Travel and Accommodation - Changing the Climate: 4th Utopias Conference
Travel
The conference will be held in the Monash Conference Centre at the ‘Paris End’ of Collins Street in the heart of Melbourne. The Centre boasts superb views over Melbourne's central business district. Information and advice regarding transport, parking and finding your way around, including maps, can be accessed at:
http://www.conferencecentre.monash.edu.au/location/location-map.pdf
Travel from Tullamarine Airport
Tullamarine is the main Melbourne Airport, around 20 km northwest of the central business district. Travel by taxi takes about 20 minutes.
Public Transport
The Conference Centre is close to tram and bus stops and taxi ranks. The nearest railway station is Parliament Station, just a short walk from the Centre. Trams run regularly along Collins Street, catch tram numbers 109 or 112 and get off at the Spring Street stop.
Disability Access
Monash Conference Centre is a wheel chair friendly environment. Disabled facilities are located on Level 7 of the centre. Conference Centre staff are more than happy to assist with your individual requirements.
Accommodation
The Conference Centre is a short stroll from a wide variety of hotels and other accommodation.
The Windsor, Australia’s only independent grand hotel, founded in 1883, is nearby at 11 Spring Street, on the corner of Spring Street and Little Collins Streets.
http://www.thewindsor.com.au/
The Sofitel, at 25 Collins Street, is directly opposite the Conference Centre.
http://www.sofitelmelbourne.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_home.asp