Vienna: Art & Design - National Gallery of Victoria

Stylish, provocative, rebellious and unforgettable – the world had seen nothing like Vienna in 1900.

This winter the National Gallery of Victoria presents a dazzling display of over 250 extraordinary works by the greatest Viennese artists of the early 20th century.

'Vienna: art & design' features truly spectacular works by the world-renowned Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), including his 'Portrait of Emilie Flöge', alongside the groundbreaking paintings of Egon Schiele (1890–1918), Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), Carl Moll (1861–1945), Koloman Moser (1868–1918) and other masters of Viennese modernism.

The decorative objects and interior designs of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop) will also be celebrated in this exhibition, which presents exquisite furniture, divine jewels, silver and ceramic wares.

Image: Wilhelm Gause
Germany 1853–1916
Vienna Municipal Ball 1904
Watercolour and oil on cardboard
62.0 x 88.0 cm
Wien Museum

Location

NGV International
NGV International
180 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004
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Contact details

• Tel.:8620 2222
  ngv.vic.gov.au

Date & times

18/06/2011 to 09/10/2011

Monday: 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday: 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 9 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 5 pm
Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm
Open daily 10am-5pm, including Tuesdays, and until 9pm Wednesdays for Art after Dark

How to get there

Trams and buses: Metlink

Price

Adult $24, child (aged 5 to 15) $12, concession $20, family (2 adults, 3 children) $65, NGV member adult $18, NGV member family $45.

Features

• All ages
• Wheelchair accessible

Bookings

Bookings available via

• Tel: 8620 2222
• ngv.vic.gov.au
• Payment Types:
  
• Booking office
• Online

Payment method accepted

• Cash
• EFTPOS
• All Major Cards

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Melbourne International Film Festival 2011

If you’re lucky enough to live in Melbourne – the end of July doesn’t just mean constant unannounced drenchings. There’s also the Melbourne International Film Festival, which apart from showcasing the best cinema from the world over, provides Melburnians with a sound strategy for getting out of the rain.

Like many festivals, MIFF has released an iPhone App to help punters figure out what’s going on. But, unlike many other festivals, MIFF’s done a particularly good job.

Naturally, the app provides a detailed program of all the films playing during the festival. Each film entry gives a detailed summary, session times, a trailer and the ability to purchase tickets. Innovatively, the app regularly updates booking information to inform you whether sessions are either selling fast, or totally sold out (and plenty of them are).

The festival’s many venues are plotted on an in-app map, which gives you street numbers and directions.

Another neat feature is the MIFF app’s search function, which allows users to trawl through films not only by their title, but by session time, venue, classification, country and director. This is exactly the kind of information film freaks are after, particularly in the festival context where they’re likely to be taking a punt.

Perhaps coolest of all, however, is that the app works as a digital wallet, holding all of your tickets. Films you’ve booked seats at all show up in order and once you rock up at the venue you simply flash the QR code on your phone to head inside. It’s all unbelievably convenient, keeping you organised while doing away with irritating printouts or box office pickups.

If only more cinemas – and festivals – followed MIFF’s example.

Shows Australia: Rock of Ages - What's On in Melbourne

Rock of Ages is a feel-good love story told through the iconic songs of the '80s such as I Want to Know What Love Is, Don’t Stop Believin', The Final Countdown, We Built This City and More Than Words by iconic rockers such as Foreigner, Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Poison, Starship, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake and many more.

Set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl meets a big city dreamer – and in LA’s most legendary rock club, they fall in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. It’s an awesomely good time where big hair meets big dreams.

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Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)

Australia's pre-eminent film event, Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), celebrates 60 years this July-August.

The biggest film festival in the Southern Hemisphere, MIFF screens over 350 films. Each day is filled with parties, special guests and events that envelop Melbourne’s CBD.

MIFF exhibits the best of world cinema, and is the largest showcase of new Australian cinema.

Location

ACMI, Forum, Greater Union, Kino
131 Russell Street
Melbourne 3000
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Contact details

miff@miff.com.au
www.miff.com.au

Date & times

21/07/2011 to 07/08/2011

Monday: 11 am - midnight
Tuesday: 11 am - midnight
Wednesday: 11 am - midnight
Thursday: 11 am - midnight
Friday: 11 am - midnight
Saturday: 11 am - midnight
Sunday: 11 am - midnight

How to get there

Trams and buses: Metlink

Price

Single admission $18; concession $15; members $14.

