- Students People studying or seeking study, training, or skills development in Australia. Education agents and providers
- Employers Employers who sponsor skilled people to work in Australia
- Applications & Forms Online and printable applications, information forms and booklets
- Humanitarian Information for people seeking assistance under the refugee and humanitarian programme
- Australian Customs Service
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
includes info on taking your cat, dog or other animals into or out of Australia
- Medicare Information Kit for new arrivals translated into 19 languages. This website contains important information about Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, Australian Organ Donor Register and Family Assistance Office. Find out about your entitlements to Medicare, how to get a Medicare card, how to enrol your children on the Immunisation Register, how to become an organ donor etc.
Employment
You must have the appropriate visa to work in Australia. See
Cost of Living
Contacts
Moving to a new city or country can be difficult without support. These contacts may be of use to you. Advice offered on newsgroups and mailing lists may not be reliable. Please seek professional advice when needed.
Support Groups – Someone to talk to
Legal Help and Information
- Australian Children’s Contact Services Association – ACCSA is a non-profit association which promotes sound analysis of the role and limitations of supervised parent /child contact (‘access’, ‘visitation’) services, provides a network for members and promotes quality in service provision.
- Australian Institute of Criminology – Australia’s pre-eminent national crime and
criminal justice research agency.
- Austlii – Australian Legal Information Institute – Cases & Legislation
- Community Law – Federation of Community Legal Centres website, providing free information and advice.
- Crime Stoppers – Report crime online or phone 1800 333 000 If you need police to attend an address or you need immediate police assistance DO NOT PHONE CRIME STOPPERS.
In an emergency dial 000
- Victoria’s community legal centres provide free legal information and advice to more than 50,000 Victorians every year. We also deliver community legal education and conduct law reform and social justice campaigns. We are committed to the principles of human rights, social justice, equity and community participation. You can find your local legal centre on the site.
- Fitzroy Legal Service is one of the oldest community legal centres in Australia, opening in 1972. Fitzroy Legal Service provides casework to clients in our catchment area and plays a significant role in the areas of law reform and community legal education, which is closely bound up with the practice of preventative law, demystification of the law, self-help and empowerment
- Lawstuff – Legal info for young people in Australia. Lawstuff is a legal help service for young people under 18. LawMail allows young people from anywhere in Australia to email their legal questions to the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre.
- National Missing Persons Unit
- Australian Defence Lawyers Alliance – Victoria – a site that is committed to people having access to all the information they need when they are charged.
- Victoria Legal Aid – Lawyers and legal services
- Victoria Police
- Youth Referral and Independent Person Program (YRIPP) – program that works with Independent Persons, volunteers who attend police interviews with a young person when a parent or guardian is not available. Independent Persons provide support, legal info and referral options for the young person in custody.
- National Library list of Legal resources.
- See also Watchdogs.
Men’s Support and Information in Melbourne & Victoria
- Alternatives to Violence Project The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a network of independent not-for-profit grass-roots volunteer groups offering experiential workshops on creative conflict transformation in prisons, schools, and the wider community.
- Beyond Blue
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia. beyondblue is a bipartisan initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments with a key goal of raising community awareness about depression and reducing stigma associated with the illness.
- Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria – can help if you’ve been discriminated against in employment, education and many other areas.
- Boys Forward – Our boys need help in this rapidly changing world to step forward into frontline positions and not remain as background workers.
- Lifeline’s Just look – Database of where to go for help.
- Manhood Online includes reader’s stories, forums etc
- Men Alive – Professional counselling and men’s groups.
- Mensline Australia – 24-hour phone line 1300 789 978
- No To Violence Men’s Referral Service – Male Family Violence Prevention Association’s anonymous and confidential telephone service provided for men by men.
- Relationships Australia – Provides a range of relationship support services and a Men’s Resource Line
- The Salvation Army
Map of North East Victoria to the NSW Border
Maps of Victoria – North of Melbourne to the border with New South Wales
Map: Courtesy Tourism Victoria
Melbourne Bays & Mornington Peninsula Map
Click on the towns below to go to our pages with local information, accommodation and tours.
Melbourne Maps – Bays & Mornington Peninsula
Map: Courtesy Tourism Victoria
Melbourne Bays & Mornington Peninsula
Map of Victoria – South & East from Melbourne, Gippsland
Click on the towns below to go to our pages with local information, accommodation and real estate listings.
