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AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND A NEW AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF MELBOURNE The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, set to open in late 2013, will offer an exciting new perspective on Melbourne’s skyline, and the city’s rich history, culture and eccentricities. It will also be a draw card for engineering experts and enthusiasts from around the country and beyond. Standing 120 metres high, equivalent to a 40-storey building, and with a diameter of 110 metres, the new Melbourne Star incorporates 1736 tonnes of steel and 7.5 kilometres of steel piping in its structure. The central hub and bearings weigh 77 tonnes, equal to the weight of 93 Holden Commodores, and two specially fabricated asymmetrical columns each weighing 73 tonnes support the massive weight of the Melbourne Star. Add the engineering facts to the unique and striking “star within a star” design, and Melbourne Star Management Group CEO Chris Kelly is expecting significant interest in the structure itself, let alone the ride experience. “Melbourne Star will be the only giant observation wheel in the Southern Hemisphere,” he said.

“That fact alone is generating huge interest among the many people who are genuinely interested in these structures and the complex engineering issues that are involved.” And while Mr Kelly welcomes this interest, he stresses that the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel will have something for everyone. “It will be far more than a ride on a giant observation wheel,” he said. “It’s a significant new tourism landmark that gives both visitors and locals a unique and exciting introduction to Melbourne and a new perspective on the city.” The Melbourne Star has 21 fully enclosed air-conditioned glass cabins, each capable of holding up to 20 guests who will enjoy a 30 minute flight journey taking in views of up 40 kilometres, including the Docklands precinct, Melbourne’s CBD, Port Phillip Bay and as far as Mount Macedon and the Dandenong Ranges. But there’s much more. The new Melbourne Star will showcase a wealth of information about the city through a preboarding display area, Tales of Melbourne, and via specially

researched in-cabin audio. A new retail area will offer some special and unusual highlights of the Melbourne Star experience as well as unique souvenirs and works by leading Melbourne artists. “We’ll be unveiling a range of special initiatives and touches on opening,” Mr Kelly said. “I think people will be delighted and surprised at how the Melbourne Star presents a new way to engage with Melbourne.” Already a stunning fixture on the Docklands skyline, the Melbourne Star will be further enhanced by nightly LED lighting displays. Three and a half kilometres of LED lighting is incorporated in the Star’s structure, allowing for more than 15 million light combinations, ensuring the Melbourne Star will be front and centre on Melbourne’s special events calendar. “All the features of the Melbourne Star, from the stunning design to the ride experience and retail offerings will deliver a quintessential must-do Melbourne experience,” Mr Kelly said. To learn more about the new Melbourne Star Observation Wheel and its many features visit www.melbournestar.com

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MESSAGE FROM THE LORD MAYOR OF MELBOURNE Melbourne is experiencing a period of great opportunity and transformation. Our population is growing rapidly, attracted by sophisticated culture, world renowned standard of living and an expanding city economy. A historic investment in the city’s future will continue to build on this momentum. We are planning to invest $1.5 billion in programs and services and $350 million in key infrastructure investments over the next four years. This includes new community facilities, protecting our city from extreme weather, keeping our city safe at night,

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future proofing our iconic parks and gardens and expanding green open spaces in our neighborhoods. Major events make Melbourne buzz with excitement and support our retail and hospitality industry. Christmas celebrations, New Year’s Eve, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, Melbourne Music week and the much loved Moomba, contributed $53 million to the city’s economy this year. In 2014, we look forward to celebrating the 60th anniversary of Moomba and the return of the Indigenous Festival. 2014 will be an exciting time for Docklands with the opening of the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel and the completion of much needed community facilities including the Docklands Library and the Docklands Family Services and Boating Hub. Meanwhile in other parts of the city, we continue with tree plantings that will double the number of trees in our city. Exciting times lie ahead for Melbourne as we celebrate the prosperity, livability and sophisticated culture that makes our city the envy of the world.. Robert Doyle

Lord Mayor

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MELBURNIAN OF THE YEAR By Costa Rolfe

Few Melburnians of the Year could boast as rounded a perspective of Melbourne as 2013 winner Major Brendan Nottle, who has made a habit of immersing himself in the city’s heaving heart on a virtually nightly basis. His self-assigned mission? To connect with the isolated, the disenfranchised and the vulnerable in his role as the Salvation Army’s commanding officer for Melbourne. For Nottle, the Melburnian of the Year accolade is not a personal one, and should be regarded as a tribute to the city’s resilience and community spirit as a whole. “This award speaks volumes about the heart of the city. If a well-known sportsperson or businessperson won this award, people would say it makes sense. The fact that on this occasion the city has chosen someone that works for an organisation committed to working with the most vulnerable, it’s really taken me by surprise. This is a city that genuinely cares for others and genuinely looks out for those that are doing it tough.”   On any given day or night, Nottle might be found working out of the Salvation Army’s city base at the top of Bourke Street, a well-staffed hub replete with housing workers, a full-time lawyer and psychologists – as well as the indefatigable Salvos army – where people in need can be assisted in getting back on their feet (with the added fillip of a free meal). If he’s not there, Nottle might instead be seen in and around the Salvos Youth Bus – normally parked near St Paul’s Cathedral and Flinders Street Station –

which seeks to address issues of homelessness and mental health problems in young people. “We are always on the lookout for people on their own. For example young girls that might have gone out of a club for some fresh air, it’s quite common for them to end up isolated in potentially risky areas in the city. We assist them however we can, whether it be taking them to hospital or taking them home, helping them reconnect with friends or generally just ensuring that they are safe and looked after.” On the rare occasions that Nottle can’t be found in the CBD, it might be due to his role as chaplain at his beloved Collingwood Football Club. And the tireless Major has put his affiliation with the ‘black and white army’ to good use, frequently enlisting AFL players to join him in his Outreach Van on nocturnal excursions to hand out blankets or a hot meal, and generally connect with those that might be feeling susceptible. Indeed, the ever-modest Nottle pays subconscious tribute to that timeless AFL player automated media response – “full credit to the boys” – whenever mention of his individual award is made. But unlike the mild arrogance that might occasionally betray the footballer’s true valuing of his own performance (“Yeah it was good to get on the end of a few goals…but full credit to the boys!”), a genuinely modest ‘team first’ ethos pervades Nottle’s entire articulation of his work.

passion and hard work that they are able to have a real impact on the streets. I see this award as being a recognition of their commitment: it belongs to the 23 people on our team as well as to our just over 1000 volunteers.” Each of the Salvos’ initiatives overseen by Major Nottle retains both a sophisticated level of planning, and a great understanding of how the city operates under stress. The handing out of free coffee to taxi drivers in the early hours of Friday and Saturday nights at the Queen Street taxi rank, for example, might seem at face value a kind gesture and little more, but in reality it serves a far more critical purpose, assures Nottle. “We hand out free, quality coffee to taxi drivers to attract them to the taxi rank in the first place, and then we sell hotdogs to the punters lining up to get a taxi so they’ve got something warm to eat and something to keep them occupied. These areas can often be trouble hotspots, so our presence aims to promote a sense of calm in the area and get people home quickly, and most importantly safely.”

As for the future, Major Nottle remains optimistic about Melbourne’s potential to fulfil the needs of its most vulnerable citizens. “I would love to see Melbourne continue to be a city that cares. We’ve got the resources and intellect to resolve problems like housing shortages or illicit drug use: we just have to think strategically “I’m just so proud of the team, they about what needs to be physically really are a fantastic group of people. done to implement genuine Overall they are a relatively young social change.” team, and it’s a testament to their MELBOURNE CITY LIVING GUIDE 2013

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CITY LIVING GUIDE CONTENTS

EDITOR’S NOTE

Cover Story

Melburnian of the Year

Hearns Hobbies

Organic Vegetables in the City

Melbourne: City of Literature

St Patrick’s Cathedral

Abseil the City

Airlie Mansion

1000 Pound Bend

River Trails

Ever-modest in his mission to connect with the isolated, the disenfranchised and the vulnerable in his role as the Salvation Army’s commanding officer, Major Brendan Nottle has been named Melburnian of the Year. For Nottle, the accolade is not a personal one, but regarded as a tribute to the city’s resilience and community spirit as a whole. Nottle says of the honour, ‘This award speaks volumes about the heart of the city. This is a city that genuinely cares for others and genuinely looks out for those that are doing it tough.’ Melbourne City Living Guide is proud to share Major Nottle’s story, page five of this issue. We also take a look at some of the city’s very own Melbourne Made specialists, including Block Arcade photographer Bob Van der Toorren, and master tailor Adriano Carbone whose hand-made garments have been seen in many a sell-out stage performance.

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Tribute is paid also to a few of the city’s architectural and engineering marvels, new and old, in the form of the artistic hub that is the graceful Nicholas Building, St Kilda Road’s Airlie Mansion, and our cover story, the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel which will provide a unique vantage over our city. Emily Rolfe Editor

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A TAILOR-MADE CAREER By Chelsea Arnold

Ever since he was a boy, Adriano Carbone has been fascinated by tailoring. Adriano is a second-generation tailor having spent the past 33 years perfecting his skillset. is one of very few remaining old-school master tailors in Melbourne. “I began sewing as a young boy, making pencil cases with zippers,” Adriano said. “I first started cutting suits on a milk crate in 1973. My father had a manufacturing business and every chance I got I was in there learning how to make garments. I just loved the cutting. I would be working with 13-inch shears.”

It is this passion and perfectionism that has earned him the reputation of Melbourne’s finest master tailor. “I am an engineer. I have broken every rule in tailoring. I use old fashioned techniques with modern technologies,” Adriano said. Customers can select a tailor-made, made-to-measure, fully tailored or the ultimate in tailoring, a bespoke garment, fully handmade, handstitched and can take between 80 to 100 hours to complete. Adriano’s suits feel almost weightless, which he attributes to years of perfecting the perfect balance, which includes ensuring 50 per cent of the chest is taken up by the lapel.

Pure wool, wool and silk, cotton, linen, tweed, twill and lycra are sourced from Europe, ensuring only the very finest quality fabrics. Regardless of the style or fabric, Adriano guarantees longevity and quality in his garments. “There is a lot of love that goes into each and every garment but above all it’s about performability and durability. We pride ourselves on what we do.” Adriano’s customers are loyal and are not shy in heaping adoring praise on the master tailor, even opera and musical theatre performer Anthony Warlow raves about Adriano’s “signature shoulder”. Such is Adriano’s talent that he is in high demand for the costuming for many of Melbourne’s musical theatre productions. In recent years, Adriano created gaments for Wicked, Annie, Legally Blonde, Grease and Jersey Boys, for which he was required to make 140 garments in just four weeks. The walls in his cutting room are adorned with framed posters from the musicals. It is a place Adriano spends much time, sometimes up to three days a week cutting fabrics. Visitors to The Block Arcade and tourists often stop to take photos as they watch Adriano through his shop front window. After all, it is a dying trade. You can see Adriano at work at The Block Arcade, level 1 , suite 121, 100 Elizabeth Street.

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FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

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OUT OF THE CLOSET Melbourne prides itself on blink-and-you’llmiss-it doorways throughout its secret laneway and rooftop spots, and purveyor of vintage cool Out of the Closet is no exception.

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Located opposite the Station on Flinders Street, keep your eyes peeled for the set of stair descending to the basement location of this favourite vintage store. A solid collection of vintage treasures – belts, hats, boots, shirts, skirt, and racks of dresses from days gone by – as well as plenty of handbags and vinyl records. Prices are relatively competitive for a secondhand store in such an excellent location, making Out of the Closet well worth a rummage for that perfect 1950s rockabilly dress.

BEHIND THE LENS

By Chelsea Arnold

Over many years Bob Van der Toorren photographed more than 5000 weddings. But it wasn’t until he began photographing the weddings of the daughters of the same couples whose weddings he had originally photographed that he thought it was probably time to turn his hand to something else. Today, Bob and his wife Ann, run the successful Block Arcade Studios specialising in photographic restoration, which has become a mainstay of The Block Arcade since 1978. When photography went digital the industry suffered. Only one in 10 businesses survived. “I quickly realised digital was the way to go. The digital way of doing things is so easy and so accurate when it comes to the restoration of images,” Bob said. “Our in-house photographic restoration service has become a large and very important part of our business. Our dedicated experts take great pride in restoring your treasures often beyond expectation at a fair price for us and for the customer. We can restore almost all images. The aim is to create something better than they could do themselves.” All originals remain on the premises ensuring absolute safety for your irreplaceable photographs, until completion. In addition to restoration, Block Arcade Studios also specialises

in full photographic services from passport photos through to styled corporate portraits. Bob was the first student to graduate with an Associate Diploma in Illustrative Photography in the southern hemisphere and an Accredited Full Member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography. “I have been very fortunate, I have been the official Moomba photographer over the years, I got to spend some one-on-one time photographing astronaut Neil Armstrong, and also Australian author, Bryce Courtenay. I’ve also photographed prime ministers, judges and members of parliament but of all the people I enjoy taking photos of, it is children. Kids are lovely to photograph.”

