hundreds of years, this haven for rose lovers looks spectacular in full bloom. ■ www.vicstaterosegarden.com.au 76 WILLIAMSTOWN BOTANIC GARDENS, CNR GIFFARD & OSBORNE STREETS Nestled by the sea, this beautiful garden dating back to 1860 has rare and significant trees, a formal palm avenue and a charming Edwardian ornamental pond. ■ www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
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77 PIRIANDA GARDENS, OLINDA Steep slopes and terraced gardens combine botanically important trees, shrubs and perennials with blackwoods and mountain ash towering over fern gullies. ■ www.parks.vic.gov.au
OUTDOORS 78 TAI CHI Fed Square has Tai Chi classes on Tuesdays from 7.30am. No bookings required. ■ www.fedsquare.com
74 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS CRANBOURNE A huge expanse of natural bushland shaped to showcase Australia’s native flora, from the red centre to backyard gardens. ■ www.rbg.vic.gov.au
79 WALK ON A BEACH Melbourne has plenty of beaches perfect for people watching and walking during winter, such as St Kilda, Mornington, Brighton, Williamstown and Altona.
75 STATE ROSE GARDEN, WERRIBEE PARK With more than 5000 roses over 2.5 hectares, including some dating back
80 PEOPLE WATCHING Melbourne is bursting with people watching spots. Try St Kilda Beach, Williamstown,
Fed Square, Southbank or Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. 81 FRUITION Visit Royal Park to see Matthew Harding’s fluted, pod-like forms, Fruition. They convey the latent potential and primal vitality of natural lifecycles. ■ www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ publicart 82 RAISING THE RATTLER POLE On the corner of Flinders and Spencer streets, Raising the Rattler Pole – The Last of the Connies, a public artwork by David Michael Bell, celebrates the W-class “rattler”. ■ www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ publicart 83 OUR FLOWER GARDEN Sonia Rentsch and Ben Davis’ artwork Our Flower Garden is a vertical garden of coloured pinwheels set in motion by wind and passing traffic. La Trobe Place, between Bourke and Little Bourke streets. ■ www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ publicart CONTINUES »
MUSEUMS 84 RAAF MUSEUM, POINT COO K The birthplace of the Australian Flying Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force, the RAAF museum tells the stor y of the world’s second-oldest air force. ■ www.airforce.gov.au/raaf museum/ 85 OLD TREASURY BUILDING Completed in 1862, the Old Trea sury Building in Spring Street houses three permanent exhibitions: Built on Gold, Victorian Archival Treasures and Growing Up in the Old Treasury. ■ www.oldtreasurybuilding .org.au. 86 JEWISH HOLOCAUST CEN TRE The Elsternwick centre celebrat es its 30th anniversary this year. ■ www.jhc.org.au 87 MUSEO ITALANIO Museo Italiano in Faraday Street, Carlton, has a postwar Italian-Australian cycling photo exhibition until July 18. ■ www.museoitaliano.com. au 88 HELLENIC MUSEUM The Hellenic Museum in the city will be free until the end of August, whe n the new Gods, Myths and Mortals exhi bition of Greek Treasures will have a sma ll fee. ■ www.hellenic.org.au
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