The fabric of Melbourne is made up of many threads - Indigenous beginnings, arts, multicultural influences, parks and cafe life, and, of course, sport. And upon British settlement of Melbourne in 1835, sport became the unifying thread of Melbourne life.
This tour has been carefully curated in conjunction with school educators and provides the opportunity for students to be outside in the fresh air not only learning about Melbourne’s sporting history and its influence on life in this city but also experiencing it by walking through our incredible, world class sporting precinct.
And we throw in a number of activities and quizzes that will get the students’ academic, sporting and competitive juices flowing and make this tour a memorable one for your group.
As Melbourne is also the sports business capital of Australia, home to most of the national sporting administration bodies, we also hope to spark an interest in the opportunity for a career in sports in the minds of our student guests.
OPTIONS
Sports tour
90 MINUTES
Departs Federation Square
Group walks along Yarra River, through Melbourne Park, along Olympic Boulevard, crossing back to the MCG
Physical activity based experiences, including tennis at Melbourne Park/Rod Laver Arena and game-based activities at Birrarung Mar, Grand Slam Oval and Olympic Park.
Route length approx. 2.5km
Australian Sports Museum
30-45 MINUTES
The Australian Sports Museum is no ordinary museum.
Free time for the students to explore the most innovative sports museum in the world. Our guide will remain with you to be available to provide explanations of some of the special galleries such as the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Olympic Gallery and galleries across football, cricket, racing and objects covering more than 90 sports.
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Australian sport at the Australian Sports Museum where there is something for everyone. Revisit the magic moments of green and gold glories, get to know the inside story from our sporting greats and celebrate the grassroots legends from right around Australia.
Indigenous Trail
30 MINUTES
An educational activity within the Asutralian Sports Museum discovering the links to original First Nations People games and modern sports, as well as learning about the contribution to our sporting culture of Indigenous legends and trailblazers.
Game On!
30-45 MINUTES
A chance for students to let their hair down and have some fun in the Game On section of the Australian Sports Museum.
Your school is provided exclusive access for 30 minutes.
Get the heart rate up by riding, kicking, throwing or surfing your way into the Australian Sports Museum record books.
Australians will play sport anytime, anywhere and with whatever they can get their hands on. If you don’t have the right equipment, it doesn’t matter – just modify the game to suit.
So don’t get caught up with a whole lot of rules – Game On! is the place where you can make your own rules. That’s part of the fun!
BENEFITS & HIGHLIGHTS
- Learn the origins of Melbourne’s sporting culture
- Understanding the influence of Aboriginal culture on sport in Melbourne
- Appreciation of how significant sport was in the early years of British settlement
- Understanding of how specific sports shaped our culture and the social fabric
- Significance of the Yarra River to our sporting life
- History of Australia’s amazing tennis heritage and the Melbourne Park tennis complex
- Olympic precinct and the 1956 Olympics
- Views of training and administration headquarters of Collingwood, Melbourne, Storm and Rebels (and opportunity to witness training)
- World class venues – Rod Laver Arena, AAMI Park, MCG, 1956 Olympic Swimming complex, National Tennis Centre
TOTAL COST
$24 - $30 per student*
Teachers and support staff or parents free (no limit except for entry to Museum)
*Note, all tours are customised to the preferences of the school and age groups so costs can vary as well as be accommodated to budgets.
