Pelican Pantry
Pelican Pantry is a training facility offering a licensed 130 seat cafe, with an a la carte menu and full waiter service. Overlooking the Hastings Foreshore, and adjoining the Pelican Park Recreation Centre, the Pantry provides a picturesque outlook for those wanting to take some time out while enjoying fine food.

Pelican Pantry is staffed by students, trainees and full-time employees who obtain training in the fields of hospitality/retail and tourism, enabling them to receive the 'hands on' learning they need to get started in these industries. Pelican Pantry trainees may come from a wide range of social training and development programs.

The friendly nurturing environment and beautiful surroundings make the Pelican Pantry restaurant a meaningful and fulfilling working experience. Pelican Pantry graduates are sought after by local employers for their confidence, skills and excellence in customer service.

The Pelican Pantry is open everyday day and serves dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.

Marine Parade, Hastings
Ph 1300 850 297

Yarra Valley Dairy
Yarra Valley Dairy offers a delightful experience of fine food and wine. It's situated in the centre of a picturesque dairy farm in the heart of the Yarra Valley where you can taste some of the finest traditional Australian cheeses. The cheeses are made from goats milk or from the milk provided by the cows grazing on the pastures outside the dairy door window. You can watch cheese being made through the viewing window or taste the hand-made farmhouse cheeses along with fine wines from small single vineyards.

Enjoy the pleasure of good food and wine along with beautiful views of mountains, vineyards and pastures while the cows meander by on the way to be milked.

McMeikans Road, Yering
Ph 03 9739 0023
www.yvd.com.au

Spanish Lessons at Veludo
This week, Glen takes a Spanish lesson with a difference at Veludo. With a course syllabus that includes fun, food and laughter it's no surprise that the classroom is always full.

Renowned for its friendly staff and fantastic food, the restaurant is further enhanced by outdoor seating, open fireplaces and lounge music. Veludo is the perfect choice for the CAE to run their Spanish language course. With two storeys, you can dine on classic Mediterranean and contemporary Australian cuisine in the restaurant, or have your own private affair in the function room.

175 Acland Street, St Kilda
Ph 03 9534 4456
www.veludo.com.au

CAE
Glen joins one the CAE restaurant based conversation classes, and learns a little Spanish. With six two-hour sessions, in the first hour you will be taught basic useful phrases in Spanish and in the second hour you can practise and chat as you eat.

CAE Languages offers short and accredited courses in over 30 languages. Language and cultural study options include conversation and traveller-focussed courses.

253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Ph 03 9652 0611
www.cae.edu.au

Wine and Wildlife Tour
Located in the Yarra Valley are two much-loved icons, Healesville Sanctuary and De Bortoli Winery. Experience the highlights of them both on the Wine and Wildlife Tour.

Healesville Sanctuary – 10.00am to 12.30pm
Only one hour from Melbourne, your day begins at Healesville Sanctuary, where you will be met by your personal guide who will take you on a discovery tour of Australia's incredible wildlife. Spend the morning immersed in the sights, sounds and scents of a stunning bushland sanctuary as you discover kangaroos, koalas, wombats, dingoes and the intriguing platypus among many others. The tour includes an amazing birds of prey flight presentation and many 'meet the keeper' and 'animal close-up' opportunities.

De Bortoli Winery – 1.00pm to 4.00pm
From the Sanctuary it is a leisurely 20-minute drive through the picturesque Yarra Valley, where you will be ready to enjoy the renowned hospitality of the family-owned De Bortoli Winery and Restaurant. Enjoy a wine tasting at Cellar Door and a complimentary glass of sparkling wine as you are seated for lunch, where you can choose from a two-course lunch menu.

At 3.00pm you can join a winery tour which takes you behind the scenes to discover the wine making process – a great way to end the perfect Yarra Valley day. Bookings are essential.

Healesville Sanctuary
Badger Creek Road, Healesville
www.zoo.org.au

De Bortoli Winery
Pinnacle Lane, Dixons Creek
Ph 03 5965 2271
www.debortoli.com.au

Murder Mystery Nights
Bridget tries to get away with murder at a Murder Mystery night at the Cleveland Winery. Run with the Grange Group, a Murder Mystery night is a fantastic way to bring your friends together and get out of town for a weekend. With venues in the Yarra Valley, Macedon Ranges, Spa Country and the Mornington Peninsula there is bound to be a location you love.

All Murder Mystery nights include accommodation, a three-course dinner, cooked breakfast, costumes, props and character profiles. And with themes such as Santa Sleighing, Deadly Dancing and Wild, Wild West, everyone will have a thriller of a night.

Ph 03 5429 9000
www.grangecc.com.au

What's on

The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden
Where: Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
When: Seven days a week from 10.00am–4.00pm in the September school holidays
More: Ph 03 9252 2300 or www.thatsmelbourne.com.au

Arts marathon in Melbourne
Eight of Melbournes best and biggest arts attractions will join forces to offer Victorians a weekend to remember through the Opera House Program, designed to showcase all of our cultural art venues.
Where: Various venues
When: 2–3 September 2006
More: www.thatsmelbourne.com.au

Motorola Melbourne Spring Fashion Week
Where: City venues
When: September 2006
More: www.thatsmelbourne.com.au