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Melbourne City Romp |
| Venue: | Treasury Gardens, Corner of Spring and Flinders Street, Melbourne. |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 25 March, 2012' |
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| Time: | 10am |
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Part puzzle, part treasure hunt and part 'Amazing Race' and is accessible to all. So grab your friends, family, co-workers, kids, pets, next door neighbours, cardboard cut-outs and form a team! The Romp is accessible to all ages and all fitness levels.
This year, up to 20,000 Rompers from all over Australia are expected to take part including Romp ambassadors' Em Rusciano, Nick Bracks, Harry O'Brien, Emily Power, Leah de Niese and Natasha Stott Despoja. |
Merivale brings back Twilight Film Nights |
| Venue: | Slip Inn and The Beresford, with Ash Street Cellar |
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| Date: | 'Monday and Tuesday nights from 11 Octobe' |
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| Fee: | $39 film and food deal |
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| Booking: | Merivale.com or 02 9240 3000 |
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Merivale venues Ash Street Cellar, The Beresford Hotel and Slip Inn will be welcoming the warmer nights of spring and summer by bringing back their popular film nights from Monday 11 October until March 2011.
Each venue will be transformed into an intimate outdoor cinema space with films showing on Monday nights at Ash Street Cellar and The Beresford Hotel, and Tuesday nights at Slip Inn.
Films including The Hangover, Puberty Blues and Run Lola Run will screen alongside a range of other comedy, art house, foodie, 80's and classic Australian films. |
The Irresistible Gluten Free Show Sydney |
| Venue: | Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park |
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| Date: | '20-21 November' |
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| Time: | 10am to 5pm daily |
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| Fee: | Pre-register online for free entry or $5 at the door |
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| Booking: | Glutenfreefoodshow.com.au |
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Coeliacs, or anyone after a health kick, will love the Irresistible Gluten Free Show. Sample delicious gluten free products, buy goodies you can't find in the supermarket, grab a show special and see the chefs at work in the kitchen.
If you're new to gluten free, or looking for answers, catch a session on the information stage with our experts. New this year is the Cooking School where participants will be able to slice and dice with the experts as they learn how to cook delicious gluten free food. |
ACMIs Winter School Holiday program |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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Kids' Flicks
Full/Concession $6 ACMI Members $5.
Tickets available on the day from the Tickets & Information Desk. NB: There is a non-refundable hire fee of $2 for the 3D glasses
Kids in the Studio
Free
Build your own piece of 'utopia' - unleash their inner architect! Recommended for families and kids aged 3 years and up.
Make a Movie: 3 Day Filmmaking Workshop.
Suitable for 10-14 year olds. Ticketed. |
Eumundi Food Fest |
| Venue: | Mermorial Drive, Eumundi |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 27 June' |
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| Time: | 10am - 3pm |
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Lovers of good food and fabulous fresh produce, eager cooks and budding chefs are in for treat with the upcoming 2010 Eumundi Food Fest, taking place from 10am - 3pm on Sunday 27 June.
Part of the Noosalongweekend 10 day cultural event, the Eumundi Food Fest (now in its eighth year) brings together local producers, growers, chefs, restaurateurs, entertainers and food lovers with a host of activities and entertainment throughout the day. |
Timba Oz All Stars |
| Venue: | The Basement: 29 Reiby Place Circular Quay |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 26th of June' |
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| Booking: | (02) 9251 27 97 |
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The Kazoos |
Centro Mildura: Cnr 15th Street & Deakin Avenue, Mildura, VIC, 3500
Tuesday Sept 20th to Saturday Sept 24th
11am & 1pm daily
FREE
Mordialloc Community Centre: 115 Warren Rd Mordialloc 3195
Wed 29th Sept
10:30am
Tix: $5 per head (under 1yr free)
Where: Queen Victoria Market: Elizabeth St, Melbourne CBD
Thurs 30th Sept
11am & 12pm
FREE
Greensborough Plaza: 25 Main St Greensborough
Tues 12th Oct
10:00am & 12pm
FREE |
Glenn Murcutt: Architecture for Place |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | '15 July until 3 October 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| Glenn Murcutt is one of Australia's most internationally recognised architects. Murcutt's works are at the forefront of contemporary architecture, focusing on the sustainability of the natural environment. Glenn Murcutt: Architecture for Place explores a selection of his buildings through his drawings and working methods. Photographs by Anthony Browell capture the harmony between building and nature that resonates through Murcutt's designs. The exhibition offers visitor a chance to discover many of Murcutt's houses, private residences that are not open to visitors. |
The Irresistible Gluten Free Show Melbourne |
| Venue: | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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| Date: | '2-3 October' |
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| Time: | 10am to 5pm daily |
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| Fee: | Pre-book tickets online for a 20% discount off entry price |
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| Booking: | Glutenfreefoodshow.com.au |
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Coeliacs, or anyone after a health kick, will love the Irresistible Gluten Free Show. Sample delicious gluten free products, buy goodies you can't find in the supermarket, grab a show special and see the chefs at work in the kitchen.
