As a new comer to Melbourne, i really feel lucky to attend Sue's Newcomers Network. I was able to…read moremeet people who were as new as I was. We had self intro session where we introduced ourself. Sue beautifully enlightened all of us with information about city/culture/people/jobs/events/food/activities etc. After that we did networking/mixing with other folks, which helped me to make few more friends in Melbourne. I would say this event is 'must' for newbies/expats to Melbourne, to know about city /culture/ people better. I really want to thank Sue for organizing it. Cheer..!

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In my eyes, Wholefoods is the original op shop couches, student filled restaurant…read more Ok, that might be because, as a Monash student, this was my first experience of said place (being, as it was, at the uni) but it's been around for a whole lot longer than many of those cafes in Brunswick and Fitzroy. Wholefoods serves lunches (mostly vegan with some gluten free options), and also has a cafe for the times outside of lunchtime when you need sustenance. The cafe makes fairtrade, organic coffee, sells toasties, cake and other snacky goodies. The staff, with a few full-time exceptions, are volunteers from the student body. The kids work a shift in exchange for a free meal. When the food is as delicious and filling as it is here, that's certainly a shift worth taking. In the last 6 months, Wholefoods has been busy sprucing itself up. Gone are the mismatched cups, the board crammed full of options. Now it's quite snazzy and there is an increase in prices to match. Of course, compared to any restaurant (especially a vegan one) in the real world it's still obscenely cheap, but among the students living on spare change it's causing a bit of uproar. Worth stopping in if you're in the area.

Always excellent service with simple protocols and policies in place to protect pets from owner…read morenegligence and incompetence. Only real negative is that they can be a little slow on results post swabs or blood tests, but that can't be helped considering the pressure they're constantly bombarded with.

We adopted our dog from here in December. And we were very happy with the staff here. Even though…read morethey were In the process of moving into there new facility we were still very impressed. I like the fact they analyze the clients to make sure the pet they choose is the correct one for there personality and home environment. They also do a great job for the community. People should get pets from here before a pet store!!!!

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