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What to do in and around Melbourne this September - It's full on Mate!
September 19, 2019
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What's on This Month?

There's PLENTY to do in and around Melbourne!

September Newsletter Edition 2019

Hmm, where have we been these past months?

Sincerest apologies for not being able to get the Newsletter to you for some time.

Sometimes life little surprises just get in the way!

Fell down a rabbit hole - LOL!

Back again to share some fun info.

I've had a little re-think and the monthly newsletter is going to be a little different from here on.

What I have decided to do is present a 'What's On' for each month. That way you can drop events and outings into your diary for the month and not miss out on doing fun stuff.

Problem with this NEW WAY OF THINKING, is that the September Newsletter has gone out quite late and there are events that you might have missed out on attending. Apologies.

I will make sure that the newsletter for the coming month goes out either late in the month before or right at the beginning of that month.

Share the newsletter amongst all your friends. I'd love to see more people really benefiting from reading what's going on in our fair city and around the countryside.

What's Happening on the Website?

- What's been happening on the Website - New pages announced

- Still continuing on redoing some of the woefully (where was my head at) OLD Site pages.

- What's happening in and around Melbourne in the month of

January through to December



A whole new section on the website for each individual month. It will take some time to get all the months covered but I have managed to put together pages for September and October!

- Products in my Razzle-Dazzle-Zazzle Store - The weather is warming up and this makes for fun times to head on off to the local Farmer's Market. I've designed some totes to carry all your goodies home in.

- I've been working hard at increasing the presence of Family Getaways Melbourne on a few Social Media platforms. If you haven't already followed me on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook, I'd love you to join me over there.

Throughout the month, I'm always finding 'stuff' to share. There is just so much that I only have time to write about and share on the website, other content comes in from here, there and everywhere. Facebook is great platform to use when it comes to sharing other people's news and events. Make sure we connect there.

- Check out the Social Media links available for you to keep in contact - Have you joined me on Social Media? Why it's important that we keep in touch - My Tribe

New Pages On The Website

Melbourne Things To Do on A Monthly Basis


Love you to share this pages pin in Pinterest. You will find it here at Things to do in Melbourne each Month

This is the hub page that leads to the pages for what's on in Melbourne each month of the year (still in the process of being completed)

Bookmark this site's page as a favourite to visit if you are looking for something to do

Things To Do In September In Melbourne

Wow! The year is moving long so fast! Here we are only a few months till Christmas. It's a great thing that we have a school holiday to cope with this month to get ourselves, our house and our diary planned well in advance.

Check out what's on this September in and around Melbourne SEPTEMBER IN MELBOURNE

"CARN' ON THE PIES!"



"I just had to ... LOL!"



Just a couple of Events I don't want you to miss

The Royal Melbourne Show

One of the major events to hit Melbourne in September is the Royal Melbourne Show. Great opportunity to introduce the kids to some farm animals and for you to taste some delicious Australian made produce.

Check out more information on The Royal Melbourne Show

Tesselaar's Tulip Farm Festival

Every Spring the festival is held high up in the Dandenong Mountains just east of Melbourne.

It has become one of the best tourist attractions in Victoria, Australia with more than 120 varieties of tulips being shown on a 55-acre farm.

Fun, festivities, entertainment and lots of tulip colour. An amazing sight and great place to capture some great photos of the kids amongst the flowers and carnival atmosphere.

More information can be found here on the Tesselaar Tulip Festival websitre page




That's just 2 of the fun things to do this month in September. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and there is no reason for you to stay indoors.

One last thing before I go. I have been playing with video making this past month and I am enjoying the process. This is my Pinterest Video Board. I would love you to pop over and have a look. Save a few or all ... LOL ... and share them around. EXPOSURE is the word :-)

This is one I made for Melbourne, yeah, my hometown



Family Getaways Melbourne is on YouTube!

Yes, I went REALLY public. Won't win at the Cairns festival but not bad for an old girl if I must say so myself!

Here is the latest one I have done up for the Royal Melbourne Show





Site Overhaul! is still going on

If you do find anything on the website that is out of date, I would really appreciate if you could let me know. Please contact me here

Also, if there is anything that you would like to see up on the site, use the same link and let me know. I love putting new information on the site for others to enjoy.

There are some pages on the site where you can share your own experiences. On the page, you will find a form where you can add your own story. Here are some examples.

Markets in Melbourne

Zoo Stories

If you would like to share your experience or experiences with us, that would be great. Become part of the website with your very own page.

Here is a typical example of a viewer's experience on the beach at Redcliff

Sunrise on Redcliff beach

Just click onto the image and fill in your details. My promise is to NOT spam you or inundate you with products to purchase. Just full on information for you to make your time in Melbourne a fun experience.