If you're new to gluten free, or looking for answers, catch a session on the information stage with our experts. New this year is the Cooking School where participants will be able to slice and dice with the experts as they learn how to cook delicious gluten free food. |
July School Holiday Craft |
| Venue: | MarketPlace Leichhardt:Centre Court |
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| Date: | 'Monday 12 - Saturday 17 July ' |
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| Time: | 10am - 2pm |
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Bob the Builder Show |
| Venue: | MarketPlace Leichhardt: Centre Court |
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| Date: | 'Monday 5 - Friday 9 July' |
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| Time: | 11am and 1pm |
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Kid's Flicks: Ramona and Beezus |
| Date: | 'Sunday 19th of February' |
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| Time: | 10.30am and 1pm |
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Ramona Quimby (Joey King) is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus (Selena Gomez), who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Based on Beverly Cleary's best-selling books.
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Just Macbeth! |
| Venue: | Sydney Opera House: Playhouse |
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| Date: | '24th June-31st July' |
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| Booking: | 02 9250 7777 |
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| Following a rip-roaringly successful debut season in Sydney and Melbourne in 2008, Just Macbeth! returns to Sydney to delight audiences all over again. |
Pirate-mania at Oceanworld Manly |
| Venue: | Oceanworld |
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| Date: | 'between 2nd and 18th July' |
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| Fee: | FREE with general admission |
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10:30am Pirate Face Painting
11:00am Tunnel Tour with Feed (Shark Feed Monday, Wednesday, Friday/
Surface feed Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
12:00pm The Story of Sea Biscuit
12:30pm Beachcombers Workshop
13.30pm Fishy Facts & Feed
14:00pm Mermaid & Pirate Encounter
14:30pm Tunnel Tour
15:00pm Touch Pool Tales Workshop
15:30pm Pirate Craft/ Treasure Hunt
All day: Treasure Hunt |
Sky's the limit at Luna Park |
| Date: | 'Winter School Holidays (July 2nd - 18th)' |
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| Time: | Sunday to Thursday 10am-6pm. Friday & Saturday 10am-11pm |
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| Fee: | A ride on the Wave Swinger costs just $10, or is FREE with a Go Wild Unlimited Rides Pass. |
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For the first time since 1988, the iconic Wave Swinger wheels back into Luna Park Sydney.
The uniquely designed Wave Swinger is the 'creme de la creme' of high swinging chair rides, soaring passengers sky high into the air at a rate of 30km/h. The ornate hand-painted canopy tilts from side to side as it spins, whirling riders around with wave-like motion as they capture a panoramic picture of Sydney Harbour. |
Jacky Jacky in the Box |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | '9 July to 11 July 2010' |
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| Time: | 11am - 3pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| First performed in 2008, Jacky Jacky in the Box is a confronting performance in which an Aboriginal performer goes on display in the museum galleries, challenging audiences to reconsider perceptions of Indigenous Australia as an anthropological curiosity. Take a look inside Ilbijerri's glass museum cabinets at Bunjilaka and you won't see a boomerang, a stone tool or a black statue in a lap. You might see a young professional in a three-piece suit. You might see a girl listening to an ipod. You might see more than you bargained for. Jacky Jacky in the Box is showing for three days only as part of the exhibition 20 Years: Bold. Black. Brilliant. |
Zmood: designing Holdens |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | '16 July until 8 August 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| The Zmood display celebrates the career and legacy of one of Australia's most successful designers, Phillip Zmood GM Holden's first Head of Design. Zmood commenced his career with Holden in 1965 working as staff designer on the HR, HK, HT and HQ range of vehicles. He is credited with creating the major design elements of some of Holden's most iconic muscle cars. The collection features original sketches of the GTRX and the Torana as well as Zmood's childhood sketches, studio photographs and product brochures. |
20 Years: Bold. Black. Brilliant - Ilbijerri Theatre Company: A Retrospective. |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | '9 July until 7 November 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm. |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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20 Years: Bold. Black. Brilliant. celebrates the 20th anniversary of the longest running Indigenous theatre company in Australia.
