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Oprah Winfrey Show Live & Free Event Melbourne Today

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The Oprah Winfrey Show will host a free public event in Melbourne’s Federation Square today (December 10) from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. For two hours, Melburnians will be able to share in the excitement of Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure.
Federation Square is just near Flinders Street station and very handy to some of Melbourne's great lane ways.  Grab a free Melbourne Lane Ways Audio Guide and go discover a great part of Melbourne. 

Hosted by Carrie Bickmore, the event is expected to attract thousands of fans and is supported by Tourism Victoria and the Victorian Government.

Starting from 2.30pm, the public will be entertained by Australian artists Jessica Mauboy and Human Nature. 

As well as Federation Square’s video screen showing the action, a giant screen will be in place at nearby Birrarung Marr by the Yarra River for ‘overflow’ crowds.

Strict security will be in place for the Federation Square event. Members of the public are asked to arrive at Federation Square from 2pm. Taking public transport to the event is encouraged, but city car parks are operating normally.

Schedule of events:

  • 2.30pm   Welcome by host Carrie Bickmore 
  • 2.45pm   Performance by Jessica Mauboy (30 mins)
  • 3.30pm   Performance by Human Nature (30 mins)
  • 4.15pm   Arrival of Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu and Oprah Winfrey

 

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Devonport Auckland Guided Audio Tour

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Discover the harbour side village of Devonport with an audio tour, a spectacular 10 minute ferry ride across Auckland's sparkling Waitemata Harbour.

One of the earliest settled parts of Auckland, Devonport today is home to some great cafes, art galleries, weekend markets and during the summer months concerts on the green fronting the harbour.

There is plenty to keep you engaged after a walking tour exploring the heart of Auckland City in a relaxing atmosphere.  If history is of interest it is also home to the Royal New Zealand Navy and the family-friendly Navy Museum as well as an excellent local history museum.

You can not help but notice Mt Victoria towering above the suburb or equally impressive North Head. Both were volcanic cones and offer spectacular views from the top of Auckland City, Waitemata Harbour, Rangitoto, the perfectly symmetrical tree covered volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf. Both of these hills were once home to Maori pa, traditional fortified Maori hill forts, and still have gun emplacements and other war time military earth works or bunkers that are safe and interesting to explore.

So when you are visiting Auckland, take a trip to Devonport, Auckland's maritime village for a spectacular day out.

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Explore New Zealand Museums

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I came across the New Zealand Museums site and thought how wonderful to have a searchable database by district with links to all, or most museums in New Zealand.

There are many wonderful museums in New Zealand which are well worth visiting if you have the opportunity, some are only open on very,limited hours and others are open most days such as the one featured in my free audio guide to Dargaville Regional Museum which is a great regional museum on northern New Zealand's west coast on the way to the famous kauri forests of Waipoua.

The NZ Museums site is a great resource for planning a trip or researching family stories for family history with links to collections and a host of other resources.

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Australia National Museum Exhibition:The Royal Society of London and the South Seas

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There is a fantastic free exhibition on at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra Exploration and Endeavour: The Royal Society of London and the South Seas from 15 September 2010 to 30 January 2011

It commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. The exhibition brings together unique treasures associated with voyages of scientific discovery to the South Seas in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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Some of the original items and letters it has is truly remarkable many to do with the Society's expedition of Cptn James Cook to observe the transit of Venus in the South Pacific in 1769.

The exhibition also has the meteorological records journal of lieutenant William Davis from the earliest days of Sydney as a penal colony.  It details the date, wind, weather, temperature and barometric readings of the early colony from 1788-91
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When you are visiting Sydney you can take an audio tour of The Rocks Sydney which helps bring alive the life and times of the earliest part of Sydney and will guide you through some of the remarkable built history still remaining whilst telling stories that help the earliest history of Sydney come alive.

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Home Made Base Jumping from Mt Victoria Devonport New Zealand

Devonport New Zealand is a small seaside village at the base of a dormant volcano just across the harbour from Auckland.  It's a great plce to discover no matter what the weather.  In this video several young Kiwis with home made parachutes try to launch themselves off the top of Mt Victoria 

If you are visiting Auckland then you should put Devonport on the must do list and take a self guided MP3 audio tour of Devonport whilst you are there.


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Suburbs


New Zealand, despite its small population, is one of the most urbanised countries in the world. Its people have dreamt of the suburban life, lived it and reviled it...

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New Zealand History 1800 -1900: The winds of change

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New Zealand has a fascinating history for a relatively young country.

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New England Australia – Eastview Estate Winery

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In the small village of Kentucky Australia, high in the new England Tablelands of Australia, something great is happening with wine. A new winery, Eastview Estate, has recently opened its cellar door and on site restaurant, Pinot.

passionate about his wine the wine maker Stephen Dobson has released some great wines in his first vintage with the best of them showing promise of even better things to come.

The premier wine, the Reserve Shiraz, is showing some great structure and as the vineyard's 2010 entry into the Jimmy Watson Awards just promises to improve and should show devloping characteristics between 5 - 25 years bottle age.

Listen to an interview in a meet the wine maker podcast

Click here to listen to a podcast Talk'N Tours Podcast with wine maker Stephen Dobson of Eastview Estate.

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Cursed cruise ship The Balmoral to be investigated | The Australian

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The ship will be met by Health Protection Agency officials and doctors. Picture: pikkumartti on Flickr

A CRUISE ship hit by a winter vomiting bug for the third time is to be inspected by health officials.

The Balmoral, dubbed the 'cursed ship' of the high seas, could even be detained after 250 passengers fell ill with the dreaded norovirus, reports the Mail Online.

The vessel is currently making its way to Dover, England, from the Canary Islands and will be detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.In-depth: All the latest travel news

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There are a few cruise ships around the world that appear to be "unlicky" I think it pays do do your research and avoid these unlucky ones. Time and time again the same ships feature in "unfotunate incidents", well fortunately for us we can vote with our dollars not to book on them.

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