Maps of Victoria – South and East of Melbourne
Phillip Island, Gippsland, Wilsons Promontory
Map: Courtesy Tourism Victoria
Towns & Regions in South Eastern Victoria
Map of Victoria – West from Melbourne to the SA Border
Maps of Victoria – West from Melbourne to the border with South Australia
Map: Courtesy Tourism Victoria
Accommodation and Links
- Hotels and retreats outside Melbourne including Ballarat, Bendigo, Cowes / Phillip Island, Dandenong, Daylesford, Geelong, Great Ocean Road & Portland, Lorne, Mildura, Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island & Cowes and Yarra Valley
- Cabins and Cottages in Regional Victoria
- Holiday Parks and Tourist Parks in Victoria
- Tours on the Great Ocean Road (day and overnight tours)
- see Great Ocean Road in BCL Victoria
Melbourne CBD Map 
Melbourne Maps – Melbourne CBD Map: Courtesy Tourism Victoria
Melbourne CBD Services
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Map of Greater Melbourne Suburbs: Click on the map to go to information pages about these suburbs: St Kilda, Richmond, Essendon, Carlton, Fitzroy, Brunswick, Prahan, South Yarra, Toorak, and Albert Park
Melbourne Maps – Bays & Mornington Peninsula
Map: Courtesy Tourism Victoria
Bed & Breakfast & Guest Houses in Melbourne
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About Melbourne
Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia. The population of Melbourne at June 30, 2000 was 3,466,000 or 72.7% of the Victorian population. For information on population changes, see Information Victoria Regional Atlas.
Melbourne’s commercial centre lies on the northern bank of the Yarra River, which enters Port Phillip Bay. Suburbs spread to the Dandenong Ranges in the east.
Melbourne Suburbs
As we add more pages for Melbourne suburbs, they’ll be added here.
- Brighton, 3186 home of the Brighton Beach Boxes.
- Brunswick, 3056
- Bundoora, 3083
- Carlton, 3053
- Caroline Springs, 3023
- Caulfield, 3162
- Cheltenham, 3192
- Clayton, 3168
- Croydon, 3136
- Docklands, 3008
- Essendon, 3040
- Fitzroy, 3065
- Flemington 3031
- Glen Waverley, 3150
- Kew, 3101
- Laverton, 3028
- Malvern, 3144
- Melbourne Southbank
- Moonee Ponds, 3039
- Parkville , 3052
- Prahran, 3181
- Preston, 3072
- Richmond, 3121
- Southbank
- South Yarra
- St Kilda Melbourne
- Toorak, 3142
- Werribee
- Williamstown
Brighton is an old bayside suburb famous for the Brighton Beach Bathing Boxes. The bathing boxes, used for over 100 years, are at Dendy Street Beach.
Brighton School & Community Links
Brighton Hotels
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Brunswick is north of Fitzroy and Carlton in the Moreland Council Region.
Major events include the Brunswick Music Festival which claims to be Australia’s only inner-city festival of folk roots and world music. See the www.sydneyroad.com.au website for information about attractions and businesses.
The Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (CERES) by the Merri Creek in East Brunswick is an award winning, not-for-profit, environment and education centre and urban farm.
Brunswick School & Community Links
Brunswick Accommodation
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Bundoora is 16 km north of Melbourne’s city centre. Bundoora has two university campuses – the headquarters of La Trobe University and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Bundoora campus.
Accommodation
Bundoora School & Community Links
- Local Councils: Banyule City Council, Darebin City Council and City of Whittlesea
- Bundoora Secondary College
- La Trobe University – 255 hectare campus includes a world-renowned library, research and development park, restaurants and shops, sports facilities, an art museum, residential colleges, entertainment venues, and the Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary.
- RMIT University has a campus at Bundoora, Brunswick and Melbourne City
- Bundoora Park – “Melbourne’s Most Diverse Park” Bundoora Park provides activities and experiences for all the family, including children’s farm animals, heritage village, playgrounds and picnic areas.
- Bundoora Homestead is a Queen Anne style Federation mansion operating as a historic house, art gallery and cafe, registered by Heritage Victoria and certified by the National Trust
Information for Melbourne Businesses
Serviced Offices in Melbourne and Victoria
Business Groups and Contacts in Melbourne Victoria
Business groups are an excellent source of information for new and established businesses. Chambers of Commerce provide networking and business lobbying for local areas.