Features

Over 18 event

Wheelchair accessible

Licensed

Bookings

Bookings available via

Tel: 03 9662 3722

www.miff.com.au

Payment Types:

Booking office

Online

Telephone

Payment method accepted

Cash

EFTPOS

All major cards

School Holidays Australia: Winter Fun at the National Sports Museum

This winter the National Sports Museum has plenty of interactive fun for the kids and great exhibitions to keep the adults entertained.

The Yiloga! Tiwi Footy exhibition (until 17 July), explores the influence and importance of Australian Rules Football in the lives of a small indigenous community in the Timor Sea. The exhibition highlights the Tiwi community’s passion for AFL well as its positive impact on community life.

School Holidays Australia: Winter Fun at the National Sports Museum

Docklands Friday Fireworks - Melbourne Tourism News

See Docklands in a new light this winter, with five free Friday night fireworks shows. Why not make a night of it and enjoy a waterfront meal before or after the show? Or a spot of shopping nearby at Harbour Town?

Pre-event fireworks entertainment include fire performers from 6.30pm. Come early to get the best vantage point. There are five unique shows with a different theme each week.

22 July: Jazzing up the sky
29 July: Final countdown

Presented by the City of Melbourne and supported by Nine News.

In the case of extreme weather conditions the fireworks show may not proceed.

Location

Docklands Waterfront City

Docklands 3008
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Tram 30, 70, 86 or City Circle tram.

Contact details

Tel.:03 9658 9658
inquiries@melbourne.vic.gov.au
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/whatson

Date & times

01/07/2011 to 29/07/2011

Friday: 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Pre-fireworks entertainment kicks off at 6.30pm. Fireworks show starts from 7pm.

How to get there

Trams and buses: Metlink

Price

This is a free event

Features

All ages

Wheelchair accessible

Music Types:

Rock & Pop

Urban grooves

Jazz & blues

Classical

Bookings

N/A - No bookings

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Shows Australia: Just announced, JANET JACKSON UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Tour of Australia

Just announced: JANET JACKSON will be bringing her 'NUMBER ONES: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL' tour to Australia in Oct/Nov 2011

Shows Australia: Just announced, JANET JACKSON UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Tour of Australia

Melbourne Sees Solid Growth - Melbourne Tourism News

The number of passengers passing through Melbourne Airport climbed to over 28 million in the 2010/11 financial year, an increase of 7.7% on the previous year.

International traffic increased 13.5% taking numbers to over six million. Asia was the key driver of international growth with Chinese visitors up by 26%, Singapore 16%,

Malaysia 16%, South Korea 14.4%, Indonesia 10.7% and India 7.6%.

Traditional markets remained strong with a 12.4% increase in traffic from New Zealand passport holders.

Domestic numbers rose by 6.2% despite extreme weather conditions including recent ash plume which saw domestic traffic in June decline by 4.6%.

(Source: TravelToday 20th July 2011)

Museum Victoria Smashes Attendance Records

Museum Victoria has had its most successful year ever, with more than 2.3 million visits for the year to 30 June 2011, and record-breaking numbers visiting Melbourne Museum.

Ticketed attendance across Museum Victoria’s four venues in 2010-11 equated to a nine per cent increase (around 200,000 people) on last year’s record tally. This was the second year in a row that attendance figures topped the two million mark, making Museum Victoria the most-visited museum organisation in Australia.

Melbourne Museum is the country’s most popular museum, with a 33 per cent increase contributing to a best-ever 1.4 million visits. Immigration Museum also topped last year’s figure with 128,350 visitors, while both Scienceworks and IMAX Melbourne Museum maintained strong visitation with 447,708 and 325,262 attendances respectively.

“Museum Victoria continues to be a great place for Victorians to visit and to bring their interstate and international guests. Visitors are delighted by our own innovative exhibitions and programs and enjoy the great international exhibitions that we present,” said Gillian Hoysted, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Museum Victoria.

The Melbourne Museum is currently undertaking a major redevelopment of the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, with additional redevelopment plans for Scienceworks.

(Source: Tourism Victoria, Edition 81, 14 July 2011)

RACV Victorian Tourism Awards - People's Choice Awards

Following on from last year's success of the People's Choice Awards, Tourism Victoria and RACV are again inviting Victorians to determine the winners of the two People's Choice Awards in this year's RACV Victorian Tourism Awards.