The Biggest Mistake Visitors to Melbourne Make

'Not Being Prepared'

Preparing your trip/visit into the city will save you heaps of time and frustration.

Family Getaways Melbourne will help somewhat, however, there are other ways that you can make your visit a memorable one.

Drop into the Tourist Information Centre at Federation Square and chat with the friendly staff there.

Federation Square, Melbourne

Corner Swanston and Flinders streets(opposite Flinders Street Station)Open daily 9am - 6pm

Melbourne Visitor Booth

Bourke Street Mall, Melbournebetween Swanston and Elizabeth streetsOpen daily 9am - 5pm

Fitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre

Fitzroy GardensWellington Parade, East MelbourneOpen daily 9am - 5pm

City Ambassadors

Along Swanston StreetAt corner of Flinders Street, Collins Street and Bourke Street Open dailyMonday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm Sunday, noon to 3pm

Or, if you have access to a printer, print off some maps ...

Visitor Maps



I don't know about you, but I love BBQ's in the park. There's something about a BBQ'd sausage in bread and the smell of the Aussie bush. Kid's running through the new spring growth with the Aussie Wattle blooming colourfully and the crisp mountain air.

Parks and Gardens in and around Melbourne


My "Razzle-Dazzle-Zazzle Store?


Spring is an excellent time to wander the local Farmers Markets

I've made up several totes for carrying all that special produce back home with you.

Here is a small selection, just to get you started ...





Whilst you are visiting my Zazzle store, wander around and check out more of my product range. If you want something especially designed or made up for you just let me know.

Contact me here - Get in touch

Melbourne's Markets On Social Media

Each week, on my Market's Facebook page, I list all the markets that are on over the weekend.


Follow the Melbourne Markets page on Facebook, that way you will know what markets are on each weekend.

I also have the weekly market listings on this page on the website

Social Media


Social Media is alive and well on Family Getaways Melbourne.

Take the opportunity to drop in on one or all of these page links and connect up. Keep in touch!

- The Facebook Family Getaways Melbourne Page

- The Facebook Melbourne Markets Page

- Family Getaways Melbourne on YouTube

- Melbourne Travel Boards on Pinterest

- Follow me on Instagram

- Follow me on Twitter

To those of you who have already connected on any of these Social Media platforms, I say Thank you

What I love to do is interact with you. Always far more interesting to have a two way conversation the internet.

Come on over and start a conversation, share a picture or more from the Pinterest boards or if you have 'TRIED' something, make a comment.

This 'Tried' button really gets the conversations going.

Give it a try out. For example you may have done something in Melbourne that the picture is depicting. Say so and what you thought of it.

Look out for the pictures that I have pinned personally - they will have this showing ...

This is the 'Pinterest Board' that has my Website pages pinned. I'm working through each of my pages and making sure that each is pinned onto this board. If you want to only follow one of my boards, let it be this one at least :-)

The Website Pinterest Board


I love playing with Pinterest. It's turning out to be one of my favourite Social Media Platforms.

Come and join me :-)


If there is a question you need to ask or a tip/suggestion that you would like to share with me and the Site visitors, please feel free to contact me here at …

Family Getaways

I Need Your Help!



Over the next few months, I have set myself a goal to really advance my website and try and build the traffic that is visiting.

So much so that I'm going to be doing a lot of posting, Tweeting and Instagraming through the Social Media platforms.

Here's where I would love you to help somewhat. You have a wonderful group of peers. Some of whom have never seen the Family Getaways Website. I would love you to share the site around amongst your family and friends.

The figures are improving every week, however, where I would love them to be is a lot higher.

Building Family Getaways Melbourne keeps me young and active, sharing what I know and what I'm learning about Melbourne gives me so much pleasure. I am sure there are stacks more people out there who would enjoy what the site has to offer.

I will say thanks for the help now as I know you love this little 'Tribe' we are in and I'm sure so will your peers.

The Future Of Family Getaways Melbourne


The Site is here to stay and I hope that you are enjoying exploring the pages as much as I do writing them up.

This coming month I will be out there exploring more of what Melbourne has to offer.The city is developing so fast these days. New buildings going up, new precincts being redeveloped and more things to see and do.

If there is anything that you need to ask pop over here and ask away

Want to see more content o the site? Have you got any suggestions? Contact me here

Don't forget to drop in and visit any of the markets I've reviewed so far and tell them Family Getaways Melbourne suggested that you do so.

If you like this Newsletter's content, please do a friend and me a big favor and "pay it forward."

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Until we speak again in June, have a great month.

Keep well and keep safe

Cheers,
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