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OFFICIAL GUIDE
AND VICTORIA
Spring has Sprung
With new blooms, fashion,
theatre and more
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4 Enjoy Victoria
6 Aboriginal Victoria
8 Top 10
Melbourne City
11 Lord Mayor of Melbourne
21 Local Loves
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12 What's On
22 Laneways Map
24 Things To Do
Acknowledgement of Country 42 Arts & Culture
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of 50 Eat & Drink
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Country throughout Melbourne and Victoria
Melbourne’s
and recognise their continuing connection to Neighbourhoods
land, waters and culture. We pay our respects 62 Neighbourhoods Map
Zoos Victoria Puffing Billy Railway to Elders past, present and emerging and ask 64 Shop Till You Drop
70 Take a Ride
that during your travels, you respect these
72 All Points North
cultures, peoples and land. 74 The Great Outdoors
76 Go West
Victoria's Regions
Message from the Minister 80 Regional Victoria Map
84 Festival Fun
Melbourne is a spectacular place to be at any
92 Pitch Perfect
time of the year, but in spring our city really
96 Dog Days
comes alive with a packed calendar of events.
106 Big Splash
The season wouldn’t be complete in Melbourne 110 Life in Bloom
without the Spring Racing Carnival, capped off
Useful Information
$480 Per Family
by the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival.
112 Traveller Tips
Worth Over The culmination of another incredible AFL season will see the
AFL Finals Series and AFL Grand Final played at one of our city's great
115 Maps
128 Seasonal Offers
landmarks, the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Four times the fun with This time of year also provides the perfect opportunity to discover
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Four great attractions With so much to see and do in Victoria this spring, I encourage you to
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Enjoy
Victoria
Can you feel that? It seems as
though everything is fresh and
new. The days are warming up,
and our spectacular parks and
gardens are filled with new growth
and colourful blooms. That’s right,
spring has arrived and, with it,
new opportunities to explore.
There’s always something happening in Melbourne
– and spring is full of sporting events, theatre shows,
live music, and fashion.
It’s also a great time to head out of town, with the
regions shining. Snow and foggy mornings are giving
way to wildflowers, and the weather is perfect for
exploring hiking and biking trails. Then again, you
could indulge in the produce and wine for which
Victoria is renowned. Whether you prefer beach or
mountains, there’s an escape to suit.
If you’re ready, Victoria in spring has it all.
Enjoy Victoria.
Brendan McClements
CEO Visit Victoria
Meyers Place Ain Raadik
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Aboriginal Victoria “This whole area was where under half of them are natives,” he
thousands of people gathered says. “All our flora is unique. They are
Christopher together for ceremony, for trade,
celebration and to hold inter-nation/
clan business,” Jakobi continues.
resilient and have formed adaptations
to dry and hot landscapes. There
are medicinal plants with cleansing
Jakobi
aromas and there are culinary plants
“It is a landscape that provided for with amazing flavours. Plants don’t
such a large gathering of people, all in just have a single use; there might be
one place at one time. The land and food, utility, medicinal and fibre craft
At the Royal Botanic the river was, and still is, bountiful, uses all in the one plant.”
Gardens, Jakobi leads with an abundance of food, fresh
visitors through a part of water and resources for homes, tools, Most visitors, he says, are surprised
Melbourne that continues canoes and weaving.” by what they discover on one of
Welcome to Victoria
to have a significant his tours. “It’s a raw and honest
cultural value to its As he and his guests walk around the experience that challenges the
Traditional Owners. gardens, Jakobi explains the cultural common perspective with an
value of this traditional meeting alternative Indigenous perspective,”
Nearly every day at 11am, guests place. He also points out native plants Jakobi explains. “A perspective of our
at the Royal Botanic Gardens and their uses. shared history, of our shared future
Melbourne gather to join the and of the landscape.”
Aboriginal Heritage Walk, an “Of the 60,000 plants within the + rbg.vic.gov.au
exploration of the thriving culture Melbourne Botanic Gardens, just
and rich history of the First Nations
Peoples. Jakobi is the Aboriginal
Programs Facilitator and often leads
the tours, bringing visitors into a
world they may not know a lot about.
“The Aboriginal Heritage
“Not many people are aware that the Walk is a raw and
Birrarung (Yarra River) once carved honest experience that
its way through the gardens,” he challenges the common
says. “This was before the river was perspective with an
straightened and widened to prevent alternative Indigenous
natural seasonal flooding in the early perspective.”
twentieth century.”
