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__//Our Top 10 Picks//__
 * //I could have organized Our Top 10 Picks in lots of ways but all of them involved personal choices so I organized them in alphabetical order.// **


 * __[[image:AFL_Grand_Final_Parade.jpg width="173" height="115" align="left"]]The AFL Grand Final Parade__ **

The AFL Grand Final Parade is a very traditional parade. It is a custom in the Grand Final week, along with Brownlow Night and the AFL Auskick clinic. The two teams that are competing in the Grand Final, along with street performers, mascots and winners of the Auskick competition all march through the streets in the city of Melbourne to show off to the screaming AFL fans. Kids from the country are also invited to experience this annual event. 


 * __City Circle Tram__ ** [[image:300px-City-circle-trams-melbourne.jpg width="387" height="205" align="right"]]

The City Circle Tram is a heritage W class tram; it is decorated in special maroon and green with yellow and gold trimmings. Introduced in 1994, the City Circle Tram is a major tourist attraction; it is a free service and is a good way for visitors to see Melbourne, as it passes major tourist attractions on its route.

The City Circle Tram runs both in clockwise and counter clockwise direction within Melbourne CBD. It follows the route roughly of the outer edges of the Hoddle Grid. It follows the full length of La Trobe Street, Harbour Esplanade and Flinders Street. It also follows Spring Street between Flinders Street  and Bourke Street. It also travels along Nicholson Street before turning into La Trobe Street.


 * __[[image:casino_fireworks1.jpg width="278" height="340" align="left"]]Crown Casino Complex__ **

The Crown Casino and entertainment complex are located on the southern bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne. This complex is an entertainment precinct also along with being a casino. This complex was designed by Daryl Jackson and was opened in 1997. Since then the Crown has remained open 24hours a day, 7days a week. However children under 18 years are not allowed into the areas serving alcohol, only in the entertainment complex.

The Crown Entertainment complex houses many nightclubs, restaurants, fast food outlets, food courts, shops and a Village Cinema complex. The complex also has an electronic games arcade and bowling alley.

Some of the notable features of the casino include its colourful atrium featuring stepped fountains and sound/light shows under the themes of the four seasons and the pyrotechnic towers running the length of the casino promenade. At night giant spheres of fire are sent out at regular intervals from the tops of the towers. Nine feet in diameter, these towers send out pyrotechnic illumination that transforms the entire river edge. 

For more information go to these two pages Crown Casino Complex made by Andrew, Charlie and Josh and to the Crown Casino Complex made by Natalie, Ellie and Rosie.

__Docklands__ **
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Docklands is one of the inner city suburbs in Melbourne occupying an area up to 2 km west of, and next to Melbourne's CBD.

With its spectacular harbour, the Etihad stadium, Southern cross station, spectacular urban artworks, grand promenades, historical wharves, modern marinas and relaxing parklands, Docklands is one of Melbourne’s most popular destinations.

The development of Merchant Street and Harbour Town has also provided Docklands with its major shopping strip. There is also an ice skating rink and a carnival operating daily with children's rides, a giant slide, dodgem cars and a carousel.

Docklands has an extensive selection of restaurants, fast food eateries, cafes and bars.

Costco, a large discount retailer has recently opened its first store here at Docklands; this is the first of its kind in Australia. Scheduled to open in 2010 is the National ice sports centre; this will consist of 2 word class ice hockey rinks. This is currently under construction and targeted for completion prior to the Winter Olympics in 2010.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Federation Square also known as Fed Sq. was opened to the public on 26th, Oct, 2002. It took $440 million, of the tax payer’s money to build the Federation Square. A major addition was the Federation Wharf in 2006 which extended the Fed Sq. to the Yarra.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">__[[image:use.jpg width="300" height="230" align="left"]]Federation Square__ **

Fed Square is open all year round. The building form a rough U-shape around the main open area squares. The design comprises of the Atrium, the Square and the Labyrinth. In addition to the number of shops, bars, cafes and restaurants, Fed Sq’s cultural facilities include – The Australian centre for the moving image, the lan Potter centre, The BMW Edge Amphitheatre, The Mel TV and Radio headquarters, Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, National Design Centre and The Mel Tourist Information Centre. For more information here is a link to Federation Square page made by Andrew, Charlie and Josh.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">**__National Gallery of Victoria__** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The National Gallery of Victoria was established in 1861 and is located in SouthBank, in St Kilda, with a smaller branch gallery at Federation Square.