So what to do with your favourite photographs? Frame them of course. Block Arcade Studios has more than 200 frame mouldings for you to choose from, most are Australian timbers. “We are pleased to advise and give no obligation quotes when you bring your items for framing for us to view. “Over the past 30 years we have framed large jigsaws, mirrors, flags and banners, all sorts of sporting memorabilia, medals, posters, needle works, art prints and maps and naturally photographs,” Bob said. Block Arcade Studios is at Shop 23, Block Arcade, 282 Collins Street, Melbourne.

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HEARNS HOBBIES By Costa Rolfe What is this, an airport for ants?! No Derek Zoolander, it’s Hearns Hobbies, Flinders Street’s revered model and hobby shop! Containing all manner of replica planes, trains, helicopters and automobiles, Hearns Hobbies is the place for the most breathtaking (wholesome!) adult toys. The history of Hearns Hobbies is, perhaps unsurprisingly, rooted in the Royal Flying Corps, commencing with John Hearn’s service in the Great War. Three generations of Hearn men earned their pilot wings, with the three brothers that comprise the middle generation – John’s sons Jack, Keith and Bruce – all serving with distinction as officer pilots during the Second World War. Following the war, the brothers parlayed their immense aviation knowledge into their true passion – aeromodelling –

and whilst setting and breaking records with their remote control planes, they went about building Hearns Hobbies into a household name. The brothers covered every stage of the process – from design, to manufacture, to marketing – ensuring that their creations would soon be flown by landlubbing pilots Australian-wide. The selection of model vehicles available at Hearns Hobbies today is a testament to the foundation laid by the Hearns brothers all those years ago. For the car enthusiast, Peter Brock’s LJ XU1 Torana or a onetenth scale nitro monster truck – for maximum backyard mayhem – are sure to get the adrenalin racing. A squadron of remote control planes and helicopters will appeal to those

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who share in the Hearn’s loftier ambitions, whilst the sedate assuredness of The Flying Scotsman or Liliput Freight Locomotive will keep train lovers on track. Miniature plastic kits are also available for those partial to patient and painstaking construction, with an interesting selection of bombers (Essendon), tanks (Carlton/Melbourne) and tigers (Richmond) harmonious reminders of Hearns’ close proximity to the MCG (Collingwood’s burglary kit sold separately).

THE NICHOLAS BUILDING  By Costa Rolfe

Completed in 1926, the Chicago style terracotta façade of Melbourne’s treasured Nicholas Building conceals a vertical hub of design and ingenuity. Picture a less tanned version of Hollywood Squares, but with more substance and creative talent. Indeed, to peel back the Nicholas Building’s Swanston Street aspect is to reveal a thriving ‘high rise’ community of artisans, each sharing in and extending the building’s tradition of inspiration. A thimbled thumbing through the pages of the Nicholas Building’s history reveals years of service to the Flinders Lane garment trade – most commonly in its guise as a workspace for many of Melbourne’s

seamstresses and button makers. The building did not always foster bespoke production, however, initially being commissioned to act as the offices of post-war aspirin manufacturers Alfred and George Nicholas. Harry Morris – who himself might have suffered a headache or two in designing the building’s Greek revival exterior – eventually took up floor space in his own creation to run his architectural firm, whilst the ground level was occupied by a Coles department store for over forty years. Today, the Nicholas Building’s nine floors are crowded with the studio space of artists, designers, jewellers and milliners, as well as an array of

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retailers. The proliferation of artists – as opposed to artisans – that work within is credited to bohemian artist, poet and dancer Vali Myers, who opened a gallery in the Nicholas Building in the 1990s. A long term resident of Manhattan’s famed Chelsea Hotel, Myers’ patronage of the building did not go unnoticed by Melbourne’s arts community, with many sufficiently compelled to follow her fantastical lead. One of the city’s most visually appealing buildings, the leadlight barrel-vaulted ceiling that caps the Nicholas Building’s first floor arcade is one architectural relic of particular note, as are its three original lifts and a unique glass mail chute.

ORGANIC VEGETABLES IN THE CITY In a world awash with processed food, ever-increasing takeaway options and the lust for convenience, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to take a deep breath and hearken back to a time when vegetables looked like they came from the earth and fruit like it was plucked from a tree. Today, the uniformity of supermarket fresh produce is nothing short of astonishing so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to know that even if you live right in the city, far away from orchards and cornfields, there is a way to enjoy the burst of flavour that comes only from fresh seasonal food. Earth & Sky Organics Earth & Sky Organics supplies seasonal boxes of organic and biodynamic fruit and vegetables, as well as a handful of staple grocery items. Their simple streamlined offering provides excellent value mixed boxes, with the convenience of online ordering, and delivery

to your home, office, or partner location for you to collect. Ph: Chris, 0424 462 660 info@earthandskyorganics.com.au www.earthandskyorganics.com.au Organic Angels Delivering 100% certified organic to your door, Organic Angels was born out of a desire for healthy and sustainable food for Melburnians. Jump online and check out their fruit and veggie boxes, add-ons, gift boxes and dairy and egg offering, as well as superfoods and kids lunchboxes.

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MEET YOUR

MELBOURNE CITY COUNCILLORS LORD MAYOR ROBERT DOYLE As Lord Mayor in his second term , Robert Doyle acknowledged that city safety, liveability and planning for the city’s growth were crucial to all of us who live in this fabulous city. Together with his new Council, Robert will continue with these themes and be a strong advocate for the community in planning decisions, working closely with the State Government to ensure the voice of residents and business is heard. To Robert, listening to the views of residents and visitors and keeping them informed are important to plan Melbourne’s future programs and services. For 2014, Robert looks forward to seek the expertise of many partners to collaborate on city safety, business support, pathways out of homelessness, arts and culture, and sustainability.

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR SUSAN RILEY In her third term as Deputy Lord Mayor with a passion for small businesses, Susan is keen to help the sector thrive while acknowledging the many challenges ahead of all who work and operate in this area. She is a board Member of the Retail & Hospitality Board and also Melbourne Spring Fashion and the Chairs the Melbourne Awards. Stronger networks for women working in different professions and industries is also high on her agenda and Susan is keen to ensure the annual Women in Business lunch and the International Women’s Day remains a popular platform for women in business to meet and share some camaraderie. Cr Riley is Deputy Chair to the Marketing Melbourne Portfolio and a member of the Audit Committee.

COUNCILLOR STEPHEN MAYNE Eager to open up the Council’s operations with his fellow Councilors, Stephen Mayne injects a strong advocacy for improved public transport infrastructure, particularly in rail and bike paths for the people (and guests) of Melbourne. Stephen aims to ensure that residents are not marginalized by the decisions of the Council, and believes that more data about the Council’s actions be made accessible to residents for a greater understanding and public confidence of an institution that prioritizes its people. Cr Mayne Chairs the Finance and Governance Portfolio and Deputy Chair to the Planning Portfolio and a member of the Audit Committee.

COUNCILLOR ARRON WOOD With wide-ranging expertise in environmental communication and education, Arron Wood brings a vibrant and diverse skill set to his role. His passion is environmental sustainability and he is keen to ensure that Melbourne retains its position as the most liveable city in the world with a focus on safety and multiculturalism. Arron was a recipient of the 2007 Melbourne Business Award for Contribution to the Environment. Arron has played a key role in the Future Melbourne Reference Committee and Enterprise Melbourne Advisory Board. Cr Wood Chairs the Environmental Portfolio and is Deputy Chair to the Economic Development Portfolio.

COUNCILLOR JACKIE WATTS Jackie Watts brings to her role a strong track record in community activism. Her focus is on ensuring that Melbourne works well for those who live, work and invest in it. Prior to joining council in July 2012, she volunteered with the Office of the Public Advocate and has had previous involvement in social empowerment programs. Cr Watts had a long career as an Academic and a Librarian. She is keen to promote the city’s knowledge economy reinforcing Melbourne’s status as a prosperous, savvy, exciting and sustainable city. Cr Watts Chairs the Knowledge City Portfolio and is Deputy Chair People City Portfolio.

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COUNCILLOR CATHY OKE Cathy Oke has the strong determination to develop Melbourne as the world’s most sustainable city; lobbying for greater public transport and protecting open spaces that residents of Melbourne enjoy. Committed to supporting programs that promote a safe, vibrant and creative municipality, Cathy is currently working at RMIT University to understand the interaction between society and the environment. Cr Oke Chairs the Transport Portfolio and is Deputy Chair of the Environment Portfolio.

COUNCILLOR KEVIN LOUEY Kevin Louey returns to council with extensive experience across business, government and community. He is a staunch supporter of city activation, improved transport, targeted international engagement and changes to Docklands. For Kevin, key themes for the next four years include: safety, liveability and planning for growth with a focus on better water connectivity with Docklands, supporting our business through activation of the city and ensuring doing business in the city is affordable. Cr Louey Chairs the Economic Development ortfolio and is Deputy Chair of the Knowledge City Portfolio.

COUNCILLOR ROHAN LEPPERT A music teacher and composer, Rohan Leppert is keen to ensure that community expectations and sustainable living are kept at the centre of Council business. A strong advocate for programs which promote community and creativity, Rohan is committed to involving the community in Council plans and decisions. His passion is supporting, promoting and improving access to Melbourne’s vibrant arts scene. Cr Leppert Chairs the Arts and Culture Portfolio and is Deputy Chair of the Finance and Governance Portfolio and a member of the Audit Committee

COUNCILLOR RICHARD FOSTER Richard Foster has a rich background in consumer advocacy. Having worked for some of Australia’s largest financial institutions, an Ombudsman and a welfare organisation, he brings to his role an innate understanding of the needs of a community. As a councillor Richard will focus on disadvantaged residents while supporting business. Returning public confidence in Council, bike safety and increased public transport use are some of his aims. Cr Foster5 Chairs the people City Portfolio and is Deputy Chair of the Transport Portfolio.

CR BEVERLEY PINDER-MORTIMER Beverley Pinder- Mortimer interests lie in our community and those who are vulnerable. With 40 years’ engagement and involvement in the community, through her commitment to charities and not-for-profits, she is ready for an immersion on a greater scale. Running a small business in PR for 30 years has enabled her to better understand the challenges from retail to hospitality and tourism and community services.. Cr Pinder-Mortimer Chairs the Marketing Melbourne Portfolio and is Deputy Chair of the Arts and Culture Portfolio.

COUNCILLOR KEN ONG As Chair of Planning, Ken wants to ensure that the city grows in a well-managed and sustainable manner and developers, residents and business work together with Council to ensure that our city and our neighbourhoods are well planned, streets are safe and active and our city ‘s built form respected. Cr Ong is also the Deputy Chair of Major Projects and Chairs the Disability Advisory Board.

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LIFE SIZE TRAM A tribute to one of Melbourne’s heroes – the W-Class ‘rattler’ tram – has found its home among the city’s public art collection. ‘Raising the Rattler Pole – the last of the Connies’, commissioned by the City of Melbourne Public Art Program, is an actual scale, artistic recreation of the last W-Class tram built in 1956: the 1040. Positioned on the corner of Spencer and Flinders Street, the 10-metre sculpture is upended, jutting eight metres out of the ground and tilted at 10 degrees. At night, the Rattler’s headlights glow and windows light up to create the illusion of bustling inside activity. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the City of Melbourne Public Art Program has brought a 18

number of innovative and unique art pieces to Melbourne. ‘Raising the Rattler Pole is a fantastic addition to Melbourne’s public art collection. It is sure to become an iconic piece that is talked about by Melburnians and visitors alike,’ said the Lord Mayor. Chair of Arts and Culture at the City of Melbourne, Councillor Rohan Leppert said the City of Melbourne supports the entire creative ecology of the city. ‘From commissioning emerging artists through to supporting major international arts festivals, the City of Melbourne plays in integral in Melbourne’s art scene,’ said Cr Leppert.

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‘We are delighted to see this addition of a beloved Melbourne object become a part of the city’s public art collection.’ Artist David Michael Bell said the W-Class tram is iconically Melbourne and an important part of the city’s history. ‘Most of us remember those old tram trips, when the contact pole came off the wire and the conductor had to get out and reposition,’ said David. ‘There are huge stone statues and plinths all over the world as tributes to people – but I wanted to pay tribute to an object. ‘Raising the Rattler Pole’ is a piece that everyone can identify with, while remembering their own stories.’

JEAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY RECOGNISED WITH PLATINUM AWARD By Lisa Quittner manufacture and industry to a place of residence and the city has changed accordingly. The businesses that are opening now are restaurants. It’s not retail that predominates as much as it is the service industries, hairdressers, restaurants and places that are needed for a city that has an expanding residential population. What does it mean to receive this Lord Mayor’s Commendation Platinum Award? It’s a very nice thing. You do your job day in and day out for many years and it’s nice to be recognised as contributing something to city life. It’s nice to know the council recognises that small business and people are the life of the city, we appreciate the recognition.

