What's On Melbourne Today | 7th of September 2010 |
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| Alfred Appeal Auction |
| Support The Alfred Fathers’ Day Appeal by bidding on the painting 'Prostate Testing Day' generously donated by Howard William Steer.
Bidding ends Saturday 11th September 2010.
This painting – some say – features ex-AFL star and media personality, Sam Newman and a ..
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| Celebration of Life | Gala Ball |
| A Celebration of Life in conjunction with the Neonatal Unit and the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation invites you to their 8th annual Gala Ball.
Celebrities, sporting legends, luxury silent auction items, entertainment and more!
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| Piggy Bank Appeal 2010 |
| The 2010 Piggy Bank Appeal for Very Special Kids is on again 3 to 26 September!
The aim is to raise over $1 million so families of children with life-threatening illnesses can access the support they need from Very Special Kids.
Piggy Trails
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| Circus Olympia |
| Circus Olympia is performing daily adjacent to ZAGAME'S in Reservoir during September.
Circus Olympia is a bright and vibrant entertainment event which will thrill, awe and humour audiences of all ages. The circus features animal acts including donkey's, ponies, cow..
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| Perry Bros Circus |
| Perry Bros Circus, Australia’s oldest circus is appearing at Dingley Village.
Perry Bros Circus is owned and operated by one of Australia’s oldest circus families. We provide quality entertainment that is sure to please the entire family. Parents, grandparents and ch..
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| The Comic's Lounge |
| The Comic's Lounge is open Monday - 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 the worlds funniest stand up comics including Jim..
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Competitions | Fun & Games (4) | |
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| Celebrate Your City | Photography Competition |
| Get snapping: Ted’s Cameras competition celebrates the best of Australia’s cities.
Win one of three Nikon DSLR camera kits valued at a total of $5,000 – with everything you need to explore the world of photography.
Just in time for World Photography Day (19 August..
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| Fable Competition III |
| The third and final fable competition is now open for entries!! Gilgamesh Connections have had such a great response to the first two competitions and have released their first publication, Contemporary Fables Volume One, which is a compilation of the shortlisted entran..
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| Future Shots | Sustainability Film Challenge for Young Victorians |
| Calling all young Victorians with a vision for a sustainable future.
Are you aged 5 to 25 and want to win some great cash and prizes? The Future Shots Sustainability Film Challenge is now open. For the second year running, Future Shots invites all Victorians 25 and u..
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Concerts | Cabaret & Performance (8) | |
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| All About My Mother | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| Melbourne Theatre Company presents
All About My Mother
Sumner
14 August - 26 September 2010
When her seventeen year-old son dies, Manuela leaves her job and takes to the road to search for her son’s father. In Barcelona, she becomes involved with three women in ..
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| MARY POPPINS The Musical |
| THE SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC MUSICAL
Brilliantly adapted from the beloved books by Australia's own P.L.Travers and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS will open at Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne in July 2010.
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh invite you to l..
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| Morning Melodies @ Shoppingtown Hotel |
| Shoppingotwn Hotel provides Morning Melodies on the first Tuesday of every Month.
The day includes a Morning Tea of Coffee, Tea and Biscuits whilst you relax and be entertained by some of Melbourne's best musical performers.
Best of all the Shows are FREE!
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Conference | Seminar | Lecture (5) | |
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| ALARA World Congress |
| Action Learning, Action Research Association present the 8th ALARA World Congress on 6 - 9th September 2010 @ Bayview Eden.
"Participatory Action Research and Action Learning: Appreciating our Diverse Pasts, Comprehending our Complex Presents, Prefiguring our Possibl..
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| Existentialist Society | Free Public Lectures |
| The Existentialist Society host free public lectures that are held monthly. Existentialism is an 'umbrella' term covering diverse and often conflicting schools of thought. Consequently we are not agreed on who or what is an Existentialist; we simply agree to disagree.
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| Promoting Positive Body Image and Healthy Eating |
| Eating Disorders Vic and Women's Information and Referal Service present a FREE community awareness morning on promoting positive body image and healthy eating.
Does someone you know and love ….
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| Salsa & Latin Dancing - Dandenong |
| The hottest place in Dandenong on a Tuesday night is Salsa & Latin Dancing at Dandenong R.S.L!
Latin Dancing is crazy fun and this funky, warm environment delivers a blast every Tuesday night!
Only $12 per class
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Exhibitions | Art & Photo (17) | |
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| A New Jerusalem: Faith and the City |
| The City of Melbourne presents A New Jerusalem: Faith and the City
Historically, places of worship are integral to the life and function of the city. Just think of the oases of calm created by Buddhist temples in the middle of busy Bangkok; of the way time is structu..
