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Victoria , Australia
, Site to See, Attractions and Things To Do
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Melbourne
Aquarium: The Melbourne Aquarium is located in the heart of
the city of Melbourne, on the banks of the Yarra River. Contact:
Cnr Queenswharf Rd & King St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Phone: +61 3 9620 0999 Admin: +61 3 9923 5999 Fax: +61 3 9620
0222
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Murray
River Region: The River Murray flows through the centre of
lower Southern Australia, breathing life into the land around
it - it is part of one of the largest river systems in the world.
There is so much for the visitor to see and do. The romantic history
of the river, is recaptured in museums, and restored paddle steamers.
There are all water sports imaginable, from water skiing to canoeing.
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Museum
of Victoria: Museum Victoria is Victoria's State Museum, which
cares for the State's vast and priceless natural science, Indigenous,
social history and science and technology collections. The overall
size of these collections is estimated at approximately 16 million
individual items. Based in Melbourne, Museum Victoria runs
four museums at three separate locations, as well as providing
extensive outreach and Internet services. Museum Victoria also
acts as custodian for the Royal Exhibition Building, the oldest
and most complete surviving example of a 19th century international
exhibition hall.
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National
Gallery of Victoria: The National Gallery of Victoria is the
oldest public art gallery in Australia. Founded in 1861 - only
ten years after the colony of Victoria itself - as an appendage
to the Public Library in Swanston St in Melbourne, the
Museum of Art (as it was then called) first opened its doors boasting
a typically Victorian melange. 'Casts of the Elgin marbles, seventy
antique statues (also casts), sixty-three busts and a quantity
of other objects' formed the core of the display, mostly reproduction,
chosen to edify and elevate 'public taste' in the remote but already
wealthy colony.
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Phiilip
Island Penguin Parade: The Penguin Parade is located on Phillip
Island, Victoria, Australia, only 140 kilometres south-east of
Melbourne. It is part of Phillip Island Nature Park. The area
is a reserve designed to protect and promote awareness of Little
Penguins (previously called Fairy Penguins).
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Queen
Victoria Market: The Queen Victoria Market is more than just
Melbourne's shopping mecca - it is a historic landmark,
a tourist attraction and an institution for Melbournians. For more
than a century, this vast and vibrant centre of trade and commerce
has served the consumer needs of more than 130,000 shoppers a
week.
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Victoria's
National Parks and Reserves: ParkWeb provides information
on the parks, rivers, marine areas and heritage properties Parks
Victoria manages, downloadable publications and links to a wide
range of park management websites.
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