The Lord Mayor’s Commendations recognise the people behind the businesses that continue to make Melbourne the world’s most liveable city.

Modak Motocycles 299 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Ph: 03 9602 1229

2013 Platinum Award recipient, Jean Beanham of Modak Motorcycles, together with her son, David, have kept their Elizabeth Street store open for business for over five decades and is one of the oldest family businesses operating in the CBD. Specialising in the supply of spare parts for early English motorcycles, Modak Motorcycles is located on Elizabeth Street, which has been the home of the motorcycle trade for over 100 years and continues to be a hub for motorcycle enthusiasts in Melbourne. At 88 years of age, Jean still works five and a half days a week. What have been the biggest changes to running your business throughout the decades? When we started out motorcycles were a form of transport but as time has gone on and these motorcycles have become older, they are more collector’s items and objects for restoration rather than something that is ridden on a daily basis to get around, as was the case when we started.

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TAKE IT EASY Your guide to where and how to relax in the CBD By Chelsea Arnold We all need to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city’s fast pace sometimes.

Tai Chi Australia offers free classes at Federation Square every Tuesday at 7.30am.

Quite often a pampering session is the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about relaxation.

Tai Chi is valuable in promoting health, developing combat and self-defense skills, and improving concentration and overall wellbeing.

The heart of Melbourne is home to many an urban oasis for rest and relaxation. Endota Day Spa (69-71 Flinders Lane) has six spa treatment rooms and a pampering menu with spa packages to soothe from top to toe. Tucked away in a quiet laneway is Orchid Day Spa (62 Hardware Lane), a luxurious and modern beauty empire for those who have a love of pampering. From the moment you enter the facility you will feel at ease with the friendly service. At the other end of town, if it’s something more specific you require, then Chikitsa House (Room 204, Level 2, 145 Russell Street) is worth a visit as it offers therapeutic and relaxation massages like lymphatic drainage, sports, deep tissue and Thai. Chikitsa also practices reiki, Horstmann technique and Dorn methods. Sometimes though you just need to shake off your stress. Anyone regardless of age or level of fitness can practice and benefit from Tai Chi.

If you’re looking to find your Zen, Kadampa Meditation Centre Melbourne (399 Lonsdale Street) is a contemporary urban Buddhist Temple based in the heart of the CBD. It provides a comfortable and peaceful environment in which people from all walks of life can learn about meditation and Buddhism. Resident teacher Gen Kelsang Dornying runs free lunchtime meditation sessions (Atrium, Federation Square) every Tuesday from 12.30-1pm. Discover the peace of meditation for yourself in these free 30-minute meditation sessions. Be guided through simple meditations that relax the mind and body, leading to a deep experience of inner peace and contentment. However, if meditation isn’t your thing and you’d prefer to lose yourself in a good book, then Melbourne’s libraries have an enviable collection. City Library (253 Flinders Lane) is Victoria’s busiest public

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lending library and continues to grow in popularity. Located in the bustling Degraves precinct and co-located with the CAE, City Library has become a major destination and meeting place for nearby residents, workers, students and visitors. The library offers an amazing range of collections, resources, programs and facilities that cater for the diverse communities in the city. But at the end of the day if you simply want to grab a hat, take your newfound library book and lie under a tree, then Melbourne’s parks are among the world’s best. With almost 480 hectares of internationally acclaimed parks and gardens, ranging from gardens with classic 19th century heritage features and majestic tree avenues, to the 170-hectare Royal Park with its unique bushland landscape and wetlands habitat, Melbourne offers a variety of open spaces and recreation opportunities. Visit Cooks’ Cottage at Fitzroy Gardens, hear the field of 39 electronic bells at Birrarung Marr, or simply relax under a shady tree at any one of the City of Melbourne’s parks.

LANEWAY CHARM AND BOLD OFFICE SPACE COMBINE IN HISTORIC LANDMARK Melbourne’s Central Business District (CBD) has a new commercial centre. At the heart of this is St James Square, only a short walk from the law courts and positioned between Collins and Bourke streets. St James Square at 555 Bourke Street occupies a prime CBD block on the south west corner of Bourke and Williams streets. The redevelopment of St James showcases a bold direction for one of Melbourne’s historic landmarks.

St James offers a distinctive and unique CBD office and retail space that expresses and reinforces the vision and values of today’s corporate tenant. The two major office towers house a total floor space of 46,000sqm. Once all offices are occupied, St James will house a total of 4,500 office workers. Businesses who take up residency at St James will not be disappointed with the rejuvenated business precinct. In addition to the prime office space, St James also boats 3000sqm of retail space on the ground floor fronting Bourke, William, Little Collins and Church streets. The retail precinct has been described as a quintessential Melbourne laneway combined with a sleek retail design that incorporates the building’s art deco heritage. St James’ landlords scoured Melbourne’s best retail precincts to find the types of tenants for St James that would collectively create a synced tenancy mix.

A number of shops have already been leased. The ever-expanding list of traders boasts exciting tenants including Spin Café from Brunswick, Simply Spanish from South Melbourne Market, Pok Pok from Docklands, Famishd from Little Collins Street, Brioche by Philip from Prahran, Goz City from South Melbourne Market, Herringbone, Joe Black, Aveda and Priceline. Those already trading are attracting unmatched crowds every day. Excitingly, a number of other highquality retailers will be opening their doors at St James in the near future. Another highlight of St James is the vibrant plaza area. Melbourne’s office workers are excited to have a new place to eat and shop. Why not come see it for yourself?

FROM A LAWYER TO A SALAD BAR highest quality to create a fresh and brightly coloured offering of made-to-order meals. Serving gourmet salads, hot baked potatoes and delicious soups to up to 800 of Melbourne’s busiest corporate workers each day, the highly successful salad bar, Famish’d represented a very dramatic professional shift for its sole owner, Georgia Samuel. Having worked as a corporate lawyer in Melbourne’s CBD, Georgia identified a gap in the market for healthy yet substantial meals, using only ingredients of the

With the flourishing healthy food revolution, Georgia’s Famish’d venture has expanded with a second café recently opened in the CBD’s St James Building, complementing the original Famish’d located on Little Collins Street. Georgia’s strong customer service focus and expert grasp on harnessing the benefits of social media has also meant she can now add a coveted gong in the Smart50 business awards to her many achievements. MELBOURNE CITY LIVING GUIDE 2013

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INTERVIEW WITH STUDENT LUCINDA KININMONTH

MELBOURNE'S CBD RETAIL LANDSCAPE - FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Melbourne’s CBD landscape has had its ups and downs over the years but it seems to be going from strength to strength. Student journalist Lucinda Kininmonth spoke to Deputy Lord Major, Susan Riley. What is the current position of Melbourne’s retail industry? Melbourne has come so far in the last few years that we are without doubt the capital city of retail in Australia. We are there for fashion, from the large departmental stores to all the small boutiques. We have new international fashion stores coming in that we’ve never had before.

I think now it’s changing a little more. The consumer is now definitely buying online, but there is also a feeling you must feel the fabric. Go and buy a pair of jeans for instance and what do you want to do, you want to touch them, you want to try them on; but then again, you want to make sure the price is right. This is where smarter retailers are saying ‘we’ll match whatever the online price is’ and you’re in their store so they’ve already got you there. What is the support like for young up-and-coming designers?

I think they are our number one priority. If we don’t encourage We have those unique little them to get themselves known boutiques hidden away in our within the industry where would we laneways that just invite you in, be in another 10 years time? Our they’re curiosity shops and you just emerging designers are our future stroll in and that’s the pleasure of and we as a city must continue shopping, that’s the retail experience. to encourage and provide the platform for aspiring designers. Has there been a noticeable change over the past few years? During Melbourne Spring Fashion I think the biggest change in retail has been the online shopping. I mean, this is something that we are now learning to accept but when it started to happen within Melbourne there was a feeling of being cautious with the consumer.

Week we held an exhibition in the previous Met shop which was a fabulous way for the students to showcase their designs. It proved to be very popular as did the Hub in City Square and was one of the highest traffic flows of the Melbourne Spring Week.

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I think the local independent fashion stores are the key to their success. If they can get some of their stock into those little independent stores and get themselves a name then that’s how they grow and become a brand name. Melbourne’s CBD is continually taking on new stores that make our retail industry thrive. Stores like Paul Smith, Zara, Gap, Dolce & Gabbana, and a brand new one called H&M which is coming into the GPO. This is how we know that our retail mix is getting it right because they are not going to Sydney, they are coming to Melbourne. I think that if you can encourage your friends to come to the CBD to find that unique shop you will never be disappointed. You are not going to find 10 people wearing the same piece of clothing as you might do elsewhere, so you are constantly looking for that unique piece of clothing that is going to make you feel number one wherever you go. Lucinda Kininmonth’s favourite boutiques are Alpha60, Gorman, Skin and Threads and FAT, all located within the Melbourne GPO.

COMMUNITY GARDENS Like sun-seeking runner beans creeping across a trellis, the concept of the community garden is spreading resolutely throughout Melbourne. Whilst some of these shared fresh-produce havens have sprung up somewhat organically, others have been developed in more regimented fashion, with still more prospective sites ripe for the tilling in the near future. The ideology pervasive to community gardens is a simple one: that of a shared, tranquil space that allows city dwellers to plant, grow and harvest their own produce, with improved health, enhanced food security and the regeneration of often neglected urban sites just some of the benefits.

they have a surplus, many of the herbs and vegetables nurtured within are available to the public via Veg Out St Kilda Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month, as is a wide selection of cheese, fish, smoked meat, wine and free range eggs. Though it hasn’t yet inspired the taking up of pitchforks and donning of patches – such as those formidable insignia made infamous by outlaw motorcycle gangs – the battle for a prime innercity veggie patch remains a fierce one, with too little turf available to accommodate the many gardeners keen to plant a crop or two. Veg Out, for instance, retains a hefty waiting list, with prospective

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members having to earn their stripes helping out as a ‘Friend of Veg Out’ before becoming eligible for their own patch of earth. Thankfully, the ‘Veg Out Vows’ – which any new member must pledge allegiance to – stops just short of baby sacrifice in ensuring the sanctity of the Veg Out values. All is not lost, however, for the frustrated many in desperate need of a place to plant their seed. Recent initiatives, such as the Northcote Baptist Church’s ‘pop-up’ garden (complete with 22 raised beds), continue striving to meet the demands of Melbourne’s flourishing greenthumb community.

A particularly celebrated community garden that germinated from one such space is St Kilda’s ‘Veg Out’, which has endured several facelifts over the years. Once the disused St Kilda Bowling Club, the current site was converted into an artist studio space in 1998 before the inhabitants gradually introduced a sprawling series of plots. Now comprising 145 garden plots and several shared communal spaces, Veg Out’s private plot-holders pay a biannual fee according to their particular bed’s dimensions. Should these growers decide

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MELBOURNE: CITY OF LITERATURE  Melbourne is universally regarded as sports mad. The city’s inhabitants are known for attending live sport in their thousands – largely regardless of the code or athletic endeavour on offer – with their beloved MCG widely lauded as Australia’s ‘sporting mecca’. Less well known, however, is that this tendency towards obsession also extends to the written word. Indeed, it would appear that a Melburnian’s week might not only be dramatically impacted by the bounce of a ball or an umpire’s ignorantly sounded whistle, but equally by the inspired stroke of a long dead pen or the unanticipated demise of an adored protagonist. As TISM juxtaposed all those years ago, “So who is your favourite genius: James Hird or James Joyce?” (That song’s a bit awkward now).

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And so it is as one of only seven UNESCO Cities of Literature, then, that Melbourne can boast of a capacity to cater for crowds both rambunctious and retiring; binoculared and bespectacled.

bookstores and libraries abound), engagement in bridging language barriers via translation of literary works and the active promotion of literature via new media are other requirements of note.

Melbourne’s 2008 inauguration as a UNESCO City of Literature was just the second behind Edinburgh in 2006. With such a narrow list of member cities (the others being Iowa City, Dublin, Reykjavik, Norwich and Krakow), it is no surprise that qualification to this most elite of book clubs is contingent on the realisation of several exacting criteria. These include a demonstrable commitment to quality and diverse publishing and editorial initiatives, as well as strong educational programs. An urban environment steeped in literature (where

Melbourne’s book club status does not appear under threat any time soon, with the State Government committing around $20 million via four major literature-based initiatives. These include the State Library’s all encompassing Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, the increased national and international profile of the acclaimed Melbourne Writers Festival, and the robust prize purses afforded to winners of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama and young adult).

