Sep 03: Richmond is in the Melb city, accessible by tram, train and bus. When you're there, shop along Bridge road and skip Swan Street. Bridge street has all the more well-known labels like Nine West, Country Road, Witchery, Espirit etc.
It's EASIEST to get to Bridge Road by tram from Flinders Street Station.
When you're there, pop by Minh Tan 2 for the seafood and crab noodles i was telling you about in my itinerary.
The shops close at about 5, but the restaurants open till late.
In May? Sorry, there's no snow in May. Skiing season only starts in July. Grampians is a huge chain of mountains. Like the Great Ocean Road, it offers breath-taking views of the mountain, the greenery etc. I haven't been there yet, but its definitely on my itinerary for my next trip.
Oh yah, if you have time to spare on 1 of your half days, go and ride the puffing billy and have Devonshire tea there. It's located in the mountian and its quite chilly, so a nice hot drink is good. BUT dun bother to take the train there ... the journey is VERY VERY long (more than an hour) whereas if you drive there, it takes less than 30mins on the freeway.