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The White Hat Guide to Open Days in Melbourne & Victoria
Open Garden at The Melbourne Club
 The
walled garden of one of Australia's most famous clubs -
The Melbourne
Club - is rarely open to the public. White Hat strongly recommends you
take this opportunity to take in the environment of an institution which
has been part of Melbourne from its earliest days of European
settlement. White Hat recommends you arrive early or you could find
yourself waiting in lengthy queues.
Listed on the Victorian Heritage Register,
The Walled Garden of
The Melbourne Club is a beautiful and
historically significant walled garden hidden in the heart of the city.
Three massive century-old plane trees maintain a scale in keeping
with the clubhouse buildings. Beneath the trees, plantings bordering the
lawn are predominantly green and white, with a preference for scented
plants and species that perform well in all seasons and tolerate the
shade cast by the trees and surrounding tall buildings.
NOTE: No photographs permitted.
Enter via Ridgeway Place (off Little Collins St),
Melbourne
10am-4.30pm, Sunday 13th February 2011
$6.00, no charge for children under 18
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 | Twilight Jazz Picnic at Cruden Farm |  An
annual fundraising event for the
McClelland Gallery held
at Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's 'Cruden'
Farm'. Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's
wonderful property with its famous gardens is thrown open to the public for
occasional fundraising events such as this oneand Dame Elisabeth has long been a
generous patron of the arts and of the McClelland Gallery. Cruden Farm is on the
corner of Cranbourne-Frankston & Cranhaven Roads, Langwarrin (Mel. Ref. 103 G6).
Entry is only from Cranhaven Road, where there is ample parking in the grounds.
White Hat suggests you go out of your way to enjoy this wonderful event and
suggests you bring your own picnic. Full details at
McClelland Gallery.
| | 4pm to 8pm, 18th February 2012 | Cruden Farm (enter
via Cranhaven Rd), Langwarrin - | | $15 pre-purchase and $20 on the day at the gate. Children under 12 free. Note on pricing | Bookings: (03) 9789 1671 |
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| Plant Fair at Cruden Farm | 
Presented by the wonderful Australia's Open Garden Scheme. This day is
gardener's heaven - possibly Australia's most famous garden and the opportunity
to buy a wide selection of rare and unusual plants. Over this one special
weekend, we're once again bringing together around 40 exhibitors from Victoria
and interstate. You can talk to the expert growers of the most interesting and
unusual plants, and find something out of the ordinary. With everything from
bulbs to trees, natives to exotics, plus garden art, tools, guest speakers and
demonstrations - it's an enticing destination for garden-lovers.
This year's Fair is at Cruden
Farm, the lifetime achievement of national treasure
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch. Dame
Elisabeth designed and planted the renowned herbaceous borders, picking garden,
shrub walks, tree-shaded lawns and one of Australia's most famous avenues, all
contributing to a place of rare beauty. You can leave your purchases in our
plant creche while you take a leisurely stroll around the garden. Refreshments
will be available throughout the day.
Address: enter from Cranhaven Rd, Langwarrin. Directions: Melway 103:G5.
Information for bus groups & garden clubs:
- Please note that there is NO access to Cruden Farm for buses of over 25
seats unless they have pre-booked and pre-paid.
- Please read the important information for bus companies & groups
here about ensuring access for your bus.
Information for the public:
- The public do not need to pre-book.
- Parking, including disabled parking, is in paddocks adjoining the
garden. Most areas of the garden are accessible for wheelchairs and walking
frames.
- Public Transport Access: Train to Frankston Station & then Bus (routes
789, 790 or 791) to Veronica Street.
- Please note that OGA do not organise buses for the public to travel this
event.
All enquiries (03) 5568 1138 during business hours | | 10am-4.30pm, Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 March 2012 | Cruden Farm (enter
via Cranhaven Rd), Langwarrin - | | $15.00, no charge for children under 18 | |
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 | Lara Food & Wine Festival | | Join us in tasting an array of produce. All from over 60 of our regions gourmet food and wine producers. Bring a rug and picnic on the lawns of the historic Pirra Homestead.
The festival features our celebrity hostess, Catriona Rowntree and celebrity chef Gabriel Gaté.