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HOW ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER RESULTING IN MELBOURNE RARE BOOK WEEK Melbourne Rare Book Week began as a way of promoting the annual Melbourne Rare Book Fair, which is held by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers during the last weekend in July, in the University of Melbourne’s historic Wilson Hall. In 2012, a simple request to the City of Melbourne’s Arts and Culture department to devote its July ‘Melbourne Conversations’ program to rare books in the leadup to the Melbourne Rare Book Fair blossomed into a communityled celebration of books and the joys of collecting. Ten libraries and literary/historical institutions united to present an extended week

of free lectures, exhibitions and entertainment — demonstrating why Melbourne is a UNESCO City of Literature. In 2013 the program expanded, with eighteen partners presenting twenty-eight memorable events. In 2014 the number of partners will again increase and the program promises to be the most exciting to date. For book collectors, readers and all who revel in the rich and diverse collections held in our institutional libraries and museums, Melbourne is the place to be each July. The third Melbourne Rare Book Week runs from Thursday July 17 until Sunday July 27. The 2014 program includes the popular rare

book appraisal day at Melbourne Museum — which is an opportunity to discover if treasured books are merely of sentimental value or something more — demonstrations of book art, lectures, conversations with authors, Melbourne Library’s Storytime for children, and a reading performance of 84 Charing Cross Road. It concludes with Australia’s premier antiquarian book fair, where leading Australian and international antiquarian booksellers offer for sale rare and collectible items catering for all who love print on paper and share a passion for books. Admission to all Melbourne Rare Book Week events is free. Details can be found on rarebookweek.com.

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MEN'S SHED

SOUTHBANK  Since 2011, a group of Southbank residents have been working hard at realising a common goal: the establishment of a ‘men’s shed’ community centre where local men can come to interact, create, learn and generally tap in to their civic sensibilities. Broadly, the men’s shed movement was largely initiated as a means of attending to the mental health of males. A traditional lack of maleorientated support structures, a proclivity for alcohol and gambling addiction, and the common adherence to the ‘stoic and silent’ stereotype can frequently result in the manifestation of myriad

mental and physical disorders amongst men. The men’s shed concept seeks to counteract some of these pitfalls of masculinity by providing a positive, resourceful environment wherein men can socialise, learn new skills, connect with health providers and generally feel better about themselves. The establishment of a Southbank men’s shed has proved fruitless to date, however, predominately due to the lack of suitable vacant sites to accommodate the venture. But Southbank shed advocates will no doubt have been heartened by the recent opening of a men’s shed in neighbouring South Melbourne,

By Costa Rolfe situated behind St Luke’s Church on Dorcas Street. In keeping with the basic men’s shed model, the South Melbourne initiative is a place where men can not only interact with each other and pursue their hobbies, but also participate in broader community ventures designed to keep the facility both self-sustaining and socially aware. Meanwhile, the Southbank men’s shed lobby group continues to search for a site of their own, so that they might ultimately create a civic space where all manner of objects – including people – can be repaired.

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CHANGE OF

SCENERY By Chelsea Arnold

It’s quite possibly one of the most decorated, admired and photographed laneways in Melbourne’s CBD. And, like a chameleon, Hosier Lane is always changing. The bluestone-paved laneway is an international tourist attraction, known for it’s incredible street art. It is a feast of colourful creativity every which way you look. Soon the laneway’s canvas will be even bigger, thanks to a Melbourne City Council arts grant to extend the street art – up. Previously the tops of the walls of Hosier Lane and the parallel Rutledge Lane remained blank, but under a plan by Hosier Inc, a group of residents, shop owners, street artists and supporters, they will be covered with murals painted by leading local and international street artists. Paint Up! will take place over a two-day period with numerous street artists invited to be involved. The project is part of a bid to reinvigorate streetscapes and embrace the city’s mural culture. To remain at the cutting-edge of street art worldwide, the laneway must keep evolving and changing. And in true evolution of street art no sooner has an artwork been left to dry, than another artist is uncapping their spray cans. 30

While Melbourne City Council endorses works by leading artists, tagging and amateur graffiti is illegal in the laneway. By extending the murals to the top of the buildings, it prevents them from being defaced as easily as they can be from the ground. Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said $848,930 in arts grants was awarded to 67 projects that will enliven the city and engage, challenge and excite our residents, workers and visitors.

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“The works produced through these grants are central to maintaining the quality and diversity of the arts in Melbourne,” Cr Doyle said. “More than 60 per cent of the grants result in works that are free to the public and this provides an opportunity for thousands of people to participate in a diverse range of creative experiences.” Hosier Lane is off Flinders Street, just opposite Federation Square.

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ST PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL An imposing sandstone and bluestone structure located in East Melbourne, St Patrick’s Cathedral is a leading example of Gothic-revival architecture. Built in stages between 1858 and 1940, the cathedral was designed by William Wardell, Melbourne’s foremost ecclesiastical architect. St Patrick’s was named after the patron saint of Ireland, (who according to legend, and Christy Moore, ‘Drove the frogs into the bogs and banished all the vermin’) reflecting the local Catholic community’s main origin. Building began in 1863 and continued until the spires were added in 1939. The beautiful and lofty cathedral exterior and garden surrounds are really just a preview of the beauty within: inside you’ll find several

tonnes of bells, an organ with 4500 pipes, ornate stained-glass windows and the remains of former archbishops. About St Patrick’s Cathedral: – St Patrick’s is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, Denis Hart. – It is the tallest and largest church building in Australia. – There has been music at St Patrick’s since 1858, but the present cathedral choir was founded in 1939 when the Vienna Boys Choir found itself stranded in Australia at the outbreak of war.

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– John Paul II made the first papal visit to the cathedral in 1986. – A major restoration program completed in 1997 marked the centenary of the cathedral’s consecration.

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THERE'S NO TOWN LIKE IT The Harbour Town Hotel, San Churro and The Coffee Club.

Harbour Town Shopping Centre Melbourne in Docklands, offers you a unique experience in this recently reinvigorated area. The open air precinct is the home of outlet and specialty shopping with brand direct outlets, specialty stores, dining and entertainment. With major brands such as Rebel Sport, Toyworld, Forever New, 40

Esprit, Valley girl, Typo, Man To Man, Factorie, Cotton On, Leviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, FILA and Lonsdale and many more at all discounted prices, shoppers are sure to grab a bargain. After an exhausting day of shopping you can refuel and reenergise at any of Harbour Towns many cafes and restaurants including Nandoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Gold Leaf Yum Cha,

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Getting to Harbour Town is easy! Jump on the free city circle tram, Yarra Tram 70 or 86 or catch the Melbourne Visitor shuttle bus which will drop you off right at the door. Be sure to visit the Tourism Lounge and sign up for a free VIP card, making the discounts already available even cheaper. Stay connected to Harbour Town Docklands via our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to remain up to date with news, events and sales.

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ABSEIL THE CITY If you’ve ever daydreamed of super powers, ‘spidey’ senses, or just expertly hurtling across the façade of city buildings, then you’ll be pleased to know that all the adrenaline-pumping action of a Marvel Comic has come to town in the form of city abseiling. You don’t need to head to the Grampians to get your adventure kicks any longer, with a range of tethered aerial thrills to be head right in our CBD. The latest in urban abseiling combines the thrill of bungy-jumping with the control of abseiling called ‘Rappeling’ – basically running face-first down a building, with the aid of safety gear (after all, you are not Peter Parker.)

Also known as the ‘karabiner rundown’, rappel jumping was invented in the 1960s by the Australian Army as a way to descend very quickly. Its popularity has grown, and pioneer Macka Mackall has been operating the only certified rappel jumping course for 20 years. Staring down the face of a seven-storey building is negotiated by Macka’s professional and relaxed approach, so face your fears and just jump. When you get to the bottom, you’ll want to head straight back up again. A good thing, too, as one of these sessions gets you two rap jumps. Rapjumping.com.au

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PETS IN THE CITY

Infringements Failure to apply to register a dog or cat

$289

Maintaining our city parks, streets and gardens for the enjoyment of all is important – that’s why responsible pet ownership should be a priority in Melbourne. Here are a few issues all pet owners in Melbourne should be aware of:

Failure to renew a cat or dog registration

$289

Registered dog or cat not wearing council identification marker outside premises

$72

Dog at large or not securely confined to owner's premises during daytime

$217

Dog at large or not securely confined to owner's premises during night time

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Dog or cat being a nuisance

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Failure to pick up your dog faeces

$250

Failing to include declaration of restricted breed at registration

$289

Attack or bite on a person or animal by a dog other than a dangerous dog causing injury that is not in the nature of serious injury

$361

Dog or cat on private property after notice of objection served

$72

Contravening council order relating to presence of dogs and cats in public places (not having your dog on a leash or under effective control off leash)

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Dog rushing or chasing any person

$144

- If your neighbour asks you to stop your animal from coming onto their property, you must do so, or your pet can be seized and you can be hit with a fine. - Dog owners must collect and dispose of droppings responsibly and should always carry an appropriate bag/ container. (Around nine million dogs in Victoria produce 90 tonnes of dog droppings every day!) - Barking can be annoying for the community and can often mean a frustrated, bored or lonely dog. Make sure your dog has plenty of companionship, exercise and a comfortable place to sleep. - Dogs must be kept under control by means of a leash which is no more than three metres in length.

Off-leash areas are great for the health and wellbeing of dogs, and there are eight such parks in Melbourne: Clayton Reserve, Fawkner Park, Gosch’s Paddock, JJ Holland Park,

North Melbourne Recreational Reserve, Princes Park, Royal Park, Yarra Park.

For a complete list of infringements contact the City of Melbourne on 03 9658 9658.

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Feel like a trip to Europe on the weekend? This is one showroom that will charge the soul with European design brands such as Rolf Benz, Valentini Living Space, Hülsta and Bonaldo displayed seductively in a new 1000m space in Richmond.

synonymous with the best of European design. The latest change is a move to larger premises on the same street with a rebrand to Pad Furniture in October.

The interior collection covers every living space with additional products for shelving, lighting This prestigious company has seen and distinctive accessories. The outdoor range carries a choice changes through the decades with a move from the original 1996 home of dining and seating options in contemporary styles, inviting and of Moorabbin to Church Street, comfortable, allowing a perfect Richmond in 2002. Previously selection for discerning tastes. known as Image Interiors, with an enviable collection of chic European Owner Glen Jansz says,”The and Australian brands. Over the philosophy is always about years establishing a reputation

keeping it simple, and keeping it real, with a focus on design and service. Every piece has been chosen because it has aesthetics and design lines which are true to our taste, signature style and of course quality.” Pad Furniture can offer onsite consultation on requests for individually crafted pieces. Working closely with interior designers, decorators and architects they can provide a wide range of furniture and design solutions to suit today’s spaces and lifestyles.

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PROPERTY FLASHBACK

AIRLIE MANSION Constructed in 1891, the stately Airlie Mansion is an enduring vestige of a time when St Kilda Road was the preferred residential location for Melbourne’s upper crust. Whilst many other abodes of the well heeled of yesteryear have gradually vanished from the boulevard’s edge – having retreated to suburbs with a little less bustle – Airlie Mansion’s pristine white walls remain a cultural landmark. Indeed ‘Airlie’, as it was first known, is one of the few period mansions in the area to have been spared the developer’s imagination – or wrecking ball. An impressive two-storey structure erected in the popular ‘boom’ Italianate style of the 1880s, ‘Airlie’ was designed by Anketell Henderson. The mansion, which defines St Kilda Road’s Arthur Street juncture, is recognised externally for its renaissance and mannerist elements and striking roman ionic columns and pediment, with mosaic 46

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hall flooring, original joinery and a delicate stained glass stair window particular points of interest within. The house has retained its six bedrooms, billiard room and extensive outdoor terracing, with its traditional manicured lawn no doubt the site of many a gin and tonic. Airlie’s street borders too remain precisely marked by an original cast iron fence, with the Arthur Street side-entrance guiding callers to the front door via a grand flight of stairs. One boy who likely honed his marbles, hoops and tops skills on the St Kilda Road footpath abutting ‘Airlie’ was Stanley Bruce, who would grow to serve the nation as Prime Minister from 1923-29. Leadership came easily to Bruce, it would appear. Enrolled at prestigious Melbourne Grammar, just a short walk from home, Bruce would come to captain not only the school itself, but also the football, cricket, athletic and rowing teams.

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Bruce – immortalised at Melbourne Grammar with a House bearing his name – would go on to row for Cambridge before being admitted as a barrister. Wounds sustained at Gallipoli eventually became the springboard for Bruce’s political career, with the war hero winning a by-election in 1918 to take the seat of Flinders for his Nationalist Party. In 1929, Bruce would become the first sitting Australian Prime Minister to lose his seat, perhaps invoking a longing for more carefree days of hide and seek in Airlie’s nooks and crannies.