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| Agnes Szetey @ Old Post Office Seymour |
| A solo exhibition of recent oil paintings in the Main Gallery.
Opens 1st August 11am to 4pm. Exhibition continues until 19th Sept. Wed to Sun 11am to 4pm & Wed to Sat eves from 6pm til late.
Also showing works by many other Internationally acclaimed Australian Art..
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| Beyond First Impressions: what changes if you get to know me? |
| The 2010 Rob McNamara Exhibition showcases the works of artists with and without disability, exploring the theme Beyond First Impressions: What changes if you get to know me? Diverse, challenging and enriching interpretations are portrayed through various styles and me..
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| 'til you drop: Shopping | A Melbourne History |
| This free exhibition at State Library of Victoria celebrates Melbourne’s passion for shopping, from the Paris end of Collins Street to the local corner store.
It explores Melbourne’s social history through changes in our shopping habits, from early settlement and th..
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| ABBAWORLD |
| Exhibition Now Open | Tickets on sale for sessions up to Sunday 31 October 2010
AUSTRALIA’S CHANCE TO RELIVE THE MEMORIES AND MAGIC OF ABBA WITH A THRILLING AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE ...
ABBAWORLD is an extraordinary multimedia exhibition that will enable visitor..
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| Artisan Books | Artist Book Exhibition |
| From the 21st of August until the 11th of September will be holding our 5th Annual Artist Books Exhibition. The theme for this year will be ‘Atlas’.
With the Artist Book Exhibition we seek to explore the boundaries of how a book is defined, focusing on the book as a ..
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| Darebin Music Feast |
| The Darebin Music Feast is the primary festival dedicated to song-writing and community music, in all its diverse forms for the Darebin City Council. It is an exciting, all-inclusive festival that includes hundreds of events and celebrates the musical diversity of one o..
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| Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival |
| The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival, first held in 1973, is a celebration of Spring that has grown to include a wide range of community and arts activities including as well as the original and ongoing events, art shows, concerts, exhibitions and fairs, open gardens..
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Film Festivals & Showing (2) | |
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| Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival |
| Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival returns to Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum from 4 to 7 September 2010 with a unique selection of new Indigenous films.
Celebrating 11 years, the 2010 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival will showcas..
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| Singapore Film Festival |
| For the first time in Australia, seven Singapore-made films come together over five days, at the inaugural Singapore Film Festival.
We are proud to present a mix of critically acclaimed, award-winning films and artistically ambitious products from Asia’s most cosmop..
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| Asian Food Festival |
| Melbourne dining comes alive with hot and spicy, sweet and sour and all those Asian flavours in between at Melbourne's month- long Asian Food Festival 2010.
There are 30 restaurants across Melbourne as well as Australia's premier Asian dining street "Chinatown" offer..
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| Hospohype | Special Offer |
| Hospohype is a video directory and review network for Melbourne hospitality venues.
From bars, pubs and famous eat outs to tucked away Melbourne cafe's, Hospohype will feature the very best and the must go places around Melbourne.
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| Paella Tuesday's @ Basque |
| A truly Spanish experience with Chef Andy at Basque Tapas and Wine, Paella night on Tuesday 2nd, 9th, 23rd of February.
‘Paella, the magnificent rice dish from native Spain, is a veritable symphony of colours and flavours that delights both the eye and the palate.
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Gig Guide | Live Music | Clubbing (7) | |
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| 80 Gigs in 80 days |
| 80 gigs in 80 days is a marathon live music event by Nicolas Jorquera of Melbourne band “I Heart Cusack,” held over 80 successive days at 80 different venues all over Melbourne and Regional Victoria.
Featuring 160+ bands it is being filmed for a Documentary highlight..
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| All That Tuesdays |
| Clown Presents - All That Tusedays! Every Tuesday @ Berlin Bar.
Live Kool Velvet Diva , Jazz & DJ !
Dress to Impress
Cocktail specials
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| Bennetts Lane Jazz Club |
| Bennetts Lane Jazz Club is open every night from 8:30pm.
Upcoming Gigs
Mon, Sep 6th, 2010, @8:30pm Browne, Hannaford Trio
Tue, Sep 7th, 2010, @8:30pm "Clocked Out Duo" feat. Erik Griswold + Vanessa Tomlisson
Wed, Sep 8th, 2010, @7:00pm The Bad Plus - 2 Shows
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| Cooks’ Cottage |
| Captain Cook's Cottage is a cottage rebuilt in the picturesque Fitzroy Gardens to commemorate the voyages of Captain James Cook, discoverer of Australia.
