Great Social Soccer Club in the Heart of Melbourne - 13 Men's Teams and 5 Women's with a variety of…read morestandards

Bouncing around in a 16kg ball while dodging other big balls of happiness and trying to kick a…read moresmaller ball into a net. Sounds like a fabulous idea and one that will lead to many bruises and interesting tales. This was my second time at the Football factory. Each time I've found the staff to be kind, supportive and helpful. Especially during those times when I'm too busy impersonating a turtle to save myself for a bombardment of balls. The game is easy. You just need to convince at least 7 of your best mates or frenemines to join you in a round or two. A group of. 12-16 works best for good ball rotation and player down time. You don't want your players to get ball exhaustion. So you hop in a ball, bounce around and try to score goals while not getting stuck in the turtle position. The field is the average size of a indoor soccer field with appropriate protection for spectators. You don't want to see you friends squished by 16kg of big bouncy ball. A few tips to reminder-wear a tee. Singlets are a great way to get harness burn. Hard to explain to family and friends. Bring water. A lot of water for rehydrating in between rounds. Bouncing around in a giant ball is akin to a gym session wrapped in bubble wrap inside a sauna. So hot stuff. Deodorant will be needed.

So much fun! I definitely recommend for groups / day parties…read more Make sure you wear proper sport shoes for the indoor court or they won't let you on.

This park is pretty big, but then again what would you expect in a suburb that carries the name…read more'Parkville'. Also, it does happen to be Australia, and it seems that building huge parks near the centre of the city is sort of one of our things. There is lots to do here, including a playground, and a number of sporting ovals, though the main one is used for professional footballers. There is even a nice ornamental pond at the northern end, and of course plenty of places to relieve yourself, which is certainly quite important.

Fresh air, open spaces, from sports to procrastination this park will let you do it however you…read morelike. There is modular gym equipment distributed along the running track which surrounds the park available to get those wanting to throw in a few chin ups, balance exercise and some work on that core. The best spot is right in the middle and the only thing you'll hear are the birds... I enjoy setting up a Slackline and the trees are great. Head to the north end to get some tree perpendicular to the sun for a great slack! Enjoy it. It costs nothing

Are you sitting down? Good. Because what I'm about to tell you may cause your legs to buckle and…read moreyour heart to palpitate with excitement. The Fitzroy Bowls Club is: * Very Cheap Beer * Greasy burgers and sandwiches that are oh-so-delicious * Barbecues and BYO beef if you prefer that instead * Sunny afternoons * Absolute hilarity with your besties. Bowls is not just for old people, you guys! In recent years Barefoot bowling has become increasingly popular with the twentysomething and thirtysomething crowd. On any given weekend you will find a truly bizarre gathering of people all brought together by their love of the game (or of the beer.) Bowls is not a difficult game to understand, however it is a difficult game to master, and I assure you that the cheap jugs of beer will not help. Hanging out at the Fitzroy Bowls club is an original and fun way to spend your lazy summer weekends, having a birthday with a difference or even a quirky bucks or hens party. So grab your mates together, dress in your whites and hit up the bowls club, you won't regret it.

Three words, barefoot bowls and beer. During the summer Fitzroy Bowls Club plays host to barefoot…read morebowls on Tuesdays. For $15 you get a beer, all you can eat barbeque and of course a bowls competition. What more could you ask? Well, upon second thought, you could probably ask for some more beer. But then I will have to tell you that Fitzroy bowls has this covered too, with cheap beer aplenty. In fact, just so you can understand that THEY understand where the priorities lie, I will tell you about the time I went up to one of the staff and asked for a jack (the small ball in bowls that everyone tries to bowl their balls close to). Instead of getting me the 'jack' the guy started pouring me a jug of beer. It turns out he had misunderstood my New Zealand accent and thought I was asking for a jug. My team didn't complain that I returned with more than I was sent to get it must be said. These guys expect you to drink beer and they expect you to have fun. And with astro-turf lawns there isn't the same stress of drunken buffoons destroying the venue like other clubs that have grass turf. Fitzroy bowls is a great place to hang out on a sunny afternoon to play bowls and drink beer. The only thing I have against this concept is the fact that everyone seems to agree with me - this place can get packed.