Melbourne’s Best Street Festivals

Exhibit at the Melbourne Fringe Festival

Each year Melbourne celebrates the return of the warmer weather with a number of local street festivals. Here’s a list of some of our favourites:

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October 3, 2012 by
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Eating On a Budget in Melbourne

Spicy Lamb Borek from the Queen Victoria Market

Eating on a budget in Melbourne doesn’t mean you have to survive on takeaway burgers and fries. If you know where to look, you can eat a healthy and varied diet from numerous food outlets, cafes and restaurants.

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September 26, 2012 by
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Top Ways to See Melbourne from Above

See Melbourne from a Balloon!

Melbourne is an incredible city with so much to see and do as you make your way through city streets and waterways. That said, another great way to experience the city is from above it! Look down at the Victoria‘s capital and enjoy the views from one of these top vantage points:

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September 20, 2012 by
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Stepping Back in Time at Werribee Mansion

Werribee Mansion

To walk through the doors of Werribee Mansion is to step back in time to the late 1800s and the beginning of European settlement in Australia. A huge Italianate-styled mansion built for wealthy pastoralists in 1877, Werribee Mansion’s grand architecture, formal gardens and carefully restored furniture and furnishings are a fine example of life as it was lived by wealthy settlers in the 19th century.

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September 5, 2012 by
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What to Do at the Crown Entertainment Complex

Crown Casino in Melbourne

The Crown Entertainment Complex offers a whole variety of experiences under one roof. Overlooking the city on the Yarra River at Southbank, the complex means different things to different people and includes places to stay, eat, drink, shop and gamble.

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August 22, 2012 by
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The Melbourne Cricket Ground

MCG

Don’t be fooled by the name, there’s more to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) than just cricket. In fact, the MCG (or the ‘G as it is colloquially known) is Australia’s most famous sporting stadium.

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August 17, 2012 by
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Celebrating Melbourne Day

Celebrations at Waterfront City

Each year Melbourne celebrates its beginnings on Melbourne Day, an annual celebration that marks the founding of the city on August 30, 1835.

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August 1, 2012 by
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5 Tips for Driving the Great Ocean Road

View from the Great Ocean Road

If you want to do a spot of touring you can’t find a drive much better than Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. Famous for its steep inclines, spectacular views, Bells Beach and the Twelve Apostles, the Great Ocean Road hugs the southern coast of Victoria for 263km (163m).

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July 25, 2012 by
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Melbourne’s Sea Baths: St Kilda and Brighton

Bathing Boxes in Brighton

Melbourne’s bay side suburbs of St Kilda and Brighton have been a playground for Melburnians since the late 1800s.

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July 18, 2012 by
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Wildlife Encounters in Melbourne

Feeding time!

There are many opportunities for visitors to Melbourne to enjoy the native Australian wildlife. Below we’ve listed several areas where you can encounter some of these critters in Melbourne.

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July 5, 2012 by
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