Locals on Melbourne

"There are birds in the city, and the ding of the trams and bikes, and buskers. It's a happy sounding city." Fiona Sweetman, Hidden Secrets Tours

"The beaches are so clean, and unspoilt, yet so close to a major global city like Melbourne. We are lucky how much respect people have for our natural surrounds in Australia." Dana Ronan, Great Ocean Walk by Twelve Apostles Lodge Walk

"Melbourne and Victoria have the best wildlife scene in Australia, and one of the best in the world. We have all the icons: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, platypus, echidnas, cockatoos, kookaburras, emus, penguins." Janine Duffy, Echidna Walkabout Tours

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