An amazing rowing club that hires out upper level function room great view of city across Yarra and…read moregreat facilities for any event! Great bathrooms, bar area and entry exit access control! Has an elevator if required and the balcony has envious views! Amazing rowing decor with Olympic history on walls! A must see venue if you get a chance! Truly amazing function facility from sit down to cocktail!

Yes, bowls. I had no idea that the under fifties played lawn bowls until I came to Melbourne and…read morewas summarily told that, contrary to what I had always thought, lawn bowls were cool, trendy and a weirdly great place to pull. And so I found myself at the Middle Park Bowling Club for a friend's birthday; two lanes sequestered just for our party and a cute little function room set aside for food, drinks and merriment. This popular bowling club also has a bar which is ridiculously cheap - I'm guessing this adds to lawn bowls' appeal - alongside not one but three bowling greens which ostensibly accommodate up to 144 people. Both competitive and casual players are welcome and there is a laid back atmosphere to the Middle Park Bowling Club which makes it a great place to while away the day with half of your focus trained on the green and the other on the bar.

I know that you may think that bowls is a game for those with a new dentures and a walking stick…read more But really it is an ideal weekend hang out on a sunny summers day. You can sip back cheap beers all day long and shoot the breeze. The only problem is many clubs won't necessarily like you doing this - especially if they have beautifully manicured lawns. Well the guys at Middle Park Bowling Club are a great bunch of follks who welcome one and all. They are more than happy to let you know the rules and will chip in with a few jokes about how bad you are at the game if you wander up to the bar for a jug of beer. At $10 a day for non-members and $50 for a years casual membership, this is honestly the cheapest and best entertainment money can buy. You can also hire out a few greens and bbq's for an event such as a birthday or Christmas party. And by hire I mean you pretty just have to assume them that you'll spend a bit at the bar. They will even put on some 80's disco music on for you later on if you pay them enough.

I met some friends here for a birthday lunch. They were all 'ladies of a certain age' so they…read moreappreciated the Seniors Menu. The food was a fairly standard range of 'pub' meals, but they were well prepared and the service was excellent. I would give the Sticky Date Pudding four stars. The decor was modern and clean. Access into and around the building was easy with lots of room between tables, no steps, etc, which is important for seniors. The view from the dining room though the large floor to ceiling windows was of the golf course itself and out on to the bay, which was very pleasant. Not really the sort of place for inner suburbs hipsters, but if you are looking for somewhere quite to take your parents for lunch, then this could be the place.

Booked for 4 for Normie Rowe show and meal.Table 29 Could…read morenot say a word wrong about care and attention of qualified staff . The meal out of my class utterly the best quality, beautifully presented. The Show well! Normie and his team Held our attention throughout the night. You can feel his love of the returned soldiers who fought for our country. His rendering of Les Miserables .So So Touching.many thanks

Templeton Reserve is quite la-di-da compared to the other reserves in the area. For starters it has…read moreits own driveway that winds up to a large carpark on site. Higher still sits the clubhouse, which is converged on by football teams and their families and coaches come weekends. There is a football oval on the right and it is common to see kids down here practicing. Next to the carpark and furthest from the footy oval is a decent sized playground. It too was being utilized by a group of children - perhaps because of school holidays, I'm not too sure. Either way the playground looked good enough to warrant decent popularity. There are a few different ways to enter the park on foot and there are walking tracks provided for convenience. I really liked that there was a row of pine trees lining the edge of the park and separating it from the road. It made the park look a lot nicer and contributed to its more upper class feel - well as upper class as a park can feel when there are kids everywhere. It is a nice place for a walk, and great if your personal trainer has told you to find some hills to run up - yep, that was the reason I was there. Warning - there are some real calf-killing hills so I wouldn't let your personal trainer find out about it or you'll be there faster than you can blink!

Absolutely disgusting, do not go here. Do not waste your time. It is the dirtiest place I have ever…read morebeen to. As for the toddler area, all the toys are broken and dirty. I have been here twice and contacted them, but had no response. Do not go here; it is the most disgusting, dirtiest place I have ever been to.

I strongly believe that Crocs playcentre is the most fun playcentre in Australia. Firstly the…read moreslides are amazing there are different varieties of slides. Secondly when you don't know what to get your kids to eat get the crocs meal it is really yum. Thirdly there is a baby area so babies can play to. That is why I think you should go to crocs playcentre. Written by RH - aged 8

Sweet playground. Really sweet. If you're shopping at DFO and get peckish, I would recommend…read morepicking up some picnic food (there's an Aldi round the corner) and then going over Centre Dandenong Road to this playground to eat it. Kingston Heath boasts one of the longest flying foxes I've seen outside of a supervised adventure camp - easily double the average length. It's also got a cool spider web thing, and the whole playground is spread over a large area which makes a game of tiggy brilliant (and very helpful for keeping squabbling kids apart). There's even a spinning tea cup. Some sheltered areas, and some nice places to sit and chat if running around like a madman isn't your thing.

For a council run community recreation centre, the Richmond Rec does not disappoint. Admittedly I…read morecan only comment on the pool facilities as this is all that I use the centre for at the moment. There is a beautifully clean 50m, 8 lane pool that is indoors & heated year round. The lap lane availability is conveniently accessible online and is updated weekly. There are always a mixture of lane speed allocations (fast, medium, slow and aqua play) to ensure that lap swimmers are not disturbed by those just "playing" or "paddling". There is also a sauna, spa and steam room available. The staff at reception are always warm and friendly. Overall, it's a great local pool for my swimming training! It should also be noted that there is a full gym with group classes and a children's pool for swimming lessons. There are plenty of change rooms, showers and toilets. Check it out if you are looking for a nice clean local pool this summer (or winter - it's heated so no excuses)!

One of the BEST community city run gyms I've been to. I always opt for these kind of gyms as I've…read morefound the staff really helpful, knowledgeable and genuinely friendly - This one fits the bill too!! The gym is well equipped with a large variety of machines, weights, balls and mats and many of each too. I rarely had to wait and if I asked (nicely!), other members would be willing to share too. Staff would always say hi and remind you to do reassessments. They were never pushy but motivating and empathetic. I have done at least 5 assessments there with multiple staff and they were all keen to listen and work with your skill level and goals. I've been at 6am, 3pm, 7pm and random days and staff are always welcoming and the members are 98% all friendly and non-judgemental too. I haven't been to the classes but there are tons to choose from but I've been to the pool a few times and I've always had a great swim with minimal people in the change room and maybe 1-2 other people in the swimming lanes. Nice whirlpool/spa area too that is open and relaxing. Easy to get to, fun contests to enter the more you go, tons of parking, helpful staff in the building if you have questions or need to suspend your license, cheapest yoga mat EVER ($15!!), multiple change rooms and community market every Saturday just outside the building too from 8am - 1pm :) While the price is much more than what I've paid at home in Vancouver, I think this was a great value for what I paid here - I would, and have already, recommend this fitness facility to anyone!

It was very tasty, and if you go on a Sunday kids eat free so it was quite cheap as well and very…read morenice people