Hi All

Sorry for the parody :) (i've been dying to use that one)

I am going to Melbourne next week for a course. I'll be staying at Laverton. After hours, I plan on visiting the surrounds using public transport (namely the train).

I was wondering what people here would recommend seeing ?. I wouldn't mind having a look at some of your beaches (ie: Saint Kilda, Sorento might be pushing it), but I have no idea of the time scale needed to get to them via train/bus etc. Somebody at work joked that I need to carry a knife with me on the train !. Is the train system bad, or was my colleague joking ?

Any advice/tips would be much appreciated :)

Ja

LAVERTON !! (thats miles from anywhere)

dig in, with some beers and broadband, and hopefully the course will be over quickly!!

Nah, get on the public transport...it's pretty good, and it's the easiest way to 'tour' Melb. I'm not a local myself, when I want to go to Melbourne, I stay in Geelong and catch the train over, using public t/port. Sure beats horse & cart like we have around here!