Melbourne Clubs

In the olden times, clubs were started by men with any kind of common goals or interests. It was a way of people coming together in spite of not having any kind of relationship with each other apart from a common interest. Over time, the meaning of clubs has been transformed and changed and is now used as a broad term. There are service clubs, which are dedicated to charitable and voluntary activities. There are also clubs dedicated to all kinds of sports, hobbies, and games. There are also religious and political clubs. And of course the most popular of all are the pubs and the nightclubs that are also termed as clubs and 'clubbing' as the favourite pass time here. Club hopping is also picking up fast and now days, the more clubs you visit in one night, the better, if you go by the words of the youth in Melbourne.

Dance Clubs - One of the Popular Options...

Melbourne is known as the dance and music capital of Australia, so definitely the most popular of all the clubs would be the dance clubs that let everyone have a rocking time with some of the best local and international DJs. The whole year round Melbourne's clubs are home to huge events such as Gatecrasher and Ministry of Sound. However, the best time to visit the dance clubs would be during the summers when several outdoor festivals are held and will make you dance to their tunes. Some of the better known places that are worth a visit at least once are Metro, The Prince of Wales, Heat Nightclub and Cocktail Bar, Seven, Revolver, and Room 680.

Sports Clubs - For the Sports Fans

A sports crazy country that Australia is, how can we forget the mention of the ever so popular sports and their respective clubs; cricket and football?

The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC)...

The Melbourne Cricket Club has many special facilities and interest groups that the members can take advantage of. The MCC Young Members Group is a interest group for the members between the age of 18 and 40 years, which hosts Friday night football drinks & nibbles, black tie dinner, cocktail parties, and more for their members.

The Long Room Wine and Food Society is another such interest group that has 'cellar days' twice or thrice a year. The winemakers are invited to this group to showcase their wines.

The Melbourne Football Club (MFC)...

This is a club for all the football fans in Melbourne. Red & Blue Foundation and Bentleigh Club is a part of this club. The Red & Blue Foundation is a facility that concentrates in raising money for the future of the club and the money that is raised here is directly benefiting the football department and the urgent needs of the playing group’s. The Bentleigh Club has a whole lot of activities that you can choose from; function rooms catering for 20 to 300 people, BBQ area, sauna and spa, 4 full-sized billiard tables, bowling green, outdoor garden and deck with seating for 100, gymnasium, squash courts, and 150 seat bistro with seasonal menu and daily specials just to name a few.