I am the person who painted the unfinished mural in the vaults and also placed many objects in…read morewalls...we,my partner,a friend&I lived there at the vaults for almost 8 months.we made it lovely like a home,not destroying it or leaving a mess...we loved living there and am so grateful for the unique opportunity....it was 2017-18 over summer and into early winter.the council evicted us ,we used a double trailer to remove our stuff,many antiques collected from local streets...as street people-homeless,most people find a squat and deface and soil it leaving it worse than they found it,we always left any place we squatted in ,in a better condition than we found it...it had power,no toilet or water, but careful use and hygiene proved easy enough with the sea baths opposite,we used a sink attached shower hose to shower and toilet,on the roof of the baths..great veiw...a bucket was used for emergency wee situations only,and was emptied down a sewer drain..I was a working girl on the streets of st kilda during our stay at the vaults ,the men whom I had as clie ts were apprehensive upon approach,but once shown inside they were amazed...the police when they came to check out what we were up to,hadn't ever been inside the vaults and called their copper mates to come and see the amazing space we had created...anyway , the vaults history has an amazing history,all the richer for our input.. thank u universe..

Plenty of things to see here at the shrine, with lots of history and information. Gift shop here…read morewas kind of lacking. The one problem o had was that their elevator did t go to the top level (or so I was told) so my older people in the group couldn't see the top level because they can't handle the stairs anymore. I'm all honesty I want to give them a 3 especially because of the elevator and gift shop but due to the nature of the place I can't give it lower than a 4.

Normally not my thing, but this one was well done commemorating veterans. It had three levels and…read morehonored fallen soldiers with a crypt, a memorial space, and the museum. Entrance is a little tricky because this is a large pavilion. The visitor entrance is adjacent to the Royal botanic Gardens.