"It all started with a group of Indigenous actors sitting around in a backyard saying 'we need our own theatre company to tell our stories our way'," says Rachael Maza Long, Ilbijerri's Artistic Director. From this passion, a professional theatre company was born, whose plays explore a range of complex and controversial issues from a uniquely Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspective. This belief in "the power of black voices telling black stories" still drives the company. The exhibition will feature elements of sets, props and photography from previous productions as well as a behind the scenes look at life in Ilbijerri. |
Big Kills, Big Killers - Free public lecture |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | '8 July 2010 ' |
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| Time: | 6pm |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Booking: | Bookings essential phone13 11 02 |
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| Big predatory animals capture our imagination like few others, yet the deadly denizens of the deep sea remain shrouded in mystery. It is these predators that evoke primordial feelings of awe and terror. How and when did they evolve? What makes them such deadly predators? What does their future hold? And just who is the ultimate predator of all time? Despite being at the top of food chains for over half a billion years, predators are also very vulnerable. Who takes the top spot has changed dramatically through the ages, and not always in predictable ways. What evolutionary novelties as well as mass extinctions have overturned who gets to be the biggest and baddest? Join three Museum Victoria scientists to hear an exciting evolutionary tale which will answer all of these questions (and more) and challenge some of your ideas of life's big predators and their place in nature. |
Honouring our Ancestors: Remembering East Timor |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne. |
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| Date: | 'From 19 September 2010 ' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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| This exhibition explores a ritual called Se Matebian, which takes place each year on All Souls Day and honours East Timorese ancestors. It looks at how the East Timorese community in Australia continue to practise this ritual today. Personal stories and reflections of people from the East Timorese community are shared and featured objects include a silver breast plate and head piece worn by elders during ceremonial peace, a silver jewellery box with an ancestral worship home on top, jewellery associated with ancestors, timber statues representing ancestors, hand woven baskets and East Timorese fabrics. |
Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Until 12 September 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm. |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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| This exhibition explores how the Kurdish culture has survived through adversity, invasion, and division of the Kurds' traditional lands. Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia examines the traditions at the core of the Kurdish culture that have enabled it to survive, and which Kurds proudly maintain in Australia today. A variety of objects on display include traditional costumes, instruments, hand-made carpets, hand-woven crafts and pewter ware. |
National Maritime Museum hosts one-day Peruvian cultural festival |
| Venue: | The National Maritime Museum, in Darling Harbour |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 20 June 2010' |
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| Time: | 10 am to 5 pm |
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| Fee: | Entry is free |
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| Booking: | For more information call (02) 9298 3777 or visit Anmm.gov.au. |
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Experience the vibrancy and colour of all things Peruvian with a special one-day festival featuring alpacas, handicrafts, traditional music and dance.
The National Maritime Museum is hosting a special celebration of Peruvian craft on Sunday 20 June full of stalls, talks, delicious food and demonstrations.
The festival will showcase Peru's alpaca industry and its influence on Australia's Alpaca industry, together with traditional handicrafts made from the wool. There'll be craft stalls and even live alpacas for visitors to pat.
And don't miss the special alpaca wool hand spinning demonstration during the day... see how the wool is turned into beautiful yarn for knitting and weaving.
There'll be plenty of colour, music and dance throughout the day with performances by Latin-American band Pukara, the Peru All Stars and traditional folk dancers Brisas del Peru.
A program of special talks will take place in the museum's theatre with presentations on the Peruvian alpaca industry, traditional jewellery techniques and a demonstration of the 'cajon' - a traditional Peruvian percussion instrument.
