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If you happen to haven’t already heard, right here’s some nice information simply in time for the college holidays — all public transport throughout Victoria is free till 30 April.

Trains, trams, buses and regional V/Line companies, all for gratis. Which suggests there’s by no means been a greater excuse to depart the automobile at house and take the youngsters someplace a bit totally different!

We’ve constructed this week’s version round precisely that concept, with a few of our favorite locations you possibly can attain by public transport — from the CBD to the suburbs to regional Victoria.

Undecided the place to begin? Our information to the greatest day journeys from Melbourne by practice is an efficient place to start.

Bear in mind: No Myki top-up wanted — simply hop on.

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​Easter Conceal & Search Problem at Enchanted Journey (Till Monday 6 Apr) – Climb, slide, wander and discover your manner by means of 25 acres of outside enjoyable on the Mornington Peninsula! There’s additionally just a little further magic with Easter Conceal & Search, the place three hidden Enchanted Eggs are ready to be found every day throughout Easter lengthy weekend. Arthurs Seat

​Sea of Gentle: Convent Youngsters (Every day, Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 Apr) A magical 30-minute gentle set up at Abbotsford Convent for youngsters aged 3+, the place little ones grow to be artists of sunshine utilizing UV torches in a glowing world. Abbotsford – Journey for FREE on Bus 200 or 207 to Clarke Road

​The Field Present – Kingston Arts Faculty Vacation Program (Tuesday 14 Apr) Junkyard Beats rework abnormal family junk into a rare musical world on this high-energy efficiency stuffed with drumming, comedy and artistic chaos. Moorabbin – Journey for FREE to Moorabbin station

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​Dr Hubble’s Good Bubbles (Numerous dates till Sunday 19 Apr) Australia’s favorite bubble man is again with sq. bubbles, bubbles-inside-bubbles and bubbles sufficiently big to suit an individual inside. Melbourne CBD

​Playhouse Pantomimes: Story Soup (Numerous dates till Sunday 19 Apr) A brand-new musical pantomime made up totally on the spot from viewers concepts, with puppets, dancing and loads of laughs. Melbourne CBD

​CIRCUS The Present (Every day till Sunday 19 Apr, excl. Mondays) Acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, illusions and a clown with a big 6ft balloon — a high-energy circus present with loads of comedy for the grown-ups too. Melbourne CBD

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​Bubble Present in Area (Every day till Sunday 19 Apr, excl. Mondays) One million-bubble house journey designed for beneath 5s, with hearth bubbles, smoke bubbles, shadow puppetry and a bubble occasion finale. Carlton

​Wonderful Drumming Monkeys (Every day till Sunday 19 Apr, excl. Mondays) Puppetry, dwell music, comedy and a Monkey DJ household dance occasion beneath the timber at CERES. Brunswick East

​CURIOSITY: Constructing Breakthroughs in LEGO® Bricks (Every day throughout college holidays) A hands-on exhibition the place children can discover LEGO creations introducing engineering, maths and science. Bendigo

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​Bounce Patrol Dance Social gathering (Thursday 9 Apr) Australia’s largest YouTube stars deliver their nursery rhymes and catchy tunes to life on stage in two high-energy 40-minute exhibits. Good for ages 1 to five. Caulfield

​Australian Backyard twentieth Birthday Weekend (Friday 10 – Sunday 12 Apr) A free weekend of workshops, dwell music, guided walks and the Huge Bandicoot Yard to rejoice 20 years of Cranbourne’s RBG. Cranbourne

​Bubba Licious (Fridays – Sundays till 19 Apr) A sensory present made only for infants, weaving collectively puppetry, clowning, shadow play and light-weight to spark pleasure and surprise within the littlest viewers members. St Kilda

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​Nature Play Day (Thursday 9 Apr) A free outside play day at Cheong Park for teenagers aged 2 to 10, with interactive nature-based actions and loads of house to discover. Croydon

​Trash with a Porpoise (Thursday 9 Apr) A energetic puppet present following the Trash Puppets staff on an ocean-saving mission, with a vibrant forged of sea creatures and loads of songs and laughs. Dandenong

​Tesselaar Kabloom: Melbourne’s Pageant of Flowers (Every day till Sunday 19 Apr) Gorgeous surroundings, dwell leisure, scrumptious meals and tractor rides by means of fields of flowers in superb autumn climate. Silvan

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​Easter Faculty Holidays at Victoria Lodge (Tuesdays + Fridays from 7 – 17 Apr) Two weeks of free college vacation actions, from slime workshops and canvas portray to Ok-Pop meet and greets and wildlife encounters. Yarraville

​Scienceworks Faculty Vacation Program (Numerous dates till Sunday 19 Apr) Stay science exhibits, a photo voltaic system scavenger hunt, the Color exhibition, iridescent workshops and Planetarium exhibits — Scienceworks is stacked these college holidays. Spotswood

​Youngsters Comedy Puppet Present (Numerous dates from Tuesday 7 – Sunday 19 Apr) Huge blue monster Troggg and his puppet associates deliver chaos, color and catchy tunes to this interactive comedy present for teenagers 9 and beneath. Yarraville