Welcome to Melbourne !

    Airport

Airport Code : MEL
Time : UTC + 10
DS + 11 (last Sunday in October to last Sunday in March)
Airport name : Melbourne International
ICAO ID : YMML
Elevation : 434 feet / 132 meters
Latitude: 37° 44' 0" S Longitude: 144° 54' 20" E

Melbourne Airport (MEL) is one of the two busiest airports in Australia. Located on the southern coast of Australia, MEL handles thousands of domestic and international commercial flights every year, benefiting from modern facilities and efficient land, sea and air links. Gateway to a vibrant city, Melbourne Airport is a leading influence on the local economy. More than 300,000 tones of freight are shipped through MEL every year.

   CIQ

All visitors to Australia except for Australian and New Zealand passport holders, need a visa to enter Australia. The visa will either be in the form of a paper label visa placed in your passport or an electronic travel authority called the ETA issued for travel in a period of less than three months. The whole ETA application process can be done at any Malaysia Airlines ticketing counter including the one at the old training school at SZB.

Visa Section, Australian High Commission
6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fax. number: (03) 2141 4495 or (03) 2146 5689
http://www.australia.org.my

   Transport to hotel

    Hotel

Bayview Eden Melbourne
6 Queens Road Melbourne VIC 3004

Bayview Eden Melbourne, overlooking Albert Park Lake, is located adjacent to Melbourne's commercial business district, just 5 minutes from the heart of Melbourne's trendy Shopping Centres. The Park is also conveniently positioned to the Crown Entertainment Complex, 18 hole Golf Course and Driving Range, Botanical Gardens and South Melbourne Beach and Restaurants.

   Mas Contact

MAS Melbourne
Address : LEVEL 15, NAURU HOUSE, 80 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE VICTORIA 3000
Reservation - 132 627
Ticketing - 1 300 655 324
General - 61 3 9279 9999
Admin - 61 3 9279 9999
Fax : 61 3 9654 6742

   Getting around

   Halal Dining

Qibla
279° from North

Download halal foodlist PDF file.

   Country Info

The continent of Australia, with the island state of Tasmania, is approximately equal in area to the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). Mountain ranges run from north to south along the east coast, reaching their highest point in Mount Kosciusko (7,308 ft; 2,228 m). The western half of the continent is occupied by a desert plateau that rises into barren, rolling hills near the west coast. The Great Barrier Reef, extending about 1,245 mi (2,000 km), lies along the northeast coast. The island of Tasmania (26,178 sq mi; 67,800 sq km) is off the southeast coast of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)

Governor-General: Michael Jeffery (2003)

Prime Minister: John Howard (1996)

Area: 2,967,893 sq mi (7,686,850 sq km)

Population (2003 est.): 19,731,984 (growth rate: 0.5%); birth rate: 12.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.8/1000; density per sq mi: 7

Capital (2003 est.): Canberra, 327,700

Largest cities: Sydney, 4,250,100; Melbourne, 3,610,800; Brisbane, 1,545,700; Perth, 1,375,200; Adelaide, 1,087,600

Monetary unit: Australian dollar