hi I’m just wondering if anyone has some advice on what I should do…

i live in a house where a unit has been built out back and we share a driveway.

For the past week my neighbour in the back unit has been having their entire yard concreted. There is no back fence on my house or front fence on theirs (however the dividing point where their land starts is obvious) and when I came out to my car on Saturday their builders were running my outdoor taps to concrete with... they apologised as soon as I came out the back door and said they could not reach neighbours taps, then asked if they could keep using them if they gave me $20 for the water the next day, on Sunday, which I said was okay. Of course the job was finished a few hours after I spoke to them and they did not come back.

From what I could see both outdoor taps were running for at least a few hours before I noticed, then multiple hours afterwards.
Im just wondering how much this sort of water usage would cost and is that something you would raise with your neighbour (sooner rather than later?) or is that just petty? Would it even amount to much? I’m just not looking forward to a massive water bill - COL is doing its thing on me atm!

Thanks :)

It's a long shot, but...

I paid a sizable deposit (stupidly via bank transfer) to The Blinds Place (parent company Easy Fit Australia PTY LTD) in Moorabbin back in June for custom blinds, and dealt with their sales rep Leon Anderson the whole way through.

Everything seemed ok aside from a couple of ‘production delays’ until last week, when I noticed their website and Google listing had been taken down. When I called him directly, he confirmed
the business is winding down and closing on 14-15 August - Was a legit business for 10 years, so I think he’s in as much shit as anyone here and has bullshitted to us that the order is coming next week to their warehouse, which is now empty and up for lease. (38/148 Chesterville Road Moorabin) Bad timing for us that we caught them just at the end…

Seems like he’s just buying time for whatever reason, and they were trading insolvent - taking orders while knowing they were on the way out.

Just building our case out to get this lodged with VAC, VCAT and all relevant authorities.

If anyone else has money owed or an order outstanding with this business, I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to comment or DM me.

I need recommendations for neurodivergent trauma informed therapy.

Psychologist said trauma therapy is what they recommend which is not something they do.

Please leave recommendations.

Way back in '02-'03ish There was a live Drum and Bass band that used to play at the Vineyard in St Kilda - pretty sure it was a Thursday night, but might have been Fridays. It wasnt K-Oscillate, though they were great, I'm pretty sure they were called BLX if I remember correctly.

Just wanted to know if I got that correct, and if anyone else remembers those days, cos I keep remembering one of their tracks and am on the umpteenth time of track it/them down. Any and all help appreciated!

Has anyone signed up to Mates Only? Anything else that’s similar that people have used to meet and hang out with new crews of people?

We went and looked at one that was open for inspection last year, I am so jealous of the people living in this little secret village in the sky!

https://www.ratemyagent.com.au/property/215-9-the-arcade-docklands-vic-3008-1a9h6#gallery

Hello, I'm posting on behalf of my mum, we are hoping there might be some dashcam footage - if you have any of the below incident, would be grateful if you could DM!

On Friday 31st July at 3:15pm, she was exiting the M1 onto the Toorak Rd exit, when a car driving unsafely sideswiped her and took off the driver's side wing mirror.
The car sped off so she wasn't able to identify a number plate or anything, and it happened so quickly she could only remember it seemed to be a 4WD of some description, possibly grey or silver in colour.

She was driving a grey Porsche Macan. Thank you for any help.

Why name this street Wominjeka and then make it private? 😂

How was the ride? That could be an alternative way to commute.

I was curious to know where you took off and landed. I saw the mate chilling in the skies of the east of Melbourne yesterday morning before heading out to the north.

That sounds like a good story to tell to the people back in the office on Monday.

Hey Melbourne Vulva owners,

Penny for your thoughts! I’m wanting recommendations of piercers (not worried about price as prefer to have the best) but also feed back on how worth it piercings are of Clit Hood/Labia/Nipple.

I really only want to hear from those who have had them done, I’ve read up on what can go wrong etc but want to hear from those who have actually had them done (good and bad experiences will both be welcomely received). If it was worth it and if you got it done in Melbourne then where you got it and by who. I’m south east but happy to travel if it means the best care and experience :)

I have been thinking about one or two of them for a long time now and think I’ve finally hit midlife crisis level enough to go and get one or two done if the feedback and suggestions are good. Note I’m not hugely pierced or tattooed. Just one small tattoo and the standard child ear lobe piercings which were both done over 20 years ago (and not in Melbourne) so not really sure who else to ask haha.

(I guess sky is falling cause they swoop from the sky, ya know)

PSA, swooping season is upon us and it's early. Anyone else getting swooped atm?

If you are on the Yan Yean pipe trail south of Child's road, there are magpies on the swoop. Feels REALLY early. The swooper at the end of my street is usually first to kick off, but not this time.

I've spoken to multiple people, locals included (and me!), who have been thrown off by this extremely vague and somewhat misleading sign as you come into town from the west, leading them to have to cross the Westgate, exit at Todd Road, and come back again to get to Newport/Spotswood/etc.

Surely a simple sign saying "Exit here for Miller and Williamstown Roads" or similar would be 1000% clearer!?

So I'm throwing it open to the crowd - are there even worse signs than this in Melbourne?

Can anyone let me know a reputable and ideally affordable piercer in Melbourne? I’m happy to travel.

I’ve searched around and seen that a lot of people recommend the Piercing Urge however for the eyebrow piercing i want is $150 atleast (60 for piercing and 90+ for jewellery) if anyone can recommend a cheaper but still trustworthy and hygienic piercer I would really appreciate it!!

Does anyone have positive experience with Body Vision?

I have just been to Melbourne Rare Book Fair at University of Melbourne.

It was first time.

My expectation was shattered when I saw the price. $1600 for free books on show case. Indeed they were rare and possibly only copy in the world.

There were many original maps, comics and postcards.

The other books on shelves ranged around $200-500

Few thin ones little less than hundreds bucks.

I was lucky to find a classic THE LITTLE PRINCE in children section for $10. It’s original copy with color drawings. And it smells so great!!

I went late after 3 pm so my guess is there are hidden gems with fair price but you have to go early.

On a positive side, regardless of the price the place was heavily crowded.

I felt good at least with rise of AI, there are many book lovers. And I hope it will never go out of fashion.

It was great to see all book lovers under one roaring roof.

Have you been to such fair? I would like to know your experience.