Long before sport was played nearby
on the MCG or varying landscapes
were created in the Royal Botanic
Gardens, this was a significant place
for people of the Woiwurrung and Aboriginal Heritage Walk,
Boonwurrung nations. Christopher Jakobi Artra Sartracom Royal Botanic Gardens Artra Sartracom
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4 Can Can Can 6 One to Try 8 Sip and Chill
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10 Uncover Artistry
Wondering what to get up The multi-Tony Award nominated Rug up and enter the cool
to this season? Here are Moulin Rouge! The Musical has temperatures at Ice Bar Melbourne
our must-do experiences. Don’t want to commit to a particular made its way to Melbourne’s Regent Mabu Mabu chef-owner Nornie Bero where the bar is kept at a surprisingly
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style of cuisine? Then head to Theatre for its Australian debut. has opened her latest venture, an all- cool -10c all year round. Inside, pull up
Welcome to Victoria
Melbourne’s newest food precinct, Baz Luhrmann’s screen version has day restaurant and bar in Federation a seat and try one of their favourites in
1 Get Racing Grazeland. This outdoor dining endless fans, but now it’s time to Square. Big Esso, which means ‘the the Northern Lights cocktail – a tasty
experience features dishes from experience this tale of truth, beauty, biggest thank you’ in the Torres Strait, gin based cocktail that changes colour.
across the world served from freedom and love on the stage. will showcase native ingredients and + icebarmelbourne.com Phoebe Powell
converted shipping containers. + moulinrougemusical.com/ dishes, bringing Indigenous culture
+ grazeland.melbourne australia to the plate. 9 Tent with a View
+ mabumabu.com.au/dining Discover the creativity and innovation
3 Immerse in Art 5 Remember Them of almost 100 years of Animation
7 Murray Magic at Disney: The Magic of Animation
at ACMI. Exclusive to Melbourne,
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this exhibition contains original
sketches and rare artworks from films
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including Fantasia, The Lion King and
Raya and The Last Dragon. Be inspired
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by the incredible artistry behind your
favourite Disney characters.
Escape the hustle and bustle at + acmi.net.au
It’s one of the most glamorous Daylesford’s quirkiest accommodation,
events on the calendar, and this Experience incredible stories of war the Skyview Bubbletent. Take hikes,
year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival Transcend through time and space and peace during a visit to the Shrine of nap in the hammock or cook a feast
(30 October – 6 November) will on a journey through the works of Remembrance. Its current exhibition, in the outdoor kitchen during the day,
see the return of the finest racing, Vincent van Gogh at THE LUME Between Two Worlds, looks at the Indulge in the ultimate pampering then snuggle up in your luxury cocoon
fashion, food, entertainment, fun Melbourne this spring. Experience experience of being a recent veteran, experience at the SOL Wellness as the stars come out.
and flowers all at one place, the the powerful and vibrant symphony while Dean Bowen’s Imagining Centaur Centre at The Sebel Yarrawonga. At + dayget.com.au/skyview-
stunning Flemington Racecourse. of light, colour and sound as you are showcases beautiful and unsettling this day spa on Lake Mulwala, calm bubbletent
+ racingvictoria.com.au immersed in the paintings, realising charcoal drawings depicting the your mind and body with a range of
+ flemington.com.au them like never before. sinking of an Australian hospital ship holistic and therapeutic treatments.
+ thelume.com/melbourne and the lives lost. thesebelyarrawonga.com.au For more ideas and inspiration, head to
+ shrine.org.au visitvictoria.com/see
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Transit Rooftop Bar Amanda Fordyce
Melbourne City
A message from the
Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Melbourne is in full bloom in fashion direct from the catwalk to To see what’s coming up on our city’s
spring, with warmer days our unique laneway boutiques or calendar of events, visit the What’s On
and plenty of sunshine. browse designer collections in our Melbourne website.
shopping malls.
Make a day of it or plan a staycation I can’t wait to see you in the city again.
at one of the exciting new hotels that Book tickets to one of the latest
have opened recently and take the theatre productions or check out
time to explore all that’s new in the the internationally acclaimed
City of Melbourne. contemporary art on display at
one of the city’s many galleries
From sunrise to sunset ,enjoy the or exhibitions.
outdoors in our beautiful parks and
gardens on the waterfront at Docklands. Wrap up a busy day with a visit
to one of the city’s sophisticated
Explore our much-loved laneways – bars, restaurants or cosy cafes
they’ve changed since you’ve been and experience first hand why
away – with creative artists bringing Melbourne is one of the culinary
them to life with lights, art and sound. capitals of the world. So many new Sally Capp
rooftop bars and alfresco dining Lord Mayor
See what’s new in Melbourne’s retail venues have opened across town, so
offerings. Peruse the latest spring there are plenty of options to explore.
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What’s On On Now
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Melbourne Winter
Masterpieces – Disney:
The Magic of Animation
Coming Soon
Melbourne Food and
Regent Theatre ACMI Wine Festival
+ moulinrougemusical.com + acmi.net.au Various locations
+ melbournefoodandwine.com.au
Harry Potter and September
the Cursed Child From 5 Dec
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces – Princess Theatre 25 Sep Gabrielle Chanel.
