Melbourne is a shopping mecca and most of the best bits are a short walk or tram ride from the Hot Milk venue. Whether you are shopping for fun before or after the conference or need to buy supplies for self-catering, you won't be short of options:QV is Melbourne's new inner city laneway precinct featuring a dynamic mix of high-end fashion and lifestyle retailers and a European style piazza with cafés, restaurants and bars.
The historic Melbourne General Post Office (GPO) reopened in August 2004 as a fashion, food and shopping precinct of serious sophistication. Covering an entire city block it houses more than 60 stores that span the spectrum of the Melbourne shopping experience.
Melbourne Central boasts an array of occupants, from Borders Books and Baby Doll (Marcs) to Hoyts cinemas. Over 300 stores reside in this contemporary architectural space that retains its historic features, such as the heritage listed shot tower, and reflects the diversity of the CBD.
Located on the southern bank of Melbourne's Yarra River, Crown offers a brilliant combination of unsurpassed luxury, relaxed style, warm service and non-stop excitement. For those who like to indulge their passion for shopping, Crown’s collection of the world’s leading designer’s offers the ultimate spree all under the one roof. Melbourne is a city renowned for its love of quality shopping and Crown stands out by offering some of the best known designer brands in the world.
Direct Factory Outlet brings a new and exciting style of shopping to the retail scene, with over 90 individual outlets under the one roof. At DFO Spencer you’ll find 100 big name brands all under the one roof. With so many brands to choose from, you’re sure to find everything you’re looking for in ladies and men's fashion, children's wear, footwear, handbags and luggage, homewares, lingerie and jewellery, more specialised stores and loads more. And to keep your energy levels up throughout your shopping day, there are food courts, cafes and juice bars.Trading Hours: Open 7 days 10am to 6pm Friday: 10am to 9pm
Melbourne’s historic network of laneways and arcades boasts the unique, the exotic and the quirky. Discover an eclectic and delightful mix of small boutiques selling everything from Melbourne designed fashion to Russian dolls and lollipops. Find and explore the Block, Cathedral and Royal arcades, Degraves and Crossley streets, Presgrove and Centre places and more. Block Arcade, an elegant 19th-century shopping plaza, contains the venerable Hopetoun Tea Rooms, the French Jewel Box, Orrefors Kosta Boda, Dasel Dolls and Bears, and Australian By Design.
The 'Queen Vic' is a colourful, sprawling mass offering up everything from just-caught fish and freshly picked vegetables to a huge range of souvenirs and cheap clothing.Victoria Street, Melbourne
Local artisans unite under a canopy of Brunswick green canvas umbrellas to create this bustling Sunday market selling only handmade Australian goods.Every Sunday, 10am–5pmVictorian Arts Centre, St Kilda Road, Southbank
Every Sunday since 1970, The Esplanade Market St Kilda has been the destination for those searching for something special, somewhere special. Established as an outlet for local artists, there are now nearly 200 of Victoria’s best artists and craftspeople displaying and selling their work direct to the public. Upper Esplanade St.Kilda Tram 16 or Tram 96 from the City Between Cavell & Fitzroy Streets Buses on route 606 Melway Reference 57 K10 Open every Sunday of the Year 10am - 5pm
No place captures Melbourne’s cosmopolitan culture better than Bridge Road Richmond. From fashion to furnishings Bridge Road is a mass of contradictions with something for every conceivable taste and exceptionally good value.
Supermarkets - There is a Coles supermarket in Elizabeth St, not far from Collins Street, it is between Flinders and Flinders Lane. Safewayis at QV cnr Swanston and Lonsdale Streets.
