Recreation
The McLennan
Recreation Collection is a select but growing collection of
guidebooks and general information on Australia and Melbourne which
current students can borrow or use in the library.
The collection is located in the reading
lounge in the library.
Visit Victoria is the official website for
Victoria. The site offers the ultimate guide to Melbourne and Victoria, including information about food &
wine, arts & culture, events, entertainment, shopping, parks &
gardens, nature & wildlife, and much more...
City Search is the site that offers residents and visitors alike an interactive
business directory that allows users to find local entertainment as well
as make informed buying decisions on essential services.
Also useful are:
That's Melbourne
Visit Melbourne
According to
Lonely Planet's Guide to Melbourne ..... Australia's second city is a place of contradictions and hidden charms.
A leafy, bayside community on the 'upside-down', brown Yarra River, it
is cosmopolitan, suburban, cultivated, football crazy, conservative and
a haven for the avant-garde. Visitors come for its shopping,
restaurants, nightlife and sporting calendar, encouraging many
Melbournians to believe that they live in one of the most civilised
cities in the world...
Melbourne University Overseas Student Service is run by elected international student
representatives and is an affiliated department of the Melbourne University Student Union. MUOSS regularly plan events for new
international students, including trips and excursions. Visit the website for event details.
Cinema
CitySearch Film Guide
Major cinema chains
Greater Union Cinemas
Hoyts Cinemas
Village Cinemas
Specialty cinemas
Astor Theatre
Cinema Nova (Carlton)
Coburg drive-in
Dendy Cinemas
IMAX
Reading Cinemas
(includes the Classic Cinema in Elsternwick)
Rivoli Cinema,
Camberwell
Sun Theatre, Yarraville
Shopping
The Queen Victoria Market (known to Melburnians
as the "Vic market") is famous for fresh produce, bargain clothes and
household items and souvenirs.
Most major supermarkets in Melbourne are open till midnight, with
some trading 24 hours. Visit the websites of the major
supermarkets to find out more about store locations and trading hours.
Shopping complexes
Chadstone shopping centre
Highpoint, Maribyrnong
Northland, Preston
Southland, Cheltenham
Westfield shopping centres
(including Airport West, Bay City, Doncaster, Fountain Gate, Southland)
Major department stores
Big W
David Jones
Dimmeys
Harvey Norman
Kmart
Myer
Target
City shopping
Australia on Collins
Block Arcade
GPO
Melbourne Central
QV (Queen Victoria Centre)
Royal Arcade
Entertainment and eating precincts
Crown Casino and
Entertainment Complex
Docklands
Federation
Square
South
Gate
Cultural destinations
and events
Arts Centre,
St. Kilda Road Melbourne
Australian Centre for
Contemporary Art, Southbank
Australian Centre for the Moving Image,
Federation Square
Melbourne
Aquarium
Melbourne Fashion Festival
Melbourne
International Arts Festival
Melbourne
International Comedy Festival
Melbourne
International Film Festival
Melbourne Museum,
Carlton
National Gallery of Victoria,
St. Kilda Road Melbourne and Federation Square
National Trust properties and events
Royal Botanic
Gardens, Melbourne and Cranboure
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