Things to do in Melbourne
- The Melbourne Jazz Festival is on from 3-12 June.
- Central Melbourne has many lovely gardens to enjoy, including the Royal Botanic Gardens and Fitzroy Gardens.
- Footy: Melbourne is mad about football, Aussie Rules Football of course!
- St Kilda has beaches and many restaurants, particularly around Acland St. From the city, take the 96 tram to stop #136. Tram 16 also goes there (and is the better option). Alternatively, take tram 3/3a to St Kilda junction and walk down Fitzroy St.
- Penguins at St Kilda: At sunset, clusters of little penguins come ashore on the St. Kilda breakwater and waddle up to their nests in the rocks around 8.30pm every evening.
- National Gallery of Victoria, including Whistler’s Mother at NGV International
- Fairfield Boathouse: enjoy lunch and a paddle on the Yarra River.
- Escape Room Melbourne: You have 70 minutes to unravel the mystery of a hidden room, working as a team to solve quirky and inventive puzzles to escape.
- Food Tours: Queenies or Food experiences
- Kite boarding, Wind surfing, and Paddle boarding lessons
- Queen Victoria Market: an iconic Melbourne market (the deli and meat and fish halls are best)
- Go sailing on the Enterprize, an historic tall ship.
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Things to do outside Melbourne
- Healesville sanctuary: Healesville sanctuary has many iconic Australian animals to see and interact with, including koalas, platypus, reptiles and birds. It is a 1 hour drive north east from Clayton campus. This the venue for the workshop excursion.
- Upper Yarra Valley: The Upper Yarra Valley is a lush region with many vineyards.
- The Great Ocean Road is one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, winding past excellent surfing beaches. This is more of an overnight trip.
- The Mornington Peninsula is a beautiful area south-east of Melbourne with vineyards, beaches, and seaside towns.
- Penguin Parade: Phillip Island is home to a large fairy penguin colony. The penguins can be viewed returning home at sunset every day (for a fee).
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