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Melbourne has it all – magnificent architecture, fine restaurants,
beautiful gardens and a diversity of arts and culture.
On this fascinating city tour we would like to invite you on a journey of
Aboriginal experience. We aim to give you a broad spectrum of the
European and Aboriginal history and cultural presence. You will learn
about modern day Melbourne and we will also introduce you to the
wonders of the Aboriginal way of life and art which will add another
dimension to your understanding of one of the oldest cultures on earth.
Highlights
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Visit Mia Mia Gallery, set in a beautiful parkland setting outside
Melbourne, with a fantastic display of Indigenous art
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Enjoy a guided tour of the gallery and see an impressive collection of
Aboriginal art for sale
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Learn about items of Aboriginal cultural heritage at the Koorie Heritage
Trust, set up in 1986 to preserve and promote the living culture of
Indigenous people from the south east of Australia
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Look around Bunjilaka, the Aboriginal Centre at Melbourne Museum
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Listen to Koorie voices telling the stories of Aboriginal people in Victoria
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Pass by the many places of interest in the city including:
- Bourke Street Mall – Yarra River – Eastern Hill Fire Station –
University of Melbourne – Queen Victoria Market – Chinatown –
Rialto Towers – Banana Alley – Old Melbourne Gaol – Federation
Square – Melbourne Aquarium – Crown Entertainment Complex
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View some of the beautiful gardens of Melbourne:
- Fitzroy Gardens – Flagstaff Gardens –
Parliament Gardens
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Look at some of our magnificent buildings and churches:
- Regent Theatre – Melbourne Town Hall – Scots Church – St Michaels
Church – Old Treasury Building – Victorian Parliament – St Peters
Church – St Patricks Cathedral – East Melbourne Terrace Houses –
Royal Exhibition Buildings – Supreme Court – Flinders Street Station
– Princess Theatre
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Morning tea, admission and guided tour of Mia Mia Gallery,
Koorie Heritage Trust, Bunjilaka and the Melbourne Museum
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