Food stalls will offer the tastes of Peru with a selection of delicious traditional dishes including empanadas, tamales, ceviches and more. |
Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Until 25 September 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm. |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or Museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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| This exhibition explores how the Kurdish culture has survived through adversity, invasion, and division of the Kurds' traditional lands. Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia examines the traditions at the core of the Kurdish culture that have enabled it to survive, and which Kurds proudly maintain in Australia today. A variety of objects will be on display, including traditional costumes, instruments, hand-made carpets, hand-woven crafts and pewter ware. |
Glenn Murcutt: Architecture for Place |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | '15 July until 3 October 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| Glenn Murcutt is one of Australia's most internationally recognised architects. Murcutt's works are at the forefront of contemporary architecture, focusing on the sustainability of the natural environment. Glenn Murcutt: Architecture for Place explores a selection of his buildings through his drawings and working methods. Photographs by Anthony Browell capture the harmony between building and nature that resonates through Murcutt's designs. The exhibition offers visitor a chance to discover many of Murcutt's houses, private residences that are not open to visitors. |
In a Burton Wonderland: Art competition and online gallery |
| Venue: | Acmi.net.au/burton_wonderland.aspx |
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| Date: | 'until Friday 13 August, 2010' |
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To celebrate Tim Burton's visit to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image for the opening of Tim Burton: The Exhibition, ACMI is holding an online exhibition for local artistic talent, the best works of which will be selected by Tim Burton.
The exhibition called In a Burton Wonderland invites budding artists to submit original art and photography inspired by Tim Burton and his extensive creative output.
Submissions are open to all levels, ages, mediums and styles of visual artists, with a limit of two artworks per person submitted. The gallery requires static works for display, so music or video works are not eligible. First and foremost, the artwork needs to be original and copyright held by the artist.
To be part of ACMI's online In a Burton Wonderland gallery and for the chance to win the top prize, artworks must be submitted online at by 5pm (AEST) on the spookiest date in the calendar - Friday 13 August, 2010. |
Children's Festival returns to Carriageworks |
| Venue: | CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh. |
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| Date: | '27th Sept-9th Oct' |
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Some of the cool things that will be coming to CarriageWorks for the festival include:
The Grimstones - the sell-out gothic fairytale performed with adorable quirky marionette puppets and sign language
Experimenta's Utopia Now - a massive interactive multimedia exhibition
Circus Monoxide - the contemporary Australian circus puts on special performances, as well as circus-skills workshops
A huge Literary Program - developed in association with the Children's Book Council of Australia
Massive Visual Art Program - reaching from Newcastle to Unanderra
Sydney Children's Festival Choir - singing specially composed songs for the festival
Kids Garden Project - returning twice as big and encouraging little green fingers
The Taste Trail - an adventure for the tastebuds around Eveleigh Farmers Markets, finishing up with a delicious fresh lunch |
National Healthy Bones Week 2010 |
| Date: | '1 - 7 August' |
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| Booking: | Healthybones.com.au |
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Dairy Australia and Osteoporosis Australia announce National Healthy Bones Week 2010 (1 - 7 August) to champion the important role calcium-rich foods, such as dairy, play in the development and maintenance of healthy bones and prevention of osteoporosis throughout life. A nation-wide campaign, National Healthy Bones Week reminds women that they need to take care of their 'inside' bone health for long term well being.
National Healthy Bones Week is a time for Australians in all phases of life to reflect on their and their family's nutrition and bone health. |
Push FReeZA Summits 2010 |
| Date: | 'Tuesday 29 June - Friday 2 July' |
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| Time: | 9.30am-3.30pm |
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| Fee: | FREE ENTRY |
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| Booking: | (03) 9380 1277 or download the registration form via Thepush.com.au. |
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The Push FReeZA Summits are funded by the Office for Youth and managed by The Push.