Regional Victoria
Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053
Carlton is an inner-city suburb, just 10-minutes walk (2km) north of the Melbourne CBD and has many tram and bus services. Carlton’s most famous street is Lygon Street, or “Little Italy”, which is full of cafes, bars and restaurants.
Carlton is an eclectic suburb with historic buildings and modern high rises often side-by-side. While Carlton is still considered the Italian quarter of Melbourne, it is now home to migrants from all over the world. The website, Italian Carlton, describes the history of Carlton in both English and Italian. Carlton’s annual La Dolce Italia Festival celebrates of Italy’s three great loves – food, family and fun.
There are two universities in Carlton – The University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) – which means Carlton has a high number of student residents.
Attractions include the Carlton Gardens, the Royal Exhibition Building, and the Melbourne Museum. Popular venues include the Melbourne Trades Hall, as well as the many arthouse cinemas and art galleries.
Carlton Accommodation & Services
Carlton School & Community Links
- Postal – The postcode of Carlton is 3053
- Political RepresentationLocal Council – Carlton is part of the City of Melbourne local government area.
- State Government – Carlton is part of the State Seat of Melbourne.
- Federal Government – Carlton is part of the Federal Electoral Division of Melbourne.
- Carlton Gardens Primary School
- Carlton Primary School
- Dancehouse – centre for independent contemporary dance research, training and performance.
Caroline Springs Melbourne Victoria 3023
Caroline Springs is a residential area in the western suburbs of Melbourne, approximately 25km from the CBD. Its neighbouring suburbs include Taylors Hill and Burnside.
The area features much green space, including Kororoit Creek, Stony Creek, Lake Caroline, and grasslands areas. There is also a Town Centre, several educational facilities, a Library and Civic Centre, biking and hiking tracks, and sporting facilities. The Deer Park Bypass – which connects to the Western Freeway and the Western Ring Road – is to the south of the suburb.
Caroline Springs Accommodation
Caulfield is 12 km south-east from Melbourne’s CBD. It is well served by public transport with trains, trams and buses. Facilities include Caulfield Racecourse and the Caulfield campus of Monash University.
Caulfield is between St Kilda (to the west) and Malvern East (to the east). The postcode of Caulfield is 3162.
Caulfield School & Community Links
Cheltenham is about 20km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. The suburb is split between two local councils – the City of Kingston and the City of Bayside. Cheltenham railway station is on the Frankston line, at Charman Road.
Facilities include the massive Southland Shoppingtown, Victoria Golf Club and the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
The Nepean Highway cuts through Cheltenham. Neighbouring suburbs include Moorabbin, Sandringham, Black Rock, Beaumaris and Heatherton.
Cheltenham Accommodation
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Melbourne’s Chinatown is the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the western world, dating back to the gold rush days of the 1850s. Chinatown is mainly along Little Bourke Street with alleys that link the area to Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street.
Clayton Melbourne Victoria 3168
Clayton, 19 km south-east from Melbourne’s CBD, is one of the largest centres of science, technology and research in Australia with such institutions as Australian Synchrotron, Monash University, Monash Medical Centre, CSIRO, Monash Centre for Human Bioethics, and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication.
Clayton is south-east of Chadstone, Oakleigh and Huntingdale. The Princes Highway cuts through Clayton.
Clayton School & Community Links
Clayton Accommodation
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Croydon is 32 km east of the Melbourne CBD, east of Ringwood on the Maroondah Highway and north of Bayswater. Croydon is in the foothills of the Dandenongs and claims to be the gateway to the Yarra Valley. See a google map of Croydon
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Melbourne Docklands is a recently developed inner-city suburb 2km to the west of the CBD. The major streets in Docklands are Bourke Street and Harbour Esplanade. It has a major train station, Southern Cross Station (formerly Spencer Street Station), as well as frequent tram and bus services.
Water taxis and charter boats operate in Victoria Harbour. Docklands also has four major bike trails. The suburb is made up of high-density apartment and commercial business precincts
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Essendon Melbourne Victoria 3040 Essendon is 10 km northwest of Melbourne. Adjoining suburbs include Moonee Ponds, Brunswick West and Strathmore. The M2 Tullamarine Freeway runs to the east and north of Essendon.