THE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION One Australian woman dies every ten hours from ovarian cancer, an insidious disease that often strikes without warning or reason. Unfortunately no effective early screening method currently exists and as a result, the disease is usually well advanced when discovered, resulting in a high mortality rate. Devastatingly more than 70% of women diagnosed die from this disease. The key to changing this statistic is “early detection”. The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) was established in May 2000 and led by eminent Gynaecological Oncologist, Chairman & Co-Founder Associate Professor Thomas Jobling and CEO & Co-Founder Liz Heliotis. It is the first national research body established to prosper research for this insidious disease. The team is committed to furthering research into this currently not-well-

understood disease. Through our study, it will be possible to develop a test to allow for early detection. The second important aim of the Foundation’s research is to improve treatment methods, so that even women diagnosed in the later stages of the disease will enjoy a greatly enhanced future. Ovarian cancer may not be the most common cancer in women but it is certainly one of the most life-threatening. Incorrectly, over 50% of the community still believe a pap smear diagnoses ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer affects everybody in our community. This disease is about wives, sisters, mothers, daughters, girlfriends, partners, families and friends. The research undertaken by the OCRF brings together clinicians (or medical doctors) who are experts in ovarian cancer treatment with

laboratory scientists who have the understanding of the molecular biology of the disease. This strong combination gives us the best opportunity of advancing meaningful research into this terrible disease. Although significant progress is being made into understanding the biological and overall management of ovarian cancer, this can only be continued with ongoing financial support. To help achieve our research goals and to save women’s lives, the OCRF needs the financial support of the community in general. We can change the statistics, with your help. HOW YOU CAN HELP Visit www.ocrf.com.au or phone 1300 OVARIAN (1300 682 742) to make a donation, leave a bequest, or for more information.

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POUND BEND desserts and a sure-to-please selection of burgers and beers, while the gallery hosts music performances, fashion shows and rotating exhibitions, with the cinema screening shorts, film festivals and documentaries.

One of a growing number of hybrid venues in Melbourne offering a diverse range of activities and spaces in which to dine, lounge, play, take in a band or a gallery show, 1000 Pound Bend is a venture of Jerome Borazio, owner of former hipster bar St Jerome’s.

The first thing you’ll notice is its size – this place is enormous, with a café occupying the front, a cavernous gallery, and mezzanine that doubles as a cinema. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the café dishes up an array of meals internationally influenced meals including goulash, curry,

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The aesthetic is very much shabby lounge chic – a surefire winner in Melbourne – with plenty of seating and free wi-fi to encourage lengthy stays with a laptop, coffee and pastry. Thousand Pound Bend 361 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Thousandpoundbend.com.au Hours: Mon-Wed 8 am - 11 pm Thu-Fri 8 am - 1 am Sat-Sun 10 am - 11 pm

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DANCE LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING By Chelsea Arnold

So you think you can dance? For most of us, dancing is confined to either a night at the clubs or saved for the odd occasion on the polished parquetry dance floor at a wedding reception. But if the urge to break out your signature moves from the 70s and 80s or some heart-rate raising crumping (just no twerking, please) overcomes you on a more regular basis then No Lights, No Lycra may be just be the solution. Dance students Alice Glenn and Heidi Barrett dreamt up the concept in Melbourne in 2009. As former dance students they were tired of trying to mould their bodies and conform to what a dancer ‘should’ look like. They wanted to move away from an environment where mirrors, lights and performance were at the heart of the experience and create a space where

they could dance freely without the pressure of being watched. No Lights, No Lycra is, in their own words, “a global dance community providing an inclusive and non-judgmental place for people to explore the notion that everyone can dance”. There is no light, no lycra, no teacher, no steps, no technique for critiquing, just free movement in a space where you can completely let go, shake out the stresses of the week, and lose yourself in the music. is an inclusive event, open to all ages, genders, backgrounds and demographics. The sessions are so popular they have spread across Australia and worldwide to Canada, China, America, the United Kingdom, Europe and

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New Zealand. “It’s a place for people to come and dance freely in a friendly, non-threatening, drug and alcohol free atmosphere,” they said. For more details visit www.nolightsnolycra.com NO LIGHTS, NO LYCRA WEEKLY SESSIONS In the CBD * 1000 Pound Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 6.30-7.30pm Monday Further afield * 49 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East 7-8pm Monday * 250 George Street, Fitzroy 7.15-8.30pm Tuesday

CINEMAKING FUTURES TRADER TO THE FUTURE OF HOME ENTERTAINMENT For a high flying financial whizz, former futures trader, Peter Stewart couldn’t be more

grounded when it comes to home entertainment technology.

But his injected-at-birth love of music and film couldn’t be denied.

After 13 years as a futures/ shares expert in his native New Zealand and Australia, Peter discovered his entrpreneurial streak in…cabinet-making.

Combining a lifelong fascination for all matters audio and visual with his extraordinary knowledge of joinery and cabinetmaking led to the formation of CinemaKing.

Between 1998 and 2008 he bought, rebuilt and ran one of Melbourne’s most successful interior fittings businesses.

Launched in 2008, CinemaKing is now one of Melbourne’s most innovative designers and installers of customised home cinema and domestic automation systems.

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URBAN REFORESTING FROM THE GROUND UP By Emily Ballantyne-Brodie and Yoav Goldwein

Photo: Hilary Bradford

Urban Reforestation is a homegrown Melbourne business established to design places that transform the urban fabric. We are all about co-designing with communities to create sustainable infrastructure and sustainability related programs for each particular place. Urban Reforestation is a proud leader in the new wave of modern planning in Australia. It’s a global approach with a focus on bottom-up design led innovation and organic development to insure that our cities are truly livable in the future. Urban Reforestation have worked both locally and internationally and have been inspired by many places. Each place is a unique environment of urban structure with its benefits and malfunctions. We observe how some cities are designed for people by the people, while some adopt a top-down approach that disconnects the cities inhabitants from the urban fabric. For instance we have been lucky to work in Milan (Melbourne’s sister city) and create a Convivial Garden at their design university. We are inspired by Italy’s approach

to designing their public spaces, because they have intimate places for people to enjoy and explore. Our recent example is from our current project in Christchurch, New Zealand. Many innovative and creative urban design projects emerged by the community, filling in the vacant gaps in the city’s fabric after the recent earthquakes. We are operating in Christchurch to support and maintain the local developments and keep the balance between the government’s pressures for immediate economic result and the long term planning of a better city. We understand that an important element in urban design is human psychology. We live in cities because we are social creatures and we need our cities to have creative public spaces for us to explore. We work with people and encourage them to shape their cities according to their needs, knowing this approach creates the most sustainable design possible in a constantly changing world. Urban Reforestation are inspired to use the massive amount of

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public space in Australian cities to build stronger communities and engage them around the urban system. We are passionate about creating healthy, vibrant and nurturing places for people to enjoy. Our projects also educate young individuals to take leadership in the community and help to fight obesity and depression which is so common these days in our society. Urban Reforestation’s Docklands Community Garden is a great example of our work. Nestled between large apartment buildings and commercial buildings in Melbourne, this garden is open to the public and offers any person to take part in it. A bottom-up place making approach adds value to the city, it’s people, the economy and the cultural fabric. We are excited about the future of place making and urban planning holds if our council will follow this approach. Urban Reforestation look forward to continuing our work in Melbourne to make it the world’s most sustainable and convivial city.

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GETTING AROUND MELBOURNE There are plenty of ways to discover Melbourne – a city with distinct enclaves, each possessing their own character and personality. Whether its retro clothing stores, contemporary furniture, unparalleled dining options, or the perfect cup of coffee, Melbourne and its surrounding neighbourhoods will not disappoint. The compact city centre is easy to explore, divided into distinct areas that each showcase a unique flavour. When you think you’ve seen it all (which you probably haven’t, Melbourne has so much to offer!) it’s time to venture further afield.

– Any retailer where you see the myki sign – myki machines at all train stations and selected accessible tram stops and bus interchanges Trains Flinders Street Station, on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets, is a major hub for Melbourne’s train network. Trains operate daily until midnight, with extended hours to around 1am on Friday and Saturday nights. Buses

Your central stop for information on public transport services, fares and tickets. Visit ptv.vic.gov.au, download the PTV smartphone app or call 1800 800 007, 6am – midnight daily to play your journey.

Melbourne’s bus network has over 300 routes transporting people across Melbourne’s suburbs. Passengers should indicate their intention to board a bus by raising their arm as it approaches the stop. After midnight, NightRider bus services travel from the city centre to Melbourne’s suburbs between:

Myki ticketing

1.30am-4.30am on Saturdays and

Myki is Melbourne’s public transport ticketing system and uses Myki cards – reusable smartcards that store credit – for travel on all metropolitan (and selected regional) train, tram and bus services.

1.30am-5.30am on Sundays

Public Transport Victoria

You can purchase and top up myki cards at: – 7-Eleven stores

Free City Circle Tram These historic W-class trams (Route 35) travel a circular route around the perimeter of the city centre passing many major attractions, and linking to other tram, train and bus routes across Melbourne.

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Melbourne Visitor Shuttle Board the bus at any one of the 13 stops at key city destinations. The shuttle service runs between 9.30am and 4.30pm daily (except Christmas Day and Good Friday). A round trip takes approximately 90 minutes and includes on-board commentary. For more information visit Melbourne.vic.gov.au/shuttle. Walking & Cycling Throughout Melbourne there are trails specifically designed for walking, running and cycling. Follow a heritage walking trail through the city streets, cycle along the Maribyrnong and Yarra Rivers, use the bike path along the foreshore from St Kilda or experience the cultural and architectural elegance of Albert Park, South Melbourne, Toorak and Richmond. Melbourne Bike Share Melbourne Bike Share provides an affordable transport alternative for travel around Melbourne. To use Melbourne Bike Share, simply rent and return bikes at any of the 50 bike share stations operating across the city. Helmets are compulsory and can be purchased and returned at a designated city outlet. For bike hire fees and more information visit melbournebikeshare.com.au.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO ALONG THE RIVER The Yarra River Precinct is perfect for an afternoon stroll, peppered with interesting walks centred on all the things Melbourne is famous for: sport, gardens, and the arts. Melbourne is often referred to as one of the world’s great sporting cities, with numerous world-class facilities within walking distance. The Yarra is also the hub of our artistic and cultural scene, with a high concentration of arts venues, while all the planning and planting devised by Melbourne’s forefathers created a precinct with abundant greenery. Alexandra Gardens

professional athletes in training, and the occasional AFL footballer. Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne’s love affair with sport dates back to September 1853, when Governor La Trobe made a grant of the ‘Police Paddock’ to the Melbourne Cricket Club.

Southgate On the river promenade is Arts Centre Melbourne’s imposing tubular sculpture ‘Dervish 1981’, by acclaimed artist Clement Meadmore (1925-2005). Near the main entrance you’re greeted by the ceramic tiled ‘Ophelia’ by Deborah Halpern

Since then, the G has become known throughout the sporting world, with a capacity of just over 100,000.

A beautiful garden retreat tucked away behind the boat houses, the Birrarung Marr gardens were completed in 1900 and Pass under the feature five hectares of parkland, mature trees and ornamental gardens. Princes Bridge (1888) and enter Birrarung Marr, Kings Domain Melbourne’s An idyllic 36 hectare patchwork newest parkland. of gardens, Hugh Linaker’s design On the gravelled for the new park was carried out upper path you’ll by sustenance workers during see Birrarung the Depression. The flower Wilam (River gardens are in spectacular Camp), a work bloom for most of the year. by Indigenous artists Vicki The Tan Couzens, Lee Darroch and This 3.87km running track follows Treahna Hamm the perimeter fence of the Botanic that interprets Gardens, and was originally stories from local used as a horse track. Any lap of communities. this famed track is sure to yield MELBOURNE CITY LIVING GUIDE 2013

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GENERAL INFORMATION CAR RENTALS

ELECTRICIANS

Executive Hire Cars South Melbourne 0411 666 400

1st Call Electrical Services 1300 360 215

Hertz 97 Franklin Street 96636244 Melbourne Car Rental Unilodge , Shop 3 108 Abeckett Street 9329 8587

CARPET CLEANERS Carpet Cleaners Victoria 555 La Trobe Street 9670 1544 Diamond Carpet Cleaners 3/480 Collins Street 1300 556 910

CLOTHING ALTERATIONS Circe Dressmaking Men’s and women’s clothing alterations. Exclusive bridal and evening wear. 1st Floor, 329 Little Collins Street 9650 6678

Collingwood A Grade Electrician 0424 908 222 FBI Electrical 9338 7488

EMERGENCY UTILITY SERVICES TRU Energy 133 466 AGL 135 245 City West Water 131 691 Melbourne Water 131 722 South East Water 131 694 CitiPower 131 280 Powercorp 132 412 Alinta 133 702

HOME WARES & HARDWARE Bunnings 501 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne 8646 9800 Hardware Express QV, 259 Russell Street 9650 9793 Ikea 630 Victoria Street, Richmond 8416 5000 Liberty Homewares Collins Place 45 Collins Street 9663 0366 Harvey Norman/Domayne QV Level 4, Corner Swanston & Lonsdale Street 8664 4300

INSTANT PRINTING SERVICES Blueprint Instant Printing 225 Ingles Street Port Melbourne 9645 2722

Origin Energy 132 461

Print Mint Instant Printing 45 Buckhurst St South Melbourne 9682 1555

COURIERS

FLORISTS

JEWELLERS

Couriers Please Port Melbourne 1300 361 000

Bountiful Garden 459 Collins Street, 9629 5664

Hardy Brothers Jewellers 338 Collins Street, Melbourne 9670 0435

Flowers Round the Hours Corner Little Collins & Swanston Street 9650 5578

McMaster’s Jewellers 60 Errol Street, North Melbourne 9328 1168

Top Alterations Shop 3, 99 Spencer Street, Docklands 9642 0099

DOMESTIC CLEANERS Karen’s Cleaning Services 5974 3296 Tydii Home Cleaning 9682 2663