French Impressionism from the Museum + harrypottertheplay.com/au/ Toyota AFL Grand Final Fashion Manifesto
of Fine Arts, Boston
Melbourne Cricket Ground NGV International
Van Gogh at + afl.com.au + ngv.melbourne
THE LUME Melbourne
Melbourne Convention and October 26–30 Dec
Exhibition Centre Boxing Day Test
Melbourne City
+ thelume.com/melbourne 11–17 Oct Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Fashion Week + cricket.com.au
Treasures of the Various locations
Natural World + mfw.melbourne.vic.gov.au Regional Events
Melbourne Museum
+ museumsvictoria.com.au November See page 84 for all the
Treasures of the Natural World exciting events happening
Melbourne Museum Frozen the Musical Until 21 November in the regions.
Her Majesty’s Theatre Spring Racing Carnival
+ frozenthemusical.com.au Various locations
+ racingvictoria.com.au
RISING: A Miracle
Constantly Repeated
Patricia Piccinini
Flinders Street Station Ballroom
+ rising.melbourne
Melbourne Winter
Masterpieces – French
Melbourne Fashion Week Impressionism from the
Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
NGV International
+ ngv.melbourne
ABOVE: Pierre Auguste Renoir, French 1841–1919, or more events in Melbourne
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Woman with a parasol and small child on a sunlit
hillside c. 1874–76, oil on canvas, 47.0 x 56.2 cm + visitvictoria.com/events
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces –
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Bequest of John T.
Spaulding, Photography ©Museum of Fine Arts,
+ whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Disney: The Magic of Animation, ACMI Phoebe Powell Boston. All Rights Reserved Events may change. Check online before visiting.
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Left: Pierre Auguste Renoir, French 1841–1919,
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Dance at Bougival 1883, oil on canvas, 181.9 x 98.1
cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Picture Fund.
Photography © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
All Rights Reserved
Your
Right: Paul Cézanne, French 1839–1906, Fruit and
a jug on a table c. 1890–94, oil on canvas, 32.4 x 40.6
cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Bequest of John
T. Spaulding, Photography © Museum of Fine Arts,
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Boston. All Rights Reserved
Below: Paul Cézanne, French 1839–1906, The pond
c. 1877–79, oil on canvas, 47.0 x 56.2 cm, Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston, Tompkins Collection—Arthur
Gordon Tompkins Fund, Photography © Museum of
Matt Murphy
Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
Spring is here, and so is
a raft of exciting events,
from festivals to theatre
productions, set to fill your
days and nights with fun
Melbourne City
and excitement.
Matt Murphy
Images: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Our Boy Wizard French Fancy
This is the eighth story in the Experience more than a hundred
much-loved series and the first to be works at NGV International for
presented on stage, and Melbourne’s French Impressionism from the
Princess Theatre is the Australian Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (until
home of Harry Potter and the Cursed 3 October). This year’s Melbourne
Child. In this stage show, Harry is Winter Masterpieces exhibition
all grown up and his youngest son features works by some of the
Albus is the one struggling with the world’s best loved painters, including
family legacy. Told over two parts, Monet, Renoir and Degas. Presented
Tim Carrafa Matt Murphy Matt Murphy Matt Murphy
this magical performance is sure to thematically, these extraordinary
capture the hearts and imaginations works, including 79 never before seen
of Potter fans, old and new. in Australia, examine significant Visit Paris, 1899
+ harrypottertheplay.com/au/ moments in this artistic movement. As a movie, it has endless fans, and now it has come to life. Moulin Rouge! The
The 16 canvases by Claude Monet Musical is based on Baz Luhrmann’s cult classic and, 20 years after the film was
depicting his favourite scenes, released, brings a world of glamour, excess, beauty and, of course, romance to
including his Giverny garden is an the stage at the Regent Theatre. The stage production features many of the songs
exhibition highlight. from the original movie, but new additions from Katy Perry, Sia, the Rolling
+ ngv.melbourne Stones and more ensure even the most dedicated fan will view it with new eyes
(and ears). With its Broadway production earning 14 Tony Award nominations,
this is a show not to be missed.
+ moulinrougemusical.com/australia
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Mark
Your Calendar Race to it
Continued
Melbourne City
AFL Grand Final AFL Media Melbourne Fashion Week Spring Racing Carnival, Caulfield Melbourne Cup Carnival
It’s Finals Time Rock the Runway A Colt Following
We’ve arrived at the pointy end of the AFL season, with the We all know Melbourne is the style capital of the country, Get ready, get set, and they’re off for 50 days of the finest
best teams from the home and away rounds now vying and never is that more obvious than during Melbourne horseracing action anywhere in the world thanks to the
for a spot at the big dance. Officials are hoping to see the Fashion Week (11–17 October). As well as runway shows Spring Racing Carnival (until 21 November). There are
return of thousands of spectators to the MCG for the AFL from established and emerging designers at city spaces meets at all the major courses including Melbourne’s
Grand Final on 25 September, but as any footy fan knows, that are both anticipated and edgy, there are also pop-ups, Moonee Valley and Caulfield, with the highlight being four
tickets can be hard to come by. Check out the line-up in the talks, exhibitions, workshops and other happenings. Best days at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival
three previous weekends if you want to get to a game or of all, this is an event that anyone with a passion for fashion (30 October – 6 November). It’s as much about the fashion,
soak up the atmosphere as footy fever grips the city. can enjoy, so if you want to check out the latest looks, book fun and flowers as it is about stayers and sprinters, with a
+ afl.com.au your tickets now. slew of entertainment options sure to keep fans on the edge
+ melbourne.vic.gov.au/mfw of their seats.
