Port Melbourne graffiti

Finally....a hot day in Melbourne

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February 22nd 2015
Melbourne is famous for its variable weather - one minute it is blistering hot and within minutes the temperature has dropped by 15 degrees and you're left shivering in the summery clothes that you had optimistically thought might last the whole day. Invariably when I see glimpses of the Melbourne Open, held in late January, I see some poor tennis players melting with heat and the debate is focuss ... 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