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====== Melbourne ====== | ====== Melbourne ====== |
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| ===== Media ===== |
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| ==== Radio ==== |
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| Australia has real expensive laws about pirate radio, but there are some good community radio stations. |
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| Technically, stations always have a '3' in front ('2' in Sydney, etc.), but some drop it. |
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| * **[[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]] |
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===== New ===== | ===== New ===== |
=== Tullamarine Airport === | === Tullamarine Airport === |
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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]]. |
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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. |
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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?]] |
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==== Health ==== | ==== Health ==== |
* [[https://www.mshc.org.au/default.aspx|Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic]] offers free (even for tourists) sexual health checks. | * [[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. | * [[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. |
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| ===== Organisations ===== |
| * [[https://www.riserefugee.org/|Rise]] - 'Refugee and Asylum seeker organisation in Australia to be run and governed by Refugees'. |
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| ===== Things To Do ===== |
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| * [[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. |
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| ==== Music Venues ==== |
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==== Volunteering ==== | ==== Volunteering ==== |
Volunteering opportunities. | Volunteering opportunities. |
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* **[[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) |
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