Guest Parklife Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi! We are heading out to Melbourne next month to have our visas validated. We have been planning this move for so long that we have not really had a family holiday before so we want to make the most of this one!! What should we do? We are staying in the city for a week and then hiring a motorhome for a week. L xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoniaInOz Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I would suggest the new Southern Star wheel in the docklands, very similar to your London Eye! Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Museum (also has a circus running currently), Luna Park are fun things to do in Melbourne, there's always festivals and events on too, so check the tourism site often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sharrondodd Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 sorry saw your message why do you have to validate visa's does everyone have to do this i've seen it mentioned a few times, new to all this we are just looking into our visa's now. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Parklife Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 sorry saw your message why do you have to validate visa's does everyone have to do this i've seen it mentioned a few times, new to all this we are just looking into our visa's now. thanks When you get your visa (ours is a perm. residence one, not sure about others) you have to physically be in Australia within about 9 months. We hoped to have our house sold etc and be living there within that time but then the credit crunch all kicked off and we couldn't sell our house so we can go, get our visas validated and then come back and hope people start buying houses again!!! HTH L xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Parklife Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I would suggest the new Southern Star wheel in the docklands, very similar to your London Eye!Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Museum (also has a circus running currently), Luna Park are fun things to do in Melbourne, there's always festivals and events on too, so check the tourism site often Oooh thanks! Will definitely add those to the itinerary!! L xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Buy a rash vest and spf 30 sunscreen and find a beach to play on. Day trip out to Ballarat to see the Gold Rush village of Sovereign Hill. Boat trip up and down the Yarra to see the ships at one end and the city at the other. Melbourne Zoo is OK too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 A good place to visit is Wildlife Wonderland on the Bass coast, although it is not in the same league as Melbourne Zoo they allow a more personal hands on experience of Australian Native Animals, you can hand feed the kangaroos and have a cuddle with a baby wombat. Another couple of places are: Eureka Tower - Eureka Skydeck 88 Philip Island - To see the penguins, seals, koalas etc - Phillip Island Nature Parks Grants Picnic Area - You can hand feed the wild parrots, cockatoos, gallahs, rosellas, australian parrots: Grants on Sherbrooke - Souvenirs and Licensed Cafe My children like the science works musuem: Scienceworks Swim with Dolphins - Moonraker Dolphin Swims - Port Phillip bay Victoria Australia Puffing Billy Steam Train - Puffing Billy Railway - Australia's Favourite Steam Train There is lots more and like Quoll says the kids just love the beach, you can take a picnic or use one of the free BBQ's it is a great day out and doesn't cost a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antandjack Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 We recently visited melbourne with a 6 year old and a 3 year old.........once you get over the flight!!! Our children loved the melbourne museum, Melbourne zoo, Puffing billy and wildlife park also Souverign hill was great. Seeing the penguins was lovely but they have to stay up late for that one. The beaches were of course a hit and a cheap option. Good luck on the flight!! Jackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treesea Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Down at St Kilda on a Sunday they fly kites on the green next to the sea. Near Luna Park. The Collingwood children's farm is great. Very hands on and good for little ones. www.farm.org.au It's at the end of St Heliers Street in Abbotsford Vic 3067 (next to Collingwood, about 5km from the CBD. Ceres community environment park, at East Brunswick, also inner city, is also good. www.ceres.org.au The Botanic Gardens, on the south bank of the Yarra are a good place to have a family picnic, feed the ducks and swans etc. No squirrels, but beautiful. My children used to enjoy going to Planet Play, - the one we went to was in the north eastern suburbs, www.planetplay.com.au, out at Wantirna, but they thought it was the bees knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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