Captain Cook's Cottage was originally built in 1755 in Great Ayton Yorkshire England and purchased in 1933 by Sir..
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| Melbourne By Foot |
| Melbourne By Foot is a personalised adventure through Melbourne's past and present.
The tour which runs daily at 1pm is led by an experienced and friendly local guide who will take you on a journey through the heart of the CBD.
Whether you a first time visitor or..
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| Melbourne Town Hall Tours |
| The City of Melbourne offers free tours of Melbourne's historic Town Hall, one of the city's oldest and perhaps most recognisable architectural landmarks.
It give visitors the chance to learn about the architectural, social and political significance of this impressi..
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Markets | Art, Craft & General (8) | |
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| Benalla Day in the Gardens Market |
| This market is held in the Botanical Gardens. It is a big community market with something for everyone.
There are many varieties of food, children's activities, jumping castle and face painting. The market raises profits for community projects.
There are over 14..
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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:
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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 toys to clothes to ha..
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| Altona Beach Market |
| The Altona Village Traders Association holds a local market in Altona every Tuesday located on Pier Street and Logan Reserve Altona from 9.00am to 3.00pm.
It features stalls with fresh local produce and local crafts and art.
The market is en extremely popular mark..
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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's cakes,specialising..
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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.
Open: Tuesday and Wednesday 7am-4pm,
Thursday 7am-6pm, Friday 7am-8pm, Saturday 7am-4pm
Stalls: 33 food, 50 general
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Melbourne for Children | Kids (5) | |
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| Club Penguin @ Melbourne Aquarium |
| Disney’s Club Penguin is calling Melbourne Aquarium its home for the whole month of September! Dive into the fun and adventure with daily treasure hunts, an exciting games room complete with Nintendo DS and Wii consoles, free activity books, heaps of fun prizes to givea..
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| Peter & the Wolf @ Whitehorse Centre |
| The Whitehorse Centre is the City of Whitehorse's Licensed Function and Performing Arts Centre, located in Nunawading.
Peter & the Wolf
7 SEPTEMBER - 9 SEPTEMBER 9.30AM & 11.15AM
Presented by Utassy Ballet School
This well-known classic tale explores the int..
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| Spring School Holiday Guide |
| Our exclusive guide to keep the kids entertained during the Spring School Holidays that begin Saturday September 18 and run through until Sunday October 3, 2010.
Be sure to check in regularly for updates on things to do including information for children’s activitie..
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| Champions | Australian Racing Museum |
| Champions | The Australian Racing Museum located in the National Sports Museum at the MCG celebrates the history and excitement of throughbred racing in Australia.
A perfect destination for adults and children alike; Champions offers free school group tours and fant..
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| Chinese Museum | Re-opens |
| In August 2010, Melbourne’s Chinese Museum has re-opened after a $1.2 million upgrade that has taken six months.
Located in the heart of Melbourne’s Chinatown, the Chinese Museum comprises five floors of priceless artworks, artefacts, fashion, books, photographs an..
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| Fox Classic Car Collection |
| The Fox Classic Car Collection of prestige cars is housed in the historic Queen’s Warehouse building, built in 1890 on the corner of Collins Street and Batman’s Hill Drive.
The Fox Classic Car Collection includes more than 50 prestige vehicles collected over a 20 yea..
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| Living, Working and Networking in Melbourne |
| You may have been living in Melbourne for a week, a month, a year or even a decade.
But have you made the most of your new life in your new location?
Have you found new friends? Have you got the job you want or the job for now? Do you know what networks you can jo..
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| Melbourne Costume Museum |
| What's On @ National Trust
Tuesday 7 September 2010
A visit to Melbourne Costume Museum
Time: 10:15 am - 12:30 pm
Join the Activities Committee for a visit to the Melbourne Costume Museum, 30 Greenaway St, Bulleen.
Monday 20 September 2010
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| Yarra Valley | Today |
| What's on in the Yarra Valley today...
Events September 2010
Australian Masterpieces from the TWMA collection: Blackman and Klippel
Date: 21 August - 21 November 2010
Venue: TarraWarra Museum of Art, 311 Healesville-Yarra Glen Rd HEALESVILLE
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| Free Foot Health Assessment |
| We are seeking volunteers for research assessing the causes and outcomes of arthritis of the big-toe joint of the foot.
We are seeking volunteers without pain in their feet.
Participants will be provided with a FREE report of their foot health.
