November 2007

In This Issue:

SPAMALOT hams it up in Melbourne
This month, Melbourne welcomes the Australian premiere season of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT.

New Melbourne hot spots
The Avairy, Secret Society, Seamstress, Glitzern, Seagrass, La Di Da, Hooked – Healthy Seafood to Go andTwilight Craft Markets

Visit Victoria’s wineries in style with Melbourne Wine Tours
Imagine being whisked through Melbourne’s leafy suburbs in a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce to the cellar doors of boutique wineries to taste superb wines and meet with the winemakers…Join a Melbourne Wine Tour and make it happen!

Melbourne’s justice hub brought back to life
Step back in time to the days when the Old Melbourne Gaol, the Old Magistrates’ Court and the City Watch House were in full force with the Old Melbourne Gaol: Crime and Justice Experience, a new tourism and educational attraction for Melbourne.

Savour the flavours of Mornington Peninsula at Vines of Red Hill
The bountiful Mornington Peninsula is renowned for its fabulous fresh produce and award-winning wines.

Introducing the crowning jewel of the Bellarine
Located in the heart of Queenscliff in the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula, Apostle Queenscliff is a 19th Century Gothic-style former Methodist church which has been beautifully renovated into a restaurant.

Swiss chocolatier opens sweet school in South-East Gippsland
Set in the magnificent Tarra Valley Rainforest (in South-East Gippsland) against a backdrop that could be straight out of Hansel and Gretel is the brand new Caca-oh! Chocolate School.

Indulge in vinotherapy at Natskin
Enjoy a relaxing holiday in the Yarra Valley, located less than an hour's drive from Melbourne, staying at the new Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort and Spa.

Come fly with Sunrise Helicopters
Sunrise Helicopters, the first commercial helicopter operator in the Yarra Valley, now offers scenic flights, joy rides, winery tours, adventure flights for corporate groups and private helicopter charters for special occasions.

See the best in Australian sculpture on the Mornington Peninsula
The McClelland Gallery+Sculpture Park, located an hours’ drive from Melbourne at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula, is Australia’s largest and most extensive sculpture park.

Every Month:

Portland
Portland is a thriving costal town located on the Great Ocean Road, which makes the most of its historic streetscapes and picturesque, glistening bay. .

Special Packages - Experience Victoria's High Country with these hot deals

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