====== Melbourne ======

===== Media =====

==== Radio ====

Australia has real expensive laws about pirate radio, but there are some good community [[radio|radio]] stations.

Technically, stations always have a '3' in front ('2' in Sydney, etc.), but some drop it.

  * **[[https://www.3cr.org.au/|3CR]]** | 855AM
    * [[https://www.3cr.org.au/schedule|Schedule]]
    * [[https://www.3cr.org.au/streaming|Streams]]
  * **[[https://www.pbsfm.org.au/|PBS]]** | 106.7FM
    * [[https://www.pbsfm.org.au/guide|Schedule]]
    * [[http://listento.pbs.org.au/live/|Streams]]
  * **[[https://www.rrr.org.au/|RRR]]** | 102.7FM
    * [[https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/schedule|Schedule]]
    * [[https://www.rrr.org.au/streaming-apps|Streams]]

===== New =====

Useful information for people new to Melbourne.

==== Transport ====

=== Tullamarine Airport ===

Getting to and from the airport is typically done via the [[https://www.skybus.com.au/|SkyBus]] airport shuttle. But it's expensive (like twenty-and-a-half bucks). It goes express between [[wp>Melbourne_Airport|Tullamarine Airport]] and [[wp>Southern_Cross_railway_station|Southern Cross Station]].

But you can get a regular bus (so you can use a [[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki|Myki]] %%[%%see -s-[[Melbourne#Myki|Myki]]%%]%%) that connects with the regular train system. It's a bit less straight-forward than the SkyBus, but if you're confident in  navigating the PT network, it's a great way to save some money. Also great if you live / are staying on a train or tram line that the bus connects to, because the only place the Skybus stops is at Southern Cross Station.

The buses all leave from outside Terminal 4, and are:

  * **478 Airport West SC** | [[https://beta.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8302/airport-west-sc-melbourne-airport-via-melrose-drive/|Map]]
  * **479 Airport West SC - Sunbury Station** | [[https://beta.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8185/airport-west-sc-sunbury-station-via-melbourne-airport/|Map]]
  * **482 Airport West SC** | [[https://beta.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8095/airport-west-sc-melbourne-airport-via-south-centre-rd/|Map]]
  * **901 Frankston** | [[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/27402/melbourne-airportgrants-rd/2/bus/#StopPage:::datetime=2019-06-08T05%3A55%3A16.204Z&directionId=221&_auth=ae9b149ea51219de18dd3377ec897ebf0e003b23240bfa1660797b943f644c51|Map]]\\ This one's the most useful, generally, and stops at a bunch of train stations, including **Broadmeadows**, **Epping**, **Greensborough**, **Blackburn**, **Dandenong**, and **Kananook**. Getting off at Broady and getting the train to where you want is probably the quickest option.

== See Also ==
  * [[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/more/travelling-on-the-network/visiting-melbourne-and-victoria/airport-buses/|Airport Buses]] on the Public Transport Victoria website.
  * [[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Melbourne_Airport|Melbourne Airport]] on Wikivoyage.

=== Myki ===

If arriving from the airport you can either buy a Myki at:

  * The arrivals section in Terminals 2 and 3, or the baggage area at Terminal 4 | [[http://melbourneairport.com.au/flight-passenger-info/aiport-facilities/facilities-toilets-baby-change-showers-etc/myki-machines.html|more info]]
  * Numerous places mentioned in this thread: [[https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39563/is-there-anywhere-at-melbourne-airport-to-buy-a-myki|Is there anywhere at Melbourne Airport to buy a Myki?]]

==== Health ====

  * [[https://www.mshc.org.au/default.aspx|Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic]] offers free (even for tourists) sexual health checks.
  * [[https://www.dhsv.org.au/public-dental-services/free-care-by-dental-students|The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and others]] offers free dental care to low-income people if you go on the waiting list (last time the wait time was about six months), or $30 emergency (same-day) dental care.

===== Organisations =====
  * [[https://www.riserefugee.org/|Rise]] - 'Refugee and Asylum seeker organisation in Australia to be run and governed by Refugees'.
  * [[https://petsofthehomeless.org.au/|Pets of the Homeless]] - Help homeless people's pets. Accept food donations.

===== Things To Do =====

  * [[melbourne_cinematheque|Melbourne Cinémathèque]] - 'Dedicated to screening rare & significant films in their original format.' Weekly.
  * [[mess|Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio]] - Synth library.
  * [[miff]] ~ August.
  * [[living_museum_of_the_west|Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West]] - Library and exhibition space focused on Melbourne's western suburbs.

==== Music Venues ====

==== Volunteering ====
Volunteering opportunities.

  * [[https://www.asrc.org.au/become-a-volunteer/|Asylum Seeker Resource Centre]] (Footscray)
  * [[http://livingmuseum.org.au/about-us/get_involved.html|Melbourne's Living Museum of the West]] (Maribyrnong)

===== See Also =====

  * [[https://letterboxd.com/rjt/list/melburniana/|Melburniana]] - Melbourne films.
  * [[https://monoskop.org/Melbourne|Melbourne]] - Monoskop wiki, art info.
  * [[ytc>@MelbourneplaygroundsAu/videos|Melbourne Playgrounds]] on Youtube

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