Richmond Bowling Club Richmond Bowling Club Jo Stewart Jo Stewart
Richmond Visions Of Victoria
EAST: EAST MELBOURNE, RICHMOND, ABBOTSFORD The inner east is a bit of a mixed bag. Sports nuts, fashionistas, students, working professionals and families all collide in this pocket within walking distance of the city. Richmond’s main roads have distinct personalities, with people heading to Bridge Road for fashion bargains, Swan Street for food, pubs and gigs, and Victoria Street for a steaming bowl of pho. Over in Abbotsford keen caffeine fiends line up to get into Three Bags Full, a perennially busy café known for its coffee prowess and impressive cake selection. The east also lays claim to the hallowed turf of the MCG. Ruled by the fast-paced, scrappy game of AFL in winter, come summer the ‘G is handed over to cricket, with the first day of the Boxing Day Test seeing crowds swell to more than 80,000. But it’s not all about elite sports in these parts. With barefoot bowling and beer at austerityapproved prices, the Richmond Union Bowling Club welcomes visitors and is a top spot for a lawn bowls showdown in the sun.
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