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A drive to remember

Stretching 400km between Torquay and Warrnambool, Victoria's Great Ocean Road is one of the world's most spectacular ocean drives. Best known for the '12 Apostles', a drive down this road is not to be missed. Autopia Tours operate 1 and 3-day tours from Melbourne which can be booked at www.hostelworld.com/tours.

Attractions in Melbourne

• Queen Victoria Market

  Corner of Victoria and Peel Streets, Melbourne, Australia

  Since its opening in the 1870’s the market has remained in its original location, just north of the city centre. The city’s multi-cultural character is mirrored in the colourful fruit, vegetable and delicatessen halls.

• Victorian Arts Centre

  100 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia

  The Victorian Arts Centre in the fulcrum of the city’s arts scene, housing several concert halls, a performing arts museum and the National Gallery of Victoria, which contains the country’s finest Aboriginal art. Tours at noon & 2.30pm weekdays & 10.30am and noon on Saturdays, $8.

• Royal Botanic Gardens

  Between the Yarra River and St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia

  A beautifully landscaped garden in the city centre which features a fern gully, a herb garden and a massive lake with black swans. Plays are frequently performed there in the summertime.

• The Melbourne Cricket Ground

  Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia

  You can get a tour of the most famous cricket ground in Australia which also hosts Aussie Rules matches. The MCG was also the central stadiumfor the 1956 Olympics and will figure prominently in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which wil be hels in Melbourne. It also contains two interesting sporting museums which contain thousands of item of sporting memorabilia. Open weekdays 10am-4pm. Admission free.

• The River Yarra

  , Melbourne, Australia

  The left bank of the Yarra is a lively place on sunny weekends, with people strolling, cycling and boating. Bicycles can be rented by the river and cycle paths can be followed along the banks.

• Old Melbourne Gaol

  Russell Street, Melbourne, Australia

  This dank, eerie gaol now houses a penal museum. In all over a hundred prisoners were hanged there. One of the most impressive things on show is the infamous Ned Kelly’s armour. Open from 9.30am-4.30pm daily, adm Adults $8, students $6, Children $ 5.

• Scienceworks Muesum

  2 Booker Street, Melbourne, Australia

  Here you’ll a number of fascinating displays and you could spend hours examining old machinery and learning loads of wacky facts and figures. Open daily from 10am to 4.30pm. Adm. $8 adults, $4 children.

• Jewish Holocaust Centre

  13 Selwyn Street, Elsternwick, Melbourne, Australia

  A small but detailed museum with pictures, documents and memorabilia from the Nazi death camps of World War Two. The museum guides are survivors from the camps. Grim but important. Open Mon-Thurs 10am-2pm amd Sun 11am -3pm. No entry but donations are expected.

• Victoria Police Museum

  Building C, World Trade Centre, Melbourne, Australia

  Contains a small but interesting display of Victoria’s police history. Open weekdays from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free.