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Melbourne

Within an hours drive or train ride of the centre of Geelong is Victoria’s capital Melbourne one of the world’s great cities. Melbourne is Australia’s second largest city after Sydney and capital of Victoria. Known for it’s love of sporting events, it is Australia’s most cosmopolitan and European style city with greater Melbourne being home to over 3.8 million people living in the urban sprawl hugging Port Phillip Bay…

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Melbourne is one of the world’s great cities, this sports loving city is jam packed with cosmopolitan culture with amazing architecture, huge events, incredible food and best of all only an hour away from the centre of Geelong by either road or rail. …Read more

City Precincts

The city of Melbourne has some pretty interesting and diverse districts including one of Australia’s best Chinatowns, a Greek precinct, magnificent new docklands precinct and the river hugging Southgate. …Read more

Suburbs

Melbourne’s suburbs are so diverse, Some are very multicultural, while others are a bit out there with alternate life styles, art and culture while others are cosmopolitan with luxury boutiques and cafes. …Read more

Places to Stay

Melbourne has a huge array of great accommodation; we have selected some of the best deals for your stay at discount prices close to all the best parts of the city. …Read more

Map

Being only an hour from Geelong, Melbourne is an ideal place for a day trip or to base yourself while visiting our region. The freeway linking Geelong and Melbourne is a fairly easy drive and trains leave Melbourne's Great Southern Station every hour or so during the day heading down here to Geelong. …Read more

Special Events

Melbourne is home to many of the world’s greatest major events including F1 motor racing, The AFL Grand Final, Australian Open Tennis Grand Slam, International Cricket and of course the race that stops the nation- The Melbourne Cup. …Read more

Photo gallery

Melbourne is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, its beautiful Victorian and Colonial architecture contrasts so well with the amazing high rise steel, concrete and glass structures of today. …Read more

History

Melbourne has a rich history and it wasn’t before they pulled a few "shifties" during the gold rush that it grew faster than Geelong which was booming from the wool trade at the time. …Read more

Attractions

Attractions are endless, there is just so much to do but we will focus on a few highlights which no visitor to magnificent city of Melbourne should miss. But be warned there is plenty more and you will be sure to want to come back. …Read more

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