Immigration Museum

Located in the Old Customs House in the heart of the city, the Immigration Museum explores stories of people from all over the world who have migrated to Victoria from the 1800s through to the present day. Stories are brought to life through moving images, computer interactives, voices, memories and belongings. The result is an entertaining experience that engages the senses.

http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au

Melbourne Shopping Tours

Save up to 55% off normal retail prices by visiting Melbourne’s very best factory outlets on a Melbourne Shopping Tour. By embarking on a Melbourne shopping tour you gain access to discounts on leading brands such as Berlei, DKNY, JAG, Breville kambrook, Diana Ferrari, Rip Curl, Nike and more. Don’t miss out on great bargains at over 100 genuine factory & warehouse outlets around Melbourne and save.

http://www.melbourneshoppingtours.com.au/

Koorie Heritage Trust Inc

For over 60,000 years, the Indigenous people of south-eastern Australia have been living a culture unlike any other in Australia or the world. The Koorie Heritage Trust Inc provides a powerful, informative and fascinating insight into this ancient but contemporary culture!

http://www.koorieheritagetrust.com/

ACMI

ACMI is the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. From the wonders of more than a century of cinema, to television, computer games and the screen-based art of the future, ACMI is the place to find out everything about the moving image.

http://www.acmi.net.au

Melbourne Aquarium

On the bank of the Yarra, at the corner of King St and Queenswharf Rd, is the Melbourne Aquarium where clear walk-through tunnels on four different levels offer viewers different marine environments, including an oceanarium, rock pools and billabongs. There are 3200 animals from 150 different species and three simulator rides which simulate dives with sharks and rides with dolphins. The complex is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

http://www.melbourneaquarium.com.au/

Melbourne Museum

Adjacent the Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens, is the enormous Melbourne Museum; a $290 million project which aims to provide visitors with a dynamic, sophisticated, high-tech, multimedia environment for "exploration, education and fun". Included are regular live performances, 3D IMAX and immersion reality theatres, living exhibits, night programs and public art.

http://melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au/

Queen Victoria Market

The 'Queen Vic' is both an historic landmark and a shopping institution which dates back to 1866 (the facade was added in 1878). Part of the complex sits on Melbourne's first cemetery. Traditionally a wholesale fresh fruit, vegetable and seafood market, it now combines these with a vast range of shopping possibilities in food, clothing, toys, trinkets, new-age items and other produce. It is situated on the northern side of town, on Victoria St, by the Peel St corner. The markets are open from 6.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Fridays, 6.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. on Saturdays and 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on Sundays.

http://www.qvm.com.au/home.php

Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Australian Gallery of Sport and the Olympic Museum

The MCG is known and loved by cricket fans around the world. It can lay claim to being the home of cricket in Australia. It was here, as early as 1862, that the first international cricket match was held and in 1877 the first England-Australia test was also held on this ground. It is a ten-minute walk from Captain Cook's Cottage.

http://www.mcg.org.au/

The National Gallery of Victoria

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is Australia's oldest and most-frequently visited art gallery. It boasts over 70,000 items in its permanent collection, including textiles, photography, sculpture, drawings and painting. The international collection includes old and new European masters, Greek and Roman antiquities, exhibitions of modern Asian and Oceanic artists and Rajasthani and Chinese paintings.

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/

Melbourne Jazz Festival

Melbourne will come alive from 3 - 13 May 2007 with Crown Melbourne Jazz, an 11 day music festival celebrating the spirit of Jazz in all its forms. From Crown to Hamer Hall and Federation Square, Melbourne’s river precinct will become the beating jazz heart of the city, with a truly spectacular paying and free program presenting the finest International and Australian jazz in the world.

http://www.melbournejazz.com/

Horse Riding and BBQ Lunch

This private tour with a local guide includes horse riding, ideal for beginners to experienced riders, in the Yarra Valley, only 45 minutes from Melbourne. You spend approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes riding time in the Australian bushland, with experienced riding guides. See kangaroos and other wildlife near the Yarra River. Hear the birds singing. The peace is fantastic.

Also included is a BBQ Lunch, Australian style, which includes beef steak, sausages, salads, fruits, soft drinks. The riding school is V.T.O.A. accredited.

http://www.viator.com/tours/Melbourne/Horse-Riding

Great Ocean Road

Discover the breath-taking coastline of south-west Victoria. Travel one of the world's most scenic roads through an extended area that includes the world-famous Twelve Apostles, the Otways rainforest, Bells Beach, on the Surf Coast, and the Great Ocean Road itself.
Experience resort towns like Torquay, Lorne and Apollo Bay, the coastal cities of Geelong and Warrnambool, and the historic villages of Queenscliff, Port Campbell, Port Fairy and Portland.

http://www.greatoceanrd.org.au/

Royal Botanic Garden

RBG Melbourne is recognised as one of the world’s finest botanic gardens. There are over 10,000 species and 50,000 individual plants in the 38 hectare gardens, including trees and plants of great cultural value. Many of these plants are irreplaceable, endangered or even extinct in the wild. It is important that the survival of these plants is guaranteed by an adequate supply of water.

http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/

Here are some favourite bars and cafes of YACVic staff

Double Happiness
21 liverpool st, CBD, Tel: 9650 4488
http://www.double-happiness.org/

The Croft Institute
21 Croft Alley, CBD, Tel: 9671 4399
http://www.thecroftinstitute.com.au/croft.html

Robot
12 Bligh Place, CBD, Tel: 9620 3646
http://www.robotsushi.com

Kent Street
201 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Tel: 9419 6346

The Workshop
Level 1, 413 Elizabeth Street, CBD, Tel: 9326 4365
http://www.theworkshop.com.au/

The Journal
Shop 1 Level 1, 253 Flinders La, CBD, Tel: 9650 4399

The Hairy Canary
212 Little Collins St, CBD, Tel: 9654 2471
http://www.hairycanary.com.au/

Degraves Espresso Bar
23 Degraves St, CBD, Tel: 9654 1245