As you will be right in the city public transport will notbe to hard.


Bridge road Richmond is full of factory outlets and you can jump on a tram in flinders street and go all the way there and walk around the shops.

In relation to shopping centres there is a DFO at southern cross station which is also in city centre.

Bourke st mall has myesr and David Jones.

All the big shopping centres are out of the city and to be honest i have never caught public transport to any of them.

Touristy things wise depends what you like aquarium is great as is the zoo and werribee open range zoo, state library is nice also.