Gravel car parks are gravel car parks until some tit like JLMS*95 go parking in the middle of the…read moredriveway (double parking in front of 3 empty spaces), then they become raging hotbeds of vitriolic angst - this one rates 5 stars for both vitriol and angst, but I may be biased as it was a searing hot market day in the summer holidays where car parks are as rare as a European car driving P-plater with an awareness of others.

Five stars - although a very compact parking lot - this is well placed for lots of places including…read morethe aquarium. We parked here because not only is it opposite he aquarium, they offer parking validation bringing the charge down by half! The price is high otherwise but normal for the city, and awesome if you have the validation. Will park here again.

This is an awesome library. Love the cafe inside. It has fantastic coffee, biscuits and lunches…read more The book selection is great and if they don't have it, they'll try to get it in for you. Free wi-fi which was strong and late hours - perfect for study and work. Also, unlike other libraries (like at Hastings) most people here were respectful and quiet. It can be difficult to get a parking spot across the road, but if you circle around the block you'll usually get lucky on a second pass. The library is conveniently located close to the beach and the main street, so if you feel like clearing your head then there's lots of fun options. Highly recommend.

The carpark next to Centrelink is the place to go when you're trying desperately to find a park at…read morethe Kingsway end of the Glen Waverley shops. It's free (unlike some), longer than an hour (unlike some), not in the shopping centre (which closes) and you're pretty much guaranteed to find a park (unlike everywhere else). It's the only multi-storey carpark, too, which is probably why there are so many parks. They have just changed the hours, though, so this could have an impact. Never matter, the bottom level (drive an extra 10 metres for entrance) is always open and usually empty.

Aldi we owe you so much, bringing true competition to grocery shopping, clean stores friendly staff…read moreand a great range of products, your own products are on par with brand name items your white and red wines are good quaffing wines for a single sip over dinner! Overall you offer choice and whilst I still go to the big two for some items I can't compromise on I still prefer your store hands down.

I'm just starting to discover the beauty of Moonee Ponds and the abundance it offers in the forms…read moreof retail therapy, hair and beauty and nightlife. It has become one of my fave new suburbs to explore, and of course I started off at the place called Moonee Ponds Central!! (Where else would you go?) Situated at the corner of the junction, spanning over three spacious buildings from Hall street to Puckle street, and less than ten minutes walk from the train station, MPC shopping centre has everything you need, contained in an easy to navigate facility. Don't get me wrong, it's not the sort of place you'd forsake Highpoint, Chadstone or DFO for, but if you're in the area or new to it it's a great little find. Containing those evil necessary giants Kmart and Coles, the big banks NAB, Commonwealth and St George, a First Choice Liquor Store and a great variety of cafes, fresh food, beauty services, a 24 hour gym and fashion for the whole family. Even a division of Kangan TAFE is here!! As a mother with two young children, I find MPC has everything I need, plus the extras I enjoy in a convenient centre that's easy to navigate with a pram.

Shara's review was absolutely right on the money!…read more Moonee Ponds Central is a great little shopping centre about the same size as Barkly Square in Brunswick or Northcote Plaza in Northcote, except it has a few little bonuses that those two shopping centres dont have too! The most useful thing about MPC is the undercover car park!!! And its free parking too!!!! (the one next to Coles anyway - in the original MPC building). Not sure if the one under kmart is free or not. The undercover parking is perfect for supermarket shopping in wet weather. The centre also contains some other useful additions, including Michel's Pattiserie which gives away its pies and spinach rolls very cheap towards the end of the day and a very good chicken shop just outside the door of the northern building. The centre covers 3 buildings on the 3 streets parallel to and including Puckle Street and they contain clothing stores, food shops, kmart, Coles, a lolly shop and various shopping centre rides for the kids. In the old days, if you parked in the Coles carpark, then the walk to Puckle Street was boring, but now you have the centre to walk through and there are all sorts of interesting things in the shops to look at on the 2 minute walk to Puckle Street!!! As for the atmosphere, you wont find as many cool funky people here as you will in Barkly Square or Northcote Plaza (you will find some though - including myself!), but you wont find it a boring place full of bogans and suburbanites either. Its a bit of both. It is very down to earth and the shop keepers and checkout chicks always take the time to have a chat to the customers - which is a really nice touch! If you live anywhere near the area and havnt been in here, definitely come for a look - especially if it is raining!

Ok, it's a train station, not the most exciting thing in the world but this one gets a lot of…read morethings right. Good bicycle access without having to ride on the road, bicycle parking built right into the station buildings, no hard to cross busy roads around the station (the one that would be a problem is closed permanently to cars!), right next to a big park, only 400m from two different schools... the list goes on.

Northcote Library is a large building across from Northcote Plaza on Seperation Street. As one of…read morefour Darebin libraries it has a wide range of books, DVDs, magazines and Cd's. There is a charge to request a hold ($1) which is more then some libraries charge but less then others. Considering all the amazing lending you receive free a hold change is nothing to complain about is it? Northcote Library itself is well set out. On the ground level you will find the fiction area, information desk and public computers, on the upper level is the nonfiction, a large and colourful junior area, a Italian language area, audio visual and event room. This library is missing a large area for laptop and wifi users although there are study corrals with power points for this use. Staff are friendly and helpful and provide a wide range of free events, classes and storytimes! Northcote Li bray is a great community hub. If your planning to spend the day here keep in mind that a 3 hour parking limit applies at Northcote Plaza and there is limited all day parking in the near by area. Perhaps catch the tram!

I do adore my local biblioteca, the Northcote Library. I'm a student at UniMelb but live in this…read moreneck of the woods so I do come here a lot to study. The Internet is free (and pretty reliable) with a library card and they do have computer stations if you are sans-lappytop. Print stations are also there if you need to print off some sweet recipes or your underwater basket weaving thesis. I haven't ever had trouble finding a quiet table to study with a power port nearby to plug in. The book section isn't massive, but there is enough there that you should be able to find at least one or a few books you have been wanting to read but never got around to because of all those 30 Rock DVDs you bought. You can also check out the online catalog and order books from other Darebin library locations to be sent to you for hold at Northcote. There is a small DVD section that could honestly use a bit more options but the music selection seems to be pretty good. For the news junkies in the house, there are plenty of newspapers and mags to keep you winning the current events round at trivia. It's a welcome space for whatever you're looking for out of a library and you'd be simply mad to not utilize this awesome resource.