Every suburb needs a knick-knack/gift store that isn't naff. For Port Melbourne, Mister White is…read moreit. This designer homewares store offers the usual suspects of small furniture items, mantelpiece adornments, scarves, bags, cushions, giftcards, saltwater sandals, happy socks. If you've seen one, you've seen them all, but that doesn't mean that Mister White is not worth the trip in - it means there's a good chance if you know the type of gift or item you're after, you know that you'll find it here. Nice layout, quality products and good range across price ranges makes Mister White a cut above the competition on Bay St.

Mister White has a really lovely range of gifts and homewares and I used to shop here whenever I…read morehad to find a unique birthday present. I purchased a homeware product for myself though and when I got it home it just wasn't right for the space. I had spoken with the assistant when I was purchasing and she had said that I could bring it back if it wasn't right. I returned the product the next day, expecting that I could get a refund. I was told however that they won't refund any products - only a store credit. Whilst the woman I spoke to when I purchased it did not specifically say I could have a refund, it definitely wasn't made clear that it would only be a store credit. The assistant I spoke to when I was trying to return the product was also quite rude during our entire interaction. Given they are a homewares store and that some of their products really need to be placed in situ to see if they are really right, their store policy seems quite unfair. In any case, if that is the store policy they wish to enforce then they could make it a lot clearer before purchase. A small sign near the register doesn't really suffice. For this reason I won't personally be shopping there again as it's a deal breaker for me. It is a real shame though as they have the potential to be great.

While I was walking around Collingwood's gallery district I saw this little gallery. There are…read morestreet signs with an orange circle pointing down the section of street that there is a gallery on. And in the gallery district that is practically every street. And the galleries have these metal signs with the same image and the word gallery on them. I hadn't been in the Cambridge Studio Gallery before. It is new, only three years old. It is a very attractive series of white walled spaces in a renovated, heritage-listed Collingwood brick house. The redesign has done the best with the narrow space; there is a ground floor space and another gallery space on the mezzanine floor. There is a bit of a kitchen office area, where a woman was working, out the back of the ground floor, but as a gallery visitor I didn't more than a glance at that. It is probably worth visiting this gallery just to see the attractively renovated space. Unfortunately the paintings in the exhibition that I saw were not good; certainly not as attractive as the space they are hung in. I suspect that it is a rental space gallery where the space is rented out to artists for exhibitions, although the gallery does have a stockroom of art that they have previously exhibited.

I hired a jumping castle for my birthday party because I thought it would be something different…read more(I'm in my 30's). I have to tell you that there aren't a lot of jumping castles out there that are suitable for adults, but after lots of phone calls I came across Jump n Play's Superman castle. It has lots of slides and steps and other obstacles in it and it's pretty big, so we had a lot of fun that night (I'm sure our "refreshments" helped with that too). This castle is great for teenagers and adults, but I would suggest one of their less challenging castles for little kids. The castle was good fun, it came on time, it was clean and the price was good.

Unlike another company, Marie called me back straight away and I found that to hire a…read morejukebox/karaoke machine from them was much cheaper than the other company which showed the prices. Roger delivered and set up the machine teaching me to use it by trying it.I would highly recommend them, communication was great, the machine worked well and was delivered and picked up on time.

Australia has not one amazing stationery chain, but two (the other being Kikki.K) From time to time…read moreI prefer one over the other, and after checking out both of them at Southland yesterday, Typo definitely has a better range at the moment. Typo is a bit more trendy and also a little bit novelty, but actually the stuff they currently have is amazing. From glitter covered notepads to pug Christmas ornaments and rose gold pineapples, it's all very on trend and coincidentally, all the stuff that I really love. I wasn't actually planning on buying anything but couldn't resist - I got a glitter notepad in rose gold + a silver glitter 2016 planner, doggie Christmas decorations and was upsold some charitable tissue packs when I was at the counter (they were only $1 and had pugs on them!). For what it is, it is a little pricey but I think it's worth it as I've never seen a range like they have at typo. I will definitely back for more stuff before our holiday is over.

We couldn't walk inside Town Hall as it's closed to the public. But, outside there were clean…read morerestrooms and we found an information center. We were able to get brochures, maps & wonderful suggestions. The volunteers in the information center with very helpful providing us with discounts and suggestions to help us plan our 3 days efficiently in Melbourne.. The building & area were magnificently decorated for the holidays as well. We saw poinsettias & pines, wreaths, nutcrackers, singing penguins and reindeers outside. From 9 until 11 in the evening a light show was projected on the front of the town hall building. It's very cool. Crowds lined up and we are all oooohed and aaahhhhed as the colors changed.

The Melbourne Town Hall, besides being one of the most attractive buildings there is in the city,…read moreis also host to a number of events, arts and entertainment. Its interior matches the elegance of its exterior and it can be booked for a number of functions including wedding receptions and the like. During the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it comes to life and hosts a number of different acts. We saw Marc Maron from the WTF podcast in the Supper Room (I think). The room was a good size and the acoustics were really good.

Store 6 is a catering service that supplies food to a variety of clients for a huge range of…read moredifferent parties functions and events. Being located inside The South Melbourne Market means they are able to source some of the freshest and highest quality ingredients from Melbourne's local producers. Store 6 caters for anything from simple cocktail parties, corporate event, birthday celebrations as well as Spring racing carnival. They can also arrange hampers for gifts or prizes and are happy to accommodate to specific dietary requirements if needed. If you need staff members for your event Store 6 can organize this as well at a fee of $25 per hour per staff member. Store 6 also operate as a cafe from within the food court of the market, they have a coffee and tea available as well as a selection of tasty snacks and lunchtime meals.

Does Brian Cook work at this store? Looks like really yummy stuff…read more Mary Jean Koontz in San Francisco!

This is probably my new favourite mini golf in Melbourne. Had a great time with our family here…read moretoday. The sun was shining, nice colourful putters, onsite cafe and not too many people yet. Only annoying thing is that I lost the game against my husband and my mother in law. I guess practice is king...

I wish I had read some of the reviews of this place before going! The website makes it look like…read morethis is a great mini golf course for kids, but lacks any kind of personality or fun and the skill level is probably beyond even pro golfers! Every hole has multiple hills and each seem to slope into the fake grass edges making it very annoying to take your shot as the ball constantly rolls into the edge. Very poorly designed course. At $40 for two adults and a child it's certainly not great value. My child gave up about half way around and we were also frustrated and disappointed for having paid so much money for the experience.