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Community Conversations: Education for the Mind and Heart
Fri, Aug 21, 9:30 AMEducation is about more than acquiring knowledge. It is also an opportunity to develop the qualities that help us navigate life with purpose and compassion. Building on a previous program on the theme of education, join us for an evening to explore how a deeper perspective of education, and spiritual development, has the potential to shape lives in lasting ways. The evening will begin with a brief presentation by Andre Pitts, an educator with decades of experience in Melbourne schools, who will share his reflections on the theme. Community Conversations provides a warm and inclusive space for meaningful discussions, and to spark positive initiatives in our neighbourhoods. This will be followed by shared group consultation, where we can explore the ideas together, along with time to connect, socialise, and enjoy light refreshments. This is a free event and all are invited to attend.

August ice cream and catch-up
Sun, Aug 16, 2:00 AMCatch up at the unofficial TLYCS Melbourne HQ: the Fluffy Torpedo ice cream shop (they give 50% of profits to effective global charities). Talk with like-minded hard-thinking do-gooders about cataracts, iron fortification, education initiatives and all the other effective ways to use our relatively abundant resources to do good in this world.

Melbourne Data Eng meetup, August Edition
Tue, Aug 18, 7:00 AMHey all, please join us for our August Melbourne Data Eng meetup. Join us for an engaging session filled with exciting discussions and networking opportunities. Don't miss out—RSVP to secure your spot. Same venue as the afternoon ClickHouse workshop — join us for talks and networking from 5–8pm. 🏠 Location: Cremorne Digital Hub REA Garage Workshop Space · 80 Balmain St, Cremorne VIC 3121 🍕 Catering: TBC 💬 Join our Slack Group here: Data Engineers Slack Channel Schedule: \- 5\.00pm: Doors Open \- 5\.30pm: Announcements and Welcome \- 5\.40pm: Talks \- 7\.00pm: Networking \- 8\.00pm: Doors Close If you'd like to present at future meetups, please submit your talk here! Remember to bring along some great questions! See you all there...

Get involved with non-profits helping victims of trauma and abuse
Tue, Aug 25, 9:00 AMThis fortnightly meetup is intended for non-profits focused on helping victims of trauma and abuse (primarily in Melbourne/Victoria) to connect with eachother, supporters and the broader movement. If you would like to belong as part of a safe, friendly and caring community united by altruism and goodwill - that's what we are building here. Please join us. Brites is a community for cooperative altruism. We stay connected primarily through Telegram - feel free to join our Melbourne group here (2-week free trial) 👉 [https://www.launchpass.com/brites/melbourne](https://www.launchpass.com/brites/melbourne).

Bentleigh Social Trivia Night
Tue, Aug 18, 9:15 AMTrivia night at the Bentleigh social!

🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Melbourne (Easy English) 6pm
Wed, Aug 19, 8:00 AMWhy People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 Asian-focused event 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Early RSVP is free ✅ RSVPs made within 24 hours of the event start time are $5 ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue La Di Da 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 ⏰ Start Time — Melbourne Local Time 6:00 pm ⚠️ Important: This is the local time in Melbourne. Meetup may display Brisbane time or another time zone, so please follow the local time shown above. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Join the Lounge Asia Australia WhatsApp Group Stay connected with the Lounge Asia community after the event. ✅ Hear about upcoming Lounge Asia events ✅ Meet local and international people ✅ Stay connected with people you meet ✅ Receive community news and event updates [👉 Join the WhatsApp group:](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EgS1bseR5Lq4eykvjMsEIS) 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia [🎥 Watch Event Video:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) [👉 GET VIP ACCESS:](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧! 一起來聊天吧! 気軽に遊びに来てね! 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!
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