Love this, I have always said that our little streets should be lined with outdoor dining - in Flinders Lane there is a small problem - where do the bicycles park now ? Cycle CycleStyle

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square will reopen on Monday 23 November with three new exhibitions: DESTINY, TIWI and Ivan Durrant: Barrier Draw. Free timed tickets to NGV Australia, Fed Square will be available to book from Mon 16 Nov. #NGVEveryDay Regram: Ilia

One of the best perks about being a writer, is the fact that you can live anywhere in the World. My new home will soon be #Mooloolaba in the Visit Sunshine Coast Thanks to the likes of State Library Vic PRO Victoria and Trove I will still be able to do my research from afar 🌞 🌊

I had a sad day yesterday, my last day State Library Vic which has become my home away from home - saying goodbye to the lovely staff was just the start of many goodbyes as I prepare to move to Visit Sunshine Coast Thanks for six years of joy State Library Vic

I am going to post 12 of my pics that represent the best of #Melbourne #Australia for me, 1 pic a day for each of my last 12 days here before I move to Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Today’s pic was taken in #chinatown the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the western world.

DAY 11 #melbourne’s colourful and contemporary #architecture

DAY 10 ... Flinders Street Station. It was the terminus of the first railway in Australia and was reputedly the world's busiest passenger station in the 1920s #melbourne #australia

DAY 9 ... The State Library Vic in #Melbourne The central portion of Ian Potter Queen's Hall opened in 1856 as the Library's original reading room. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, the complete space reopened on her birthday (24 May) in 1859 when the Library's south wing was added.

Day 8 ... The Royal Botanical Gardens #Melbourne - founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. It extends across 38 hectares (94 acres) and displays almost 50,000 individual plants representing 8,500 different species.

Day 7 ... The Royal Arcade - opened in 1870, it is the oldest surviving arcade in #Australia, known for its elegant light-filled interior, and the large carved mythic figures of Gog and Magog flanking the southern entry. #Melbourne

DAY 6 .. The Shrine of Remembrance was formally dedicated on 11 Nov 1934 by the Duke of Gloucester, witnessed by a crowd of over 300,000 people, and, according to Carl Bridge, the "largest crowd ever to assemble in #Australia to that date" #Melbourne

DAY 5 The Old Treasury building - where I was married to the best man on earth. The building was built between 1858 and 1862 - it hosts the original gold vaults where gold bullion was stored during the gold rush era ... #Melbourne #Australia Old Treasury Building

DAY 4 ... The National Gallery of Victoria NGV - founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest, largest and most visited art museum. #Australia #Melbourne #art

DAY 3 ... coffee and quirky laneways - both #Melbourne staples that define the city and ingrained in its culture #Australia

DAY 2 .. Unique to #Melbourne, Fed Square opened on 26 Oct 2002. The main square is paved in 470,000 ochre-coloured sandstone blocks from Western #Australia. Fearless Girl was unveiled on 8 Mar 2019, a symbol of gender equality and female empowerment.

DAY 1 ... Almost 7 years in the city, this chapter in my exciting life has come to an end, as I swap Marvellous #Melbourne for Marvellous Sunshine Coast, #Australia

It’s been a long journey, 7 years of #research & 16 500 pages of notes. I am confident that the time has come for me to start composing my #book. Hopefully it will inspire the City of Melbourne to cherish their wonderful heritage. Quill at the ready - here I go ! Australian Writers' Centre

When you speak, your words echo across the room. When you write, your words echo across the ages. #melbourne #writer #writing #books

How well do you know your #Melbourne heritage? The photograph of this building is one of the many photographs that I have taken for a series of books that I am currently working on - can you guess which building this is and where it is located ? #heritage #history #Australia

It’s heartbreaking to think how many of the buildings in this 1910 photo—once lining Bourke Street with such intricate facades & proud Victorian detail—have been lost. Each demolition erased layers of stories, its rhythm & charm. Today we feel the absence of the city’s character.