The People's Choice Awards were introduced in 2010 to increase consumer interest in the Tourism Awards and to encourage more Victorians to holiday in their own backyard.

RACV's online review process asks guests to rate the property in six areas; cleanliness, facilities, service, atmosphere, location and value and to also write comments on what was great about their stay or what needs improvement.

The winner of the RACV People's Choice Award for Guest Satisfaction will be decided on an average from all six criteria ratings while the RACV's People Choice Award for Service will be judged on the service score only.
Eligibility for these two awards will be restricted to accommodation properties, listed on the RACV website*, recording more than 50 entries during the campaign period which runs until 30 October 2011. Guests are able to review properties they have stayed at from 1 November 2010 until the end of the campaign period.

Last year we had over 2,000 votes cast at racv.com.au/travel for the People's Choice Awards campaign and this year we are hoping to increase the public's involvement in the voting.

Guest reviewers also have the chance to win one of seven monthly $500 RACV Cruises and Tours Travel vouchers** by reviewing one or more properties.
There will also be a random draw for a $1,000 RACV Cruises and Tours Travel
voucher** at the end of the competition period.

You can get involved in this campaign by:-

. Encouraging visitors to post a review online at racv.com.au/travel
for your property.

. Place the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards live link and image (at the
bottom of this email) on your website. The RACV web address is:
http://www.racv.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/Internet/Primary/travel/RACV
+Victorian+Tourism+Awards

. Use the attached press releases from RACV and Tourism Victoria for
promotion in your newsletters and website.

. People's Choice Awards promotional cards will be mailed out to you
shortly. Give a card to your guests on check out to encourage them
to post an online review for your property.

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Neil James
General Manager Tourism & Travel
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Limited Level 2, 550 Princes Highway Noble Park North VIC 3174

Neil_james@racv.com.au
(03) 9703-6147
(03) 9790-2844
www.racv.com.au

Melbourne Wins Rights to Prestigious Cardiology Congress

Melbourne has had another major events win with one of the world’s largest and most prestigious medical conferences, the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC), confirmed for Melbourne in 2014.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher said the four-day Congress will attract more than 9,000 cardiologists and other healthcare professionals, including cardiovascular researchers, nurses and representatives from pharmaceutical companies from all over the world.

“Given that a high number of Australians are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, its detection, prevention and management is essential for the future of our country.

“Victoria’s health, research and educational institutions are internationally renowned. In addition, Victoria is home to 138 biotech companies, 13 major medical research institutes, 10 teaching hospitals and nine high quality universities,” Ms Asher said.

Ms Sandra Chipchase, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MCVB, who secured the event, said the win added to a string of health-related events being held in Victoria, including the Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases 2016 and the International Congress of Immunology 2016. These events will provide considerable economic benefits to the state.

“The WCC has never been held in Melbourne, which presents us with an excellent opportunity to showcase the city and regional Victoria. We expect the congress to inject $36 million into the Victorian economy,” Ms Chipchase said.

Mr James Cameron, President of local hosts the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), said the Congress would play a key role in overcoming the scourge of cardiovascular disease.

“It is estimated that 1.4 million Australians will experience a disability associated with the cardiovascular system, while 17 million people worldwide die each year of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, the importance of harnessing our research and biotechnology capabilities cannot be understated,” Mr Cameron said.

Leigh Harry, Chief Executive of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), said MCEC are delighted to be hosting the World Congress of Cardiology in 2014.

“The World Congress of Cardiology is the largest global event in the World Heart Foundation’s calendar and a huge win for Melbourne.

“The Congress will provide a significant opportunity for Victorians to come together and share knowledge with global experts in the cardiology field,” Mr Harry said.

AFL Final: The Irish are Coming – Another Major Events Win for Melbourne

The International Rules Series between Australia and Ireland provides elite footballers in the AFL and Ireland's Gaelic Athletic Association competition with an opportunity to represent their country on the football field.

AFL Final: The Irish are Coming – Another Major Events Win for Melbourne

Goodie Bag Package at Metro Apartments on Bank Place @ Metro Apartments on Bank Place - Metro Hotels

For just $175.00* per night, Stay in a one-bedroom apartment for two guests in a queen bed including:

"Goodie bag" on arrival containing two breakfast boxes (each with single serve cereal, milk, juice drink and muesli bar)
Late check-out of 12 noon
Bottle of wine
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