part history

part tour

part theatre

Part History

Urban legends and historical interpretations of secret deals, chance meetings and hidden events in Meloburne's past.

Part Tour

The app leads you to 7 secret locations on a 2 hour walking Melbourne City Tour.

Part Theatre

Each secret is a re-enactment of a moment in time in the past. Take your smartphone to the physical location and listen to the secret event recorded by professional actors.

...WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY...

Great date My wife and I took this tour for our last date night, and had an awesome time. Interesting conversation from the strange stories about Melbourne.

Dale Hooper, Google Play

The second unique aspect of this tour is that instead of listening to a history lecture, you are immersed in scenes from the past as if you were a fly on the wall. That means you listen to engaging little vignettes played out by experienced and convincing actors.

Nadine Cresswell-Myatt, Weekend Notes

Melbourne's

notorious past

...UNCOVERED...

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...AN UNIQUE TOURIST ATTRACTION OF MELBOURNE...

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...7 PLACES TO VISIT IN MELBOURNE CBD...

Queen Victoria Market

City Library

Federation Square

Melbourne Visitor Centre

Melbourne Central

State Library Victoria

1. PROSTITUTE PAID WITH

STOLEN CROWN JEWELS

...priceless Parliamentary Mace seen at whore

house party...

2. MURDER VICTIM'S BODY

INSIDE DIM SIMS

...gangster period of the 1920s... murder victim's

body inside dim sims...

3. POLICE DESERT CITY CENTRE

ON CUP DAY

...Police on strike... drunks deputised to protect

the city...

4. BEATLES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

FROM TOWER

...assassination & suicide during tour of

Melbourne...

5. WITNESS OF SECRET BANK

DEALS BREAKS SILENCE

...financial district witnesses reveal what they

have seen...

6. LANDLORD BRINGS DOWN MAJOR

TELCO AT MIDNIGHT

...landlord seals the doors... forcing dramaic

end to troubled telco...

7. 400 PEOPLE STRIP-SEARCHED

BY POLICE

...frightning night when the Victorian Police

raid a popular nightclub...

...DISCOVER ONE SECRET FOR FREE...

...FREE WIFI SPOTS IN CBD...

...7 PLACES TO VISIT IN MELBOURNE CBD...

...WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY...

With a love of radio drama and a talent for sharing great stories,True Secrets was created by theatre director, John Paul Fischbach, who worked with local playwright, Robert Reid and IT expert Craig Lambie. Fischbach is a famous Canadian theatre director who fell in love with Melbourne in 2005 and emigrated to Australia as a Distinguished International Talent. His first job was the Artistic Director of The National Trust where he came across some of the amazing stories of Melbourne which sparked the idea for an audio tour that was pure entertainment, "Something magical happens in your imagination with headphones on." says Fischbach. Robert Reid has created a variety of Melbourne stories and recently had one of his plays commissioned and presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company. Together Fischbach and Reid have also created a range of audio experiences for the State Library of Victoria. But it was joining forces with Craig Lambie that created the True Secrets experience that people enjoy today. Lambie is a Melbournian who has lived in the inner city for the last nine years and says he wanted to "Help people enjoy another side of Melbourne. "

The creation of these first 7 secrets has been a true labour of love for the three founders who all believe that Melbourne is special because of its secrets and its stories. The partners wanted to give people a high quality audio entertainment experience some of Melbourne's fun past as it happened where it happened. Great attention to detail in the character voices, stereo mixing, the orchestral scoring and the digital delivery makes this experience a unique one for visitors.

...CONTACT US...

228 Bank Street, South Melbourne, VIC 3205, Australia

phone: 0382569621

email: info@truesecrets.com.au

...ABOUT US...

It's the secrets of Melbourne that make this such a great city. True Secrets' detectives have uncovered these urban tales, rumours and lost news stories, turned into a dramatic self guided walking tour of Melbourne. Take your smart phone to the physical location and listen to the secret event re-enacted by professional actors. With your headphones on, these high-quality, site-specific, immersive audio dramas enable you to zoom into the story and be swept back in time.  You get to  be a ghost in their world.

228 Bank Street, South Melbourne,

VIC 3205, Australia

phone: 0382569621

email: info@truesecrets.com.au

...ABOUT US...

Since the size of the app is big, we recommend you to be connected to wifi when you download the app.

Here is the list of free wifi spots in Melbourne CBD.

Self Guided Walking Tour

Privacy Policy

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COPPA

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This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, Phone State on Android or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter or enter information on our site.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

• To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.

• To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.

How do we protect your information?

Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.

We use regular Malware Scanning.

We do not use an SSL certificate

• We do not need an SSL because:

our email system is handled by MailChimp, whom handle all personalised data

Do we use 'cookies'?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

We use cookies to:

• Keep track of advertisements.

• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you turn cookies off, some features will be disabled. It won't affect the user's experience that make your site experience more efficient and may not function properly.

However, you will still be able to place orders .

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it's release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety.

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third-party links

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.

Google

Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We use Google AdSense Advertising on our website.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.

We have implemented the following:

• Remarketing with Google AdSense

• Google Display Network Impression Reporting

• Demographics and Interests Reporting

We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.

Opting out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:

• On our Privacy Policy Page

Can change your personal information:

• By emailing us

• Others

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How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?

It's also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify you via email

• Within 1 business day

We will notify the users via in-site notification

• Within 1 business day

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

• Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:

• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.

• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.

• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.

• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.

• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.

• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at

• Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.
and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

truesecrets.com.au

228 Bank St
South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
Australia

detectives@truesecrets.com.au

0382569621

Last Edited on 2017-02-16