Southern Cross Flowers Shop C6, Collins Street Concourse 99 Spencer Street, Docklands 9642 2200 St Kilda Rd Florist Studio Suite 9, 545 St Kilda Road 9521 8823

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Simon West Fine Jewellery 220 Collins Street 9639 1400 Tinson Jewellers 20 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 9654 1263

GENERAL INFORMATION KEY CUTTING Mister Minit Shop 19, 236 Bourke Street 9639 4417

LANGUAGE SERVICES Foreign Language Bookshop Basement, Centre Way Arcade 259 Collins Street 9654 2883 The International Language Company Level 8, 350 Collins Street 8601 1190 Language Link Level 7, 620 Bourke Street 9280 1941 Translating & Interpreting Service 13 14 50 (24hrs)

LAUNDRY Hiclean Dry Cleaners 24 Hardware Lane 9670 0473 Hung and Folded 278 Warrigul Road Cheltenham 9584 9920

Duncan’s Liquor 35 Elizabeth Street 9620 5100

Ossi’s Paper Kiosk 235 Queen Street 9670 1035

Exford Hotel Bottleshop & Bar 199 Russell Street 9663 2697

St Kilda News 499 St Kilda Road 9866 5384 Mon - Fri 6.30am - 5.45pm

Liquorland Express 233 Russell Street 9639 2032

PICTURE FRAMERS

Melbourne Int. Backpackers 450 Elizabeth Street 9662 4066

Block Arcade Picture Framers 282 Collins Street Melbourne 9650 4711

LOCKSMITH Amalgamated Locksmiths 9417 1229

PLUMBERS

Kelly the Keyman 1800 539 626 0410 782 283

Paul’s Primo Plumbing & Gasfitting 0425 727 247

Locksmiths on the Move 1300 303 720

Mr H2O Plumbing Services 9816 3829 (24 hours)

Safeguard Locksmiths 9326 4863 (24 hours)

Vision Plumbing 1300 724 003

MECHANIC Melbourne Mobile Mechanics 9017 9770

Melbourne City Dry Cleaners Self serve laundry & drycleaners 244 Russell Street 9639 3377

Cox Automotive Repairs 124 Montague Street South Melbourne 9699 6338

Rene’s Dry Cleaners 114 Flinders Lane 9650 9783 301 Bay Street Port Melbourne 9681 9833

Karworx Vehicle Service Centre 16-18 Johnston Street Collingwood 9419 8721

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Port Melbourne Frames 206 Bay Street Port Melbourne 9077 8800

AGL Home Service Level 2, 333 Collins Street 13 14 04

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NEWS AGENCIES

Bourke Place News 600 Bourke Street BWS 9670 4789 Corner Flinders and Swanston streets Mon - Fri 7am - 5.30pm 1300 138 297 Daily News on Little Collins Dan Murphy 452 Little Collins Street QV Melbourne 9640 0233 Cnr Swanston & Lonsdale Street 1300 723 388 Flinders Street Newsagency 65 Francis Street 9614 2573

Fair Work Australia 11 Exhibition Street 8661 7777 Information Victoria 505 Little Collins Street 1300 366 356 information.vic.gov.au Business Victoria 121 Exhibition Street 13 22 15 Small Business Victoria 121 Exhibition Street 132 215 Victorian Electoral Commission Level 11, 530 Collins Street 131 832

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GENERAL INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL ADVICE Victorian Workcover Ground Floor, 222 Exhibition Street 9641 1555 workcover.vic.gov.au Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 Department of Veterans Affairs 300 La Trobe Street 13 32 54 The Law Institute of Victoria 470 Bourke Street 9607 9311 liv.asn.au Consumer Affairs 113 Exhibition Street 1300 55 81 81

95-103 Johnston Street Fitzroy 229 Coventry Street South Melbourne Big W QV Cnr Swanston & Lonsdale Street 9650 7355 Woolworths QV Corner Lonsdale & Swanston Streets Corner Collins & Spencer Streets, Southern Cross Lygon Court Carlton 63-93 Merchant Lane Docklands 113 Cecil Street South Melbourne

Legal Kits Victoria 9751 2666 webcontact@legalkits.com.au

Great Earth Shop 44, Lower Ground, Collins Place, 45 Collins Street 9654 8790

Births, Deaths and Marriages 595 Collins Street 1300 369 367

IGA X-press Flinders Street 84 Flinders Street 9662 9166

Consumer Action Law Centre Level 7, 459 Little Collins Street 9670 5088

SHOE REPAIRS Max’s Shoe & Bag Repairs Shop 7, Hub Arcade 318 Little Collins Street 9650 1842 Phil’s Shoe Repairs 181 William Street 9602 4370

SUPERMARKETS Aldi 135 Inkerman Street St Kilda 22 Cramer Street Preston Coles 211 Latrobe Street 201 Spencer Street Corner Flinders and Elizabeth streets

PETROL STATIONS Caltex Star Mart Albert Park 370 Ferrars Street Albert Park Caltex 256-260 Kingsway, corner Bank Street South Melbourne BP 441-445 City Road South Melbourne 117 Elgin Street Carlton 322 City Road South Melbourne 143-153 Johnson Street Fitzroy North Shell Corner Lygon & Elgin Streets Carlton 1181 Hoddle Street East Melbourne

IGA X-press Flinders Street 262 Flinders Street 9650 7122

399-411 Punt Road Richmond

IGA X-press Exhibition Street 333 Exhibition Street 9663 4224

TRAINING & REFERRAL SERVICES

Freshwater Place IGA 6 Freshwater Place Southbank 9686 5777 Southbank IGA X-press Shop 1, 89-91 City Road Southbank 9682 0489 Laguna Oriental Supermarket QV Retail, 221 Little Lonsdale Street 9639 2788 Central Grocery Lower Ground Floor Melbourne Central 9639 2803 Sun Moon Asian Supermarkets 14/12 Heffernan Lane 9663 2811

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Australian Retailers Association 104 Franklin Street 9321 5000 Bankruptcy Advice Centre 1800 738 353 bankruptcyadvice.com.au Council of Adult Education CAE 21 Degraves Street 9652 0611 cae.edu.au Skills Victoria 9651 9999 skills.vic.gov.au T.A.F.E. Course Line 13 18 23 VECCI Training for Business 486 Albert Street East Melbourne 8662 5333

ESSENTIALS William Angliss Institute 555 Latrobe Street 9606 2111 angliss.vic.edu.au

ALCOHOL & DRUG SERVICES Turning Point Confidential Alcohol and drug counselling and referral line 1800 888 236

Coasit Tommaso Fiaschi Child Care Centre 65 Station Street Carlton 9347 1484

Lady Huntingfield Children’s Centre 87-93 Haines Street North Melbourne 9328 2083

Rupert Street Child Care Centre & Kindergarten 115-117 Rupert Street Collingwood 9419 1094

Albert Park College Life Resolutions Counselling Service Child Care Centre 415 Graham Street Suite 614, 530 Little Collins Street Port Melbourne 1300 668 256 9676 2344 Foot Patrol Clark Street Child Care Centre Needle and syringe program 106 Clark Street operating in the CBD Port Melbourne 1800 440 188 9209 6567 Youth Substance Abuse Service Kensington Turkish Child Care Outreach, residential alcohol and Centre other drug service (24 Hours) 8 Wolseley Parade 1800 014 446 or 9418 1020 Kensington Youth Projects 9376 7989 7-9 Hosier LAne The Family Club Child Care Centre 9945 2100 427 Cardigan Street Carlton CHILD CARE CENTRES 9347 3518 North Melbourne Children’s Centre Melbourne City Child Care Centre 28 Howard Street L 1, 104 A’Beckett Street North Melbourne Melbourne 9328 1592 9329 9561 Gold Street Children’s Centre Salvation Army Training College 64 Gold St Child Care Centre Collingwood 303 Royal Parade 9205 5576 Parkville 9347 0299 QV Children’s Centre Queen Victoria Building L 8, Albert Park College Artemis Lane Child Care Centre 8616 0350 Port Melbourne Primary School, 415 Graham Street Royal Women’s Hospital Albert Park Child Care Centre 9676 2344 Cnr Grattan & Flemming Street Parkville Coventry Child Care Centre 8345 2098 328 Coventry Street South Melbourne Defence Child Care Centre 9209 6375 Victoria Barracks Coventry Street 9282 5009

Lady Gowrie Child Centre 36 Newry Street Carlton North 9349 3050 Showgrounds Children’s Centre Showgrounds Village, 320-380 Epsom Road Flemington 9376 7486 Ada Mary A’beckett Children’s Centre 2 Batman Rd, Port Melbourne 9646 1065 Sunrise Preschool Daycare Centre 199 Clauscen Street, Fitzroy North 9481 5324 Hotham Hub Children’s Centre 113 Melrose St, North Melbourne 9326 8655 Swanston Street Children’s Centre 856 Swanston St, Carlton 9035 4300 Curzon Street Children’s Centre 51 Curzon Street, North Melbourne 9328 3127

CITY OF MELBOURNE Melbourne Town Hall Corner Swanston & Little Collins Street PO Box 1603M GPO Melbourne Front Desk: 9658 9658 After Hours Emergency: 9658 9774 TTY Line: 9658 9461 Mon - Fri 7.30am - 5pm melbourne.vic.gov.au Council House 2 (CH2) 240 Little Collins Street ch2.com.au 9658 9658

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ESSENTIALS CITY OF MELBOURNE Parking Infringements Corner Swanston & Little Collins Streets, Town Hall 9658 9658 Payments: 1300 130 453 Faulty Parking Meter 1300 555 130 SMS Meter no and registration to 0428 555 123 Rates Department 5th Floor 240 Little Collins Street 9658 9760 Recreation and Parks & Gardens Level 9, 240 Collins Street 9658 8713 (including functions in parks)

Cr Ken Ong 9658 9704 Fax: 9658 9613 ken.ong@melbourne.vic.gov.au Cr Beverley Pinder-Mortimer 9658 9038 Fax: 9865 9613 Beverley.pinder-mortimer@ melbourne.vic.gov.au Cr Jackie Watts 9658 8580 Fax: 9658 9613 jackie.watts@melbourne.vic.gov.au Cr Arron Wood 9658 9630 Fax: 9658 9613 arron.wood@melbourne.vic.gov.au Postal address for all Councillors City of Melbourne, PO Box 1603M Melbourne Vic 3001

CHIROPRACTIC

LORD MAYOR & DEPUTY LORD MAYOR’S CONTACT DETAILS

Little Collins Street Chiropractor L2 / 343 Little Collins Street 9670 9950

Office of the Lord Mayor The Right Hon the Lord Mayor Robert Doyle 9658 9658 Fax: 9654 2628 lordmayor@melbourne.vic.gov.au

Queen Street Chiropractic Melbourne 9/150 Queen Street 9670 7056

Office of the Deputy Lord Mayor Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley 9658 9043 Fax: 9658 9039 susan.riley@melbourne.vic.gov.au

COUNCILLORS CONTACT DETAILS Cr Richard Foster 9658 9056 Fax: 9658 9613 Richard.foster@melbourne.vic.gov.au Cr Rohan Leppert 9658 9051 Fax: 9658 9613 rohan.leppert@melbourne.vic.gov.au Cr Kevin Louey 9658 9170 Fax: 9658 9613 kevin.louey@melbourne.vic.gov.au Cr Stephen Mayne 9658 9636 Fax: 9658 9613 stephen.mayne@ melbourne.vic.gov.au Cr Cathy Oke 9658 9086 Fax: 9658 9613 cathy.oke@melbourne.vic.gov.au

CHURCHES Collins Street Baptist Church 174 Collins Street 9650 1180 csbc.org.au CrossCulture Church of Christ 194 Little Lonsdale Street 9623 9199 Church of All Nations 180 Palmerston Street Carlton 9347 7077 East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 488 Albert Street East Melbourne 9662 1372 office@melbcitysynagogue.com German Lutheran Trinity Church 22 Parliament Place, East Melbourne 9654 5743

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Holy Trinity Anglican Church 193 Hotham Street East Melbourne 9417 3341 Melboume Buddhist Centre Triyana Tradition 302 Little Collins Street 9670 8595 Presbyterian Church 156 Collins Street 9650 9311 Salvation Army 69 Bourke Street 9653 3299 SaiBaba Melbourne City Group 2nd floor, 169 Bourke Street 9527 4596 4th Friday at 7.30pm St Augustine’s (Catholic) 631 Bourke Street 9614 1722 deans.office@cam.org.au staugustines.net.au St Francis Church (Catholic) 326 Lonsdale Street 9663 2495 stfrancismelbourne.org St James’ Old Cathedral Corner King & Batman Street West Melbourne, 9329 0903 St. John’s Lutheran Southgate 20 City Road Southbank 9682 4995 stjohnssouthgate@ internode.on.net St Judes Anglican Church Corner Lygon & Palmerston Street Carlton 9347 5152 St Michael’s Uniting Church Corner Collins & Russell Street 9654 5120 stmichaels.org.au St Patrick’s Cathedral (Catholic) Corner Gisborne Street & Cathedral Place, East Melbourne 9662 2233

