Ross & John discuss Melbourne’s most distinctive smells

A fire burning at the SKM recycling plant at Coolaroo on Tuesday sparked warnings for residents to stay indoors to avoid the smell of smoke.

It also sparked a question on 3AW Breakfast.

What are Melbourne’s quintessential smells of Melbourne?

Ross and John’s top picks;

• The hops at the Carlton United Brewery
• The Werribee Sewage Farm
• The tannery near Flemington racecourse
• Port Melbourne Unilever soap factory
• Smell of sand when used by the tram 
• Taxi exhaust smell running on LPG 
• Subway sandwich store 
• On a train through South Yarra when the Rosella factory is making sauce

Some of the suggestions from our callers were; 

• Donuts from the Queen Vic Market
• The Kraft Factory on the West Gate when it’s making vegemite 
• Steamed dim sims with soy sauce from the footy canteen
• South Melbourne Dim Sims
• Chips from Lord of the fries

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