The City of Melbourne turns 181 years old this month, so to celebrate we have looked back into the archives to see how Melbourne has changed over the years. Check out these five Melbourne Flashback beauties. Flinders Street Station You may have heard people referring to “I’ll meet you under the clocks!”. That famous catch […]
Not all schoolwork happens in the classroom. Investigate an exciting school excursion in the Melbourne CBD, which allows students to have an educational school trip, as well as explore their city. A Year 9 City Experience using our Great Melbourne Race program is an excursion idea that allows students to navigate, problem solve and complete […]
The Eureka Skydeck turned 9 in May, boy has time flown! To celebrate, we thought we’d go back a little bit and tell you a few things you might not know about us. What’s in a name? Well, the name was inspired by the Eureka stockade, a rebellion during the Victorian gold rush in 1854. But […]
As the leaves change, so does Melbourne. We start to slow down and get a little more relaxed in the autumn time. Here are our very favourite things about Melbourne in autumn: PARKS: Photo: Charlievdb via thousandwonders.net There’s just something about Melbourne’s gardens and parks around this time of the year. The leaves are turning […]
At the Skydeck we see a lot of great shots from people that love Melbourne as much as we do! Here’s a list our very favourite Melbourne photographers and photo bloggers: Ading Attamimi – @adingattamimi_photography Melbourne is my city, what’s yours? Shot from @eureka_skydeck A photo posted by Ading | Melbourne & Jakarta (@adingattamimi_photography) on […]
We always love the beautiful views of Melbourne, but our favourite time of day would have to be sunset! Here’s a list of our 5 favourite places to see the sunset: Southbank footbridge Connecting Southbank and the city, the Southbank footbridge is one of our very favourite spots to see the sun setting over the […]
It’s time for a round of ‘Name that landmark’ Skydeck edition! Visitors to the Skydeck often ask us ‘what’s that landmark?’ So we thought we’d put together a list of landmarks we get asked about the most. Immigration Museum 1841 (Immigration Museum opened in 1998) The Immigration Museum building didn’t always look like this, in […]
The City can be a fun and educational experience for students, especially those that don’t visit too often. It’s always a great idea to prepare your students before their visit to the City or you can even get your students to assist with the planning of the excursion. Here’s a few of our favourite ideas: […]
Our 5 favourite Melbourne sights to see from above. Established on the 30th of August 1835, our favourite city had its 180th Birthday in 2015! Here at the Skydeck, we like to think of ourselves as Melbourne’s ‘eye in the sky’ and to celebrate 180 years here are our 5 favourite Melbourne sights to see […]
Are you planning a school trip to the Melbourne CBD? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Melbourne has a variety of unique sights and attractions to visit, but where do you start? It’s a great idea to have a topic or area to focus on, students can then have a classroom discussion or end […]