Tennis World run the court hire at the Melbourne Park Tennis Centre, aka. Rod Laver Arena, home of…read morethe Australian Open. If you enjoy your tennis this is an awesome place to play. It's pretty special being able to play on the show courts - playing on the exact same courts as the Pros do! Court hire only costs a little more than the surban clubs, but the facilities are world class, and the customer service at the Tennis World pro shop is second to none. They'll happily lend you some balls or racquets free of charge, and will also cover the parking fee! It's completely open to the public, not something everyone realise, and you can choose from the indoor courts, clay courts, outdoor courts, and my favourite, the show courts.

A friend and i were thinking of more pro-active ways of keeping fit, him being a former 3rd of…read moreState Tennis player here in Australia, thought it would be good to grab a racket and hit the fluro green ball round. We were able to hire the court for $20 an hour and off we went. Now im not going to say i lost terribly (ok, so i lost 6,0 6,0; But i've never played before) but the game was over pretty quickly. There's four courts, two side by side so at times if you are playing and you hit the ball in the wrong direction, it can end up in the other players court... a tad awkward! Genuinely fun and a great way to keep fit!

We wandered around Melbourne's tennis center where the Australian open will be held this summer…read more We've saw people playing on the 15 outdoor courts and many indoors as well. There was a café and extensive tennis shop inside. They were stringing rackets and selling Australian open clothing. The courts were hard and mini were taken.

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What an amazing park in Melbourne, I came here twice during our week long trip…read more Everything is so well-maintained and the architecture of the building and the fountain is magnificent. I took so many photos in front of the fountain (and I wasn't the only one). On the first day we came to this park we bought a coffee at nearby Good Measure (be sure to try their Mont Blanc) and walked around the gardens. The next time, we came with a blanket and just soaked up the sun and relaxed. It's an easy tram ride over here from the CBD, I would highly recommend anyone visiting Melbourne to put this on your list!

Well-maintained, 64 acre, green space in downtown Melbourne. There were lots of big old beautiful…read moretrees strangely circled in plastic so possums can't climb up and destroy them. I photographed a very strange possum in a. tree. We saw flowers, Berries in trees and fountains. The gardens are an example of Victorian landscape design with sweeping lawns and varied European & Australian tree plantings consisting of deciduous English oaks, White Poplar, plane trees, elms, conifers, cedars, turkey oaks, Araucarias & evergreen trees. Moreton Bay figs, combined with flower beds of annuals & shrubs were meticulously maintained. A network of tree-lined paths provides formal avenues for highlighting the fountains