Tuesday 29 June - GO Tafe, Docker St, Wangaratta
Thursday 1 July - Childrens Services Hub, 27 Grossmans Rd, Torquay
Friday 2 July - Brunswick Town Hall, 233 Sydney Rd, Brunswick |
Taste of Sydney |
| Date: | '8-11th March, 2012' |
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| Booking: | Ticketek.com.au or 132 849 |
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| Already confirmed to take part are L'etoile, Flying Fish, Efendy, Longrain, Otto, Ormeggio at the Spit, Spiedo, The Montpellier Public House and Four in Hand, with more leading restaurants and some very special guests to be announced soon. Alongside delectable dishes, enjoy an extensive programme of interactive features and sip, sample and shop your way around award-winning wineries and boutique suppliers in the Taste Producers Market. |
Shrek Forever After: The IMAX 3D Experience |
| Venue: | IMAX Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | '17 June, 2010' |
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| Time: | Films screen daily from 10.00am |
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| Fee: | $22.50 adults, $18.50 concession, $16.50 child, $68.00 family (2 adults & 2 children) |
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| Booking: | For session times visit Imaxmelbourne.com.au or call 03 9663 5454 |
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| See the fourth and final movie in the Shrek series, Shrek Forever After, in IMAX 3D at IMAX Melbourne Museum. Expect the return of all the famous Shrek characters including Shrek (Mike Myers), Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and meet the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn). After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws' kingdom, what's an ogre to do? Well, if you're Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What's happened to his ogre's roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a 'real ogre,' Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all he's done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one true love. |
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - The IMAX Experience |
| Date: | '27 May, 2010' |
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| Fee: | $22.50 adults, $18.50 concession, $16.50 child, $68.00 family (2 adults & 2 children) |
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| GetreadytoexperiencethelatestWaltDisneyepicadventurePrinceofPersiaTheSandsofTimeontheworldsthirdlargestscreenatIMAXMelbourneMuseumFromtheteamthatbroughtthePiratesoftheCaribbeantrilogytothebigscreenWaltDisneyPicturesandJerryBruckbeimerFilmspresentPrinceofPersiaTheSandsofTimeanepicactionadventuresetinthemysticallandsofPersia.ArougeprinceJakeGyllenhaalreluctantlyjoinsforceswithamysticalprincessGemmaArtertonandtogethertheyraceagainstdarkforcestosafeguardanancientdaggercapableofreleasingtheSandsofTimeagiftfromthegodsthatcanreversetimeandallowitspossessortoruletheworld. |
WINTERLAND is coming to town! |
| Venue: | CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh. Train: Redfern or Macdonaldtown. |
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| Date: | '5 - 31 July 2010' |
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| Fee: | Entry is free (Ice skating has a ticket price, but all other festival events/activities are free) |
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| Booking: | Carriageworks.com.au | 02 8571 9099 |
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School holiday times: 5 July - 17 July, 11am - 5pm, Monday to Saturday
Thursday nights (8, 15, 22, 29 July) 6pm - 10pm
Friday nights (9, 16, 23, 30 July) 6pm - 10pm
Saturday days (10, 17, 24, 31 July) 11am - 5pm
Saturday nights (10, 17, 24, 31 July) 6pm - 10pm
Daytime Ice Skating: 11am - 5pm, $12.50 for 45 min session including skate hire (+ booking fee)
Evening Ice Skating : 6- 10pm, $16.50 for 45 min session including skate hire (+ booking fee) |
Croatian Festival |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 27 June 2010' |
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| Time: | 11am - 4pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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| Join the Victorian Croatian community for a celebration of Croatian customs and traditions at this one day festival. Experience Croatian music and dance performances, a fashion parade, film screenings and taste the exciting flavours of Croatian cuisine. |
Winter School holiday program |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'June 26 until July 11 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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| Discover the history of Australia's Muslim Cameleers at the Immigration Museum. Colour in a prayer rug to learn more about why and when prayer rugs are used. Find out why camels are able to travel through the desert when you make your own toy camel. Join a treasure hunt to locate some of the precious objects from the Muslim Cameleers exhibition. |
Mary Poppins (1964) - It's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious |
| Venue: | Lizottes (Formerly Kings Comedy Theatre Restaurant) |
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| Date: | 'Throughout June' |
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| Time: | Open for lunch from noon with screening starting at 2pm |
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| Fee: | $10 with Children under 5 free. |
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| Booking: | 02 4956 2066 |
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| Most people won't automatically recognize the name of Australian author Pamela Travers, although they will know the name of her most famous creation, Mary Poppins. This fantasy, about a nanny with magical powers, became one of the great publishing successes of the twentieth century when in 1964 Walt Disney turned Pamela's books into the film that we all know and love. With young British actress Julie Andrews cast in the lead role the film went on to gross more than $100 million at the box office. The children's classic contains several songs that became popular standards, and introduced the term "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" to English vocabulary. |
Winter School holidays - Seeing is believing |
| Venue: | Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1) |
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| Date: | '26 June until 11 July' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 4.30pm |
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| Fee: | Adults $8, Children and Concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks |
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You won't believe your eyes at Scienceworks these school holidays. Witness the unimaginable in a 20 minute live show, Behold and Bedazzle! Try your hand at becoming a magician. Can you explain how the illusion works? What's going on? Create your own magic trick to amaze your friends.