ESSENTIALS St Paul’s Cathedral Cnr Swanston & Flinders Street 9653 4333 St Peter’s Anglican/Episcopalian Corner Albert & Gisborne Street East Melbourne 9662 2391 stpeters.org.au The Scots Church (Presbyterian) 156 Collins Street 9650 9903 Wesley Uniting Church 148 Lonsdale Street 9663 2935 St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church 176 Simpson Street East Melboume 9417 3341 Victorian Council of Churches 4th floor, 306 Lt Collins Street 9650 4511

COMMUNITY CENTRES Association Of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres Inc. L9 / 289 Flinders Lane 9654 1104 Carlton Senior Citizens Centre 180 Palmerston Street Carlton 9347 7823 Inner South Community Health 18 Mitford Street, St Kilda 9534 0981 Kensington Neighbourhood House 89 McCracken Street Kensington 9376 6366 Ross House Association 247-251 Flinders Lane 9650 1599 The Centre Connecting North & West Melbourne 58 Errol Street North Melbourne 9328 1126

DENTISTS Freedom Dental 6/37-39 Albert Road Melbourne 9867 5555 Holistic Dental Level 1, 20 Collins Street 9662 2288 Emergencies: 0412 362 231

Worksafe Victoria - Emergency Response Line 13 23 60 Energy Safe Victoria 132 771

ESSENTIAL SERVICES

NewQuay Dental Cosmetics 19 Aquitania Way, New Quay 9602 5587 Royal Dental Hospital 720 Swanston Street Carlton 1300 360 054

DISABILITY SERVICES Better Hearing Australia 5 High Street, Prahran 1300 242 842

EPA 200 Victoria Street, Carlton 1300 372 842 Pollution Watch line 1300 372 842 All registrations under the Food and Health act Level 3, 225 Bourke Street Registrations: 9658 8831 Inspections/Enforcement Food, water, sanitation, drainage 9658 8831 Justice of the Peace To locate a JP call 1300 365 567

Nurse on Call 1300 60 60 24

HEALTH SERVICES

Department of Human Services 1800 783 783

Aids line 1800 133 392

Yooralla 244 Flinders Street 9666 4500

Bereavement Information and Referral Service 1300 664 786

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Centre Against Sexual Assault 1800 806 292

Victoria Police Centre 637 Flinders Street 9247 6666 (24 Hours)

Child Protection 131 278 (24 hours) Drummond St Relationship Centre 195 Drummond Street Carlton 9663 6733

City Patrol Group 9650 7077 (24 hours) National Security Hotline 1800 123 400 1800 234 889 TTY Victoria State Emergency Service 132 500 Victorian Bushfire Information Line 1800 240 667 Red Cross Information Line 1800 727 077 Victorian Poisons Information Centre 131 126

Gamblers Help 1800 858 858 Kids Help Line 1800 551 800 Lifeworks Relationship Counselling and education services Level 5, 227 Collins Street 9654 7360 Lifeline (24 Hours) 13 11 14

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ESSENTIALS HEALTH SERVICES Maternal and Child Health Line 132 229 Parentline 132 289 Public Advice Line 9629 6300 St Kilda Crisis Contact Centre 9536 7777 Suicide Helpline (24 Hours) 1300 651 251

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH Carlton Maternal & Child Health Carlton Family Resource Centre 216 Rathdowne Street Carlton 9347 6211 The Harbour Family & Children’s Centre 1 Seafarer Lane, Victoria Harbour Docklands East Melbourne Maternal & Child Health 72 Grey Street East Melbourne 9417 2607 North Melbourne Maternal & Child Health 505 Abbotsford Street North Melbourne 9328 3791

MEDICAL CENTRES Queens Rd Medical Clinic 14/33 Queens Rd 9866 3833 QV Medical Centre Shop 55, Level 1, Swanston & Lonsdale Street 9662 2256 Medical One QV Terrace, 292 Swanston Street 8663 7000

Southgate Medical Centre Level 1, 3 Southgate Ave Southbank 9690 1433

POST OFFICES

Victoria Harbour Medical Centre 850 Collins Street, Docklands 9629 1414

58 Franklin Street

St Kilda Rd Medical Centre Level 1, 391 St Kilda Rd 9869 2000

210 Lonsdale Street

OPTICAL

440 Collins Street

East Melbourne Optometry 214/100 Victoria Parade East Melbourne 9654 1331 The Optical Lab 147 Victoria Street 9348 9140 Nathan and Slack Optometrists 11/456 St Kilda Road 9866 1702

PHARMACIES Eureka Pharmacy 70 City Road Southbank 9682 2448 Pharmacy 517 517 St Kilda Road 9866 4892 Melbourne Central Pharmacy 52/211 La Trobe Street 9650 8850 PharmaSave Shop 7, 108 Bourke Street 9639 9797 Pulse Pharmacy QV Shop 55, Level 1 Corner Swanston & Lonsdale Streets 9654 4470 Market Pharmacy Shop 73-76 Deli Hall QV Market Corner Elizabeth and Victoria Streets 9329 7703

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City 35 Collins Street 55 Commercial Road 111 Bourke Street 250 Elizabeth Street 410 Elizabeth Street 246-250 Flinders Lane 209 Little Bourke Street 321 Exhibition Street 401 St Kilda Road 479 St Kilda Rd 600 St Kilda Rd Post Offices in City all 13 13 18 QV 45 QV Urban Market Lonsdale Street 9203 3268 Carlton 113-119 Lygon Street Carlton 9203 3270 North Melbourne 37 Melrose Street North Melbourne 9328 2209

PUBLIC HOSPITALS Alfred Hospital Commercial Road Prahran 9076 2000 Royal Children’s Hospital 50 Flemington Road Parkville 9345 5522 (24 Hour Emergency) Royal Melbourne Hospital 300 Grattan Street Parkville 9342 7000 (24 hour Emergency) Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital 32 Gisborne Street East Melbourne 9929 8666

ESSENTIALS Royal Women’s Hospital 20 Flemington Road Parkville 8345 2000 (24 Hour Emergency)

SEXUAL HEALTH

St Vincent’s Hospital 59 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 9411 7111 (24 Hour Emergency)

Action Centre Sexual and reproductive health, medical and counselling services for young people 1/92-94 Elizabeth Street 9660 4700

Epworth Hospital 89 Bridge Road Richmond 9426 6666

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre Free counselling and information on all sexually transmitted diseases 9341 6200

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute Lansdowne Street, East Melbourne 9656 1111

SYRINGE DISPOSAL

The Albert Rd Clinic (Psychiatric) 31- 33 Albert Road South Melbourne 9256 8311

SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRES East Melbourne Social Support Program Powlett Reserve Community Room, Corner Grey and Simpson streets East Melbourne 9658 9542 Home Help Delivered meals, senior citizen’s centre, recreation, home library service Level 3, 200 Little Collins Street 9658 9542 North Melbourne Senior Citizens’ Centre 91-111 Melrose Street North Melbourne 9328 1665 South Melbourne Senior Citizens Club 1-5 Howe Crs, South Melbourne 9699 9447 South Yarra Senior Citizen Centre 65 Toorak Rd, South Yarra 9820 2760 The Kensington Social Support Program 94 Ormond St Hall or Clifford Terrace Hall, Kensington 9658 9542

Community Syringe Disposal 289 Flinders Lane Melbourne 9650 0792 Disposal Hotline 24hrs, 7 days 1800 552 355 North Yarra Community Health Centre Carlton 9349 7333

TRAVEL Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle Daily every 15-20 min, 10am - 4pm 9658 9658 thatsmelbourne.com.au Melbourne Greeter Service Conducted by foot or tram, 7 days/week, in over 20 languages 9658 9658 melbourne.vic.gov.au/greeter services

Travellers Aid 9670 2873 travellersaid.org.au V Line 136 196 or viclink.com.au Melbourne Bike Share 1300 711 590 www.melbournebikeshare.com.au Melbourne Water Taxis 0416 068 655 www.melbournewatertaxis.com.au Flexicar 1300 36 37 80 www.flexicar.com.au GreenShareCar 1300 135 368 www.greensharecar.com.au

WOMEN’S SERVICES Centre against Sexual Assault Casa House Level 3 QV Women’s Centre 210 Lonsdale Street 9635 3610 24 Hour Crisis Line 1800 806 292 Women’s Legal Service Victoria Legal Advice on Relationship Breakdown and Violence Level 3, 43 Hardware Ln, 9642 0877 or 1800 133 302 Free Advice from Solicitors: Every Thursday 9.30am - 12.00pm Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis service of Victoria 24hr crisis line 9373 0123 State wide Toll Free 1800 015 188 Women’s Health Information Centre 132 Grattan Street, Carlton 9344 2007 thewomens.org.au

Myki 13 6954 Metlink 131 638 metlinkmelbourne.com.au

YOUTH SERVICES

Skybus 9335 3066 skybus.com.au Southern Cross Station 9619 2579 southerncrossstation.com.au

Action Centre An adolescent sexual health service 1/92-94 Elizabeth Street 9660 4700

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ESSENTIALS YOUTH SERVICES Front Yard Accommodation, Counseling, Health, Legal and Centre Link Services, Nurses, Doctors and Ombudsman for Homeless Young People 19 King Street 9611 2411 frontyard.org Gateway Reconnect Reconnect offers support to young people 12-18 and their families 9611 2415 Youth Law Free legal advice for under 25s 19 King St (near Flinders Lane) 9611 2412 or 1800 800 531 youthlaw.asn.au Young Peoples Health Services 9611 2409, Mon-Fri 12-5pm

Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria 150 Palmerston Street Carlton 9349 4122 Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs 1 Spring Street 9651 1101 Victorian Multicultural Commission Level 3, 3 Treasury Place, East Melbourne 96510651

ANIMAL HEALTH Caroline Pope Animal Communicator & Craniosacral Therapist 0427 563 239 Pawsitive Animal Therapies 0407 874 324

Wesley Youth Services Accommodation and support programs for 12 to 18 year olds Dandenong 9794 7522 Ringwood 9871 5333

ANIMAL SERVICES

MULTICULTURAL SERVICES

Animal Welfare League of Victoria 24 Villiers St. North Melbourne 9328 3021

Adult Multicultural Education Services 255 William Street 9926 4666

Choose Cruelty Free 37 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell Street North Melbourne 9329 6333

Animal Ambulance Service 1300 888 633

Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria Level 11, 470 Collins Street 9620 7444 Penthouse Vets 0438 578 849 Dental Care for Pets 0418 554 505 Lord Smith Animal Hospital 24 Villiers Street North Melbourne 9328 3021 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 7-30pm Sat - Sun 8.30am - 5pm Emergencies: After Hours till Midnight Lost Dogs Home 2 Gracie Street North Melbourne 9329 2755 dogshome.com National Pet Register 2 Gracie Street North Melbourne 1300 734 738 Port Melbourne Veterinary Hospital Clinic 109 Bay Street Port Melbourne 9646 5300 All Creatures on Hoddle 1229 Hoddle Street East Melbourne 9415 8288 Emergencies: After Hours till Midnight RSPCA 9224 2222

BOARDING KENNELS/ CATTERIES The Cat Motel 6 Lobb Street, Brunswick 9388 1430 Hanrob Pet Hotels 444 Melrose Drive, Tullamarine 1300 426 762 The Kitty Sitter 0448 951 694

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LEISURE GROOMING Kitty in the City 1300 256 226 Furry Friends Pet Care Mobile Dog Grooming 0400 876 571 Dog Registrations 9658 9658 City of Melbourne Lost Dogs/Animal Management 9329 2934

Rooftop Cinema Summer Only L6 / 252 Swanston Street 9654 5394

Melbourne Bowling Club 138 Union St, Windsor 9510 5321 Brunswick Bowling Club 104-106 Victoria Street 9380 1808

The Astor Theatre 1 Chapel Street St Kilda 9510 1414

Fitzroy Victoria Bowling 578 Brunswick Street 9481 3137

PET FOOD DELIVERY

Flemington and Kensington Bowling Club Smithfield Road Flemington 9376 6414

Pets Pantry Pty Ltd 1300 30 40 34

CINEMAS

Pookinuk 1300 65 66 75

PET MICRO CHIPPING Vet at Home Mobile Vet Practice 0432 325 768

FREE USEFUL APPS FOR YOUR SMART PHONE 13CABS Domain.com.au Free City Maps and Walks Google Earth Herald Sun The Age Nine Newsbreak Pizza Hut Pocket Weather AU Realestate.com.au Australia The Age The Australian XE Currency Yellow Pages Australia

