URBAN DOMAIN 2025
Urban Domain Leaders – Contact Details
Ms Harkin
0429 444 036 (during excursions)
9909 9431
emma.harkin@stleonards.vic.edu.au
Mr Potter
0447 409 897 (during excursions)
9909 9335
ryan.potter@stleonards.vic.edu.au
Urban CUE Days Out
Rotation 3 2025– 9U, 9V & 9W
| DATE | EXCURSION DETAILS |
| Wednesday 30 July | Day 1 – Melbourne Museum & Arts Precinct |
| Monday 18 August | Day 2 – Bike Ride Tour & Shrine of Remembrance |
| Tuesday 26 August | Day 3 – Queen Victoria Market & Frontyard Youth Services |
| Tuesday 2 September | Day 4 – Melbourne Ultimate Challenge |
* In preparation for your first Urban excursion please complete the Home Station and Mobile Telephone Number Survey at HERE.
Introduction
The Urban Exploration Domain requires students to reflect upon and investigate influences on the evolution of a city, considering how it looks, how it develops and how our different cultures interact. Students negotiate transport; look into our multi-cultural nature as a city and study economic drivers to focus on the urban development of the city of Melbourne and its suburbs.
Days out for students may include the following experiences (not necessarily in order!).
Melbourne Museum, CBD and Arts Centre Precinct
Walking from Fed Square, you will familiarise youselves with a walk around the CBD, incorporating buildings, parks and gardens. Spend the morning investigating the history of our city and complete a self-guided tour at the Melbourne Museum. This will be followed by an exploration of behind the scenes of Hamer Hall and the Arts Centre, as well as a tour of the Australian Music Vault. You will step back in time to explore the major contributers to our Australian music culture.
Queen Victoria Market/Front Yard Youth Services
Travel to the Queen Victoria Market for a history lesson and foodies tour. If you are all well behaved, we’ll buy you a hot jam donut! Our final stop will be a visit to the Melbourne City Mission Front Yard Youth Services to investigate the issue facing our homeless youth. Incorporated into this presentation from the wonderful Belinda, will be a short walk to walk in the footsteps of the lives of those individuals who sleep rough on the streets.
CBD Morning Rush, Bike Ride, The Botanic Gardens, and The Shrine of Remembrance
Have you ever sat to simply watch the hustle and bustle that is a city? We will spend some time sitting and observing just how busy Melbourne CBD is. Cycle the city paths to follow in the footsteps of Charles Grimes, exploring the sights of Melbourne from the Yarra River, our major river that is currently used for transport and leisure. The Yarra River was once called Birrarung (the current name was mistranslated from another Wurundjeri term in Boonwurrung language: Yarro-yarro, meaning “ever-flowing”) and was used by the Wurundjeri people as a major food source and meeting place. This will be followed by a BYO picnic lunch and scavenger hunt in the glorious Botanic Gardens. Finally, wander to the Shrine for a guided tour. Here we will be focussing on the First World War, the wartime services and experiences of Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians and how they have shaped our future.
Melbourne Ultimate Challenge
Operate in teams of five or six in an attempt to garner as many points as possible in a team versus team challenge. Points are awarded for various set tasks (including a dining challenge in China Town); all of the challenges take place in the CBD and immediate surrounds. Team costumes are a must with potential bonus points on offer for those teams who go above and beyond with their attire for the day! Costumes and enthusiasm are a must on this day!!
Melbourne City Map
