Each year in autumn and winter, Melbourne catches “footy fever”. The game of choice is Australian Rules Football, and the AFL (Australian Football League) is the highest level at which the city’s favourite sport is played.

The AFL Premiership Season begins in March and runs through until the end of September or – in recent years – early October. For 24 weeks, competing clubs fight it out to secure their spot in “the final eight”. From there, they have the chance to progress through the finals series and win a place in the AFL Grand Final, one of the biggest sporting events on Melbourne’s calendar. [Read more…]

Crown Casino is much more than just a casino, it is an entertainment hub, a retail precinct and home to some of Melbourne’s best restaurants and bars.

Located on the south bank of the Yarra River, the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex was established in 1997. The complex covers an area of 510,000 square metres – around the size of two city blocks – making it the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the largest in the world. [Read more…]