What's On Today | Friday 18th May 2012.. |
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65 Roses Day
65 Roses Day is celebrated throughout May each year and raises money to help people with Cystic Fibrosis live longer.
Since the 1980’s the average life expectancy has increased from 17 to 37.
But it’s still only 37. Give people with CF a chan..
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Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Help tip the balance in the fight against cancer by taking part in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea this May.
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is a fun and easy way to catch up with friends, family, colleagues and neighbours and raise much needed f..
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Cook for a Cure: Kids Allergy Research
Don your aprons! Set your oven timers! Get families, friends, schools and workplaces to put their culinary skills to the test by participating in the second annual 'Cook for a Cure' to raise money for allergy research!
Cook for a Cure is a nationw..
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** Children | Family Events ** | |
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Enchanted Maze Garden
Everyone from kids to kids-at-heart are invited to discover The Enchanted Maze Garden.
Navigate the twists, turns, false trails and dead-ends of this larger-than-life adventure park & gardens. The three formal Mazes include the traditional hedge m..
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Walk Safely to School Day
National Walk Safely to School Day is on Friday 18th May 2012 is an annual event when all Primary School children are encouraged to walk and commute safely to school.
Now in its thirteenth year, primary school children learn about pedestrian s..
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What's On @ ArtPlay
ArtPlay is designed for children aged between 5 and 12 years with programs for school groups on weekdays as well as weekend and holiday workshops.
ArtPlay is easy to find in Birrarung Marr, the park directly behind Federation Square along the Yarr..
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Eroni's Circus
Eroni's Circus is a new Australian circus performing under the Big Top.
Owned and operated by the 5th and 6th generations of the Maynard circus dynasty, we pride ourselves as a glamorous,professional and entertaining circus experience.
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Silvers Grand Magic Circus
Silvers Extravaganza is suitable for all ages includes the Phoenix Riders in the Globe of Death, the Wheel of Steel, aerial acts, clowns and the latest in Los Vegas illusions.
Silvers Grand Magic Circus is known as Australia's Greatest Circus, wit..
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** Comedy & Magic Events ** | |
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The Comic's Lounge
The Comic's Lounge in North Melbourne has live comedy Monday to Saturday with dinner before the show at 7pm and the laughs kick off at 8pm.
The Comic's Lounge is Australia's only 6 night a week live stand up comedy venue hosting Australia's and t..
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** Concerts | Music Events ** | |
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80's On The Edge @ My Place Bar
80's On The Edge gets even edgier as we launch our new band lineup this week.
Adding to the two power chicks out front, Miss Penni and Annie Mac, and Bud Noordhoorn, guitar rock hero (!!) we now introduce Nigel Davis aka The Hammer (Scarecrow, Ru..
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Australian Pops Orchestra & Todd McKenney
Australian Pops Orchestra featuring Todd McKenney & John Foreman
After a hugely successful New Years Eve show the Australian Pops Orchestra is back this May for 2 shows only. Set to entertain with traditional classics, music from stage and screen ..
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Band Night @ Club Voltaire!
Come and enjoy an evening of music every Friday night at Club Voltaire!
Tickets $12. Doors and bar open from 7pm..
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** Culinary | Wine & Dining Events ** | |
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De Lacy by Bright Young Things
Our heritage listed home in Niagara Lane is now open every week for Friday frivolity!
5pm onwards we throw open the old warehouse doors for cocktails designed by Gianni, jazz grooves by Mr Jones and warming mini dishes and plates by Katie + FiFi L..
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Good Beer Week 2012
Good Beer Week is back! The beer festival that took Melbourne by storm in 2011 is set to return bigger and better in 2012.
Over eight days in May, venues and breweries across Melbourne and Victoria will play host to a wide range of amazing eve..
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Parisian Tea
Enjoy a shared platter of French sweet & savoury pastries with a coffee or tea.
$20 per person.
Upgrade to a glass of Veuve Clicquot for $25 per person.
Available for bookings of 2 or more people.
Bookings essential.
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** Dance & Ballet Events ** | |
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Summerhill Ballroom Dance
Summerhill Dance group every Friday night 7.30 - 11pm.
