Address
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Albert Rd
South Melbourne VIC 3205
Phone 03 9258 7100
131 641
Fax 03 9699 3300
Email enquiries@grandprix.com.au
Web http://www.grandprix.com.au

The 2006 FORMULA 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix is four days of action on and off the track. Each year Melbourne comes alive to the roar of engines, hosting it's annual round of the FIA World Championship.

Live it up with F1 action, fans, fashion, food and festivities – at the purpose-built 5.3 km track around Victoria’s scenic Albert Park Lake, only minutes from the centre of Melbourne.

With hundreds of thousands of fans trackside over four days, the excitement and thrills that come with F1 action in Melbourne are endless!

Event
29 - 30 Apr 2006

Address
Halls Gap Village Oval and surrounding Grampians Wineries
Grampians Tourist Rd
Halls Gap VIC 3381
Phone 03 5356 4616
1800 065 599
Email lusha@ngshire.vic.gov.au
Web http://www.grampiansgrapeescape.com.au

Grampians Grape Escape - The WIne and Food Festival will take place on the Halls Gap Village Oval in the heart of the Grampians National Park, April 29th & 30th 2006.

Join us in a spectacular setting against the rugged granduer of the Grampians ranges for the 'new look' annual wine and food festival.

Taste your way around the region as the very best of our wine and food producers showcase the products of the Grampians.
Sample the power and elegance of the multi award winning Grampians Shiraz wines or relax with a picnic of selected regional delights and enjoy the weekend of entertainment.
Escape to surrounding Grampians wineries on Sunday and take part in the various tours, wine sampling, lunches, feature displays and entertainment.

Major attractions include:

• Regional Wines, Food and Market Stalls
  Barrique Auction – The Best of the Grampians Shiraz
  Seppelt Wine Tunnel - Self guided exploration to distinguish wines by taste and smell. Meet the winemakers.
  Wine Appreciation Seminars
  Wine Options Challenge
  Wine Makers Dinners
  Sunday activities at the wineries
  Scarecrows in the Vineyard
  A feast Of Shakespeare in the Grampians
  Live Music
  Cooking Demonstrations

So grab your friends and make your Escape this May to the Grampians Grape Escape Wine and Food Festival. See you there!

Event
3 - 5 Mar 2006

Address
Back Beach Rd
Cowes VIC 3922
Phone 03 5952 2710
Fax 03 5952 3160
Email info@phillipislandcircuit.com.au
Web http://www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au

Victoria’s unique, prestigious and challenging Phillip Island Circuit hosts the Yamaha World Superbike Championship. The Superbike World Championship provides the best competition racing in the world, whilst bringing together the major motorcycle manufacturers and high-profile international riders. The weekend activities include support races and on and off track motorcycle entertainment.

Visit www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au for more details

Head to Melbourne for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, a celebration of friendship and goodwill for all participants, on and off the track. From 15-26 March 2006 a record 4500 elite athletes from 71 nations will take centre stage, accompanied by the largest and most vibrant cultural festival ever held in Australia.

Be part of it
If you're planning to travel to Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games, official travel agents have been appointed around the world to help you plan your Games holiday experience in Australia, with travel and accommodation packages as well as the top Games tickets available.

Find out more about Games travel and accommodation packages and your country's appointed agents for the best tickets.

If you're already travelling to Melbourne in March 2006, make sure you don't miss out on all the Games action – tickets are available now. You can either have your tickets sent directly to you, or if you prefer you can pick them up from Federation Square when you arrive in Melbourne in March. Get your tickets now.

The home of sport

The centrepiece for the Games will be the magnificent, internationally-renowned Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) where the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the Athletics will be held and the Marathon will start and finish. The MCG is one of the world’s largest and most outstanding outdoor sporting grounds, with a long history of hosting track and field competition, most famously the 1956 Olympic Games.

See all the action of your favourite sport or something new – 24 disciplines in 16 sports (12 individual and 4 team sports) will be contested including Aquatics, Cycling, Gymnastics, Basketball, Shooting and Triathlon.

The main ‘Games Precinct’ will include the MCG and its surrounding venues, including Melbourne Park and Olympic Park, as well as Telstra Dome, and will merge with Melbourne’s arts and cultural precinct through the Birrarung Marr Gardens that stretches along the Yarra River to Federation Square, the new heart of the city and a Commonwealth Games live site.

Festival Melbourne 2006
Throughout the Games, Melbourne will be alive with a free cultural festival, celebrating the diverse contemporary cultures of the Commonwealth. Soak up the non-stop music, dance, exhibitions, street theatre and circus from every region of the Commonwealth in the city's superb parks, gardens and galleries.

Getting around is easy
Visitors attending the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games will find getting to venues quick and easy, with 14 sports contested at venues within three kilometres of Melbourne’s CBD, and all events easily accessible by public transport. Melbourne’s metropolitan public transport system that uses Metcard is free to Games ticket holders, and a wheelchair-accessible shuttle service will also be available to help people with limited mobility to reach Games venues.

There has never been a better time to visit friends and family in Australia, explore the many faces of Melbourne and experience the international sporting action of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Event
26 Feb - 4 Mar 2006



Address
Various venues throughout Melbourne
Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone 03 9654 5599
Fax 03 9654 9679
Email fashion@lmff.com.au
Web http://www.lmff.com.au

Held annually each March, L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival is a large scale fashion event of extraordinary richness and diversity. LMFF launches Australia's autumn/winter collections to retail buyers, the public and the media.

LMFF provides a rare opportunity for the public to experience the excitement and theatre of a major fashion event. Over 170,000 people attend LMFF's events each year.

The festival program includes runway shows, business forums, performances, art exhibitions, film screenings, retail events and glamorous parties.

Wednesday 15 March - Sunday 26 March

Welcome to Festival Melbourne2006 - twelve days of non-stop music, dance, circus, street theatre and visual arts from all the corners of the Commonwealth that will add an extra sparkle to your whole Games experience. Best of all, everything's free!



A comprehensive listing of all the performances, events and exhibitions that are part of Festival Melbourne2006. Commonwealth Games Live Sites will be operating at outdoor venues around the city providing central locations for people to meet and enjoy the spirit of the Games.
Check out the main Festival locations, find out what events are being held where, and get tips on how to get there. Reaching out across with Victoria with festivals in Ballarat, Bendigo, Moe and Geelong. Discover more about the regional festivals.



Over 2,500 world-class performing artists from across Australia and the Commonwealth will descend on Melbourne for the duration of the Games as part of the largest free cultural festival ever held in Australia. So when you come to cheer on the world’s elite athletes you can also catch a concert, see a circus, stroll amongst street performers, be dazzled by visual spectacles, celebrate Victoria’s Indigenous culture, enjoy an array of exhibitions and even join in yourself with public classes of dance from around the Commonwealth in Federation Square.

The city will be buzzing day and night at Federation Square, the Alexandra Gardens, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, around the Arts Centre, at Docklands and right across the CBD. The excitement will also reach out across the state, with regional festivals in Ballarat, Geelong, Moe and Bendigo. And all the great experiences of Festival Melbourne2006 are free!

Festival Melbourne2006 is proudly supported by the Victorian and Australian Governments and is an integral part of the Melbourne2006 Commonwealth Games.

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