+ racingvictoria.com.au
+ thevalley.com.au
+ mrc.racing.com.
+ flemington.com.au
Spring Racing Carnival
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Melbourne City
Your ultimate guide to the Glamorous, refined and layered with Kennedy Oaks Day
history, Flemington is the beating heart Thursday 4 November
Melbourne
of Australian horse racing and home of The tradition of Kennedy Oaks Day is beauty, femininity,
the Melbourne Cup Carnival. style and grace. It’s a day that the racegoer can embrace
wonderment and escape the normal of a week day. The
Cup Penfolds Victoria Derby Day
Saturday 30 October
style is not just for the females, the men also take it up a
notch, making it one of the best days of the year for men
Carnival
This is thoroughbred racing at its very best. As one of the to dress up and explore fashion. The racing highlight is
most prestigious days of spring racing, this is a must attend the $1 million Group 1 Kennedy Oaks, which will see the
event for racing fans with four exceptional Group 1 races – the best three year old staying fillies battle for victory in the
2021 AUD$2 million Kennedy Cantala, AUD$1.5 million Coolmore
Stud Stakes, AUD$1 million Empire Rose Stakes and the
ultimate test of their staying credentials.
feature race the AUD$2 million Penfolds Victoria Derby. Mackinnon Stakes Day
+ melbournecupcarnival.com.au Saturday 6 November
Lexus Melbourne Cup Day Friends, fun and the finale of Cup Week, Mackinnon Stakes
Tuesday 2 November Day is a day at Flemington not to be missed. It’s a celebration
This is the big one: on that famous Tuesday in November, of the week that’s just been, filled with quality racing, fashion
the AUD$8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup takes its and entertainment. The concluding day will feature the
rightful place as the centrepiece of the entire Melbourne AUD$2 million Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes testing the best
Cup Carnival. The eyes of the world will be firmly middle distance horses at Australia’s premier track.
focused on this most iconic of world leading Group 1
thoroughbred racing.
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Melbourne City
Hosier Lane Ain Raadik Ballers Clubhouse
Hidden Laneway Have a tipple or indulge in
an Instagram-worthy feast
graphic art, steps that appear to
go nowhere and kooky furniture,
True Brew
A sustainable micro-brewery and
Treasures
at one of these local spots making you feel as if you've come off brewpub with the capacity to produce
the film set. The menu features the one million litres of beer a year,
Whisky Business ultimate brunch with Mentaiko Udon, Docklands' Urban Alley is one to add
With limited seating and lantern-lit Budapest bruschetta and matcha to the list. Alongside its signature
Explore and discover the as well as indie stores and galleries. laneways, where you’ll learn about the decor, Summer’s Garden Bar has the hotcakes mysteriously called Escape Urban Ale, the range includes lager,
many facets that make If you’re keen to find out more about city’s love affair with a drink and take atmosphere of a tiny Tokyo bar. The from the Forest. dark ale and an American pale ale,
up Melbourne’s tiny, the history of the laneways or uncover a tipple at three cool bars. team sources rare whisky – think + thebudapestcafe.com.au all produced with strict quality and
unique thoroughfares. hidden gems, join a tour. Hidden century-old Nikka – along with a sustainability benchmarks.
Secrets Tours’ original itinerary, If you’re more into calisthenics than great range of sakes and wine. Make Time to Play + urbanalley.com.au
Want to see a different side to Lanes and Arcades, unveils specialty cocktails, join Fit City Tours’ Laneways yourself comfortable in the lounge, Ballers Clubhouse is the culmination
Melbourne? You need to head off the retailers, independent designers and Discovery Running Tour. After an early games room or enjoy the warmer of innovation across concept, design, For more ideas, visit
main streets and explore the back quirky cafes, as well as street art and start, you’ll cover eight kilometres as a weather in the garden courtyard. tech, entertainment, food and + whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au
lanes. Of course, street art is a big architecture, all laced together with a guide shares the stories behind some + summersgardeninn.business. beverages. The luxurious space is the
attraction, so seek out the best of it. little history. of the most important and interesting site biggest licensed venue in Melbourne’s
The crowds head to Hosier Lane and buildings and lanes. CBD, featuring 75 taps, 10 private
Centre Place, but check out more If you don’t mind a drink when you Cinematic Vision function spaces, eight ping-pong
hidden spots like Caledonian Lane, take a walk, check out Drinking + hiddensecretstours.com Inspired by Wes Anderson’s film The tables, six stand-up shuffleboards and
Croft Alley and AC/DC Lane. Along History Tours. Boozy History and + drinkinghistorytours.com Grand Budapest Hotel, this Carlton much more.
