The Melbourne Cup is just as much about the fashion on the field as the fillies. Our gallery brings you the best looking ladies at gents at Flemington for race day.

Melbourne lives up to its reputation as Australia's arts and culture capital, discovers Colin Mathura-Jeffree during a visit to the Winter Masterpieces series.

Robot technology is bringing legendary racehorse Phar Lap to life for Australian school children.

Melbourne offers Colin Hogg a variety of drinking holes, from classic to haunted.

Colin Mathura-Jeffree explores Melbourne's fashion world.

Colin Mathura-Jeffree revels in the variety of Melbourne's fashion hotspots.

Colin Mathura-Jeffree finds style everywhere in Victoria's classy capital.

Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula is an amazing place to see by bike with an audio guide — you can hear about the rich history while you take in the spectacular sights, writes Rachel Grunwell.

Armed with the traditional Aboriginal greeting of a gum leaf, Jon Bridges is set to discover Melbourne on two wheels.

Meeting great apes is a dream realised, writes Colin Mathura-Jeffree.

Centrally located just 2km north east of Melbourne's CBD, Fitzroy was Melbourne's first suburb. A vibrant culture of bars, cafes, galleries, quirky bookstores and fashionable hair salons now abound, crammed into every nook and cranny of its old bones.

Winston Aldworth hops on a bike to chase the hops.

Winston Aldworth visits a modern tribute to one of cricket's traditional folk heroes.

There is no surprise the Lions clarion call is coming from Brian O'Driscoll, a four time tourist on his final expedition in search of an elusive series win.

Melburnians woke today to the city's coldest June morning in more than a decade.

Peter Calder returns to the city that introduced him to decent food.

Convicted rapist Adrian Ernest Bayley was on parole when he raped and murdered Melbourne woman Jill Meagher.

Tim Roxborogh gets a taste of the high life in Melbourne.

Colin Mathura-Jeffree visits the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

Across the Ditch Peter Feeney relaxes in the fringes of Australia's food and culture capital and laps up the suburban lifestyle.

Danielle Wright packs the family into a camper-van and hits the road to Victoria's holiday beaches.

King Kong thunders into Melbourne this June. Rachel Grunwell meets the lead.

Meg Liptrot gains fresh perspective on drought at Victoria's Royal Botanic Gardens.

A flamboyant Kiwi fraudster who defrauded the Queensland Government of A$16 million ($20 million) has been sentenced to 14 years in an Australian prison.

A first-time father who drowned while snorkelling south of Melbourne on Saturday will be buried on the same day that his baby daughter is christened.

The body of convicted rapist Antonio Loguancio has been found in a bungalow after a two-day siege in Melbourne came to a fiery end.

A siege involving convicted rapist Antonio Loguancio at a home in Melbourne is continuing into the second day.

The son of a former Split Enz drummer is under investigation by Australian police for internet stalking and is said to be "inciting hatred" online from his NZ home.

A fake crown and a signed All Blacks jersey among almost 1000 items once owned by the NZ man accused of an A$16 million.fraud across the Tasman