Eureka

Melbourne Observation Decks

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November 23rd 2007
We have been waiting for a while to do go up the Rialto Tower, one of the two Melbourne Observation decks. Lukie had already been on Eureka, the newer of the two, so this time we tried Rialto. It is nearly 300m high and we picked a day with great views into the bay and right to the Dandenongs. Lukie liked Rialto better, although it's not quite as high and does not have 'the Edge' - a gla ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more