the way, you’ll spy cool cafes and bars, Hidden Bars takes you through the + fitcitytours.com.au gem is not to be missed. Spot offbeat + ballersclubhouse.com.au
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you join Global Ballooning on a dawn Cruises on one of its sightseeing of the landscapes. Street Market. It is a showcase for
We can guarantee you’ll never be bored when you hit flight and watch the city from above journeys. The River Gardens tour + Carlton Gardens, 1–111 Carlton Melbourne’s finest makers, with more
the city. There are attractions galore, including plenty as it starts to wake up. takes in some of Melbourne’s most Street, Carlton than 120 stalls providing inspiration
going on outdoors, to fill your days. + eurekaskydeck.com.au beautiful parklands as well as the + rbg.vic.gov.au every weekend. There are more
+ globalballooning.com.au sporting precinct. gorgeous designs and handmade
There’s nothing better than the feeling of spring in the air: the days are warming, + goboat.com.au goods at Arts Centre Melbourne’s
people are coming out of their winter cocoons and the city has an aura of + aquadonut.com Sunday Market.
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continues to occupy our thoughts.
24 25“It’s a story of artists from
all walks of life banding
together to put a show on
Royal Botanic Gardens Rob Blackburn The Panton Store
at all costs.”
Melbourne – Arts & Culture
24 Hours in
Moulin Rouge! The Musical Matthew Murphy Melbourne Supernormal Josie Withers Butterfly Club Cormac Hanrahan
Actor Des Flanagan It’s a story of artists from all walks of Go-to spot for a Where would you suggest Do you have a favourite
takes us on a tour of his life banding together to put a show on quick lunch? friends go for a drink place to take friends
hot spots. at all costs.” Bowery to Williamsburg is a New before the show? visiting Melbourne?
York-style bagel cafe in Oliver Lane. I Eau-De-Vie where the Élysée Whenever friends visit, we spend the
It was the movie that brought the Here, Des tells us about some of his can’t go past the Reuben, something I Montmartre cocktail is named after a day in the Royal Botanic Gardens and
romance of Paris in 1899 to the screen, favourite spots around town. became addicted to after visiting New burlesque theatre similar to the Moulin National Gallery of Victoria.
and now Moulin Rouge! The Musical York in 2019. Rouge in Paris.
is lighting up the stage of Melbourne’s Where do you get your Where do you meet
Regent Theatre. And Des Flanagan is day-starter coffee? Is there a store where you Best spot for a people when you’re
ready to take on the role of a lifetime, I often find myself at Coin Laundry could browse for hours? celebratory dinner? finished for the night?
playing lovestruck writer Christian. Cafe in Armadale. Not only is the I often go to boutique homewares shop Flinders Lane’s Supernormal is always a Melbourne cabaret institution The
coffee brilliant and the people The Panton Store in Prahran when win. It’s easy to get to and has delicious Butterfly Club on Carson Place. This
“It’s an honour to be part of this beautiful, but the cafe is also on the I need to buy people gifts. If people Asian-inspired food that can be shared. intimate, quirky and eccentric space is
production, especially now, as it has north-eastern corner of a block, so the receive a gift from me, they can be sure My personal favourites are prawn and a great place to escape.
such a resonance to the arts industry sun streams in. it’s come from there. chicken dumplings and the duck bao. + moulinrougemusical.com/
Des Flanagan Steven Grace
coming out of COVID,” he says. “ australia
26 27The
Young Keep the kids and
Ones
teens entertained this
school holidays at these
Melbourne attractions.
Furry Friends
There’s nothing quite as amazing as
meeting animals, so Zoos Victoria has
introduced two new experiences. The
Early Morning Savannah Experience at
Werribee Open Range Zoo lets you see
the plains animals, including giraffes, Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Star
rhinos and ostriches, before the
general public arrives. Plus, you’ll get to
Meet more than 320 different animal species from around Observation Wheel
the world, just 10 minutes from the city centre! You have never seen Melbourne like this before!
help the zoo keepers with the morning
Stroll through lush rainforests where tigers and Melbourne Star Observation Wheel is located right in
feed. Head to Healesville for the VIP
elephants roam and monkeys swing in the trees. See koalas the heart of the Docklands, is the city's star attraction.
Sanctuary Tour, where you’ll get up
and kangaroos then head into an underwater world with Tantalise your taste buds when you book a private catered
close to everyone’s favourite critters,
little penguins and seals. Join a keeper's talk and learn cabin experience like an indulgent Sky-High Tea crafted
including koalas and kangaroos.
Fortress Melbourne Werribee Open Range Zoo about the animals they care for and the zoo's critical by Peter Rowland. Celebrate school holidays with the Kids
+ zoo.org.au Fly Free* offer. Prepare for take-off at Melbourne Star.
conservation work.
