Top 5 things to do like a local in Melbourne

Melbourne is one of the world's most liveable cities — and JGo members get to experience it exactly as locals do.

1. Morning coffee in Fitzroy Melbourne takes its coffee seriously. Skip the tourist cafés and head to Fitzroy for the best flat whites in the Southern Hemisphere. Try Proud Mary or Aunty Peg's — arrive early and stay long.

2. Saturday morning at the Queen Victoria Market This is where Melbourne locals shop, eat and socialise. Grab fresh produce, artisan bread and join the buzzing atmosphere that has defined Melbourne life for over 150 years.

3. Walk the Tan Track at dawn The 3.8km loop around the Royal Botanic Gardens is Melbourne's favourite morning ritual. The city skyline at sunrise is breathtaking — and completely free.

4. Explore the laneways Hosier Lane, Centre Place, Degraves Street — Melbourne's laneways are where the city's real personality lives. Street art, hidden bars, tiny restaurants. Get lost on purpose.

5. Sunday in St Kilda Walk the esplanade, grab brunch at the Stokehouse, visit the penguins at dusk. St Kilda on a Sunday is Melbourne at its most relaxed and beautiful.

This is what JGo is all about — not visiting Melbourne, but living it.