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Essential Information

Contact Us:

Show Hotline: 1300 65 65 47
Email: customerservice@rasv.com.au

Address

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
Melbourne Showgrounds
Epsom Road Ascot Vale
VIC 3032
Telephone: (03) 9281 7444
Fax: (03) 9281 7592

Show Map

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Parking

Parking during the Royal Melbourne Show is available at Flemington Racecourse for $15 per day. Entry is via Epsom Rd or Smithfield Ave. Access to the Show is through the underpass. The car park is open from 8am - 11pm.

RASV Members may also park at Flemington Racecourse during the Royal Melbourne Show for $8, entry is via the Members drive off Epsom Rd. The car park is open from 8am - 11pm.

Please note, the entrance to the Show from Flemington Racecourse can be quite steep and we would recommend that patrons use the public entrance on Langs Rd as a drop off/ pick up point for people with special needs.

Transport

Public transport is an easy and convenient way to get to the Royal Melbourne Show.

Trains run from Flinders St, Southern Cross and North Melbourne Stations direct to the Melbourne Showgrounds each day of the Show from 8.30am.

Visit www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au for detailed timetables.

Last train to depart the Melbourne Showgrounds each night is at 10.30pm and 9pm on Tuesday 28 September.

Tram number 57 runs from Queens St Melbourne city to the front of the Melbourne Showgrounds along Epsom Rd. Visit www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au for detailed timetables.

Bus numbers 404 Footscray Moonee Ponds and 462 Williamstown Moonee Ponds all go via the Melbourne Showgrounds. Visit www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au for detailed timetables

Dates and Opening Hours

The Royal Melbourne Show runs from Saturday 18 - Tuesday 28 September 2010. The Show will open from 9.30am and close at 9.30pm each day excluding the 28 September when the Show will close at 8.30pm.

Pavilion Opening Hours
Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion 9.30am - 8pm
Showbag Pavilion 9.30am - 9.30pm
Art, Craft and Cookery Pavilion 9.30am - 8pm
NAB Animal Nursery 9.30am - 8pm
Grand Pavilion 9.30am - 8.30pm
Living and Lifestyle Pavilion 9.30am - 8.30pm
Flowers, Gardens and Pets Pavilion 9.30am - 8pm
Dog Pavilion 9.30am - 5pm
Poultry and Alpaca Pavilion 9.30am - 8pm
Kids Zone 9.30am - 8pm
Fast Forward Victorian Government Expo 10am - 6pm
Thrill Seekers Carnival 9.30am - 9.30pm
Family Carnival 9.30am - 8pm
Kids Carnival 9.30am - 8pm

Information Booths

There are three information booths located around the grounds at the following locations

  • Underneath Pie in the Sky
  • Entrance to the Show from the Flemington Car Park
  • Outside the Flowers, Gardens and Pets Pavilion on the Grand Boulevard

Information Booths will be open from 9.30am - 9pm daily and close at 8pm on the final day of Show Tuesday 28 September.

Toilets

There are toilet facilities located throughout the Melbourne Showgrounds in the following locations. Please note some toilets are fitted with baby change facilities.

  • Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion - Also contains baby change facilities
  • Underneath the Public Grand Stand on the Herald Sun Town Square - Also contains baby change facilities
  • Family Carnival end of the Kids Zone - Also contains baby change facilities
  • Adjacent to the Flowers, Gardens and Pets Pavilion - Also contains baby change facilities
  • Thrill Seekers Carnival
  • Kids Carnival
  • Horse Precinct near the Coca-Cola Arena

Police and Security

Police assistance is available at the Show at all times during opening hours. Police are located next to the information booth underneath Pie in the Sky.

Security can contacted from any of the information booths or by any customer service staff.

ATM's

National Australia Bank ATM facilities are located in the following locations

  • Entrance to the Show from the Railway Station
  • Entrance to the Show from the Flemington Racecourse car park
  • Grand Pavilion, wall closest to the Coca-Cola Arena
  • Grand Boulevard at the front of the Grand Pavilion
  • Kids Zone, exit closest to Family Carnival
  • Royal Café
  • Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion closest to main entrance

Baby Change Facilities

Facilities for parents to retreat, heat bottles or breastfeed will be available during the Show at the Lost Persons Centre. Baby change facilities are available is public toilets in the following locations

  • The Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion
  • Underneath the Public Grand stand on the Herald Sun Town Square
  • Family Carnival end of the Kids Zone
  • Adjacent to the Flowers, Gardens and Pets Pavilion

Pram, Stoller and Wheelchair Hire

Pram and Strollers can be hired from stands on the Grand Boulevard near the Poultry and Alpaca Pavilion and near the Thrill Seekers Carnival and at the Showbag Pavilion end.

Wheel Chairs can be hired from information booths inside the Show for $5 per hour or $15 for 4 hours with a $40 refundable deposit required.