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Experience live social gaming at During spring, kids fly free at Federation Square welcomes
Become a Zoo member with unlimited entry to Melbourne Open: Daily; May–Aug 11am to 6.30pm; Sep–Apr, 11am to
Fortress Melbourne. Head to Arcade Melbourne Star, the giant observation Sustainable September. As part
Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo, and Healesville Sanctuary. 9.30pm; Christmas Day and ANZAC Day 1pm to 9.30pm
Alley to rack up points on all your wheel where you can take in all the of the festivities, it also hosts the
Kids visit free on adult memberships. Ticket sales end and gates close 15 minutes prior to
favourite retro video games. Or you sights in a full 30-minute rotation. Little Food Festival (18 September
advertised closing time
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28 29The
Young
Ones
Continued
Australian Sports Museum Michelle Couling
Melbourne – Things to Do
A Sporting Chance Find the Treasure More Than Reading
Head to the Australian Sports Charles Darwin’s personal collection. If you thought the State Library
Museum and make straight for the The world’s biggest butterfly. A 200 Victoria was just filled with books,
Game On! exhibition. Here, there are million-year-old Ichthyosaurus try again. There’s plenty happening
plenty of interactive experiences to fossil discovered by an 11-year-old. there for kids, including Wednesday
bring out their competitive edge. They They’re all part of Treasures of the morning Playdate at the Library
can shoot hoops, test their reflexes, Natural World, the new exhibition at for pre-schoolers and the Pauline
kick for goal and see how their stills Melbourne Museum. Gandel Children’s Quarter, where
stack up against some of our favourite + museumsvictoria.com.au/ kids up to the age of 12 can play and
Aussie athletes. melbournemuseum read in a two-storey castle. During
+ australiansportsmuseum.org.au school holidays, there’s also the Kids’
Takeover (30 September), where the
whole library will be transformed into
an interactive playground.
+ slv.vic.gov.au
Chilling Thrilling
If they love a scary tale, take them
to Old Melbourne Gaol for Ghosts?
What Ghosts! During this night-time
tour you’ll find out all about the
gaol’s dark past and hear stories of
unexplained happenings. This tour
is conducted in the dark, and isn’t
recommended for children under 12
Don’t miss Treasures of the Natural World at
Melbourne Museum
years of age. Or scaredy cats.
+ oldmelbournegaol.com.au
Melbourne
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Game
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48 or 75 to
stop 12 or 70
to stop 7C
Train: To
Day
Richmond or Jolimont Station
MCG Tours: Daily, every 30
minutes between 10am to 3pm
Australian Sports Museum:
Daily from 10am to 5pm
Alternative trading hours apply
on event days. Please visit our
website for information.
Gate 3, MCG, Yarra Park,
Jolimont
t 03 9657 8879
w mcg.org.au
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Australian Sports Museum at the MCG Michelle Couling
The excitement of the If, after the game, you’ve got your MCG and Australian
Sports Museum
AFL Finals Series is here. competitive juices flowing, there are
plenty of options to release them.
Everyone’s weekends are now being Round up the crew and get ready
organised around the games. But to kick some serious putt at Holey
you don’t just have to sit back and Moley, where you can play nine Explore the inner You’ll be able to explore exclusive ever-changing experience where the
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Adele or Kanye. sporting culture. Melbourne Cricket Club such as the stories from cricket, AFL, the Olympics,
If you’re heading to a night game at Long Room, or take a walk along the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Victorian
the MCG, go early and drop by the If you’re hungry, the kitchen at Follow in the footsteps of sidelines of the hallowed arena. Racing Gallery and the reimagined
Australian Sports Museum, where Butchers Diner – serving toasties, greatness at the MCG Game On! interactive space.
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Here are a few ideas to stalls. If you’re interested in history,
start your staycation head to Melbourne Central and check
itinerary. out Coop's Shot Tower, built in 1889
and now one of only three of its kind in
Day One the country. There’s a small museum
Check into the Sofitel Melbourne near the RM Williams store. Duck back
On Collins in the city’s East End, to home base in time for Melbourne’s
before taking a stroll through nearby highest tea at No35 Restaurant at
Fitzroy Gardens to Cooks’ Cottage. the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. It’s
Sofitel Melbourne Josie Withers
Afterwards, order a classic cocktail at tradition served with a side of views.
the Sofitel’s stylish Atrium Bar On 35.
Day Three the Birrarung Wilam Aboriginal art
Day Two Make the most of your final day by installation and Deborah Halpern’s
Are you an early riser? Jump on a walking to Fed Square early, where two-headed Angel sculpture.
tram or walk across the city to Queen there are often free tai chi, qigong and
Victoria Market. You’ll be able to grab meditation classes. Afterwards, head Check out more staycation ideas at:
breakfast – borek or a panini, perhaps back along the Yarra River to the park + visitmelbourne.com/staycation
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Craft Royal Botanic Gardens
Discover Australia’s best contemporary makers in the Melbourne
heart of Melbourne. Located off Flinders Lane, Craft Reconnect with nature in an inner-city oasis. Home
showcases immersive exhibitions and one-of-a-kind to breathtaking landscapes, Royal Botanic Gardens
collectable objects by leading Australian artists and Melbourne is considered among the world's finest
designers working across mediums including ceramics, botanic gardens.
jewellery, glass, textiles and more.
