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place:melbourne [2019/06/08 16:45] – Tidying up bus stuff and adding more, adding health info too rjtmelbourne [2021/05/17 14:11] – [Volunteering] LMW rjt
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 === Tullamarine Airport === === 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 Tullamarine and Southern Cross Station.+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 Myki %%[%%[[Melbourne#Myki|see below]]%%]%%) 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.+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: The buses all leave from outside Terminal 4, and are:
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   * 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]]   * 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 place 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?]]+  * 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 ==== ==== Health ====
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   * [[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.   * [[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.
  
-===== Volunteering =====+===== Organisations ===== 
 +  * [[https://www.riserefugee.org/|Rise]] - 'Refugee and Asylum seeker organisation in Australia to be run and governed by Refugees'
 + 
 +===== Things To Do ===== 
 + 
 +  * [[mess|Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio]] - Synth library. 
 +  * [[melbourne_cinematheque|Melbourne Cinémathèque]] - 'Dedicated to screening rare & significant films in their original format.' Weekly. 
 +  * [[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. Volunteering opportunities.
  
-  * **[[https://www.asrc.org.au/|Asylum Seeker Resource Centre]]** (Footscray) [[https://www.asrc.org.au/become-a-volunteer/|Openings]]+  * [[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) 
 + 
 +{{tag>Australia city guide Melbourne place}}
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