Hello r/melbourne. I'll try to keep this short, as this is now my fourth attempt to write this post without crying lol

Last week, I very sadly had to say goodbye to my beautiful ginger derp, Coco.

Times are tough for many of us at the moment, but I had the great fortune of having a number of people who were able to spot me financially during Coco's last days. Without those people I would have been absolutely fucked vet bill-wise, and I also wouldn't have been able to bring him home with me so he could have his final sleep on his favourite blanket on my bed, with me cuddling him. I want to try to pay this forward as much as I can, and in the wake of Coco's passing I have a bunch of things that I would love to go to a good home, especially his prescription food.

I have the following to give away:

• nearly 3 boxes (35x sachets) of Royal Canin Urinary S/O wet food
• nearly 1/2 a kilo of Royal Canin Urinary S/O kibble
• nearly a kilo of Hills t/d dental care kibble
• nearly 2x full 15kg boxes of Catsan clumping clay litter
• a shitton of catnip
• a cat-shaped cardboard cat scratcher which he never used
• a couple of cat toys he was uninterested in

DMs are open. All items are to be picked up from the inner south suburbs, and you can take any or all of it. I WFH a few days a week, so weekday/weeknight pickups are fine as well as weekends (in fact that might be easier if possible, but we can discuss).

Please hug your furry/fluffy/fuzzy/feathered/finned/scaled (okay maybe not finned) friends tight for me today. I would do anything to have him leave orange fur all over my black clothing right now (the house is so disturbingly CLEAN I hate it).

Hi.

I know this is a long shot but fuggit. What's there to lose.

I'm searching for some archery gear that was stolen out of my car last weekend in dandenong north. I've already made a police report.

If anybody sees this bow, please get in contact with me.

I don't have much and this is one of the few things that keeps me sane.

Thank you for your time.

Went to Illest Kebabs in Mordialloc today. Ordered a meat box advertised for $15, but got charged $16.50.
Asked the bloke why, and he said the extra $1.50 was GST. Receipt confirms it too.
Aren’t advertised prices in Australia legally required to include GST?
It’s not about the $1.50, but imagine how many customers wouldn’t even notice.
Anyone else experienced this around Melbourne? Am I missing something?
Friendly reminder to check the amount before tapping away!
Menu and receipt attached

Not my video, but my friend’s red bin went missing. Turns out the worker dropped it into the truck instead of back onto the footpath.

Sucks for him, but we all thought this was hilarious.

Never doing that again, there really IS only like 4 and half apostles like everyone says. I went yesterday.

It's really just a stop, not to be cliche but I "enjoyed the journey" passing through and stopping in towns (Geelong, Lorne, Torquay, Anglesea, Apollo Bay etc) I've never been to before and I guess people watching and seeing what everyday life might be like there than the 12 apostles themselves. (Also the endless views of the ocean) I felt a bit nauseous bc of the hills, sooo many turns and lots of hills/elevation so yea stopping in the towns is a good idea. I drove to Adelaide before (the other route through Ballarat, not GOR)

Idk I think the towns are probably more interesting and I'd probably want to check out more stuff thoroughly, mainly food, cafes and checking out different shops, small businesses and events going on (Feel free to leave some recs)

The Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie is in Bellbrae (In the middle before Anglesea) and not as far as I thought which is kinda cool, haven't been there but I saw it passing through and I've been to Yarra Valley one and i'd assume it's probably the same.

I had a friend from SA drive from Adelaide to Lorne in June, she did about a week or two.

It seems there's just a shop atm, there's a few, not a lot of souvenirs, magnets, keychains, postcards, stuffed koala. One coffee van, $126 million for the new centre is such a waste of money.

I don't think it's as crowded (probably more on a weekend) it's fine.

My go to is BunBun bakery in Springvale, but is there any better? I'm going to Richmond next week to investigate one there.

Like, the combination of the flat surface of the basin with the fact that the water is flowing like its the first bath after drought season means you get the brutal combination of a bigger splash zone across your front than if you committed to 20-30 shakes rather than the standard 2-3.

Firstly- little update on the 2 doggies we wanted tk save- WE FOUND CARERS FOR BOTH THROUGH THIS SUBREDDIT - THANK YOU!!!!

Next topic: Was watching a reel by insta girl @itsvalenciaonn and noticed that my foster cats are suuuper similar to her cats!!

Banana Bread Gurl and Señorita Spud are available for adoption!! They’re both 1yo tabby babes. Señorita Spud is quite shy still but is improving with time- Banana Bread Gurl is much more confident and loves a pat on her chonky belly 🤭

Would love to get these mega babes adopted so I can foster more cats - the pounds are so full right now. I know these two are a pair of special gems 💎 and hoping they find their people via Reddit Melbourne!!

Learn more about them and apply to adopt them here: https://aus03e.sheltermanager.com/service?method=animal_view&animalid=11233&account=aw2947

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Hi there! I’m writing this post for my twin who is really stressed and worried about her health. Around two weeks ago she was in extreme, debilitating pain on the right side of her abdomen with constant puking and had to go to the emergency department. While we were there, she underwent a number of tests and was given three antibiotics to combat an infection. They didn’t know for sure but treated her with that assumption for PID but all the tests for that came back negative (apparently her appendix was okay).

We followed up with her usual GP and did even more tests but none of them came back with a clear answer of why she is constantly nauseous and experiencing this pain. She was given anti-nausea meds but how can someone take them constantly everyday without knowing what’s causing it. She has always had genuinely terrible periods (extremely painful to the point of puking from how bad the cramps are) and was diagnosed with PCOS when we were younger.

We’re just at a loss regarding what the next steps should be. It’s been so stressful and anxiety inducing for her to not know what’s wrong. We were thinking of getting a different opinion but would love some recommendations/help.

Thank you!!!

So we're moving from NZ, I work remotely with Australian company already. I need to travel to CBD work related once a month. My partner is in Veterinary field and will find work once we have completed the move.

Plan is to find a rental in the area first and once things start to look comfortable, buy a house. How is the area in the photo? We have lived mostly in leafy suburbs, bit laid back and with larger blocks.

We're mostly concerned about the crime and community; as we will be raising a family soon.

Divided road with give way line in the middle. Stop signs on cross road. All roads single lane. Both cars stationary and waiting until clear.

Hi yall I am currently living overseas and Denmark and I want to vote in the election but am wondering what my options are.

I did some research but found the VECs advice kind of confusing. Ideally I’d vote in person at an embassy but it’s not clear if they offer that for state elections. I think I could register for a postal vote too but I can’t figure out where.

If anyone has any information I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks so much in advance <3

I love the cheese shops at QVM, Prahran and South Melbourne market. But they have quite limited hours around the workday and can be tough to get to when I want to put together a cheeseboard last minute. There’s a bit of a black spot for cheese counters around the east/south east (from Caulfield to Springvale, Burwood to Moorabbin).

I know that some IGAs and other grocery stores would have a decent cheese selection. But I don’t know how to find them. For anyone living in the area, where do you get nice cheese? Does your local IGA stock anything more than a packaged brie and meredith goat?