Venture inside to explore curated Living Collections and
Be part of our annual Craft Contemporary Festival this discover specimens from across the globe, as well as rare
October; a month-long celebration of new approaches, native species. Wander between succulents erupting
ideas and experimentation by today’s makers through from the earth at Guilfoyle’s Volcano (pictured) and step
a dynamic program of exhibitions and events across beneath the lush canopy in Fern Gully. Or simply roll
Victoria and online. out a picnic rug by Ornamental Lake and spend your
Tram: 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72 day relaxing.
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36 37visit
queen victoria market
Queen Victoria Market is Melbourne’s most iconic
market and has been the heart and soul of the city
for more than 140 years. Home to over 600 small
businesses, it’s a great place to discover fresh and
specialty produce, handmade and local products,
great coffee and food, souvenirs and clothing.
Shopping at the Market has always been one of
life’s great pleasures. It’s not just the abundance
of fresh food, it’s the friendly banter with the
traders, the vibrant and multicultural atmosphere,
the special events and festivals, and the sense of
belonging that comes with a trip to the much-loved
Queen Victoria Market.
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Sunday. Also open seasonally on Wednesday
evenings for themed night markets. For trading Parliament House Melbourne River Cruises
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A great way to explore the Market is
Public tours: Non-sitting weeks, Mon–Fri, 9.30am; 11am; Daily from 10.30am to 3.30pm departing every hour
with the Ultimate Foodie Tour,
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Shrine of Remembrance Spirit of Melbourne
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40 41Check online before visiting
Disney: The Magic of Animation at ACMI Van Gogh at THE LUME Melbourne Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre The Friends of Salamanca
Melbourne – Arts & Culture
Bambi, 1942, Disney Studio Artist, Story sketch, colored
pencil and graphite on paper © Disney Enterprises
Make It Live New and Noteworthy First Nations Knowledge Must Sees
Music lovers should check the Adventure right into art with Van Naarm (Melbourne) has a rich Hidden for decades, Flinders Street
schedule at Forum Melbourne, where Gogh at THE LUME Melbourne, an Indigenous history and thriving Station’s mysterious ballroom has
superstars, including Soul II Soul (11 epic, interactive gallery where you culture. Find out more about it on opened its doors for RISING: A
November) and Rolling Blackouts can walk directly into works by the one of Koorie Heritage Trust’s guided Miracle Constantly Repeated by
Coastal Fever (5 November), will grace legendary Vincent van Gogh. Stare in walking tours along Birrarung Patricia Piccinini (on till January).
the stage. She’s a comedy festival wonder as works with which you’re Marr (Yarra River). At Melbourne See the ballroom’s architecture
favourite and hit the big time when likely familiar – Starry Night, The Museum, Bunjilaka allows visitors with enormous dioramas, sentient
her Netflix special Nanette went viral. Bedroom – come to life on walls. After to experience Indigenous culture saplings, nurturing marine mammals
Now Hannah Gadsby is ready to debut many years of pop-up exhibitions, through storytelling, language and enormous life-sustaining foliage,
her stand-up show, Body of Work Science Gallery Melbourne now and contemporary and historical showcasing how technology and
(26 October – 7 November), at the has a permanent home in Carlton. artworks and objects. There’s also nature coexist and combine. This year
Comedy Theatre. If cabaret hits your Enter through the multimedia the chance to tour Milarra, the the Victorian Opera’s annual Youth
Arts & Culture
high notes, check out the schedule at installation, Digital Bricks, to find a Indigenous garden, which features Opera is Schubert’s The Friends of
The Butterfly Club, which features a world where art and science meet. native plants and a pond. At NGV Salamanca (19–20 November), a rom-
number of shows each day. The first exhibition, MENTAL, offers a Australia, Maree Clarke: Ancestral com romp set in Spain. It will be a
+ forummelbourne.com.au welcoming space to confront bias and Memories (until 3 October) is the first thrilling experience for all ages when
Expand your mind and get a different view of the world + marrinergroup.com.au stereotypes around mental health. major retrospective for the artist who the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
when you immerse yourself in Melbourne's art, music + thebutterflyclub.com + thelume.com/melbourne is known for reviving and sharing plays a live soundtrack for Harry
and theatre offerings. + melbourne.sciencegallery.com elements of Aboriginal culture that Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
have lain dormant since colonisation. (28–30 October).