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| National Landcare Week |
| 6th to 12th September - Landcare Australia is encouraging everyone to become a citizen scientist during Landcare Week.
Every Australian can participate in this Landcare Week activity. Simply register with ClimateWatch and you can monitor, collect and record data that..
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| Unfinished OZ |
| Ten years ago, over 30,000 Australians showed their support for reconcilliation by walking as one over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
It was a momentous gesture of unity, but at its heart, true reconcilliation isnt just about the past. It's about moving forward and cele..
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Sales | Special Offers (4) | |
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| 3 Mobile Broadband |
| 3 Mobile Broadband now includes a full subscription to AVG Internet Security.
That's worry free surfing, chatting and downloading for 12 months.
Simply click here and select your plan for your Mobile Broadband solution and you'll soon receive FREE Internet securit..
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| Life or Business Coaching Sessions | Only $34 |
| Pay $34 for 2 x one-hour Life or Business Coaching Sessions instead of $358!
ONE DAY ONLY - BUY TODAY, USE LATER!! Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Lacking direction? Not sure how to take the next step?
Get your life or business back on track with two fantastic c..
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| Remedial Massage Treatment | $218 for $49 |
| Pay $49 for a 60-minute remedial massage or myotherepy treatment plus a $50 voucher. $218 Total value.
ONE DAY ONLY - BUY TODAY, USE LATER!! Thursday, 9 September 2010
Feeling a bit sore from slumping over a computer all day or from pounding the pavement getting..
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| Country Horse Racing on 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.
Wed 01 Sep
Ballarat Turf Club
Ladies Day
Thu 02 Sep
Sale Turf Club
Midweek R..
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| Melbourne Crime Tours |
| MELBOURNE: It’s a sightseeing tour… It’s an immersive experience… It’s dark, sinister and murderous… It’s the Melbourne Crime Tour!
Hoddle Street Massacre, Walsh Street Police Murders, Great Bookie Robbery, Samurai Sword Murders, Queen Street Massacre, Russell Stree..
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| Shark Walker @ Melbourne Aquarium |
| A BRAND NEW UNDERWATER ADVENTURE
Be among the first to experience Shark Walker at Melbourne Aquarium!
Get up close to giant stingrays, sharks and hundreds of amazing fish, without getting your hair wet! The new Shark Walker experience at Melbourne Aquarium offers ..
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| FAME Trivia |
| FAME Trivia runs trivia nights Monday through Thursday full of questions, music and audience participation that creates a competitive and fun-filled environment.
MONDAYS
Arcadia Hotel, South Yarra 8:00 PM Louise Crawford
Harp Of Erin, East Kew 8:00 PM Ritchie He..
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| Melbourne Trivia |
| Melbourne Trivia hosts Melbourne's most popular trivia nights.
Thursday 15 Jul 2010 - 20:00
Trivia @ The Albion Hotel
Port Melbourne, Australia
Tuesday 20 Jul 2010 - 18:30
Tuesdaysday Trivia at the Sherlock Holmes
Melbourne
Tuesday 20 Jul 2010 - 20:00
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| Quiz Meisters Trivia |
| Quiz Meisters run entertaining trivia nights at various venues Monday to Thursday that runs for just over 2 hours.
MONDAYS
Skinny Dog Hotel
155 High St, Kew
Ph: (03) 9853 8023
8pm
The Bridge Hotel
1 Nepean Hwy, Mordialloc
Ph: (03) 8587 1014
8pm
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| Dynamic Drawing Classes |
| Discover your creative identity and find your power through drawing.
Strong work comes from that amazing intersection where our attachments and fears collide into the recognisable vision of who we are.
Ron Curran has successfully run dynamic drawing classes and ..
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| Get Happier! Positive Psychology Workshop |
| Happier people have more successful in life, have more and better relationships, are more resilient, and even live longer. And no matter who you are, or what has happened to you in the past, everyone can LEARN to be happier.
In this fast-paced, interactive workshop,..
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| Impro Melbourne | Public Workshops Term 1 |
| Everyone can benefit from impro training. Doctors, IT professionals, full-time students, writers, managers and actors are all regular participants in our workshops. Whatever you do, whatever you like, see how impro training can be applied to your world. Plus it’s a whol..
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| Bundoora Park |
| Bundoora Park is Melbourne’s most diverse park providing a wealth of activities and experiences for the whole family.
-:- Escape for an hour or a day and enjoy a wide range of activities in Cooper’s Settlement. --:- The farm animals are always keen for visitors.
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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, and quality education..
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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 bred a platypus.
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