The Children’s Garden – for real Kid’s and those still Kid’s at Heart

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THE CHILDREN’S GARDEN Located adjacent to the Observatory Gate and Café, opposite the Shrine of Remembrance Visitor Centre on Birdwood Avenue, the Children’s Garden entrance is down a pathway with magical creatures shaped out of plants. This fenced garden is a perfect place to let the kids explore and investigate a garden, getting their hands [...]

‘The Tan Track’ – Walk, Run or Slip Stream

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WINTER ON THE TAN TRACK What a great place to be at lunchtime to eat your sandwich or early evening between  5.00 – 7.30pm, just to watch the slip stream of walkers, joggers and runners or perhaps as you cross the track to enter the Botanical Gardens . If you’re on the way to an [...]

Last Post and where was the Bugle Boy

Melbourne Shrine of Rememberance

MELBOURNE SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE There are a couple of ways to access the Shrine of Remembrance, the one I like the best if not walking is to travel by tram and get off at stop 19 – St Kilda Road and Dorcas Street.  If arriving from the city,  when alighting the tram you’ll notice the [...]