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Lotjpa: Speaking to |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | 'Until 27 June 2010 ' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| This exhibition explores the connection between Victorian Aboriginal teenagers and youth and Indigenous community members and Elders in the Shepparton region. Featuring photographs taken by Koorie youth complemented by community and Elder's stories and a series of videos, the exhibition reveals the importance of oral history in Victorian Aboriginal culture. |
Top Designs |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | 'From the 27 March until 27 June 2010 ' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| In 2010, Top Designs celebrates its tenth birthday at Melbourne Museum with the theme 'then, now and beyond'. Since 2001, more than 1,000 students have exhibited outstanding work in Top Designs and it has proven to be an important stepping stone for their future careers in design. The exhibition is a major component of the VCE Season of Excellence, managed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Top Designs features exemplary student design in a range of VCE studies: Design and Technology, Food and Technology, Systems Engineering, Media, VET Multimedia and Visual Communication and Design. |
Fun4Kids Festival |
| Venue: | Great Ocean Road in Warrnambool |
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| Date: | 'Sunday June 27th until Sunday July 4th 2010.' |
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Australia's Best Children's Festival, Fun4Kids is truly an extraordinary experience for kids aged up to 12 years. The festival features a massive 2.5 acre indoor village with over 100 amazing activities and workshops, 3 stages of non-stop live entertainment, heaps of hands-on fun and creativity from Sunday June 27th until Sunday July 4th 2010.
Winner of the prestigious QANTAS Australian Tourism Awards Festival of the Year 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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Global Children's Challenge |
| Date: | '50 days from September' |
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| Booking: | Gettheworldmoving.com.au. |
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Olympic legends Cathy Freeman and Herb Elliott have come together to rally for the health of Australian children.
Cathy and Herb are encouraging youngsters to take 15,000 steps a day in an effort to change their long-term health, wellbeing and physical fitness.
Launched yesterday and running for 50 days from September, the inaugural Global Children's Challenge will play a critical role in changing the behaviour and attitudes of young Australians by presenting physical activity as fun, stimulating and worthwhile. Children will wear a pedometer every day and log their steps into an interactive
website which takes them on a virtual journey around the world. |
Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum |
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| Date: | 'Until 25 September 2010' |
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This exhibition explores how the Kurdish culture has survived through adversity, invasion, and division of the Kurds' traditional lands.
Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia examines the traditions at the core of the Kurdish culture that have enabled it to survive, and which Kurds proudly maintain in Australia today. A variety of objects will be on display, including traditional costumes, instruments, hand-made carpets, hand-woven crafts and pewter ware.
Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne.
Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE.
More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
Australia's Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland 1860s - 1930s |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum |
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| Date: | 'Until 19 September 2010 ' |
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This exhibition reveals the remarkable contribution that Australia's first Muslim community, from Afghanistan and British India, made to the exploration and settlement of Australia's arid interior.
Cameleers assisted all major expeditions into Australia's uncharted interior starting with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860 and have contributed significantly to Australia's economic and cultural development. Exhibits include fascinating photographs, camel saddles, historic clothing, textiles and original documents.
Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne.
Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE.
More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
Australia's Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland 1860s - 1930s |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Until 19 September 2010 ' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: $8 Adult, children and concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone (03) 9927 2754 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum |
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| This exhibition reveals the remarkable contribution that Australia's first Muslim community, from Afghanistan and British India, made to the exploration and settlement of Australia's arid interior. Cameleers assisted all major expeditions into Australia's uncharted interior starting with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860 and have contributed significantly to Australia's economic and cultural development. Exhibits include fascinating photographs, camel saddles, historic clothing, textiles and original documents. |
Ben Hur The Stadium Spectacular |
| Venue: | Sydney at ANZ Stadium |
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| Date: | 'Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October, 2010' |
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| Booking: | Visaentertainment.com.au. |
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Ben Hur brings to life the classic tale made famous by the eleven-time Academy Award winning 1959 Hollywood movie 'Ben Hur' starring Charlton Heston, combined with the scale of the Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
This monumental $15 million stadium adaptation features a live chariot race with 32 horses, a giant Roman Galleon, a parade of Roman legionnaires and a 15,000 square metre specially constructed arena that will transform ANZ Stadium into the biggest Roman Amphitheatre ever seen. Ben Hur promises to be an outstanding and unforgettable performance not to be missed and the must-see major event of 2010. |
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum |
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| Date: | 'Friday 14 May - Sunday 17 October 2010' |
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| Booking: | Avoid the queue! Pre-book your tickets: Titanicmelbourne.com or 13 11 02 |
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The exhibition has been created with a focus on the Titanic's compelling human stories, told through authentic artefacts and exacting re-creations of the ship's interior. Delicate bottles of perfume, china bearing the logo of the elite White Star Line, even a piece of the hull of the Titanic - these and many other objects collected from the wreck site offer poignant connections to lives abruptly ended or forever changed by one of the world's greatest maritime disasters.
