Highlights include Bells Beach, Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool, Grampians NP, Adelaide, Flinders Ranges, Wilpena Pound, Parachilna, Coober Pedy, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon, and Aboriginal Culture. $445.00 More

Want the best penguin viewing opportunities in Australia? Take the Penguin Eco Tour for a premium penguin experience that offers a personalized, intimate wildlife experience. Or choose the Skybox option to enjoy an elevated, uninterrupted view of the little penguins returning to their sand burrows.

ULTIMATE PENGUIN ECO TOUR: Designed to cater for up to 10 people only, this fully accredited eco tour takes visitors to a stunning, secluded beach to view the little penguins waddling ashore to their sand dune burrows. The beach is in a completely different location to the standard Penguin Parade.

This tour is the premium penguin experience on offer and ideal for those seeking a more personalized, intimate wildlife experience. As the sun sets and the light fades, participants can use night vision technology to view the penguins. Rangers provide an informative commentary which visitors listen to through personal headphones.

SKYBOX EXPERIENCE : Enjoy the Penguin Parade (the world’s smallest penguins in their natural habitat) from the comfort of an exclusive, elevated viewing tower. Located at the main viewing stands at the Penguin Parade, this option allows for 10 people each evening to have ‘pole position’ for penguin viewing.

Warm and dry, you will enjoy an excellent overview of Summerland Beach and the penguin burrows. Interact with the ranger and take part in the penguin count to assist in the ongoing research of the Phillip Island penguins!

Before your tour, check out the Nobbies Centre, Phillip Island’s newest eco-tourism attraction. This free world class marine attraction provides the chance to discover the wonders of the Australian marine environment through educational displays, conservation presentations and optional ranger guided tours.

Fully interactive cameras at Seal Rocks (2km off shore) allow visitors to zoom in, catch a glimpse and take your very own photos of the Australian Fur Seals.

Duration

1.5 – 2.5 hours

Departs from

Phillip Island, Australia

Price & Bookings »

This 3 Park Pass allows you to make the most of your visit to Phillip Island Nature Park!

• Be charmed by the island’s world famous Little Penguins as they parade form the sea to their sand dune burrows
• Stroll along the treetop boardwalks for a fascinating face to face encounter with koalas
• Discover the secrets of Churchill Island and explore its intriguing history, nature, birdlife and views.

You can visit Penguin Parade, Koala Conservation Centre and Churchill Island on the same day using the same discount ticket. Or spread the visit out over a few days and combine with visits to other destinations.

Phillip Island Nature Park is renowned as home to one of Australia’s most popular wildlife attractions, the Penguin Parade. The Park is an island adventure featuring, unique wildlife experiences, tranquil wetlands, and breathtaking coastlines.

Award winning eco tourism centres at the Penguin Parade, Koala Conservation Centre and Churchill Island provide a fascinating insight into the world of penguins, koalas and our island heritage.

Interactive interpretative displays, walking tracks and elevated boardwalks allow for close up wildlife viewing. Discover scrumptious cafes provide a variety of menus to cater for seaside appetites.

The Park also has a network of walking and cycling tracks, miles of beaches, inlets and bays allowing you to discover Phillip Island Nature Park at your own pace.

The beaches nearby provide some of the most consistent surf in Australia. Cape Woolamai and Smiths Beach are patrolled by surf lifesavers in season, surrounding waters provide unique snorkelling and diving opportunities.

The Nobbies Centre. Free world class marine attraction gives visitors the chance to discover the wonders of marine environment through educational displays, conservation presentations.

Duration

Flexible

Departs from

Phillip Island, Australia

Price & Bookings »

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22-24 October, 2010

About Motorclassica

In October 2010, Exhibitions & Trade Fairs will stage Motorclassica, Australia’s first International Concours d’Elegance and Classic Motor Show, bringing together the most beautiful cars in the world, from both Australia and abroad, over three days at the iconic, world heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens.

Location

Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3053

Contact

• Phone: 93216760
• Email: pmathers@motorclassica.com.au

Official Website

• www.motorclassica.com.au

January

• Car Club Showcase at Fed Square (31 Jan-28 Nov, 2010)

March

• 2010 FORMULA 1â„¢ Australian Grand Prix (25-28 Mar, 2010)

October

• Melbourne International Motor Show (14-24 Oct, 2010 – held in Sydney in 2010, read more)
• Motorclassica (22-24 Oct, 2010)

21 March, 2010

About the Theatre of Ideas

Catch up with the latest thinking in the world of gastronomy, presented by MasterChef star – and former MFW Creative Director – Matt Preston.

It’s food for the brain, a rare insight into two of the world’s most controversial chefs and how they create the food that the world is talking about. Includes a drink and a nibble after final session.

Cost: From $85.00

Location

BMW Edge at Federation Square, enter via the Atrium on Flinders Street

Contact

• Bookings: Ticketmaster 136 100 or +61 3 9674 9700 (international)

Official Website

• www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/index.php?nodeId=89

20 – 21 March, 2010

About the Acqua Panna Global Wine Experience

Acqua Panna Global Wine Experience sees the world’s most innovative winemakers and experts get together to talk new fashions and old traditions.

