VIC Melb Meet

blinkybill88 · 18 Mar 2012, 5:36 pm

Hey guys, I'm thinking of doing a meetup in melbourne somewhere for all of us melbourne explorers to meet personally, go for a drive or just do some random tunnels or buildings you guys know of, im not good at the sorts of thing but is you have some ideas, i'd like you to come along there is no set date as of yet, will let you guys decide that.

thanks to anyone that replies, also hope this is in the right forum

blinkybill88 · 19 Apr 2012, 11:27 am

*bump* anyone?

chellogeno · 01 May 2012, 1:04 am

Heya Blink..

It seems like a lot of new people keen on exploring around melb.. Im up for a meet!

Anyone else??

BUMP BUMP BUMP

lnelson48 · 16 May 2012, 12:04 am

im from Melbourne as-well and im up for some exploring

binjuice · 16 May 2012, 4:40 pm

Nice to see the member's from melbourne getting together and goodluck on your first adventure maybe buy the time I go to melbourne you guy's can show me around.

mafiouso · 19 May 2012, 7:10 pm

hey all, a melb meet would be good. but is there a list of places to explore?

WeekendExplorer · 20 May 2012, 6:29 pm

New explorer to the country, I'm keen to meet some fellow explorers, and see what's to do around Melbourne.

agar · 21 May 2012, 5:08 pm

hey guys I just joined... hope I'm not too late... I'm new to this (been fascinated for ages, always wanted to get into it)

I'm into my photography... but would love to come to a meet (if it involves going underground!

) I'm not sure how regularly I'll check in here (as much as I can remember to) but if you think of a good meet hit me up oo.agar@gmail.com

Really looking forward to seeing some cool stuff...

EDIT: I'm in St Kilda by the way, so nice and central...

EDIT2: I only know of about tunnels in my vicinity... one of them apparently is really good (haven't been in yet) up near South Yarra and the other which I have been in is near my place off Grey St (haven't done a great deal of exploring in it yet but keen to, just need some kneepads or something for the low bits) so if you're stuck for places I guess they could be a start!

WeekendExplorer · 23 May 2012, 10:46 am

Perhaps we should all go check out ANZAC?

Let's set a date, pm me.

blinkybill88 · 23 May 2012, 8:08 pm

lol my thread finally has some responses, im sick at the moment with flu, so anytime this week im out next weekend would be but havent been at work so prob wont have cash to go sightseeing.

agar · 24 May 2012, 11:06 am

ANZAC is a bit of a quickie but perhaps a great place for a first meet... the one near me apparently ends up near caulfield but is a bit of a bore/squatter most of the way

There is a chance I might have to go back to sea sometime soon (not sure when, such is the nature of my job) but hopefully we can line something up before then

blinkybill88 · 29 May 2012, 8:04 pm

hey guys not sick anymore lol just have the sniffles, so if you guys are interested for something this weekend or Friday night, Anzac sounds like an alright place for first meet but remember "No DRAINS when it RAINS!", it has been a pretty crappy week so far with the weather, but maybe this weekend will be better.

Cast your votes now guys for a first melb meet:
So far we have:

1. ANZAC
2. a drain off grey street
3.
4.
5.

anymore interesting places in the city anyone know of?, also will update this post if any one comes up with some, just need a date and time.

agar · 29 May 2012, 10:26 pm

a mate of mine and I are gonna go out and scout some new places...

pm me if you want to add me on facebook or something, that way I can scope you out and make syre you're not a freak or pedo

binjuice · 30 May 2012, 3:28 pm

agar wrote:a mate of mine and I are gonna go out and scout some new places...

pm me if you want to add me on facebook or something, that way I can scope you out and make syre you're not a freak or pedo

Dam i can't come

blinkybill88 · 30 May 2012, 7:18 pm

lol @agar, i don't use facebook, i had an account but dismissed it too many ppl inviting me to s*** I'm not interested in and too many ppl tagging me in pics that got me in s*** at work, so yeah, well pedo or freak i can tell u im not. even my new years resolution was to get off facebook so i did,

@agar sent u a pm

Loki · 08 Jun 2012, 6:41 pm

agar wrote:ANZAC is a bit of a quickie but perhaps a great place for a first meet...

Have you been past the Chamber? ANZAC is far from a quickie.

ephexis · 26 Aug 2012, 10:54 pm

Assuming it's still there, would anyone be interested in a meet at Hotel California? I would love to check the joint out but I'm not too keen on going there on my own.

Panic! · 28 Aug 2012, 10:05 am

The drain off Grey Street is St Kilda Darkie. It is quite a respectable drain. Upstream it goes for miles, I mean miles! But yeah, it is a shrinker. Down stream though it is a big beautiful red brick and concrete affair with a deep tidal entrance. I recall exploring it one time when a big pile of dirty black water poured down it on a sunny day. In among the crap in the water was a dead Christmas tree complete with tinsel.
Another time my mate and I parked to go to the drain and a local prostitute came by to check us out. I think she realised we were not potential customers when we started to open one of the manholes.

Anzac beyond the chamber has two wide but low passages that meet up in about 100 metres. The concrete rectangular tunnel comes to a 3 way split after maybe 400 metres. The round red brick tunnel to the left has 2 exits, the furtherest one being in a quiet lane way. The little RCP has no exits except for one under a busy road and the straight ahead capped bluestone canal has a small water steps (nice) and 2 exits on quiet roads. However, quiet being only quiet at night. I would not pop those manholes during the day. I once popped it to find a car above it which then drove out of the way. That was freaky.