Melburnians are a creative bunch, which is lucky since incredible cultural + koorieheritagetrust.com.au + rising.melbourne
experiences can be found in theatres, galleries and venues right across the city. + museumsvictoria.com.au/ + victorianopera.com.au
Transport yourself to Spain at Goya: Drawings From the Prado (until 3 October) bunjilaka + mso.com.au
at NGV International or discover a century of creativity and innovation at + ngv.melbourne
ACMI’s exhibition Disney: The Magic of Animation. You can even take it outside,
exploring laneways filled with street art or following public art trails in parks
and gardens.
42 43Enter,
Stage Right
Melbourne – Arts & Culture
This is a city that loves Hot tickets at the moment include
being entertained. We Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the
see it every weekend Regent Theatre and Harry Potter
when sporting venues are and the Cursed Child at the Princess
packed, but it happens Theatre, but there’s more to see and do.
at the other end of the
spectrum too. At the Returning to Melbourne and the
East End of the CBD, in Comedy Theatre is Once (17 September
the blocks bordered by – 3 October), the musical inspired by
Swanston, Flinders, Spring the 2007 movie starring Grammy
and La Trobe streets, Award winners Glen Hansard and
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
there’s a plethora of Markéta Irglová. Toby Francis and
theatres bringing music, Stefanie Caccamo take on their roles,
theatre, comedy and with Jay Laga’aia also joining the cast. Get your tickets to Ghost Stories its fair share of dining and drinking
musicals to the masses. Bring your tissues. (5 October – 13 November) at the experiences to top and tail a night
Athenaeum. Written by Jeremy out. Hit Chinatown for dumplings or
Across the road at Her Majesty’s Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) and enjoy oysters and a glass of bubbles
Theatre, Frozen the Musical (until Andy Nyman (Peaky Blinders), this at The European. After the show,
mid-October) continues its hit run. terrifying stage phenomenon is sure put your heads together at swanky
This story of sisterhood, and its song to have you jumping in your seat. cocktail bar 1806 or head to the
‘Let It Go’, is a favourite with tweens rooftop at Siglo, where red wine,
the world over. They’ll be mesmerised But it’s not just art on the stage that martinis and its famous sausage rolls
when Anna, Elsa and Olaf bring the makes the allure of the East End so fuel late-night sessions.
Frozen the Musical Lisa Tomasetti
story to life in front of them. strong. This is an area with more than + eastend.melbourne
44 45State
Library
Victoria
Located in the heart of the city, State
Library Victoria is the perfect place to
spend the day with your family.
Discover a cultural playground with
a dedicated children’s zone, family
programming and free daily tours
and exhibitions. Refuel your family
Buxton Science Gallery Old Quad adventure at the library’s onsite cafe
Contemporary Melbourne Emu Sky Open from August 2021 Mr Tulk, then treat the kids with a visit
This is a poem MENTAL: Head Inside Explorations of Aboriginal science, to Readings bookshop located in the
9 July – 14 November 2021 20 July – 4 December 2021 language and land management library’s Russell Street Welcome Zone.
Conceived to creatively animate See more than 20 experimental practice invite the audience to
the Michael Buxton Collection, this projects from local and international consider the depth and breadth To view the full schedule of State
exhibition brings art, artists and artists and research collaborators of Aboriginal knowledge of, and Library’s family experiences, visit
poetry into orbit with audiences, that reflect a range of different responsibilities to, Country. Bringing + slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on
through an experimental and perspectives on mental health and together the works of art, research
experiential exhibition that ways of being. This is a place to and storytelling of more than 30
Tram: Route 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 or
explores the longstanding tradition explore, empathise and question Aboriginal collaborators, Emu
72 to stop 8; and 30 or 35 (free City
of ekphrastic poetry. Curated by what it means to be human using Sky offers an illumination and an
Circle) to stop 7
Melissa Keys. science, technology and creativity. opportunity to listen and explore
Train: Melbourne Central Station
new ways of seeing.
Image: Mitch Cairns, ‘Studies for Tram: Route 1, 3-3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, or Open: 10am to 6pm, seven days a
This is a poem’ 2020, letraset on 72 to Melbourne University Tram: Route 1, 3-3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, or
week. Closed Good Friday, 25–26 Dec
A4 paper © The artist tram stop 72 to Melbourne University
& 1 Jan
tram stop
Open: Wed–Sun, 11am to 5pm. Train: Melbourne Central then a 10 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Mon & Tues, closed. Free admission minute walk up Swanston Street Train: Melbourne Central then a 10 t 03 8664 7000
minute walk up Swanston Street w slv.vic.gov.au
Cnr Southbank Boulevard and Open: Tues–Sat, 11am to 5pm.
Dodds Street, Southbank Free admission Open: Tues–Fri, 10am to 4pm & Find us on:
Sat 11am to 4pm. Free admission
t 03 9035 9339 700 Swanston Street, Carlton
e buxton-contemporary@ e info@melbourne.sciencegallery. Building 150 (Parkville Campus)
unimelb.edu.au com The University of Melbourne,
w buxtoncontemporary.com w melbourne.sciencegallery.com Parkville Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter
w about.unimelb.edu.au/old-quad Trevor Mein
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