Essendon Airport caters for corporate aircraft, aircraft maintenance, airfreight, flight training, aircraft charter and emergency air service providers. The Airways Museum houses a collection that traces the development of Australia’s civil aviation airways system through innovation and technical development from its beginnings in the 1920s to today
Essendon is home of the Essendon Bombers
Essendon Accommodation
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Fitzroy is an inner city suburb 3km to the north of the CBD. It is one of Melbourne’s oldest suburbs with a large number of heritage listed buildings with a mix of multi-story Victorian terrace houses, workers cottages, and one-story terraces, as well as more recent apartment blocks and high-rise buildings.
The main shopping, restaurant, and cafe precinct is in Brunswick Street, Smith Street, and Johnston Street. The suburb is well-serviced by trams. Fitzroy is well-known for its vibrant community as well as its art galleries, street art, and pubs. Local facilities include the Fitzroy Swimming Pool, Fitzroy Gardens, and St Vincent’s Hospital.
Fitzroy lies between Carlton and Collingwood.
Fitzroy Accommodation
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Flemington is 4 km north-west from Melbourne’s CBD. The Melbourne Cup horse race is run at Flemington racecource. Racecourse Road is the suburb’s main commercial area.
Flemington has a mix of housing styles including detached single family homes, terrace houses and semi-detached homes. Flemington also contains public housing estates.
Flemington Hotels & Accommodation
Laverton is a south-western suburb of Melbourne, approximately 17 km from Melbourne’s city centre along the Princes Highway on the way to Werribee and Geelong. Point Cook is home to the RAAF Museum which has many different types of historical RAAF aircraft.
Laverton Railway Station is on the Werribee line.
Laverton Hotel Accommodation
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Glen Waverley is 25 minutes south east of the Melbourne CBD. The main street, Kingsway, has dining and entertainment with strong Chinese and Asian influences. Glen Waverley also has a cinema multiplex with various eateries, bowling and a Village Cinema.
Glen Waverley is also a business hub with hotels and the headquarters of several international companies including Nestle, Toshiba, Ansell, Adidas, NEC, and 3M.
Schools: Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley South Primary School
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Kew is an affluent suburb, 6 km east of Melbourne’s CBD. Kew lies east of Abbotsford and Richmond, between the Eastern Freeway and Monash Freeway. House prices in Kew are more than twice the metropolitan Melbourne average.
City of Boroondara is the metropolitan council for the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne including Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Balwyn and Ashburton.
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Kew Hotels
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Government in Melbourne & Victoria
Victoria is covered by three levels of government, the Federal Government for the whole of Australia, State Government ie the Victorian State Government, and local councils within Melbourne and throughout regional Victoria.
Melbourne Councils – Local Government
Local council websites often have lots of information on parks, bicycle paths, business, events and festivals as well as rates, roads and rubbish.
- Banyule City Council between 7 and 21 kilometres north-east of central Melbourne. Suburbs include: Bellfield, Briar Hill, Bundoora, Eaglemont, Eltham North, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg West, Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe East, Lower Plenty, Macleod, Montmorency, Rosanna, St Helena, Viewbank, Watsonia, Watsonia North and Yallambie.
- Bayside City Council shares municipal boundaries with the Cities of Kingston, Glen Eira and Port Phillip.
- Brimbank City Council just 20 kilometres from the CBD, Brimbank is a dynamic and rapidly growing city encompassing 25 new and established suburbs including Sunshine, St Albans, Keilor and Sydenham
- City of Greater Dandenong
- Darebin City Council Darebin is home to one of the largest most diverse communities in Victoria. The area ranges from the inner city suburbs of Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote and Westgarth through the established areas of Thornbury and Preston, out to the relatively new areas of Reservoir and the Bundoora North East Growth Corridor
- Knox City Council at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges
- Maribyrnong City Council The City of Maribyrnong is made up of the suburbs of Braybrook, Footscray, Kingsville, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Seddon, Tottenham, West Footscray, and Yarraville.
- Melbourne, City of The municipal boundaries of the City of Melbourne include the central business district, Southbank, South Yarra, Docklands, Port Melbourne and Fishermans Bend, Flemington, Kensington, Parkville, Carlton, West Melbourne, North Melbourne and East Melbourne, and Jolimont.
- Melton Shire Council The Shire of Melton offers an urban-rural lifestyle, just 35 minutes travelling time to the west of Melbourne.
- Stonnington, City of in Melbourne’s inner east and taking in the suburbs of Prahran, Windsor, South Yarra, Toorak, Armadale, Malvern, Malvern East and Glen Iris. The City of Stonnington covers an area of 25.62 square kilometres
State Government
State government responsibilities include police, education, hospitals and major roads.