Enjoy live entertainment from Victorian Police rock/pop band, Code One. | | 25th March 2012 (tbc) | Pirra Homestead, 108 Windermere Road,Lara (45 mins from Melb CBD) - | | Free entry & free parking | Enquiries: (03) 5282 2725 |
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| Trees of Duneira |  A grand avenue of 90 glorious
Dutch Elms leads into the beautiful hills
station garden that embraces an historically significant house dating from the
1870s. Duneira boasts a notable collection of mature trees including Himalayan
holly, rare cut-leaf walnut, maples, dogwoods, rhododendrons and impressive
conifers such as the Noble and Nordmann firs. Sweeping lawns with shrubberies
lead to a holly-hedged 'secret garden' showcasing a beautiful old Japanese
flowering cherry. This event is part of the wonderful
Australia's
Open Garden Scheme.
There will be talks about Duneira's magnificent trees at 11am & 2pm.
Address: Officer Lane, Mount Macedon Directions: Melway X909:G10. Vic Roads
415:C9. From Melbourne exit Calder Fwy (M79) at Mt Macedon; take Mt Macedon Rd
(C322) to Mt Macedon shops; travel further 2.4 km to Officer Lane on left. | | 10am to 4.30pm, Sunday 15th April 2012 | - | | $10 per head, children under 18 free | |
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| Christmas Eve Carols and Pageant at Cruden Farm | | (This event is to be confirmed for 2012) Bring the family to enjoy Christmas Carols with singers and band. This popular community event includes a live re-enactment of the first Christmas with a baby, stable and donkey. Children are welcome to take part as angels or shepherds.
Gate opens at 6.30pm – enter from Cranhaven Road, Langwarrin. BYO picnic, rug, insect repellent, warm clothes. NO candles or pets please. Entry by donation – net proceeds used to support the needy in the local area. | | 7.30 to 8.45 pm, 24th December 2012 (tbc) | Cruden Farm (enter
via Cranhaven Rd), Langwarrin - | | |
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| Government House Open Day |
As part of Australia Day, citizens and visitors are invited to visit
Government House,
inspect many rooms not normally open to the public and enjoy a picnic on
the lawns. Music and entertainment throughout the day.
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| | 10am to 3pm, 26th January 2013 (tbc) | Government House - | | Free entry | Enquiries: (03) 9655 4211 |
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Forthcoming EventsThese events are ones which have run in the past and we expect to run in the future. As yet we do not have confirmed details, dates and contact details. To be informed of those details when they become available you can subscribe to our newsletter "Great things to do in Melbourne". |  | Parliament House Open Day | | The annual Open Day at Victoria's Parliament House. This is your chance to see inside see inside one of Australia's most important and beautifully preserved historic buildings and to visit areas not normally open to the public | |
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to make information on these pages current and correct. However with
many thousands of entries, much of it changing daily, errors may occur.
Always verify the information by using the phone numbers supplied with
each event or venue before making a special trip or using this
information for any other purpose. If you believe some information is
incorrect, please contact us at
corrections@whitehat.com.au
and we will attempt to verify or change the information
DISCLAIMER: White Hat makes no claim as
to the accuracy of this information and takes no responsibility for
incorrect or incomplete information
or for actions based on the information in these pages, and accepts no
liability to any person or organisation for the information contained in
these pages.
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TOURISM NEWS
Qantas In Flight Magazine chooses
White Hat
Cemetery Tour as its featured Australian tour for May
There are many fine historical tours
throughout Australia including cemetery tours. From these, the
prestigious Qantas In Flight Magazine has chosen the White Hat Tour
of Melbourne Cemetery as its featured Australian tour for the May
2007 edition. This tour was also featured by ABC radio on 24 May and
will feature in a documentary series on Burke and Wills to be shown
on European television in 2008. The tour has been operating for many years and has won
praise from a wide range of sources. This is not a dry and stuffy
tour but in keeping with all White Hat offerings it is Informed,
Intelligent, Independent (and occasionally) Irreverent. You can find
details of the tour at White
Hat Tour of Melbourne Cemetery and view the article at
Qantas In Flight Magazine. |
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