BAREFOOT BOWLING Yarraville Footscray Bowling Club Corner Francis and Hawkhurst Streets 9314 4530

Australian Centre for the Moving Image Federation Square, Flinders Street 8663 2200 Chinatown Cinema 200 Bourke Street 9662 3465 Cinema Nova 380 Lygon Street Carlton 9347 5331 Hoyts Bean Bag Cinema Melbourne Central Shopping Centre Cnr Swanston & Latrobe Street 1300 357 357 IMAX Melbourne Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street Carlton South 9663 5454

Village Crown Casino 8 Whiteman Street Southbank 1300 555 400 Village Jam Factory 1st Floor, 500 Chapel Street South Yarra 1300 555 400

CLUBS The Celtic Club 316-320 Queen Street 9670 6472 Club 3004 Ormond Hall, 557 St Kilda Rd, Contact Lyndall Tennant 0422 857 939 1st Thursday of the month. A membership based networking opportunity for businesses and residents within the St Kilda Road Precinct. club3004.com.au RACV Club 501 Bourke Street 9944 8888 Rotary Club of Melbourne Level 3, 12 Collins Street 9654 7242

Kino 45 Collins Street 9650 2100 Moonlight Open Air Cinema Summer Only Botanical Gardens, Birdwood Ave, South Yarra 0414 325 556 Palace Cinema Como Corner Toorak Rd & Chapel Street, South Yarra 9827 7533

The Wine Society 529 Spencer Street West Melbourne Call Centre:1300 723 723 Direct Cellar Line: 9621 2699 Fun, Food and Friendship Social Club 3, 480 Collins Street 8610 6400 funff.com.au Catholic Walking Club of Australia 9898 5640 catholicwalkingclubvic.org.au

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LEISURE CLUBS

CYCLING

Café Games www.cafegames.wordpress.com

Bicycle Victoria Level 10, 446 Collins Street 8636 8888 bicyclevic@bv.com.au

Melbourne Laughter Club 0408 552 269 Fitzroy North Laughter Club 0412 382 085 Prahran Mechanic’s Institute 140 High Street 9510 3393 Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Ground Floor, 210 Lonsdale Street 8668 8100 Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Ave 9661 8100 Sisters In Crime Australia 157 Moray Street South Melbourne Sistersincrime.org.au Star Trek Club Northcote Town Hall 0439 444 901 The Swiss Club of Victoria 89 Flinders La, Melbourne 1300 893 968 swiss.org.au Victorian Bands League Club 2/157 Hyde Street Yarraville 9362 0200

CRICKET Melbourne Cricket Club Yarra Park Jolimont 9657 8888 Parkville District Cricket Club Royal Park Parkville 0422 557 990 parkvillecricket.com

Bike Force 432 Docklands Drive Harbour Town Shopping Centre Waterfront City, Docklands 9602 3200

EXTREME SPORTS Swordcraft Carlton www.swordcraft.com.au 0412 131 418 Extreme Football Caulfield Park Sports Club 280 Balaclava Road 0499 555 510 Go Kiteboarding Beaconsfield ParadeSt Kilda 0428 465 483

GOLF Royal Park Golf Course Poplar Road Parkville 9387 3585 royalparkgolf@bigpond.com Albert Park Golf Course Queens Road, Albert Park 9510 5588 Melbourne Business Golf Group 9590 0186 mbgolfgroup.com.au

ICE-SKATING Medibank Icehouse 105 Pearl River Road Waterfront City, Docklands 1300 756 699

MUSEUMS Bunjilaka Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton 8341 7777

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Hellenic Museum 280 Williams Street 8615 9016 Immigration Museum 400 Flinders Street 9927 2700 10am-5pm (7 days) Free admission on ground floor Exhibits upstairs $6 per adult. Children, senior, conc. free immigration.museum.vic.gov.au Chinese Museum 22 Cohen Place 9662 2888 Sun-Sat 10am-5pm MCG National Sports Museum 120 Brunton Ave, Jolimont 9657 8888 Melbourne Museum Carlton Gardens, Carlton 13 11 02 10am-5pm 7 days a week except Christmas and Good Friday NGV International 180 St Kilda Road 8620 2222 Old Melbourne Gaol 377 Russell Street 9663 7228 9.30am-5pm, 7 days a week The Johnston Collection House East Melbourne 9416 2515 Mon-Fri guided tours 10am, 12pm, 2.15pm Bookings essential on johnstoncollection.org The Victorian Police Museum 637 Flinders Street (Lower Concourse Level, World Trade Centre) Mon-Fri 10am-4pm 9247 5216

ROWING Banks Rowing Club Princes Bridge 9654 7182 Melbourne Rowing Club Boathouse Drive 0407 845 764

LEISURE Mercantile Rowing Club Boathouse Drive 9650 3044 Yarra Yarra Rowing Club Boathouse Drive 9663 7282

SWIMMING POOLS Carlton Baths 248 Rathdowne Street Carlton 9347 3677 Yarra Leisure Fitzroy Swimming Pool 160 Alexandra Parade 9205 5180 Kensington Community Recreation Centre Kensington Road & Altona Street 9376 1633 Kensington@ymca.org.au Melbourne City Baths 420 Swanston Street 9663 5888 melbournecitybaths.com.au North Melbourne Pool Arden Street North Melbourne 9329 2885 northmelbourne@ymca.org.au St Kilda Sea Baths 10-18 Jacka Boulevard St Kilda 9525 4888

TENNIS Carlton Gardens Tennis Club Carlton Gardens, Cnr Nicholson and Carlton Sts Carlton 9663 7000

Kensington Banks Tennis Courts Kensington Road & Altona Street Kensington 1300 223 386 kensington@ymca.org.au

Forum Theatre 154 Flinders Street Melbourne 9299 9860

Parkville Tennis Club 151 Royal Park, Parkville 0412 279 156

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane Melbourne 9662 9966

THEATRES AND CONCERT HALLS

Hamer Hall Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road 9281 8450

Arts Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Road 1300 182 183

Her Majestyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre 219 Exhibition Street Melbourne 8643 3300

Arts House, Meat Market 5 Blackwood Street North Melbourne 9322 9966 Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street Melbourne 9650 1500 Deakin Edge Federation Square 9655 1900 Capitol Theatre 113 Swanston Street 9650 4017 Chunky Move Studios 111 Sturt Street Southbank 9645 5188 Club Voltaire L2-3/14 Raglan Street North Melbourne 9326 3006 CUB Malthouse 113 Sturt Street Southbank 9685 5111

Powlett Reserve Tennis Centre Simpson Street, East Melbourne 9417 3416

Chapel Off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street Prahran 8290 7000

Fawkner Park Tennis Centre 65 Toorak Road West, Fawkner Park 9820 0611

Comedy Theatre 240 Exhibition Street 9299 9800

La Mama Theatre 205-207 Faraday Street Carlton 9347 6948 Melbourne French Theatre Inc Ground 213 Canning Street Carlton 9349 2250 Melba Hall Gate 12, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville 8344 7830 Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt Street Southbank 9699 3333 Melbourne Town Hall 90/120 Swanston Street Melbourne 9658 9779 MTC Theatre 252 Sturt Street Southbank 8688 0800 North Melbourne Town Hall 521 Queensberry Street North Melbourne 9658 9152 Polyglot Theatre 27A Cromwell Road, South Yarra 8060 4680

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LEISURE THEATRES AND CONCERT HALLS Princess Theatre 163 Spring Street Melbourne 9299 9800 Regent Theatre 191-197 Collins Street Melbourne 9299 9800 Royal Botanic Gardens Corner Alexandra and Birdwood Avenue 9252 2300 Sidney Myer Music Bowl King’s Domain Linlithgow Avenue 9281 8000 St Martins Youth Arts Centre 28 St Martins Lane, South Yarra 9867 2477 State Theatre 100 St Kilda Road Melbourne 9281 8000 Victorian Opera 31-33 Victoria Street Melbourne 9001 6400

TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES Harbour Town Tourism Lounge 122 Studio Lane, Harbour Town Shopping Centre Waterfront City, Docklands 9328 8600 Eureka Skydeck 88 Riverside Quay Southbank 9693 888 Melbourne Visitor Centre Federation Square 9658 9658 Bourke Street Mall Bourke Street Opposite David Jones 9658 9658

Melbourne Town Hall Tours 9658 9658 townhalltour@ melbourne.vic.gov.au Parks Victoria Information Centre Level 10/535 Bourke Street 13 19 63

WALKING TOURS Hidden Secrets Tours 9663 3358 www.hiddensecretstours.com/ Foodies Dream Tour QV Market Corner Elizabeth and Victoria Streets 9320 5835 Tours@qvm.com.au Market Insider Shopping Tour QV Market Crn Elizabeth and Victoria Streets 9320 5835 Tours@qvm.com.au Melbourne Food Tours 0408 555 679 www.melbournefoodtours.com/

YOGA Breathe Yoga & Pilates 289 Little Collins Street 9662 1500 Melbourne Yoga Level 2, 50 Market Street 0430 569 088 Studio Cirq Pilates & Yoga L1/19-23 Meyers Place 9654 9994 Urban Yoga L1/123 Swanston Street 0433 147 745

MARKETS & FOOD Queen Victoria Market Corner Victoria and Elizabeth Streets 9320 5822 Suzuki Night Market Corner Elizabeth and Victoria Streets Every Wednesday from 16 November – 29 February 2014

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Prahran Market 163-185 Commercial Road South Yarra South Melbourne Market Corner York and Cecil Streets South Melbourne Preston Market Murray Road and Cramer Street Preston Richmond Market Gleadell Street, Richmond Rose Street Artist Market 60 Rose Street, Fitzroy The Esplanade Market The Esplanade, St Kilda St Kilda Twilight Market From 5 December – 20 February O’Donnell Gardens, St Kilda Docklands Sunday Market Waterfront City New Quay Promenade Docklands

ORGANIC FOODS Organic Wholefoods 277 Smith Street Fitzroy 9419 5347 Organic Delivery 9460 3999 www.victoriaorganicdelivery.com.au Wells Food Store 1 Bank Street, South Melbourne 9696 1346 Ripe the Organic Grocer 23 Victoria Street, Albert Park 9699 6405 The Organics Food & Wine Deli 28 Degraves Street Melbourne 9654 5157

MARKETS & FOOD VINTAGE Retrostar Vintage Clothing Level 1, 37 Swanston Street Melbourne 9663 1223 Vintage Garage 9077 9030 318 Smith Street, Collingwood

CUPCAKES & MACARONS

Oriental Tea House 318-322 Little Collins Street 9654 8399 Oriental Tea House Melbourne Central Shopping Centre Shop GD 068-069 9066 0208

FOOD & WINE

Muff Clothing Recycle Campbell Arcade, Shop 1, Degraves Street 9671 3630

Bamboo House 47 Little Bourke Street Chinatown 9662 1565

Hunter Gatherer 274 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 9415 7371

Belgian Beer CafĂŠ Village Melbourne Corner St Kilda Rd & Moubray Street 9529 2899

Circa Vintage Clothing 102 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 9419 8899 American Vintage Clothing Co Pty Ltd 212 Brunswick Street 9419 3866 The Second Hand Lane Way 763 Nicholson Street, Carlton North 9388 9100 South Melbourne Community Chest 200 Bank Street South Melbourne 9699 6839 Smith Street Bazaar 305-307 Smith Street Fitzroy 9419 4889

Cacao Corner Bourke and Elizabeth Streets 9662 4777 Cupcake Central Melbourne Central, Level 2 211 La Trobe Street 9077 4542 La Belle Miette 30 Hardware Lane 9024 4528 Little Cupcakes Shop 7, Degraves Street 9077 0413 Macaron de Paris 1300 799 989

The Wharf Hotel 18-38 Siddeley Street 8680 6000

The Cupcake Bakery 289 Flinders Lane 9639 5203

Red Spice Road 27 McKillop Street 9603 1601

CHOCOLATIERS

Rosetta Crown Complex Southbank 8648 1999

COFFEE SHOPS Cup of Truth 12 Campbell Arcade, Degraves Street Subway 0498 256 786

TEAHOUSES

Brother Baba Budan 359 Little Bourke Street 9606 0499

Hopetoun Tea Rooms Shop 1-2, 282 Collins Street 9650 2777

Little Blue Bean 15 Little Collins Street 9650 0046

Tea House At Chinatown 11-17 Cohen Pl 9639 2526

Manchester Press Rankins Lane 9600 4054

Oriental Tea House 378 Little Collins Street 9600 4230

T-Roy Browns 363 Flinders Street 0421 489 588

Haighs Shop 7-8 The Block Arcade, 282 Collins Street 9654 7673 26 Collins Street 9650 2114 Chocolateria San Churro QV, 221 Little Lonsdale Street 9650 6350 Chokolait Shop 8, Hub Arcade, 318 Little Collins Street 9639 6188 Ganache Chocolate Lounge 245 Collins Street 9650 8388

Red Monkey Tea House 470 Victoria Street 9326 7572

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