As an active member of the community, Melbourne Central proudly supports our local partners, recognising the importance of working with them to ensure that we are adding value to our community.

Listed below are some of the local partners we are working with or have identified as valuable contributors to our region. Please contact us if you would like to feature your local organisation on this page.

Melbourne Observation Deck Melbourne is changing everyday! Rialto Towers is Melbourne's most recognised building and the Southern Hemisphere's tallest office structure. When you visit Melbourne, make a point of experiencing stunning 360-degree bird's-eye-views of the fabulous city and 60km to the horizon. It's the perfect place to discover another side to "the worlds most livable city."

Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is one of Australia's greatest assets. It is the country's biggest and most popular stadium and an extremely busy venue accommodating International Cricket, Australian Rules Football, Rugby League, Soccer, Concerts, Dinners and other major functions on its natural turf arena.

Hotel Discovery Hotel Discovery is one of Australia’s largest budget accommodation providers. With up to 800 beds, spread over five colourful floors and located within a heartbeat from the City Centre, Hotel Discovery provides a unique accommodation experience, which offers your safe and comfortable accommodation plus great facilities. Freebies: Free continental Breakfast Free Linen Free In-House Tours Free Job Assistance Free Airport Pick-Up (min. 3 nights stay required)

Museum Victoria Museum Victoria provides a wide range of education activities for schools, individuals and groups of all ages through Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks Museum (including the Melbourne Planetarium), the Immigration Museum and Museum Outreach programs.

Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Zoo is an historic zoo with an innovative master plan that displays a representative sample of the world's fauna and flora in a series of bioclimatic (or habitat) zones. Melbourne Zoo is clearly one of the world's great zoos.

Melbourne's golden Mile Heritage Trail The Golden Mile trail is the best way to see Melbourne’s heritage precincts, city streets, arcades and laneways. Discover how Melbourne developed and how it arrived to what it is today. Visit some of Australia’s most important buildings from the National Estate, Heritage Victoria and National Trust registers.

City of Melbourne Melbourne City Council is proud to be at the forefront of local government on-line communications and has designed this site so that you can access Council information and services with ease. Whether you are a resident, visitor, student or work in the city, you can discover the City of Melbourne, Victoria, at your leisure.

Carpark.com.au When it comes to trying to park a car in the city, we’ve been around the block a few times, and we’re pretty sure you have too. At carpark.com.au, we wanted to take the stress out of finding a place to park your car, so we developed a mission to provide visitors to this website with the best possible way of finding the ideal off-street parking space.

Yarra Trams Yarra Trams consists of seven locations, including four depots, with 201 trams carrying 60 million passengers more than 9.2 million kms per year. We are focussed on improving services and upgrading the interior and exterior of our trams to improve passenger comfort, repositioning the tram as a modern and appealing mode of transport.

Met Link Victoria's official public transport website. You can plan your bus, tram or train trip, view a map of Melbourne's public transport services or check fares. There are special offers, news and useful links available also.

State Library of Victoria The State Library of Victoria is one of Australia's oldest cultural institutions. It is the major reference and research library in Victoria, responsible for collecting and preserving Victoria's documentary heritage. Whether you're using the Library's vast resources for study or research, attending an exhibition or event, or just simply admiring the magnificently restored heritage spaces - a visit to the State Library of Victoria is a rich and rewarding experience. Location: 328 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Contact Details: Ph: 03 8664 7000, Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 10:00am - 9:00pm, Friday to Sunday 10:00am – 6:00pm

National Volunteer Week

Please download your nomination form here, and return to Customer Service at Melbourne Central or Fax to 9922 1111