All ages group, social ballroom dances taught,
Top D.J. strict tempo music.
This is a community event supported by Darebin Council.
Cost $5.00 B.Y.O.
Booking's 03 9471 1614 Mob..
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** Exhibitions | Art & Photo Events ** | |
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After The Meal: A Taste For Excess
The Johnston Collection house-museum
After The Meal: A Taste For Excess
Monday 5 March – Friday 22 June 2012
The Johnston Collection in East Melbourne was bequeathed to the people of Victoria in 1986 by William Johnston (1911-1986), an antique ..
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Arrange / Rearrange
Arrange / Rearrange, 2012
Christopher Dolman
10 May - 03 Jun 2012
My Interests lie in the obsolete, the outdated and the unpopular. I make ready made object/photography driven sculpture, and large-scale, multi-panel unique state print works on p..
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Art Unlimited
2012 Art Unlimited
12 May 2012 to 17 June 2012
Geelong region artists program.
Works by artists from Geelong's Art Unlimited studio program - an initiative of St Laurence Community Services that provides opportunities for practising artists wi..
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** Exhibitions | Expo | Launch Events ** | |
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agIdeas NewStar
An inspiring display of NewStar finalists.
A long-standing scholarship and exhibition program for young designers and one of the largest annual international design events held in Australia.
Students from around Australia and across the globe a..
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Aleph Bet
Two exhibitions at the Jewish Museum exploring the Hebrew alphabet
Aleph Bet is a not-to-be-missed exhibition in two parts for adults and children exploring the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet through art, spirituality, words and objects.
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Best of the Independent Games Festival
Hot on the heels of the 2011 exhibition and direct from the 2012 IGF in San Francisco, a fresh batch of the world's best independent games arrives at ACMI. Come and play more brilliant new games for free.
Dubbed the 'Sundance of the game world..
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** Festivals | Fairs Events ** | |
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Great Trentham Spudfest
The Great Trentham Spudfest: Friday to Saturday, 18-19 May 2012 Spudtastic fun, food, music, games, historical spud hut tours, entertainment and activities galore!
The usually shy, humble and somewhat bashful potato, which spends most of its l..
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Heritage Festival 2012 | Amazing Stories
The 2012 Heritage Festival - Amazing Stories: Innovation and Invention will be a vibrant and diverse celebration of Victoria's rich heritage: natural, cultural and indigenous. For the first time in the Trust's history, the 2012 festival will be natio..
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Next Wave Festival 2012
May 3 - 20 - The 2012 Next Wave Festival theme is The space between us wants to sing.
The Next Wave Festival is our largest, most ambitious and most popular project.
Run every second year since 1985, the Next Wave Festival is one of Australia’..
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** Film Festivals & Showing Events ** | |
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Art Day South | Film Works
Art Day South
Menagerie - Jeffery Phillips
Experience a collection of short films by artists with a disability from the Art Day South collective.
Art Day South is a cross-disciplinary contemporary arts project for artists with an intellect..
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Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
The 2012 Human Rights Arts & Film Festival is on May 15 - 27, running for 10 days.
In its fifth year, HRAFF continues to provide a shared site whereby artists, human rights organisations and the Australian public are united in their desire to cont..
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What's Showing @ IMAX
What's showing at IMAX this week..
AUSTRALIA: LAND BEYOND TIME [G]
BLUE PLANET [G]
BORN TO BE WILD 3D [G]
BUGS 3D [G]
DARK SHADOWS [M]
DINOSAURS ALIVE 3D [PG]
EGYPT 3D: SECRETS OF THE MUMMIES [G]
FLYING MONSTERS 3D [G]
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** Historical Locations & Tours Events ** | |
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Cook's Cottage
Cook's Cottage is a cottage rebuilt in the picturesque Fitzroy Gardens to commemorate the voyages of Captain James Cook, discoverer of Australia.
Cook's Cottage was originally built in 1755 in Great Ayton Yorkshire England and purchased in 1933 by..
