Blogs from Werribee, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

On 14thJanuary we departed Mockinya to travel across to Werribee South for our first relief caravan park management assignment. On the way we travelled through Hamilton and Colac and had an overnight stop at Meredith Park on the northern shores of Lake Colac. At 17 degrees, with a strong wind blowing across the lake we found it difficult to remember that we were still in summer. Meredith Park is a really lovely spot and in better weather conditions it would make the perfect spot to spend a few days enjoying evening campfires. Werribee South Caravan Park is owned by the local council and has been under the Management of Brett and Julie Leech for 9 years. They have really cleaned the place up over that time and it is now quite a lovely little park. There ... read more

Melbourne is a lively bustling city and is home to a number of grand old buildings mixed in alongside modern works of art. The only thing that ruins Melbourne for me is the ugly tram lines that literally take over the city. The trams are a really efficient way to get around town but they make crossing the road really quite scary! Having said that, the first thing we did was jump on the free city circuit (old-fashioned style) tram for a bit of sightseeing. We hopped off at the Fitzroy gardens to see the stone Yorkshire cottage (once belonging to Captain Cooks family) that had been transported over to Australia in pieces. Unfortunately the cottage had been vandalised the previous night and the staff were doing their best to hide the paint bombs and obscene ... read more