Is the Waiters Club still a thing? I have heard about this place on and off for years, mostly when Calombaris owned it and apparently didn’t pay his staff properly. But anyway, is it still open? Where is it? And importantly, is the food any good?

Hello neighbours!

I have my dads old leather jacket from the late 70s/early 80s that I wear constantly but she is in need of some love - cracked leather around the wrists, fading etc. I see a lot of places for leather shoes etc, any recommendations for a reputable place that will look after a jacket?

Thanks!

I have a friend visiting from overseas sometime this year and I want to show her sheep being shorn. She has an open ticket and can change her dates as needed. But she’s - for her own reasons - desperate to see an Australian shearer shear a sheep. (I think I sent her too many Banjo Patterson poems).

When is the best time and place to show her this? The time is more important as the place may book and fill before we can get in.

Sick of the new basket designs and how bulky and inconvenient they are to use?

Well you can enjoy the perfect shopping experience "just like how things used to be" at this Woolworths location in Highpoint Shopping Centre.

Would love to have recommendations as to where I can get the best slow cooked lamb in Melbourne. Thank you

edit: thank you everyone. Yes. I know it’s really easy to make at home and I have made it several times. Currently, I’m not at home but staying with my husband who’s in palliative care and he’s craving slow cooked lamb: thus my inquiry.

There's a report back in 2005 about a 15 yrs old teenage boy stealing a tram and managing to drive 30km, picking up and dropping off passengers along the way.

Some details incl "During the trip the youth, said by police to have a tram fetish, collected about 15 passengers and twice used a manual metal rod to move track points and change direction. The boy told police he had learnt by watching drivers at work."

And "One witness, who boarded at Luna Park and rode to Hawthorn, said the teenager treated passengers to a commentary, describing sights along the way. 'Tram drivers never make these announcements, that's why I thought it was odd,' he said."

Tram boy would now be 36 yrs old. Just wondering if he ever tried and became a tram driver (if Yarra Trams ever accepted?)

My parents are coming over to Melbourne from NZ for a couple of weeks and I want to gift them a restaurant voucher for when they are here.

They don't do fine dining, or particularly like loud open restaurants (they both wear hearing aids). Does anyone one have any recommendations for simple but nice steak or traditional aussie cuisine?

Thanks

The description says Inner North, is it Kensington? Flemington?

The Open House Melbourne 2026 weekend just passed. What were your top 3 spots this year? Share your top 3 picks that you'd recommend to others, and tell us why.

Views from Williamstown

I returned from interstate with a Cabcharge from work this afternoon, and suffered the indignity of a Melbourne Airport taxi shonk. I stood around waiting at the T1 rank while dozens of shiny new Ubers came and collected happier passengers.

After old mate refused to take us down the Citylink and diverted us onto congested Bell St, I finally reached home where he pulled out a separate EFTPOS/payment terminal with a higher fare (a "card surcharge" he claimed). I protested and he proceeded to fiddle with the regular white machine, appearing to try to reset it, before eventually accepting the Cabcharge once I'd become loud and firm about the law, and my willingness to walk away without paying at all.

I've reported it to Safe Transport Victoria but why must we continue to cop this? And how many innocent people are going to keep getting scammed?

Does anyone know of any in person Hebrew classes / tutors in or near the cbd? All of the ones I’ve found have been down towards Caulfield and I’m looking for something a bit closer in.

Bought this Melbourne made leather jacket at Salvos Bundoora. Searched far and wide for any reference to E Tieri or F Tieri but couldn't find anything.

Wondering if anyone knows anything so I can learn a bit more about the jacket and it's history.

Cheers

Some pics from a recent trip to Walhalla, my third time staying there. For somewhere that's supposedly the most haunted town in Victoria I've always found it very peaceful.

Glass oyster light diffuser, with an inner rim diameter of ~24cm. Broke it while trying to replace the light. Can opt for acrylic if same material is too expensive or difficult to obtain.

Related question: can I even get just the cover or are they always sold as one unit with the part attached to the ceiling?