Australian Federal Government
- Federal Government This official government site includes overviews, legislation, Hansard, Bills, members of Parliament, and government department and agencies.
- Prime Minister’s Home Page
- Federal Parliament proceedings live Click on the ‘Broadcasting LIVE Parliament’ link, to see and listen to live broadcasts from Canberra. Windows Media Player and a sound card is required for the live audio and video streams.
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Malvern is 8 km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. It lies between the Princes Highway and the Monash Freeway and is north of Caulfield and east of Glen Iris. Glenferrie Road in Malvern has a wide variety of restaurants. See a Google map of Malvern.
Malvern is the original home of the iconic Malvern Star, once Australia’s largest and most well-known bicycle manufacturer.
Malvern Serviced Offices
Malvern School & Community Links
Melbourne CBD Melbourne Victoria 3000
Melbourne’s CBD is a vibrant area of mainly commercial activities with some high rise residential. The main thoroughfare is Swanston Street, which is only used by trams and local traffic between Flinders Street and La Trobe Street. There are many tram services to the city and a free city loop tram service runs along the perimeter of the CBD. Flinders Street Station is the busiest train station in Melbourne. Other train stations include Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Parliament, and Southern Cross (in the Docklands area).
Cafe, restaurant, and bar precincts include Little Collins Street, Hardware Lane, Flinders Lane, and Little Burke Street. Major department stores and retailers are in Bourke Street Mall, Bourke Street, and Lonsdale Street while Melbourne Central is the main shopping centre.
Chinatown is in Little Bourke Street, between Swanston and Exhibition Streets.
Attractions include Federation Square, the Melbourne Observation Deck, the Block Arcade, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Victorian Parliament House, Old Treasury Building, Princess Theatre, Treasury Gardens, the Old Melbourne Gaol, Flagstaff Gardens, St Paul’s Cathedral, and Melbourne Town Hall.
See a map of Melbourne CBD here and Melbourne CBD serviced office directory
Melbourne CBD School & Community Links
- Postal: The postcode of Melbourne CBD is 3000.
- Political Representation:
- Local Council: The Melbourne CBD is located within the City of Melbourne local government area.
- State Government: Melbourne CBD’s state district is Melbourne.
- Federal Government: Melbourne CBD’s Federal Division is Melbourne.
- Schools:
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Melbourne Backpacker hostels
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Melbourne CBD backpacker hostels
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Moonee Ponds is 7 km north-west from Melbourne CBD. It borders Essendon, Brunswick West and Ascot Vale. The Moonee Valley Racecourse is one of Melbourne’s largest horse-racing tracks. Moonee Ponds Railway Station is on the Craigieburn line.
Moonee Ponds is also the place that produced Australia’s housewife-megastar, Dame Edna Everage.
Moonee Ponds Accommodation
Parkville is 4km north of the Melbourne CBD. Royal Park, in Parkville, is the largest of Melbourne’s inner city parks and is home to the Melbourne Zoo. Parkville borders North Melbourne, Carlton, Fitzroy, Kensington and Flemington to the west, Brunswick and Moonee Ponds to the north.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Royal Children’s Hospital are at Parkville. The University of Melbourne is also based in Parkville
Parkville Accommodation
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Melbourne & Victorian News & Newspapers
- ABC News Online – Victoria
- 774 ABC Melbourne – Contains biographies of presenters, recipes, current news and links to information about Melbourne and Victoria, Australia and details of football coverage.
- PS News VIC – Independent News for the Victorian Public Service is an online newspaper packed with news and other information designed to inform, entertain and challenge the professional staff of public sector organisations around the nation. PS News is totally independent of Government, union or political influence and is compiled and updated by journalists in Canberra and other capital cities.
- Independent Australia is a progressive journal focusing on politics, democracy, the environment, Australian history and Australian identity. It contains news and opinion from Australia and around the world. IA supports quality investigative journalism, as well as citizen journalism and a diversity of voices. It believes Australians are short-changed by the mass media and and so it dedicates itself to seeking out the truth and informing the public.
- infinitive a small independent news and sports site which aims to have sections for each state. Currently mainly Victorian and national articles.
- Gay News Network features the online content from Australia’s leading gay and lesbian mastheads, including Queensland Pride (Brisbane), Blaze (Adelaide), SX (Sydney) and Melbourne Community Voice (Melbourne)
- The Age – Fairfax newspaper.