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Coolart Homestead
Coolart Homestead is a magnificent late Victorian mansion situated on the shores of Westernport. In the superb grounds are ever-changing wetlands that you can view from the observatory, and a lagoon where thousands of Australian white ibis nest every..
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Cooper's Settlement
Cooper's Settlement is located in the largest park in the Northern suburbs, Bundoora Park - 15 kilometres from the centre of Melbourne. When you visit the Settlement you can experience a variety of activities that children will want to revisit and fa..
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** Markets | Art, Craft & General Events ** | |
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Brunswick Market
Walk into 661 Sydney Road and walk into another experience that is hidden from the street – BRUNSWICK MARKET - a range of fresh food and products opens up to you as you browse the aisles, including:
-:- fresh meat, chicken, fish;
-:- a mini sup..
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Caribbean Gardens and Market
Caribbean Gardens and Market have been operating since the 1970's when it started with only a handful of traders selling wares from their car boots and water ski shows.
Today the market on the shores of Lake Caribbean has grown into one of the lar..
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Chapel Street Bazaar
The Chapel Street Bazaar is a retail icon among locals. Open seven days.
The bazaar is a shop filled with bizarre bits and bobs from years past. It's got basically a cross-section of articles for sale from at least the last 80 to 90 years, from t..
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Big Sams St Albans Market
There are around 20 stalls at this market selling fresh food, wine, flowers and cold meats.
Food is best when it is fresh, and at Big Sams Market you will only find fresh produce and friendly service.
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Camberwell Fresh Food Market
Produce market selling meat, seafood fruit & vegetables. Great little market.
Fresh highest quality produce from fruit & vegetables, seafood, poultry, meats & sausages to gourmet selection of delicatessen items from 5 different deli, superb illy'..
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Footscray Market
Footscray Market is a large indoor market with a large range of produce and general goods opposite Footscray Railway Station.
This frenetic covered food market is laden with seductive produce: you'll find lotus flowers, pigs' ears, coriander and ..
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** Motor Sports | Auto Events Events ** | |
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Maffra Motor Museum | British Vehicles
The Maffra Motor Museum is open every Weekend, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, 10am - 4pm and every day in January & School Holidays.
March to June 2012 - British Vehicles
Display Day - Sunday 11th March 2012
July to October 2012 - Holden
LOCATION: Maff..
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V8 Supercars Phillip Island 300
Lightning McQueen joins Mack The Transporter at Phillip Island
PHILLIP ISLAND: Disney-Pixar CARS fans are bracing themselves following the exciting announcement that star racecar Lightning McQueen has landed in Australia and will join his friend M..
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** Museum & Science Events ** | |
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ANZ Banking Museum
The ANZ Banking Museum is housed in the lower ground floor of the 'Gothic Bank' at 380 Collins Street, Melbourne.
It was first opened in May 1985 to commemorate the 15Oth anniversary of the granting of a Royal Charter to the Bank of Australasia, ..
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Australian National Aviation Museum
The Australian National Aviation Museum contains the finest collection of Australian made and designed aircraft, as well as the broadest collection, with representative types covering the development of air travel and military aviation within Austral..
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Champions | Thoroughbred Racing Gallery
National Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) have launched a new gallery to celebrate the rich history of Australian thoroughbred racing.
Champions marks the completion of the third phase of the National Sports Museum and features ..
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Law Week 2012
Held each year in May, Law Week features more than 150 law-based events in Melbourne and across regional Victoria. This year's theme is 'Law and justice in your community'.
The program involves over 100 organisations, who work with the Foundation ..
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What's On in Yarra Valley | Today
Browse all the fabulous things you can see and do while in the Yarra Valley – wineries and breweries, beautiful natural scenery and walks, and great attractions!
Exhibitions at TWMA
Date: Until 27 May 2012
Venue: TarraWarra Museum of Ar..
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** Parties | Social | Singles Events Events ** | |
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Asian Western Dinner Party
Asian Western Matchmaker runs singles events throughout the year, Currently we have a 12 seat ( 6 women 6 men) dinner event.
Dinner parties are affordable and great way to meet singles in your age group for a relaxed and informal date, You will..
