10 Clever hacks to make life easy in Melbourne

Here are few shortcuts and guides to save some bucks when you are in Melbourne. From free food to, best time to go to the market, we’ve listed out the best 10 ways to make life easy and trust us, you might have not known one or two.

1. MYKI- YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND

When you’ve got your mynki card, public transport in Melbourne is super easy and convenient, it’s the all-in-one travel ticket. you no longer have to be in long queues to pay up for the fare. Use the Mynki explorer to avail the unlimited one-day travel on buses and trains, while it also comes with souvenir wallets discounts and maps!

Also, if you are a student, they got great concessions. Monthly topping us is cheaper especially for your university travels.

2. LAST MINUTE MARKET SHOPPING NEVER BEEN THIS GOOD

Go shopping just 20 minutes before the Queen Victoria market closes, and that’s when the vendors are offloading everything to rock-bottom prices. Like when vendors will be offloading everything for rock-bottom prices. Whether its fruits, veggies or bakery items.

3. TRAM TRACKER & PTV APP ARE A SAVIOR

Tram tracker (available on IOS & Android) using real-time technology, it will give you the most accurate information on your tram arrival time at your stop. The best option is it will notify you of any delays or disruptions in your route.

if you are taking the bus or train, PTV will tell you in real time where your train or bus is in and also the next five departures from nearby stops. You really can plan your last round of drinks now.

4. CHEAP THEATRE TICKETS? WHY NOT!

Tixatsix, The Arts Centre Melbourne’s own discount theatre ticket counter. Minimum of 20 tickets are on offer each night and the purchase limit per person is 02. And there’s also a youth ticket, where many offer discount offers for under 30. Like cheaper tickets offered to school groups by the Opera Australia.

5. FREE MUSEUM TOURS FOR YOUR STUDENT CARD

With your student card, you get free access to the Melbourne Museum and all its sister museums.

6.YOUR TRAIN TRIP IS FREE!

Well, if you are an early bird, and if you touch on and off before 7.15am on weekdays, your train ride is free. There you go, Early bird catches the worm!

7. MAKE USE OF THAT FREE LIBRARY

The 6 local libraries in Melbourne provides new magazines, Ebooks, books, CDs, DVDs, comic books are completely free to borrow and membership is absolutely free too.

Just submit your Proof of identity with name, and current address must be shown. If you don’t have a proof of address;  you can still join, they also have online only membership too.

8. FREE-FOOD, YOU HEARD IT RIGHT!

Come by SoCro or Flinders street station over the week, you will find plenty of brands handing out free food samples. May it be a new drink, a free yoghurt or some new food in the market, it varies, and it’s not always there, but if you be there at the right time, you score a free snack.

9. FOR YOUR LOO- BREAKS

Its always good to know the good spots; Sofitel- loo with a view (35 floors up),  NGV International- here’s a quirky soundtrack playing in the background and they smell floral and extremely clean.

 Myer Melbourne, isn’t this loo a CBD tradition? Its clean with ample toilet papers.

Emporium Melbourne- for the high-class shopping pee in large cubicles, super clean and smells nice.  The State Library - These toilets are a stately oasis of calm: marble walls, high ceilings, white stalls

10. A WEATHER REPORT – BUILDING

Yes, you just read it right. Raums designed the first ever weather-reactive light installation, 15 story building facade with the following day’s weather forecast. The moving lights reflect weather conditions. Such as rain, wind, sunshine. Isn’t this super cool?

You know what do now, don’t forget to share with the rest and keep them posted of these cool hacks.