- Country News
- Herald Sun – Popular daily newspaper.
- Melbourne Leader
- Melbourne Observer – Independent state newspaper.
- Metro News – – Online edition of the free publication which is delivered to Melbourne’s inner northern, inner southern and bayside suburbs.
- MX – Free daily metropolitan newspaper.
- Uni News – Online version of the University of Melbourne weekly paper.
- Warrandyte Diary – Monthly community newspaper of Warrandyte and district.
- Weekly Times
- The Conversation Launched in March 2011, The Conversation is an independent source of information, analysis and commentary from the university and research sector.
- Crikey – A daily subscription email crammed with the latest news, analysis, juicy gossip, reviews, rumours, links and prescient tips. It arrives in subscribers’ inboxes every week day at lunchtime.
- New Matilda – An online magazine and policy portal and provides an independent media voice, delivering accessible, informed comment on significant issues in Australia and abroad.
Politics in Victoria
Political Parties
Lobby Groups, Activist Groups, etc
Information, Opinion and Ideas
- australianpolitics.com information and links on politics in Australia
- IMC Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of major protests.
- Online Opinion is a not-for-profit e-journal based in Brisbane that aims to provide a forum for public social and political debate about current Australian issues. Each month they publish articles intended to stimulate a public discourse on a range of topics.
Preston is 9km north of the Melbourne CBD and the same distance from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport.
The offices of Darebin City Council are in Preston, and the City of Darebin stretches from Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs of Northcote and Fairfield out to the traditional middle ring suburbs of Reservoir and Bundoora.
Preston Railway Station is on the Epping railway line.
Preston Accommodation
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Prahran, pronounced Puh-ran or Pran, is 5km from the CBD on the southern side of the Yarra River. It has mainly one and two-storey terrace houses and a public housing estate and community garden on King Street. Prahran has a large gay and lesbian community with many gay nightclubs on Commercial Road.
Chapel Street and Greville Street are the retail, cafe, restaurant, and nightclub areas. There are many tram and bus services in Prahran as well as the Prahran Train Station. Prahran has many heritage registered buildings that are mainly used as offices or shops. Its many parks and gardens include Princes Gardens and Victoria Gardens. Health services include the Victoria House Private Hospital and the Alfred Hospital.
Prahran Services
- Prahran is accessible by tram or by train (Prahran station on the Sandringham line)
- Prahran Accommodation available through booking.com
Prahran School & Community Links
Richmond is one of Melbourne’s oldest inner-city suburbs with many old terrace houses in narrow streets. Richmond is home to many small retail, service and manufacturing businesses and Epworth Private Hospital.
Food and Fashion dominate the commercial strips of Victoria Street, Bridge Road and Swan Street. Bridge Street has many clothing factory outlets.
See serviced offices available in Richmond
Richmond Accommodation
Accommodation in Richmond available through booking.com
Richmond is about 3 km east of Melbourne and is a mix of residential, industrial and residential activity.
Southbank is on the southern side of the Yarra River just across the river from the CBD. Several bridges connect Southbank to the CBD including the Southgate Footbridge and Princes Bridge. The Southbank Promenade is a popular pedestrian route with a diverse range of restaurants and cafes.
Major arts and entertainment venues at Southbank include the Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct and the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, Victorian Arts Centre, Eureka Skydeck, the Malthouse Theatre, and the historic Victoria Barracks. Southbank is also home to the Victorian College of the Arts.
Southbank Services
Southbank School & Community Links
South Yarra is on the southern side of the Yarra River, 5km from the CBD, featuring mainly terrace houses and art deco apartments. Hawksburn is an affluent area within South Yarra with many old terraces and the Hawksburn Village shopping strip on Malvern Road. South Yarra has many tram and bus services, and two train stations – the South Yarra Railway Station and the Hawksburn Station.
Major roads in South Yarra are the tree-lined St Kilda Road and the busy Punt Road. The shopping precincts, restaurants, cafes, and nightclubs operate mainly along Toorak Road and Chapel Street. South Yarra’s parks include the Royal Botanic Gardens, Queen Victoria Gardens, Alexandra Gardens, and Fawkner Park. Sporting venues include Olympic Park and Melbourne Park while prominent landmarks include the Jam Factory – which has been converted into a retail and arthouse cinema space – and the Historic Como House and Garden.
See also South Yarra serviced offices.
