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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Lalor
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Lalor
Lalor works well as a base: 10 minutes from Mill Park, 14km from Melbourne Zoo.
Lalor is in Victoria, Australia, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Mill Park, about 4 km away.
Lalor station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Lalor, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lalor is a ground-level staffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened in OctoberRead more
1949, with the current station provided in 1978.
Initially opened as Rail Motor Stopping Place 77, the station was given its current name of Lalor on 27 August 1952.
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What is there to see near Lalor?
Within an hour or so of Lalor: Melbourne Zoo (14 km), Petrol Circus (17 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (17 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (18 km).
Where is Lalor?
Lalor is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Mill Park.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 23,219
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.6667, 145.0167
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Worth the detour from Lalor
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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