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Singles Dinner | 35+ Mornington Peninsula
SINGLES WEEKLY DINNER EVENTS FOR OVER 35s
Come and enjoy a fantastic Evening dining with Singles 35+ in a Trendy Bar in Mornington.
Meet like minded singles in a romantic, relaxed and sophisticated atmosphere on the Mornington Peninsula.
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What's on @ Ondergronds
Traffic Jam! - Night for Singles!
Come down to Ondergronds and let us look after you on the launch night of our "Corporate Networking" evening - every Friday starting 23rd May from 5pm!
Free Tequila Limbo!!
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** Performing Arts | Theatre | Opera Events ** | |
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All That I Will Ever Be
From the creator of HBO'S Emmy Award-winning TRUE BLOOD, SIX FEET UNDER and the Oscar winning screenwriter of AMERICAN BEAUTY, Alan Ball’s play is a darkly funny tale of cultural provocation and our eternal search for belonging as seen through the re..
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An Inspector Calls
Heidelberg Theatre Company presents
AN INSPECTOR CALLS
written by J. B. Priestley
directed by John Jenkins
3 MAY - 19 MAY 2012
Weeknights and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm
About the play
A family engagement celebration is inter..
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Australia Day
Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company
WORLD PREMIERE
Australia Day
When Captain Phillip raised the flag at Sydney Cove on that January day in 1788, he couldn’t know that he was instituting the most hallowed date on the Australian calendar: ..
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** Public Awareness Events ** | |
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Bulleit Bourbon
Augustus Bulleit was dissatisfied with the bourbons being distilled in Kentucky the 1830s. He developed a unique recipe that called for a high rye content to deliver a cleaner, more robust whiskey that was not “hot to the throat.”
Augustus Bullei..
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Sex & Sensibility
SEX AND SENSIBILITY
Gender Issues for Church and Society today.
A Public Conversation between Muriel Porter and Dr Paul Tonson.
FREE ENTRY
Muriel Porter is an energetic lay member of the Anglican Synod, offering an alternative voice on gender i..
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** Sales | Special Offers Events ** | |
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Catalogue Central
Check out the amazing catalogues on offer at Catalogue Central right now offering some absolutely tremendous bargains, exclusive to OnlyMelbourne readers.
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Groupon | Daily Deals
We only offer deals we want to buy.
We only present deals that we would buy ourselves. We want to offer you things that you cannot find anywhere else. Think of us as the key to the treasure chest of what to do, see, eat and buy in your city. We ar..
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Loxley Glass Candy Jar Sale | 3 For $99!
Sale Extended Until May 31st
Normally $89.95 each, reduced to $34.95 each or 3 for $99.00!
You will be stunned by the quality of these jars!
Massive May Sale on exclusive Loxley Glass Candy Jars extended until the end of May.
While stocks..
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** Sporting Fixtures Events ** | |
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AFL Premiership | Round 008
Round 8
Collingwood V Geelong
Friday May 18, 7:50pm
MCG - Melbourne
Essendon V Richmond
Saturday May 19, 7:45pm
MCG - Melbourne
Carlton V Adelaide
Sunday May 20, 3:15pm
Etihad Stadium
View Full Fixtures for 2012 AFL Premiership
www.a..
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Country Horse Racing | Today
Country racing plays a prominent role in the heart and soul of Victoria. When you hear the thundering hoofs of the thoroughbred meet the fresh country turf, racing truly comes alive.
May
Tue 01 May
Day 1 of Carnival
Warrnambool Racing Cl..
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Cycling Victoria | Weekly Club Racing
Cycling Victoria - Clubs - Weekly Racing
Please check web links before attending...
SUNDAY
Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club road races
The club holds weekend road races between March and October.
For an overview of our road races, please..
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** Television Shows Events ** | |
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Audience Required | TV Shows
Many television shows are seeking studio audiences...
Join the audience of the following television shows in Melbourne:
ABC - Marngrook Footy Show is broadcast live on Thursday nights at 7.30pm from the ABC Elsternwick studio. We are looking fo..
