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A public holiday provided opportunity to enjoy some of the sights and sounds of Melbourne with the family. And the experience was symptomatic of Melbourne’s changes: not one thing we explored existed over 20 years ago... we began with a stroll down to the City Circle tram which took us down through Melbourne’s Docklands on our way to the Melbourne Aquarium. We headed from there along the Yarra banks, crossing the river to Southgate, where we stopped for a bite to eat before crossing Yarra again (via the Princes Bridge) to Federation Square, where we enjoyed the Ian Potter Gallery of the National Gallery of Victoria, and ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image). When the kids were exhausted, we caught a water taxi back to New Quay, then walked the rest of the way home. It was a relaxing day before heading into our Movie Night.
It struck me how much our journey was symptomatic of the changes in our city, with its shift in focus from land to water, and of the wider shift in culture from fixed to fluid.
While I stated that nothing existed 20 years ago, it is only partly true: the river, the trams, the bridges, the spaces have been there for some time. Now they are being utilised, explored and experienced in new ways. While Moomba’s 50th celebrations took place, their flavour and expression reflect the changing hues of the city and its peoples.
Isn’t it the nature of life itself – to grow and change?
Posted by gary at March 14, 2005 06:40 PM
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