Lost Person Centre

Patrons who become lost while visiting the Show should go to the Lost Persons Centre located outside the Poultry and Alpaca Pavilion. The Lost Persons Centre is open from 9.30am - 9pm each day except for the final day (Tuesday 28 September) when the centre will close at 8pm.

Lost Property

Lost Property is located in the Lost Persons Centre

First Aid/ Medical Assistance

First Aid facilities are located at the following locations

  • Underneath Pie in the Sky
  • Entrance to the Show from the Train Station
  • Entrance to the Show from Flemington Racecourse Car Park
  • Family Carnival near Fast Forward Victorian Government Expo
  • Coca-Cola Arena near The Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion

Disabled Facilities

All pavilions at the Show are wheelchair accessible. Disabled toilets are located in the following locations

  • Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion
  • Underneath the Public Grand Stand on the Herald Sun Town Square
  • Family Carnival end of the Kids Zone
  • Outside at the front of the Flowers, Gardens and Pets

Disabled parking is also available at Flemington Racecourse. Please note, the entrance to the Show from Flemington Racecourse can be quite steep and we would recommend that patrons use the public entrance on Langs Rd as a drop off/ pick up point for people with special needs.

Locker Hire

Lockers are available to hire in several locations around the Show. Lockers are an easy and convenient way to store your goods and enjoy the rest of your day at the Show.

Locations and prices for locker hire will be available shortly.

Telephone and Internet Facilities

There are no public telephones on site at the Royal Melbourne Show, should you need to make an emergency phone call please go to an information booth.

The internet is available for free when you log onto the following websites

Wi Fi facilities are available at a cost. Further information and costs are available when you log onto the internet.

Employment Opportunities

For employment opportunities at the 2010 Royal Melbourne Show in a customer service role please contact Hoban Recruitment on (03) 9203 4900.

Employment opportunities also exist within the Showbag Pavilion, please click here for details

RASV Member Facilities and Benefits

RASV Members can enjoy great value from the range of Member facilities available at the 2010 Royal Melbourne Show. Below is a list Member facilities/ benefits and the locations

  • Member car park at Flemington Racecourse, entry via Members Drive off Epsom Rd - $8 per day
  • Members Bar and Lounge - located on the ground floor of the Fast Forward Victorian Government Expo - Fast Forward adjacent to the Herald Sun Town Square
  • Member Dining Room - located opposite the Showbag Pavilion on the Grand Boulevard
  • FREE locker hire - present Members card at the locker hire facility
  • Members Laundry service, located at RASV Reception above the Kids Zone. Fees apply

About the Royal Melbourne Show

With heaps of free activities and entertainment, there's nothing like the value of the 2010 Royal Melbourne Show. Animals & livestock. Award-winning food & wine. Arts & crafts. Carnival rides, showbags, free live entertainment, spectacular fireworks and much more. Bringing the best of the country to the city, for sheer fun, discovery and wonder, there's nothing like the Royal Melbourne Show.

The Show has been a signature event in Melbourne since 1848, when it started as a ploughing competition in Moonee Ponds. Organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV), the Show is Victoria's largest and longest running annual public entertainment event. It is iconic in its own right, attracting around half a million visitors each year. 2009 will see the 154th Show.

While there's no doubt the Show has grown with the times, expanding to eleven days and nights jam-packed with non-stop entertainment and activities, it still retains its connection with the land, featuring some of the largest and most prestigious exhibitions of animals and rural life in the southern hemisphere.

The Show provides patrons with a chance to experience the very best Victoria has to offer in agricultural competitions and displays, rural lifestyle, leisure activities, entertainment, food, wine, horticulture, showbags, rides and more.

About the Melbourne Showgrounds

In addition to the Royal Melbourne Show, the RASV manages the Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne's largest and most versatile indoor/outdoor event venue. With stylish new purpose built exhibition and event space, meticulously restored heritage buildings and an abundance of outdoor showcase spaces over 19 hectares, the Melbourne Showgrounds offers space and versatility like no other venue for exhibitions, tradeshows, conferences and events. Visit the Melbourne Showgrounds website.

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV)

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) is a member-based, not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to supporting excellence in Victorian agriculture. Encouraging industry development and benchmarking standards, the RASV rewards and recognises excellence by showcasing the best Victorian produce through its prestigious events, competitions and associations in agricultural and rural communities.

In addition to Victoria's largest community event, the Royal Melbourne Show, the RASV conducts several other leading industry events, including the Australian International Beer Awards, Royal Melbourne Wine Show and the Royal Melbourne Horse Show.

Further showcasing its support for all facets of agriculture, the RASV launched the inaugural Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards in 2008, previously established as the Dairy Produce Awards, to cater for emerging industry trends.

The RASV conducts the Weekly Times Farm Business Awards and the Prime Lamb Carcase Awards, which both recognise and reward successful agribusiness practices.

The RASV is also responsible for management of the Melbourne Showgrounds, Victoria's largest and most versatile indoor/outdoor exhibition and event venue. The venue offers space and flexibility like no other for exhibitions, trade shows, film production, concerts and other events.