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Letters and Numbers
Based on a hugely successful global quiz phenomenon, Letters and Numbers is a smart and entertaining new SBS quiz show hosted by television veteran Richard Morecroft.
Letters and Numbers is a daily quiz show, airing Monday to Friday at 6pm, where..
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The Block
The Block hosted by Scott Cam and Shelley Craft screens weeknights and Sunday's on (Channel 9) Nine Network.
The 2012 series of The Block was filmed in Dorcas Street, South Melbourne with couples Mike & Andrew, Dani & Dan, Brad & Lara and Sophie &..
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** Trips | Tours Events ** | |
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Carlton & United Brewery Tour
Join us for a fun and interactive behind the scenes tour of Australia’s iconic and famous Carlton & United Brewery, home of your favourite beers – VB, Carlton Draught, Foster’s, Pure Blonde and more…
See where over 2 million litres of beer is brew..
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Chocoholic Tours
Explore and talk about Melbourne through a chocoholic haze. Indulge chocolate fantasies with tastings from Melbourne's chocolate specialists, while you discover the city's lanes and arcades. Fun, informative and, most importantly, delicious!
Choco..
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Daytime Discovery Cruise
Take our Daytime Discovery Cruise through the Port of Melbourne to historic Williamstown and Port Phillip Bay.
See Melbourne from another perspective on the water and experience the busiest Port in Australia. Enter historic Williamstown and see P..
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** Workshops | Classes & Clinics Events ** | |
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Awakening The Soul
Awakening The Soul, Intuitive and Spiritual Development classes where 'The journey of the Soul begins with a circle of Light'.
The Soul emerges when we awaken from the sleep of our daily life and look beyond our five senses to discover a richer an..
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Being Together | Becoming Sustainable Course
'*Being Together, Becoming Sustainable*' is a community-based sustainability course commencing at CERES on 17th April 2012.
This course offers practical, experiential and creative workshops on transforming our relating with ourselves, others and ..
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Physical Activity Classes | Free
The City of Stonnington is proud to announce the Free Physical Activity Classes is back for Term 2. An intiative of the Active Living Program, the program is designed to encourage more people to get healthy, active and “live a little”, through a rang..
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** Zoological & Farms Events ** | |
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Collingwood Children's Farm
Situated on 7 hectares of land just 4 kms from Melbourne’s CBD, the Collingwood Children’s Farm provides a unique, educational and fun country experience for city folk.
The Farm provides inner city children and their families access to animals, a..
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Healesville Sanctuary
Healesville Sanctuary is a zoo specializing in native Australian animals. The zoo is located at Healesville on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals; it is one of two places to have successfully..
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La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary
The La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary was set up in 1967 as a project in the restoration and management of indigenous flora and fauna.
La Trobe University is the caretaker of more than 100 hectares divided into four areas: The La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuar..
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10°C
National Walk Safely to School Day is on Friday 18th May 2012 is an annual event when all Primary School children are encouraged to walk and commute safely to school.
Held each year in May, Law Week features more than 150 law-based events in Melbourne and across regional Victoria. This year's theme is 'Law and justice in your community'.
The program involves ...
Sale Extended Until May 31st
Normally $89.95 each, reduced to $34.95 each or 3 for $99.00!
You will be stunned by the quality of these jars!
Massive May Sale on exclusive Loxley Glass Candy ...
For 10 days only, SPC Ardmona Factory Sale comes to Melbourne Showgrounds slashing prices on hundreds of grocery items.
The event is FREE and open to everyone offering huge savings of up to 90% ...
Cultures Come together is a Reconciliation and we are encouraging everyone to come along and join in on the fun.
11.00am– Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
11.15am—Mullum Mullum Cultural ...
Question: Is it possible to walk around the interior of the Royal Exhibition Building dome?
Answer: In 2012 it is not possible but according to news reports (below) visitors will again be able to ...
We love BIG, well there was the movie Big (Tom Hanks), and there is Big M (flavoured milk) and Big Coxy (sorry mate), so when it comes to big things, Victoria is huge!
Here is 10 more.
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