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A tour of Coburg for people scared to go north of Bell Street from People’s Tour on Vimeo.

Coburg is a suburb in Melbourne’s north, about 8 km from the city.

Tour guide Felicity Grey made this tour for people who live in Coburg and for people who live the “cooler” suburb just south of it – Brunswick – who are yet to venture north of Bell Street. Are they scared?

People know Coburg for two things – the Sydney Road shopping strip and Pentridge Prison. Because this is a People’s Tour (i.e. a tour that guide us through less or not-at-all famous places), Felicity’s tour features neither! Instead, she shares some favourite spots that she has discovered and come to love since “accidentally” moving to Coburg four years ago.

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This tour goes for 9 minutes and 10 seconds, with four tour stops.

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Felicity’s tour of Coburg (8.4 megabytes)

Tour guide

Felicity moved to Coburg by accident. With a bunch of friends, she was in the process of setting up a huge sharehouse in Eltham/Warrandyte but somehow ended up in Coburg instead  – the huge, permaculture back yard satisfied her naturelust.

Coburg has since wiggled its way deep into her heart, with its big backyards and cheap rents, cheap good coffee, great public transport and bike paths, the Merri Creek and a host of delightful surprises.

Now she calls Coburg home, along with her partner, dog and chook. They like it here.

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Music

Music by Harmanick, “Velvet Bannister (Ana Remix)” under a Creative Commons license.

Tour stops and links

Coburg Leisure Centre
Felicity’s local gym off Russell Street, Coburg.

Sydney Road
Wikipedia entry on the longest shopping strip in the Southern Hemiphere, and half of which runs up the middle of Coburg.

Pentridge Prison
Wikipedia entry on Pentridge Prison, the most unique housing redevelopment in Melbourne.

Moreland Sculpture Show
An annual outdoor sculpture exhibition of permanent and temporary works.

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