Hosted by Ben Edwards, President of Sommeliers Australia, this event is the perfect opportunity for wine lovers to build on their knowledge of global wine trends. From Barolo to Burgundy, if you are wine-obsessed don’t miss this.

Cost: $160.00 for a single session also available as part of a MasterClass full day ticket

Location

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf

Contact

• Bookings: Ticketmaster 136 100 or +61 3 9674 9700 (international)

Official Website

• www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/index.php?nodeId=88

The Market has been responsible for raising nearly $9,000,000 for the community since 1976.

Quite often the 370 stalls are fully booked for seven and sometimes up to twelve weeks in advance, due to the market’s popularity. The number of visitors/shoppers visiting the market is consistently high for the whole 12 months of the year, with people coming from all over Melbourne (and interstate and overseas) to enjoy the experience.

Besides browsing for bargains and sought after collectibles, visitors can relax with a cup of coffee and food at food vans located in the market every Sunday. Public toilets are only 20 metres from the main entrance in Station Street.

Visitors are asked for a Gold Coin Donation upon entry to assist us in our endeavours to assist the needy.

Market Operating Hours

The market is up and swinging by approx. 7am every Sunday (earlier in the summer months), however stallholders are required to stop trading at 12.30pm, and to be totally packed by 1.00pm.

Operating Sundays

The market operates every Sunday of the year, apart from the following:

• One or two Sundays before Christmas (the Council does not permit us to trade on any Sunday within 10 days before Christmas)
• The Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s day, depending when that Sunday falls
• Anzac Day, when it falls on a Sunday

The Sundays when the market is to be closed are always notified on our “Notice Board” on the Home Page of this website.

Market Location

The market is located in Station Street, Camberwell – Melway Ref: 45 J12. Station Street runs parallel with Burke Road and is one street east of Burke Road. The market is located in a 370 bay carpark directly behind the shops in Burke Road, just north of the busy Camberwell Junction.

Getting There

Public Transport

Public transport admirably serves the market. Three tram services (from the City) pass through the Camberwell Junction, where you would alight from the tram. These services are the East Burwood (Route # 75 leaves CBD via Flinders Street), Wattle Park (Route # 70 leaves CBD via Flinders Street) and Camberwell (Route # 72 leaves CBD via Swanston Street) services. A short 100 metre walk from the Camberwell Junction in the north-easterly direction (behind the shops in Burke Road) gets you to the market.

As well, the Lilydale, Ferntree Gully and Alamein train services all pass through Camberwell railway station, which is again about 100 metres from the market. The market is in a southerly direction from Camberwell railway station – walk along Railway Pde and then into Station Street.

Private Vehicle

Directly across Station Street from the market is a 700+ car park. This car park is located under the Safeway and Target shopping complex and has a two hour parking limit on Sunday mornings. Normally, this would provide ample time to browse the market (and hopefully Buy there!) and maybe have a cup of tea/coffee as well. There are two entrances to this carpark in Station Street and another entrance in Fairholm Grove, the next street east from Station Street.

Contact

Market Manager: Graham Brown
Address: P.O. BOX 257
Balwyn Vic 3103 Australia

With close to one hundred stall-holders, the St Kilda Beach Night Market creates a unique environment for showcasing, selling and of course buying gorgeous things.

Why all the fuss?

The St Kilda Beach Night Market is a beautiful, vibrant and unique outdoor markets, attracting thousands of Melbournians and tourists alike who enjoy its magical summer twilight atmosphere.

Located in between St Kilda’s famous Acland Street and Luna Park, then tucked beneath the palms of O’Donnell Gardens, this distinctive market transforms the rolling lawns into an exotic vibrant village. Shop, eat, dance, relax, and play.

Snake your way along the paths and browse amongst the one hundred handpicked stalls. Traders, designers and producers of fashion, home-wares, arts, jewelry, produce and textiles; each selected on quality, diversity and design.

Then, on the menu – delicious home-style cooking from the kitchens of Argentina, India, Spain, Greece and Turkey, plus the best local and organic producers and suppliers. Foodies go crazy.

Snatch a patch of grass under the palms, munch on your meal and turn your ear to the beats: tiki exotica to bongo-rama. Sit if you can, twirl fire if you can’t. Kids of all ages get involved in the grooves. Drum workshops, salt air and the sunset.

Appearing on the first two Thursdays in December, the market becomes the perfect setting for Christmas shopping – outdoors, vibrant, unique and fun. Then weekly from the New Year until the end of February, come shop till you drop, catch up with friends, eat till you burst, and enjoy a warm summer’s evening in St Kilda.

The St Kilda Beach Night Market pumps with life, music and people as the sunset’s and the stars come out to play. It’s St Kilda’s edgy, contemporary and cool culture all rolled into one. Be a part of it.

Location

O’Donnell Gardens

Contact

• Address: 18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda VIC 3182
• Phone: 04 4835 3050
• Email: info@stkildabeachnightmarket.com.au

Official Website

• stkildabeachnightmarket.com.au