As they enter the exhibition, each visitor is presented with a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger, drawing them back in time to 1912 and the ship's fateful maiden voyage. Then begins a journey through the life of the Titanic, from construction to life on board, to its ill-fated voyage, tragic sinking and the amazing efforts to recover artefacts.
Along the way visitors will marvel at the full-size recreation of the ship's Grand Staircase, learn countless stories of heroism and humanity and even press their palms against an 'iceberg'. |
Hunter Valley Semillon & Seafood |
| Date: | 'Friday 8 to Sunday 10 October' |
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| This iconic event of all things Semillon and Seafood will have an exciting new format perfect for the Spring months. Moved to coincide with the release of the 2010 Hunter Valley Semillons, this will mean you'll get to try them first! Saturday's 'Main Event' will host master classes with Peter Bourne and cooking shows with major surprise guests. Indulge in fresh seafood from the Newcastle and Port Stephens region and discover the perfect marriage of oysters and Semillon, and cheer on the winemakers in the great Winemaker cook off. Special Semillon dinners, lunches and master classes with the great winemakers of the Hunter Valley will be on throughout the weekend. |
Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne. |
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| Date: | '16 March to 25 September 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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| This exhibition explores how the Kurdish culture has survived through adversity, invasion, and division of the Kurds' traditional lands. Survival of a Culture: Kurds in Australia examines the traditions at the core of the Kurdish culture that have enabled it to survive, and which Kurds proudly maintain in Australia today. A variety of objects will be on display, including traditional costumes, instruments, hand-made carpets, hand-woven crafts and pewter ware. |
Australia's Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland 1860s - 1930s |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne. |
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| Date: | '26 February to 19 September 2010 ' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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| This exhibition reveals the remarkable contribution that Australia's first Muslim community, from Afghanistan and British India, made to the exploration and settlement of Australia's arid interior. Cameleers assisted all major expeditions into Australia's uncharted interior starting with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860 and have contributed significantly to Australia's economic and cultural development. Exhibits include fascinating photographs, camel saddles, historic clothing, textiles and original documents. |
Top Designs |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | 'From the 27 March until 27 June' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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Top Designs is in its tenth year at Melbourne Museum and is a major component of the VCE Season of Excellence, managed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. The exhibition features exemplary student design in a range of VCE studies: Design and Technology, Food and Technology, Systems Engineering, Media, VET Multimedia and Visual Communication and Design.
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What's On at Q Station |
| Date: | 'Offers valid from 1st Sep - 30th Nov, 2009' |
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| Booking: | 02 9466 1511 or Qstation.com.au |
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A Sumptuous Spring Package
Q Station is offering a wonderful spring weekend package for two with fine dining, great wines and one of the best night's sleep you will ever have. Perfect for a little quiet time for couples before the school holidays start again or a Father's Day celebration without the kids.
Q Station is offering an exciting Spring Fair package at only $140 per person which includes:
-One nights' accommodation in a double room
-A sumptuous 3 course meal for two in the Boilerhouse Restaurant
-Delicious buffet breakfast
-Relaxing late check out at 12noon
-A bottle of wine and chocolates upon arrival
History Week Community Day - Saturday 5th September 2009
On Saturday 5th September, Q Station will immerse visitors in its history, heritage, architecture and design during its annual 'Community Day' as part of History Week, an initiative of the History Council of NSW.
10.00am to 4.00pm
Free
Q Station, North Head Scenic Drive, Manly
Buffet Lunch available at Boilerhouse Restaurant - $35 pp; kids $17.50
Wedding Fair - Sunday 27th September
Q Station is fast becoming a favourite destination for weddings thanks to a unique location, exceptional venues and delicious catering. Showcasing four ceremony venues and five reception venues
11am - 4pm |
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