The Queen Victoria Market is a major landmark in Melbourne, Australia and at around seven hectares (17 acres) is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Market is named after Queen Victoria who ruled the British Empire, from 1837 to 1901. Starting as a small Market to the east of the city in 1850's, it gradually expanded to space made available from the closure of the old Melbourne Cemetery west of Queen Street and north of Franklin Street. The reinternment of human remains from the closure of the cemetery caused a great deal of controversy at the time. The Market was originally wholesale and retail fruit and vegetable, but has been retail since the wholesale market in Footscray Road was opened in 1969. The Queen Victoria Market is the only surviving 19th century Market in the Melbourne central business district.
The roof of the market is equipped with "the largest urban grid-connected solar photovoltaic installation in the Southern Hemisphere", generating 252,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year.
Today the Market is a tourist destination, offering fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry and seafood, gourmet and deli foods as well as specialty delicacies. It also has a large non-food related market selling a diverse range of things such as clothes, shoes, jewellery and handmade art and crafts.
The Market is open every day except Mondays and Wednesdays. On Wednesday evenings in the summer months, there is a night market which offers dining, bars, live entertainment and a variety of other stalls.
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SkyHigh Mt. Dandenong
Get Some Perspective & Escape the noise and pressures of the concrete jungle. Less than 1 hour from the Melbourne CBD you can be SkyHigh – on the uppermost reach of the Dandenong Ranges, amid cool fern glades and lush towering native forest, looking at the big picture, from the Mornington Peninsula across the majestic sweep of Port Phillip Bay, surrounded by Melbourne’s growing urban fringes, to the You Yangs on the southern horizon. After sunset the southern sky, brilliant in the clear mountain night, is imitated by a spectacular carpet of city lights.
First established as a survey point in 1861 this historic area, which has recently undergone a lavish and sympathetic redevelopment, affords a unique overview of Greater Melbourne. Enjoy the unparalleled vista from the SkyHigh Bistro or fire up a public barbecue, spread a rug and picnic on the elevated viewing terrace.
SkyHigh has something for the whole family including, an exquisite English garden, Adventurous SkyHigh Maze and links to trail walks in the Dandenong Ranges National Park. If you really want to see Melbourne from above...
Highlights
* Viewing platforms with stunning views that sweep across Mornington Peninsula and Port Phillip Bay , to the You Yangs on the Southern horizon
* The picturesque ‘secret garden’ – ideal for wedding ceremonies and private functions
* The SkyHigh garden maze constructed from native fauna.
* A contemporary café/family bistro
* Weekend breakfasts
* A world-class function centre – a wonderful spot for corporate functions, family celebrations or wedding receptions and Xmas parties.
* English garden and forest walks
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