The gallery has a collection of 63,000works of art from both old and modern artists. The collection is divided between the 2 branches, with The Ian Potter centre at Fed Square displaying the Australian artists and all the international art at the NGV International at St Kilda Rd. The gallery has approx 1,650,000 visitors annually. Even though Victoria is not a nation but a state, the name of the Gallery is still the National Gallery of Victoria as it was opened when Victoria was an independent colony. The collections have been purchased using gifts and donations by industrialists like Alfred Fenton and other wealthy citizens after the Victorian gold rush.

The National Gallery of Victoria Art School was founded in 1867. The NGV has held large exhibitions over the years known as blockbusters. The NGV also holds some touring/ temporary exhibitions along with permanent collections. The gallery also holds a range of lectures, floortalks, workshops, tours, films, performances, children’s activities and special events catering to the diverse interests, different age groups and all abilities.

__The Queen Victoria Market__ **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">
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Queen Victoria Market, also known as the Queen Vic Market, is 130 years old. It was opened on 20 March 1878 and was named after the British Queen Victoria. In its life time, the site has been a cemetery, a livestock market and a wholesale fruit and vegetable market. The present day car park of the market is built over the cemetery.

This is the only 19th century market still in existence today. Due to this it is listed as an historic place by Heritage Victoria. It is the largest open air market in the southern hemisphere and a major tourist attraction for anyone visiting Melbourne.

Today the market is only for retail not wholesale anymore. It offers a variety of fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, Wine, gourmet and deli foods along with a large selection of specialty delicacies. It also has a large non food market selling clothing, shoes, jewellery and other handmade arts and crafts.

For more information go to these two pages <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The Queen Victoria Market page made by Alex and Dakota and to the The Queen Victoria Market<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> page made by Howard and Daniel.


 * __Royal Botanic Gardens__**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> [[image:IMG_0037.jpg width="300" height="223" align="right"]]

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The Royal Botanical Gardens is a public park and the entry is free. It covers an area of 36 hectares on the south bank of the Yarra River. This garden was opened in 1846 by Charles La Trobe. The gardens are operated by the Board of the Royal Botanical Gardens. The garden has sealed pathways for visitors. Some of the famous landmarks within the gardens are the Yarra River, Ornamental Lake, Nymphaea Lake and National herbarium. The gardens are visited by over 1 million visitors annually.

The gardens have a mix of both native and non-native plants. There are over 12000 species found in the garden and over 51000 individual plants. The gardens are also home to a lot of native wild life including black swans, bell birds, cockatoos and kookaburras.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> The Shrine of Remembrance is located on St Kilda Road, south of Melbourne CBD. This is Victoria’s largest War Memorial, and has the largest number of visitors annually. The shrine was built in remembrance of those men and women who served and died in the great war of 1914 -18. It is now a memorial to all Australians who served and died in armed conflicts and peacekeeping duties.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">__[[image:Shrine.jpg width="300" height="223" align="left"]]Shrine of Remembrance__ **

There are more than 120 ceremonies held at the shrine annually. Visitors approach the shrine through the entrance courtyard. The Gallery of Medals has a 40 metre wall with around 400 medals. The cenotaph is a tall pillar with the names of the defence forces inscribed on the surface. The Remembrance garden features a pool, waterfall and a wall bearing the names of the wars and peacekeeping operations in which Australia participate after World War II.

For more information here is a link to Shrine of Remembrance page made by Andrew, Charlie and Josh.

__State Library__ **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">
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The central library of the state of Victoria is located in Melbourne and is called the State Library of Victoria. The State Library of Victoria is located in the northern part of the CBD and is bound by Swanston, La Trobe, Russell and Little Lonsdale Streets.

__Reading Room and Dome__ The Domed Reading Room was designed by Norman G. Peebles and was opened in 1913. The dome was the largest of its type in the world. It has its similarities to the Hall of Records in the movie National Treasure.

__Arts Library__ The library maintains an extensive, world-class collection of books, periodicals, recordings and other materials.

__Chess room__ This library has a room that is dedicated to chess. It is devoted to its past, present and future. The Chess Room in the State Library has one of the world’s three largest public chess collections: the Anderson Chess Collection. The Room has many larger-than-normal chess tables and pieces, along with a large collection of books and historical chess merchandise. This room has a double role as a place for reading and studying.

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