South Yarra Accommodation
St Kilda is a bayside suburb 7km from the Melbourne CBD. Fitzroy Street in St Kilda, with its cafes, restaurants, bars, and tables spilling onto the footpath, is one of Melbourne’s most attractive eating and drinking streets. Acland Street has an eclectic mix of restaurants, wine bars, continental cake shops and independent music, book and second-hand stores. During the day the streets are lined with people drinking lattes; at night the clubbers come out to play.
St Kilda has many Victorian terraces, historic mansions, art deco buildings, and modern flats and apartment blocks. It is well connected with many tram and bus services. St Kilda has traditionally had a large Jewish population and has many synagogues and the Jewish Museum of Australia. Attractions include Luna Park, St Kilda Beach, St Kilda Sea Baths, the St Kilda Public Gardens, and the St Kilda Pavilion. Popular venues include the Esplanade Hotel (The Espy), the Palais Theatre, the National Theatre, and the arthouse cinema The Astor Theatre.
St Kilda Hotels & Accommodation
St Kilda Restaurants, Cafes, Bars
Events and activities in St Kilda
Toorak is an elite Melbourne suburb, 6 km south of the Melbourne CBD. During the Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture every May, sculpture is placed in the windows & on the pavement of Toorak Road.
Toorak is bordered by South Yarra, Prahran, Armadale and Kooyong, and across the Yarra River from Richmond.
Toorak School & Community Links
Toorak Services
Hotels, motels and retreats outside Melbourne in Victoria
Escape to the country for a few days in Victoria Australia. Find hotels, motels, hostels, tours and activities outside Melbourne
Victorian Country Retreats
Try Wotif.com for bookings up to 6 months ahead for hotels, motels, retreats, B&Bs cabins and cottages in these regions:
Werribee is just 30 minutes from central Melbourne along the Princes Freeway enroute to Geelong
Werribee Park offers an insight into Australia’s richly diverse history with a restored 1870s mansion, ten hectares of formal gardens, the Victoria State Rose Garden (photo) and a sculpture walk.
Werribee is also home to such diverse attractions as a Zoo and Shadowfax Winery.
Werribee Accommodation & Tours
Williamstown is a waterfront suburb on Port Phillip Bay, just 8km south-west of Melbourne CBD where the Yarra River enters the bay. It was Melbourne’s first port, established in 1837. The historic Nelson Place now contains some excellent waterfront restaurants and cafes with views of the foreshore and beyond to the city skyline.
Williamstown Services
Williamstown Tours
There are two airports in Melbourne – the main Melbourne Domestic and International Airport at Tullamarine, and Avalon Airport which is near Geelong. The hotels listed here are near Tullamarine.
You can also catch the Skybus and stay at a hotel in the Melbourne CBD.
Quick Links: Booking.com for accommodation in Melbourne and Victoria
The parklands of Albert Park, just a few kilometres from Melbourne BD, are popular with cyclists, joggers and walkers Parks Victoria information on Albert Park includes information and downloadable guides on what you can do in the park, the walking tracks, wildlife and more.
The suburb of Albert Park extends from the St Vincent Gardens to Beaconsfield Parade and Mills Street.
Since 1996, the Australian Grand Prix has been held at Albert Park Reserve.
Job listings, Employment classifieds
- ethicaljobs.com.au Jobs and careers around Australia in the non-profit sector
- Pro Bono Australia – careers, jobs, events and more for anyone who wants to work in the non-profit sector.
- Artshub jobs jobs and careers around Australia in the arts sector
- Jobsearch Harvest Trail looks for harvesting and fruitpicking jobs Australia-wide – and find out what’s normally picked, where and when to help plan your trip. Great for Backpackers!
- Australian Job Search JobSearch is a free online jobs website. It is funded and operated by the Australian Government to assist job seekers find employment and connect employers with quality staff.
- adzuna job site from Fairfax
- seek.com.au job site
Other Job sites, Employment Agencies etc
- Working Life brings you human stories, vigorous comment, and opinion from the world of work. It exists for the large number of Australians who share the basic values that underpin the Australian union movement: fairness, equality and job security. It seeks to reach a broad audience by always being thought-provoking, entertaining, and sometimes even amusing. Working Life looks at news, current affairs and lifestyle content from the perspective of Australian workers.
- Defence Jobs
More Information and Training sites
- My Future includes information about employment trends and patterns, careers advice, ideas on starting your own businesses. Browse “the facts” for information on jobs and careers of all kinds.
