Melbourne & Surrounds

While staying at Kyneton Bushland Resort why not spend a day in the state's capital, Melbourne, and find out what this beautiful city has to offer.

Bourke Street was established as the heart of Melbourne with its theatres and music halls in the 1860's while Collins Street, with its fashionable shops and restaurants attracted the well-to-do and members of the medical profession. Tram tracks were laid giving Melbourne the distinctive form of transport it still holds today. In 1906 the first electric tram service was introduced and the entire railway system became electric between 1918 and 1923. The waves of European migration following the second world war brought a mix of cultures and foods to the city which has made Melbourne one of the world’s most multicultural cities.

The 1990's saw tremendous surge of development in Melbourne, including Southbank, Crown Entertainment Complex and the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The Docklands redevelopment began in 1996 and Federation Square opened in 2002.