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The Melbourne Cemetery is more than a place filled with historic tombstones.  Some people may be turned off by the prospect of visiting.  Yet, a self-tour offers a worthwhile glimpse into local history.  You can do a self tour or take an organized one during daytime or night time. The Cemetery historic society wrote a book about people who are buried in the cemetery and unusual circusmatnces surrounding certain deaths. This book makes a great keepsake after a visit ...

From July 5-9, Melbourne hosted a fabulous boat show for everyone from canoe and kyak wilderness enthusiasts, traditional fishermen to power boat junkies and posh yachtsmen.  Many people forget that Australia is partly known for the Murray-Darling river which is very popular for hosue boat rental vacations and other boat-related holidays.  The vast array of choices and prices of boat merchandise might boggle just about anyone's mind.  The Boating Industry of Victoria arranged ...

An upcoming event worth time is The Age's 2007 Melbourne Writer's Festival. This will take place from Tuesday August 24-Sunday September 2.  Baffle yourself with the up-and-coming.  Discover writers you hadn't heard of and others you've read for years.  Meet them over a coffee or at an event reception. 

Its an opportunity to hob-nob with international literary minds of the past and present.  Writers, publishers, agents and a fascinated public all get ...

During my undergraduate university experience in Canada, I spent two years as a live-in-nanny for a family that was half Jewish and half Christian.  During that period of my life, I became interested in learning more about various religions and cultures.  When I came to Melbourne, Australia, I decided to discover the Melbourne Synagogues. 

Melbourne's Jewish community is largely located in the St. Kilda district.  This is where visitors can learn more about the home of th Hebrew Congregation, which is the oldest ...

Many people know that Australia has a growing Asian population, but fewer people are aware of the history behind this immigration.  Fewer people are knowledgable about the many examples of Asian culture which continue to enrich Australian multiculturalism. 

The Museum of Chinese Australian History is well worth a visit.  It's located at 22 Cohen Place in the centre of the city.  If you look at your map, you will find it quite easily near Little ...

When people come to Melbourne, they may begin with traditional places to visit in the city.  They may also think about what to explore in areas fewer people venture to see. 

As you drive along Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, you may stop in the villages of Sassafras and Kallista on the way up the winding mountain road.  Each town offers a number of artisan shops and small art galleries, cafes and ...

In life, you never know who you're going to meet.  You never know how these people may introduce you to something that enriches your life or, remind you of very meaningful things you had forgotten or put to the side. 

While I was involved in the 2007 International Australian Airshow, one of my peers told me he was a diver at the Melbourne Aquarium.   Now, back in 2000, while in Chile, I took an introductory ...

For anyone who desires to learn more about Aboriginal culture in Australia, it would be worthwhile to visit Melbourne's first Aboriginal cultural centre. Mr. Jim Berg, who worked over 19 years to create this historic project, said about the $7+1/2 million Heritage Trust Cultural Centre in King Street: "If you want to learn anything about Koorie history in Victoria, this is the place to come."

This centre houses a permanent history ...

Between St. Kilda Road (opposite the Victorian Arts Centre) and Domain Road, Anderson Street and the Yarra River, Melbourne, you'll find extensive Domain Parklands. From Swanston Street uptown, take tram (3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72) .

The Domain Parklands comprises a group of green spaces including, Queen Victoria Gardens, featuring memorials to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, with a floral clock built from over 7,000 plants, Alexandra Gardens, the Shrine ...

Captain James Cook is famous for his 'European' discovery of Australia.  Just before that historic voyage, from 1756-1767, he charted the coastal waters off Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and the Saint John River of the Canadian Maritimes  where I was born.  I would invite Melbourne visitors to discover Captain Cook's cottage in Fitroy Gardens close to CBD to see not only the oldest building in the vicinity of the city, but also to gain new ...