- Centrelink
- Defence Jobs – Jobs in the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Recruiting Page.
- Government information and fact sheets
Articles and links provided by business.gov.au to provide access to information from many different government departments in one place. Topics include Employing people and Occupational health and safety information from business.gov.au
- Fair Work Online – information and advice about Australia’s new national workplace relations system from the Fair Work Ombudsman. You’ll also find links to Fair Work Australia – the national workplace relations tribunal.
- Department of Employment – Federal Government
- Victorian Trades Hall Council The VTHC is also the central State organisation for communicating with the public about trade union issues. It is responsible for implementing ACTU policy within Victoria and represents unionists in lobbying State Parliament for social and industrial reforms. It is the body which most people contact if they have any query about trade unions.
Road Transport in Brisbane We drive on the left in Australia, and each Australian state has slightly different road rules. In Queensland suburban areas, the speed limit is 50km per hour in most cities and towns and 60km per hour on major roads. Outside the city, limits are up to 110km per hour on motorways. For more on Queensland road rules, see Transport Queensland. Check the Whereis online street maps and Road Safety Information and Statistics. See Live Traffic Cameras
- Toll Roads in Brisbane include the Airport Link, Clem7 tunnel (under the river) and Gobetween Bridge. See www.airportlinkm7.com.au for information on pre-paid tags and casual use.
- Traffic & Travel Information is a Queensland Government website with up-to-date information about traffic incidents, road closures, road works, and load limits in the Brisbane / Ipswich / Lockyer region. This information also extends to Murphy’s Creek, Helidon, Gatton, Laidley, Bellbowrie, Capalaba, and Cleveland.
- Western Brisbane Bypass Action Group (WBBAG) is a non-political community group formed to raise awareness and present the facts relating to a potential Western Brisbane Bypass.
Cabs / Taxis / Shuttle Services
Information
More Brisbane Transport Information
Follow these links to public, air or water transport and bikeways
Brisbane Airport Transfers
June 2018 Events in Melbourne and Victoria
- 5 June – World Environment Day – Commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
- 11 June (Monday) 2018 – Queen’s Birthday – Public Holiday all states except Qld & WA (see AU school and public holiday dates).
- 20 June (Tuesday) 2018 – UN World Refugee Day is held each year on the 20 June to recognise and celebrate the contribution refugees make around the world.
- 29 June (Friday) 2018 – School Term 2 finishes – (See school holiday dates.)
June Events from the forum
These events are in the order that they have been posted - not in date order.
- Theatre: The Wedding Reception: Confetti & Chaos! - Clayton Bowls Club - 30 June 2018 - by audamin
The Wedding Reception: Confetti & Chaos!
This mad immersive comedy show from the makers of Faulty Towers The Dining Experience debuts at the... - Festival: Melbourne International Singers Festival Showcase concert No.2 - by MikeC
Festival Showcase Concert #2
@ Melbourne International Singers Festival 2018
Deakin Edge Theatre, Federation Square Sunday 10th June 7pm 9.30pm... - Concert: Melbourne International Singers Festival Showcase Concert No.1 - by MikeC
Festival Showcase Concert #1
@ Melbourne International Singers Festival 2018
Deakin Edge Theatre, Federation Square Saturday 9th June 7.30pm -... - Fresh Science VIC - by scienceinpublic_
Drinks, food, fireworks and science. Come and watch as our fresh, young scientists present their work at a pub event with a difference.
The ten... - Charity Ball: 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner - by TCFV
Join The Compassionate Friends of Victoria in celebrating their 40th anniversary of supporting bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents in... - Awareness Days / Weeks / Months: Will Trump Tweet Us Into Oblivion? - 18th Annual Green Left Weekly Comedy Debate - by Darren
The 18th annual Green Left Weekly Comedy Debate is set to take place on June 15 at 6.30pm at Brunswick Town Hall.
The event has been running since... - Music Festival: Melbourne International Singers Festival 2018 - June, Melbourne CBD - by CarolineK
*Proudly presented by School of Hard Knocks
Queen's Birthday Weekend
June 8 - 11 2018*
The 2017 Melbourne International Singers Festival was a... - Writers Festival: Williamstown Literary Festival for readers and writers - by BCL Editor
Williamstown Literary Festival held in June each year
Workshops, panels, debates, sport and comedy will feature. Plus Ada Cambridge writing...
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