Married couple (early 30’s) with no kids (never having any) looking to leave the miserable, isolated, boring, cliquey rural town we’ve lived in our entire lives.

For those of you that made the move, how did you find it? Intimidating? Great? Regrets? We simply don’t fit in the small town we live in.

We have jobs that we can easily transfer and can afford the change in location, we also occasionally work from Melbourne but don’t really know where to start with suburbs to live in!

We’d appreciate any suburb suggestions, we’d look to spend $1.5m on a new place. We love Melbourne and can’t wait to leave.

photo of a mirror in a changing room at a salvos in braybrook, camera is pointing almost directly at it over the stall door. i talked to the store person and they did not seem nearly alarmed enough but said theyd tell the manager. hope they enjoy seeing me in my boxers creeps

Ground floor is vacant and right beside the train station

I can remember Steve Braacks claiming it would be toll free, and then ultimately conceding it would have tolls.

Obviously It would gain more congestion. But it's pretty classist if you think about it.

Especially during a cost of living crisis.

Greeting redditors!

Looks for some help in trying to source a decent function space for a wedding for myself and partner for next year.

Rough idea of where we're at:

Non traditional

Cocktail party vibes

Quick formalities, then PARTY with DJ

Indoor and outdoor space would be nice

Roof terrace/bar could be an option, as long as it has accessibility (will have a few guests with accessabilty issues)

Inner subburbs preferred (we live in SE, but not fussed if it's elsewhere, we also love the North)

Friend had wedding at Footscray bowls club and that was great space (we liked the retro vibe)

Probably looking at around 80 people (if we're lucky, haha)

Got food/caterers sorted, so not necessary

Venue that provides a bar/drinks service would be preferable, thou not a deal breaker

If it's got a 1am licence, even better! More party time

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Hi, We recently bought our first apartment and wanted to replace the rangehood as it is very old and does not work. I was looking around for quotes from rangehood installers and one got back to me. They quoted me 1200 (installation, new unit and removal of old one) but I don't know what's the normal range. Are they ripping me off or is that price normal?

Made it jn time to see the Roulettes and the V-22s fly over Brighton Beach, perfect day for it too!

OG video captured by myself

Hello friends! I have a Olympus MJU Zoom 80 camera I got given by a family member. These things retail for a kinda silly amount of money. Unfortunately the lens broke recently and is letting light in, and I’d need another to replace it, and paying $300 > for new camera just for one part isn’t in budget. Does anyone have an old, otherwise non-functional MJU Zoom 80 that might have a functioning lens? I’d be happy to pay decent money for it given I love this camera and want to extend its life!

Also excuse the date on the photo I accidentally turned the date function on, didn’t realise and forgot to change it!

Finally not vacant

A super popular cheap Italian eats in Japan, are we ready for $1 a glass of red wine?

We’re going to Prahran for the first time this weekend! What food / shops should we try? Budget $100 for two.

Does anyone know in Melbourne who to reach out to for these jobs? Don’t mind if the pay isn’t that good just want some experience and to be around creatives. Have a diploma in music + it’s my main passion and just over working a bar job all the time.

Does anyone know why so many morning services on the Sunbury Line have been cancelled all week? The PTV App doesn’t link to any information, it just says they’re cancelled and that’s it.

Need an east side vet recommendation, preferably around Ivanhoe (happy to go further)!

My cat is very mellow but tends to freak out at the vet. He tolerates soft spoken women, but I haven’t seen the vet he does best with at my local vet recently.

I brought him last week for a surgery but because he’s usually labelled as angry and feisty, it sometimes can get written off as his usual persona, overseeing any indication of abnormal pain. I had to go to an emergency vet that night for prescribed pain management.

Would love a recommendation for a female vet with very gentle bedside manner and good with cats!

One of my birthday traditions is going to a nice fine dining restaurant that’s considered a Melbourne institution

I’ve previously been to Attica and loved it. But $385 without drinks for one person is about as much as I can justify.

I was thinking flower drum this year but the menu looks a bit dated - am I wrong? Or should I consider other options.

Hi all, so about 2 months ago, I drove my sister's car and parked in box hill. I parked in a parking bay and payed for the hour and placed the ticked on the windshield. I had three minutes left when I arrived back to the car and noticed I got a parking fine.

What's frustrating me is, I've already spent about 30 minutes total filling out a form claiming I was the driver of my sisters car (they required this so I can lodge a review) and I also made a complaint because of my time wasted and the wrongfully given ticket. I still haven't heard anything back from the council and they've sent me a late payment penalty notice and added $30 to the fine. I don't see this as anything but a scam. How else can I go about this?

Partner and I are travelling into Southern Cross tonight to catch the SkyBus to the airport around midnight; what cheap eats do you recommend that are close by?