ATTRACTIONS SOUTH WHARF VIC

Direct Factory Outlet for big brands, big bargains and big savings of up to 70% off at South Wharf, Essendon and Moorabbin.

You'll find over 120 big name brands all under the one roof, with Cotton On, Country Road, Diana Ferarri, Guess, Industrie, Jacqui E, Just Jeans, Portmans and Witchery. DFO is all for fashion.

With so many brands to choose from, you’re sure to find everything you’re looking for in ladies and men's fashion, children's wear, footwear, handbags and luggage, homewares, lingerie and jewellery, more specialised stores and loads more. And to keep your energy levels up there are food courts, cafes and juice bars.

So, hurry down to DFO where we are waiting to serve you.

On level four of the Hilton Hotel at South Wharf, Red Desert Dreamings specialises in Aboriginal art from the Central and Western desert regions.

The gallery holds a huge stock of contemporary and traditional works, from the old masters of the Aboriginal art movement to up-and-coming second-generation artists. All works on display are for sale or corporate leasing.

Regular exhibitions are held, with gallery staff giving talks to interested groups. Bookings are essential.

The gallery at the Hilton is available for hire for functions, from small intimate cocktail parties up to 200 people.

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is the name given to two adjacent buildings next to the Yarra River in South Wharf. It has hosted everything from meetings, conventions and exhibitions, to concerts, tradeshows and gala dinners.

The Melbourne Exhibition Centre has a pillarless floor space of 30,000 square metres, making it the largest pillarless floor space in the southern hemisphere. This building is also known as "Jeff's Shed", after a former premier of Victoria.

The Convention Centre consists of a 5,541 seat Plenary Hall that can be divided into three separate theatres, 32 meeting rooms of various sizes, a grand banquet room as well as a Hilton hotel, office, residential and retail space.

Polly Woodside is a historic museum ship moored at South Wharf, a tangible reminder of Australia's rich maritime heritage.

Launched in 1885 in Belfast, the Polly Woodside made 17 trips around the world and operated between Australia and New Zealand. She was used as a coal ship following World War Two, and by 1968 was the last square-rigged deep-water commercial sailing ship still afloat in Australasia.

Since being sold to the National Trust (for one cent!), the Polly Woodside has welcomed thousands of would-be pirates and history buffs aboard and enjoys the highest level of State Heritage protection.

A fun and educational program keeps kids entertained with such larks as daily tours, Pirate Sundays on the first Sunday of the month, school excursions and events.