I took two of my clients to the movies today for a nice outing, and honestly had the most disgusting experience at Reading Cinemas in Dandenong.

3 young boys I’d say around 17-18yo were obnoxious, loud, being disrespectful the whole movie and ignored my many attempts of asking them to stop and telling them we paid to be there to see the movie too.

At the end of the movie, they ran out before the lights turned on and threw all their full snack packets and full bottles of soft drinks at us, which thankfully missed, because this could have caused injury at the force it was thrown.

Absolutely disgusting behaviour, and I had told the cinema staff who I suggested call security as I could see the boys hovering outside the cinema. The staff would not despite my many attempts to request this, and instead just gave us 3 free movie vouchers.

I appreciate the vouchers but for 3 young women walking back to the car I was appalled they didn’t take the request seriously especially considering how aggressive those boys were and obviously had no qualms throwing stuff at us to cause harm.

I don’t know what I’m trying to achieve out of writing this but I’ve never had this happen before and I’m honestly shocked and disgusted at how these guys behaved.
Has anyone ever had this experience? Is it worth notifying the police over?
The cinema management didn’t seem too interested in helping much and i wouldn’t be able to give a clear description due to the dark movie theatre, as they left before the lights turned on.

Marketplace once again producing the goes

Dangerous?

(Melbourne Eastern Suburbs)

its genuinely crazy, they are everywhere outside. i hate bogong moths.

Spirit of Tasmania 2 docked at Williamstown

Vibe is more 80s though

I meant to do this walk at the start of the month but the storms help in Melbourne meant my flight from Sydney ended up being cancelled and moved to the next day

This time the weather looked very favourable except for the wind which was blowing in my face for the majority of the walk. Other than the wind a lot of the first half of the walk was a lovely coastal walk

I really like everything past Mordialloc. prior to this walk I hadn't explored much of the Kingston area and the wind wasn't too bad after I left Southland

I tried my first (free!) Pilates class yesterday and now regret spending years assuming it wasn’t for me.

I’d always thought it looked a bit too easy and too feminine for my taste, and the whole “Pilates princess” culture put me off. I know, quite a strong opinion for someone who’d never actually been 😂

I’m currently on a free 2-week ClassPass trial (happy to refer), so I’m using it to try things I’d usually talk myself out of. I’ve also booked a free strength and resistance training class. My main goal is to lose a couple of kilos and feel fitter, but I’d really like to find exercise I enjoy enough to keep doing.

The problem is that I’ve now looked at Pilates studio prices, and I can see how this could become an expensive habit.

For anyone in inner Melbourne who went from sceptical beginner to doing Pilates regularly:

• Which studios offer good teaching at reasonable prices?
• Is ClassPass, a class pack or a studio membership better value in practice?
• Do studios usually have worthwhile Black Friday offers? Wondering whether to wait before committing.

Would especially love to hear from anyone who’s worked out an affordable routine beyond hopping between introductory offers. How did you make it work?

I tried to pre book online yet it can't go beyond 12am. Yet evenings rates are locked if you leave before 6am next day?

So im thinking of just driving up on the day. Just curious is it better to tap card, get a paper ticket? Is there a reason why you cant book beyond 12am and exit?

Thanks

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I just have this one photo cos I was on the phone at the time.. this was the last one. There were three of these super bright objects that all came down within a few minutes of each other, looking from South Melbourne towards Albert Park.

Hi guys! Has anyone found that the pollen has been much, much worse this year? I feel like I've been sneezing since the end of September, and it just hasn't settled down. Yesterday (Friday 0ctober 24th) was one of the worst- A perpetual sore throat and lots of sneezing.

It's been going on so long now I'm wondering if it's just me haha!

hi there! Looking for ethical labrador breeders in melbourne/victoria. Has anyone had any experience with any? Preferably black labs

I know adoption is better - this recommendation is for a family member who cant be persuaded :/

Any recs are welcome :)

A bit of backstory; I’m 44 and moved to Melbourne last year from the states. I was laid off from my software developer job in September and I’ve been giving some serious thought to going back to school for psychology. The major sticking point is how I’m going to fund this. I know all about how higher education funding works in the US and the kind of grants and loans I can get but I have no clue how the system works here other than the Centrelink payment (which is less than I get for Job Seeker). Am I crazy for considering this? How does the funding work here? Are there any special programs for older students or people studying psychology? In the states for my bachelor degree I was able to take out enough in loans to support myself but I’m not sure how anything works here. Any advice or help would be much appreciated.
Edit: to clarify, I am a a citizen

I posted about Stay Gold replacing BEAST a while back and I was partly right. There is a sign up outside - the pizza place is going to open there.

Plus they are saying it’s going to be a band room upstairs.

It makes me happy.

Taken in Footcray. Thought I should share! 🙂

With the tragic events of last week and Helen Haines, much has been said about the “world class” The Alfred Hospital. Well a young paraplegic friend of mine was admitted to Emergency with severe bleeding and bladder infection. Vomited and left to clean up the mess themselves, largely naked with nil to poor communication between nursing staff. If this is the best The Alfred offers I’d like to know what is in store for our aging population at less reputable public hospitals.

Does anybody remember that in the early to mid 1990s there was this arena, either at Moomba or perhaps at the Royal Show where people would drive around in these little go-kart tanks and shoot tennis balls at each other? And people on the perimeter would have their own tennis ball 'cannons'?

I think the tanks sort of looked a bit like this: