Go Karting

There was a sense of nervousness and excitement in the air. As the lights turned green, the adrenalin rush kicked in and we all zoomed and fought to get to the first position. The day to race was finally here and skill and technique played a very good role such as not allowing people to overtake you...isn’t that right Bradley!!

We gathered a group of 15 people where Evana and Bradley from the Unilodge management also joined us for our fun race day out. We hired 2 maxi cabs to Auscarts in port Melbourne, where we were divided in to two groups and had a practice run to get a feel for the track and 2 heats. There was a consolation race for those who didn’t make it to the grand finals and a good boost for first timers. 8 people with the best times from the 2 groups in the final heats were chosen for the grand final and the race was on! Being a hot day for the indoor karting didn’t stop anyone from performing to their best of their ability.

It all came down to having fun and at the end of the day, it didn’t even feel like we had been there for a couple of hours. Congratulations to those who made it to the top 3 and those who missed out, don’t be disappointed...there is always a second chance where you’ll be more prepared and know what to expect. Cheers to good times!
Till our next event,
Take care and enjoy your holidays!
Komal (RA-D1)

Rock Climbing

The much anticipated rock-climbing event is finally here! The response for the event was off-the-charts, many enthusiastic individuals actually turned up for the event way before the meeting time. It was one of those events that forced the registration list to its fullest, attempting to break through the limit imposed. Clearly, everyone was just so excited for this event! After gathering everyone around, we finally set off down Swanston St for the amazing rock-climbing experience. The afternoon weather was fine as we made our way down the venue, there were lots of mingling, chatting and excitement on the way and we were there in no time. At the rock-climbing place, everyone was highly cooperative.

This led to the smooth execution of the group registration and the subsequent introductory rock-climbing training session. Soon, before we know it, we were already up on the walls, clinging onto the rocks and challenging each other on how fast it would take for each individual to make it to the top of the walls. To be honest, I was so intimidated by the guys from UniLodge. Little did I know that they possess such monstrous strength and tenacity. All it took was a blink of an eye, and they were already making their way to the top of the walls; that was just scary. Stephen and Yazdan, in particular, were constantly challenging themselves on increasingly difficult rock-climbing courses; having made like a dozen trips up and down the walls had little effect in tiring them down and inhibiting their hunger for even more rock-climbing! Altogether, the big bulky arms and agile bodies that navigated their way across rock-climbing walls effortlessly were definitely a sight to behold. Not to forget that the girls from UniLodge, namely Lea and Z, are equally adept in rock-climbing. Their swift movements on the walls had totally changed my perceptions of rock-climbing being confined as a guys only sport. Ultimately, everyone had so much fun that when the session finally ended, it was not hard to notice the down-casted expressions on some faces. In a nut-shell, the rock-climbing event is truly one experience that you would NEVER want to miss and I am sure that there will be lots more rock-climbing events to be organized in the near future. Jump on board this journey of incredible excitement and fun that would literally blow you away!!!

Richard Liman (RA)

Sky Deck

UniLodge finally conquered the tallest building in Melbourne city the Eureka Tower! On the 3rd of October 2009, a group of brave young students towered Melbourne! Standing high and tall above all, the view was spectacular!! A group of us met at 4pm at the reception of UniLodge Melbourne. Everyone was excited and it was a beautiful day to see Melbourne from up above. Light showers were expected but that didn't stop us from going. We took a tram from Melbourne University tram station to Flinders Station. The tram ride was one of getting to know one another and to catch up with friends. As we reached the towering building, we felt so tiny and squinted our eyes to get a better view. Many of us took out our cameras and started snapping away. After organizing the group and getting our tickets for the Skydeck, we were welcomed by a 6 meter long multi-user interactive ‘Serendipity Table’ that explores the stories and history of Melbourne. It was very informative but many of us was fascinated with the technology of it. As we made our way up to the heavens, many of us were amazed at the speed of the lift! It speeds up to 9 meters per second! We then spend some time exploring the view of Melbourne from up above. We spend about an hour or so just hanging out together and enjoying the beautiful view. Unfortunately we didn't get to experience 'The Edge'. It was a very long wait and there were many people that day. But overall we enjoyed ourselves and had fun! As we left Eureka Tower, she gave us a small little present to take home with us, the pressure in our ears from the fast descend to reality. In the end it didn't rain and we had the best view ever! Till our next adventure! ~Samuel Eng

Melbourne Show

On 23 of September 2009, a group of Unilodgers and I went to the Royal Melbourne Show! The weather was so nice on that day, we departed ariybd 10 at the morning, took a little walk and caught a train to the Melbourne Showgrounds!

It was so crowed in the showground but enjoed the atmosphere there. A few residents jumped on the ride called Sky- rider which spins 360C in almost 30 feet height! I am just too chicken to jump on any ride… (Too bad!!) So I ran to the game stores and played some shooting and basketball games.

We then ran to the animal farm. In there you can see all the cute piggies, dogs, sheep, cows and camels (that is the first time I see a real camel in my life!). You can also have a chance to milk the cow and hug the sheep. You can also see driving pig and racing pig over there, I can’t image the pigs can run so quickly!

By noon time we went to wine tasting and have some lunch in the showground. In there, you can try so many nice wine and cheese. All of us were so tired on the way back home but we really enjoyed the whole day! Now I get to go and eat the candy from my showbag. Can't wait to go again next year - Ada

Comedy Night

The long-awaited Comedy Show is finally here! Despite, the overwhelming waves of assignments to be done and submitted before the end of the week, many enthusiastic individuals still turned up for the event!
We left unilodge for our destination at approximately 7.35pm, spending some time rounding up as many people as possible to go for the event. It was certainly not a night for walking, the weather was terrible. The wind was strong and the rain was highly mischievous, pouring down heavily on unexpecting victims on the streets; the compounded effect of the rain and wind was a truly a force to be reckoned with. Despite having taken the tram down to the city, there was still quite a bit of distance to cover before reaching our destination. We stayed close together, pulling out our umbrellas in a futile attempt to stop the relentless rain from lashing onto our bodies. After about a good 20 mins walk of torture we’re finally there!
The place, Comic’s lounge, was really pretty, it was nothing like what I would have expected. We were allocated to seats around a dining table and were situated very close to the stage where the stand-up comedians performed. Little did we know that the place was a food and laughter paradise; food can be ordered from a menu packed with gloriously scrumptious food- despite the food being slightly pricey (at $15) I ordered a porterhouse steak, the temptations to get something to eat is just irresistible.
The long anticipated comedy show has finally begun. Oceans of laughter emanated from every corner and crevices of the room, the atmosphere was so intense that I couldn’t resist but to laugh along with the crowd. Every member who went for the event had a great time listening to the series of humorous and ingenious jokes, Praveena in particular, was laughing with so much passion throughout the entire show.

The show consisted of 3 sessions of performance, each session has a different set of comedians (each set consisted of about 3-5 comedians) perform for us. The final session, was particularly unique, with an invited guest comedian named Paul Brasch. Shouts of laughter reached a whole new level as his prescence and unceasingly hilarious jokes engulfed and overwhelmed the entire crowd of audiences.
The show finally ended at about 11pm. It was truly satisfying without a shadow of doubt. As we made our way out of the comic’s lounge and back to unilodge, one could not help but notice the smiles of inexplicable joy and satisfaction that was written all over our faces… we were content, very content indeed.

Richard Liman (RA)

Chocoholic Tour

On the 1st of August a big group of students made their way to Collins St for the Chocoholic Tour. It was a good thing that we all walked as we started our taste testing at the Chocolate box. From there we went to Haigs Chocolate and Koko Black as we ate our way through some of the nicest chocolates that Melbourne Has to offer.



Our Chocoholic tour guide Deb explained all the diferent chocolates and how they were made while we taste tested everything from pascals to snowbals to truffles (which take 3 days to make). With only a slight interuption to the day with a gay and lesbian protest shouting down the street we ended up at 'The Quater' on Collins which is a nifty little cafe / bar. Here we got to sit down, relax and enjoy a hot or cold drink (most had hot chocolate) and a delicious piece of chocolate pie.

Tell you what, after such a yummy day, we were happy to walk back home to try and justify the sugary goodness that we all enjoyed.

Until next time.
Michelle

UniLodge Ski Trip

Really early in the morning on the 23rd of July a bus load of adventurous students made their way to Mt Buller.

A combined community spirit event we had residents from UniLodge on Swanston, College House, Swanston, @ Melbourne and Swinburne!

It was a fantastic day up on the slopes with the sun shining and the slopes nice and soft.

3 Residents from @ Melbourne braved the slopes and tried skiing for the very first time (have a look on our You Tube page to see how they went).

I spent the day skiing, face planting into the snow, tobogganing and for the very first time I made a snow man!

Everyone had so much fun that one of the Swanston Residents (not telling who) has since contacted one of our residents for her number! What a great way to make new friends! By the end of the day we were all very tired with most residents falling asleep on the bus ride home.

Can't wait for next year!
Michelle

UniLodge Idol!

As some of you may have witnessed we held our first UniLodge Idol contest on teh 22nd of July!

This was a fantastic event with a massive karaoke machine installed in the @ Melbourne tv room ready for the night to come. The lounge was packed and full of anticipation as we waited for everyone to arrive. Soon our celebrity judges from UniLodge on Swanston (Brett Hohn and Daniel Robertson) arrived as did the Pizza for our 'audience'. But it wasn't until Haozhen arrived (the receptionist for Campus, D1 and D2) that the party started!

Unfortunatly, most residents were too shy to get up and have a go, so Haozhen and I took turns having a great time until we had our first contestant.

Finally we had Phalgu, Mike (Lizhun), Nirupa and Richard pick up the microphone to have a crack at the coverted Idol trophy and mp3 player for first prize.

Everyone can be seen giving it their all at on our UniLodge You Tube page http://www.youtube.com/user/UniLodgeMelbourne

Mike entertained us all with his Michael Jackson Moon Walk which earned him the prize for the 'most enthusiastic' contender!

In the end though, the decision was unanimous. Congratulations to Richard Liman, the UniLodge Idol for 2009!

Michelle

Ghost Tour

The Old Melbourne Goal, is a popular landmark where many school children and tourists visit. When you walk past this historic building during the daytime you will never fail to find many school buses and tourist coaches parked along the roadside.

For 3.5 years of my time in Melbourne I thought that the Old Melbourne Goal is just a 9 to 5 daytime education and tourist attraction. One day, when I was browsing through the community spirit calendar web page, I was surprise that the Old Melbourne Goal opens at night for people with “strong hearts” to visit. The reason why I said people with “strong hearts” is because 135 people were hanged in this ionic site long time ago, and to visit the place when the night falls, some of us might get the chill down our spines.

Immediately, I’ve made up my mind that I will participate in this activity, bringing UniLodge Community Spirit Program (CSP) members to an experience of crime and justice in the dark. On 25th June, when the sky was dark, UniLodgers from UniLodge @ Melbourne met up with UniLodgers from Swanston and Lonsdale outside the Old Melbourne Goal. We gathered together like a one big family and begun the Hangman Tour.

The tour started by us standing in a semi-circle around the a small candle light which was placed on the floor in the middle of The Melbourne Goal’s ground floor. Apart from very minimal light coming from the candle, the other parts of the place were pitch-dark. To be honest, I was a bit afraid because I could not see anything properly and the place was cold. On top of that, the cell doors were opened, that made my imagination went wild. I kept thinking would anything or someone jumped out of the cells to give me a fright. We began to stand closer together to one another, hoping to ease some of our frighten hearts.

We were told of the histories of the place and how the residents of the Goal lived and treated. In the Goal itself, we were confirmed that 135 successful death sentence in the form of hanging were carried out. One of which was belonged to the infamous Ned Kelly. He was hanged because he committed numerous murders under interesting circumstances but we wont get into the Bush Ranger tale now.

After about 45 minutes of the guided tour in dark, we have about 30 minutes of wondering around in brightly lighted goal. I’ve taken some photographs around the place. I’m not the best photographer around, so if you visited the goal with us and have some photos to contribute to the album please let us know. We will definitely put them up in our blog and share it with our fellow UniLodgers. Enjoy!

Ok! I’m going to do a mini advertising here. If you are interested to do some charity work and meet new friends, sign up at reception for the 16th August cupcake baking session (Maximum: 20 members). The cupcakes will be on sale on the 17th August to raise funds for the RSPCA, 100% of the proceeds will go to RSPCA. There is no limit for people to help out in selling the cupcakes, more the merrier!

This is Haozhen signing off. Hope to see you all soon!

Ice Age 3

As a new RA, I decided to take a group of students to see Ice Age 3 where Manfred, Sid and Diego return for another adventure. The movie went really well and everyone was quite excited to watch the 3rd release of Ice Age.

We started off at unilodge in the tv area, everyone seemed to get along quite well. If I can remember there were about 12 of us. We took a packed tram to Bourke street and we all walked to the theatre off Russel and Bourke Street. As we got there we met up with others who were already there quite early, we grouped together for pictures and cued up for popcorn and drinks. A short while later everyone ran in to get good seats and it was free-seating. The Movie had alot of humour and in my point of view everyone looked like they were having a good time. Even after the movie everyone kept on going on about how much they enjoyed it. It was well-worth it.

Jude

Evil Collingwood defeats Essendon at the AFL

As some of the students may know, I am an Essendon supporter. Essendon is an Australian Footbal League team that is also known as the 'Bombers' or for short the 'Dons'. So on the 3rd of July I took a group of students to the iconic MCG stadium to watch Essendon vs Collingwood.

With both teams being traditional rivals there was a massive crowd at the 'G' of 77,000+ we thought we were in for a treat!

Anyway, after teaching the students the apropriate things to shout such as 'BALL' (for when a player gets tackled while hanging on to the footy) and 'OPEN YOUR EYES UMPIRE' (for when they call something against Essendon) we sat down to watch the game.

Essendon had the lead in the first quarter though they wasted some opportunities. We won't talk about the second quarter and finally, Collingwood won the game. Which in the end didn't matter too much (to anyone else) as I think we all had fun.

Soon the footy season will be over so we will have to find a new sport to go watch for the community spirit program. So if you're interested in watching some basketball or soccer, let me know by suggesting it to reception.

As for the footy, there's always next year!

Michelle

Terminator 4 Movie Trip

The Unilodge Community Spirit trip to see Terminator 4 was a big success!

Some of us were not expecting to the sequel (to the sequel to the sequel) to live up to it's predecessors, especially T2:Judgement Day (voted best Terminator film on the tram en route to Hoyts). However we were pleased to discover that T4 lived up to the hype, with excellent special effects and a plot one Unilodge @ Melbourne resident described as even better than the first three parts of the quadrilogy!

So to all you new residents, I highly recommend that you sign up for one of our events as it is not only fun, but it is a great way to meet your neighbours!

Looking forward to the next Unilodge cinematic expedition and hoping to see you there, Gemma.

UniLodge Paintball

It all started with a vision, Let's run around shooting each other with paint in what they call a sport. UniLodge @ Melbourne joined other UniLodge properties in a game of paintball.

The night started a bit rocky with the prebooked cabs not showing up, this led to a group of 30 wandering the streets to the local taxi rank for the short trip to Port Melbourne.

We eventually got there (only 45 min late) and registered ourselves and were given a number tab, we were then taken to a small room and show a important safety video about the sport and the do's and do not's of paintball.

It was then time to decide teams, to make it fair odd numbers were Red and even numbers Blue. The brave wore shorts while most people were smart and worn long pants to help absorb the impact of a paintball. This is when it got interesting, we were issued with our guns!!!! Excitment grew within the group as we were shown how to use them.

Game time

We played quite a few games where the objective was to defeat the opposing team by tagging them with paint. Winner being the team who had the most team plyers left. Red team won all of these games. We took a break and had an energy hit with drinks and food and then started again this time in a game of capture the flag. The object of this game was to get to the centre of the arena and grab the flag without being tagged with paint and return it to your end of the field. We played 2 games of this and guess what red team won both.

It was then time to play another game that involved touching an object in the middle of the field, this ment that anybody trying to do this would be in the firing line of the opposition and probably sustain a lot of hits. This was a good game with red team winning.

The final game involved a all in assault where there were no teams. The main objective was to use up all of you paint balls, There was no real winner as I am sure everyone involved in this game went home sore.

In all the group managed to fire over 10,000 paint balls, luckily not all hit the targets otherwise we would have been cover in paint. A great night was had by all and I am sure this event will become an annual event that just keeps growing and growing.

Bradley Brown

First time Footy Fan

RICHMOND vs ESSENDON – the match that got me hooked to Aussie football
By Praveena

Football has never particularly appealed to me. It may be one of the most famous games on the planet, but no thank you, I am not going to pretend to succumb to its nonexistent charms. Voila, UniLodge was organizing a trip to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch a footie match. Why oh why did I suddenly feel a pang of yearning to go? Kathy, my next door neighbour assured me that it would be fun and as a Community Sprit Member, I got to go for free.

I had no idea which teams were playing that night. Pulling myself out of bed, I got dressed and was still half-convincing myself that it would be very educational and I would get a chance to peek into the fabric of Australian culture. We took the tram. Michelle (the @ Melb Property Manager) tried her best to explain the rules of the match to us as we walked to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

What particularly struck me was the amount of people who turned up for the game! Families came dressed in their favourite teams’ colours, some people were carrying huge banners and there was a lot of noise, mayhem and the faint whiff of anticipation in the air. I was pleasantly amazed to discover that we had seats seven rows from the front of the stands, behind the goal! The two teams facing off were Richmond and Essendon. Michelle’s a fierce Essendon supporter so we threw our support and started cheering for them!

The atmosphere was electric. To me, it was absolutely magical. The great big lights, the green pitch and the amount of people were overwhelming to say in the least. Around 76, 000 people attended the game. I had only ever seen matches on the television but to be here, sitting amidst boisterous supporters, was an experience to remember. We settled in our seats and proceeded to watch the game.

In the beginning, Richmond ran away with the lead. Their supporters went ballistic with joy. The only thing I am very confident about was the three poles that stood as a goal centre. Score through the middle one and you get six points. Score through the other two on the sides and you get a point. And yes, even if you do score through the middle pole but you hit the bar, you get a point. There were the few odd moments when someone carrying the ball would fall and everyone would jump on him and they would resemble Sumo wrestlers for the interminable fraction of a second.

There are four quarters and each quarter lasts for 25 minutes. After halftime, Essendon made a comeback. Backed by their supporters and probably a good ear-bashing from their coach, they scored some amazing kicks that had their supporters on their feet. We got caught up in the swirl of chanting and yelling, that we did our own dances whenever Essendon scored. Our ingenuity includes the “snake” dance, the wave and the crunk (or crumping, I’m not sure)! We started name-calling but sadly, I am not possessed of the ability to scream hoarsely at the top of my lungs like some of the gentlemen in the crowd.

At the end of the footie match, Essendon had opened a big gap over their rivals. The score was 125 to 85. We stood up to sing their anthem, making silly faces because we were exultant in the knowledge that we had won. On top of that, we witnessed a streaker who came out of the benches across the field during the game. The poor dude. He rarely made it past 15 metres before being subdued by the security. To make matters worse, it’s a 6000 dollar penalty. I wonder if he will be banned for life from footie matches.

We came back happy campers. For me, it was an eye-opening experience! I can’t wait to go for another one! Word is, Michelle might organize another trip and this time it might be Essendon against Carlton...Viva la Essendon! And viva la UniLodge for making it possible!

Aquarium

This is not the first time I have been to the Melbourne Aquarium but is the first time I travel with a group of Unilodgers!

I had to wake up early on Saturday morning, taking the train heading down to Flinders Street Station and then a tram to the aquarium so that I could meet all the UniLodgers there. The first thing we saw inside the aquarium are the cute little penguins! All of us are so excited to see the little penguins climbing up to the little snow mountain, queuing up to get ready and then jumping into the pool and swim!

Aside from the penguins, we also had the chance to touch the starfish. (Yes….put an alive and real starfish in you hand.) This is the first time I've seen a real starfish and the first time I've ever touched one.

I think that it was is an awesome experience travel to the aquarium! So if you missed out this time, maybe I'll just have to go again next semester! Have a look at all my photos http://picasaweb.google.com/UniLodgeMelbourne/AquariumVisit#

Ada Lee

Inter-UniLodge Pool Comp

On 12th May 2009, people were gathering around the game lounge at UniLodge@Melbourne to participate in the highly anticipated inter-UniLodge pool competition! Although this competition is intended for all UniLodge's in Melbourne, players who dominate the entire competition were mostly from UniLodge@Melbourne (7 players) and UniLodge at Swinburne (6 players) with only a few people from UniLodge 740 (2 Players) and UniLodge D2 (1 player).

There were 16 people who were chosen for the pool competition, including two girls! One of the girls even progresses to the second round (Gemma). The competition was hard on the home team (UniLodge@Melbourne), and they only managed to get three people from UniLodge@Melbourne to the semi final. Competition asside and more importantly, everyone in this event seem to be having a good time, while enjoying the free soft drinks and nibbles.

Congratulations to the pool team from UniLodge at Swinburne, who won the competition with Fergus taking home the cup! For the next pool competition we sure hope to see more people from other UniLodges (and also maybe some more girls to participate in the competition! ^_^ )

Roll out,
Dion Darius

Coming soon - UniLodge paintball! 3 teams of 10 only one winner. Community Spirit members sign up at reception and pay your $25 deposit to receive your $90 value of paintball games, 250 paint balls and all equipment hire to ensure that you get to go to the biggest event so far this year!

Wolverine

On 5th May 2009, 16 UniLodge community spirit members went to the Xtreme screen cinema in Melbourne Central to watch the People’s sexiest man, Hugh Jackman, in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Everyone’s spirit was high on our way to the movie. Some of us including me took the tram, and others preferred to walk over to the cinema which is only 15 minutes away from our meeting point, UniLodge @ Melbourne.

I never known that a tram ride could be so hilarious; the tram driver reminded all passengers to look after our personal belongings and not to forget our credit cards. Especially, this coming Sunday is Mothers’ Day where we need to thank our Mothers for the lovely bunnies (maybe the tram driver was talking about the chocolate bunnies our mother gave to us during Easter holidays.) by showering our Mothers with presents and taking them to a nice dinner. All the people on the tram were smiling at his comments.

Because of the short distance to our destination, we reached Melbourne Central in no time and some of them split up to get their big bucket of popcorn and ice drinks. After a photo taking session,it’s time to go into the movie theatre. I’ve took some lovely photographs of the members inside the cinema as well. I can see most of us were chatting away before the movie starts. I started talking to one of the members, Alex, what was his expectation of the movie. He told me that this was his third time watching the same movie and he still loves it!

At about 10.30 pm the movie ended, on our way out I’ve asked some of the residents how they feel about the movie- Awesome was the response. One student has looked into the future on the community spirit calendar website and could not wait for the next cinema trip Terminator 3 in June to come. Check out the activities calendars at www.my.calendars.net/unimel .

I would like to say that my colleagues have done an excellent job planning the line-up of community spirit activities. We have positive feedback from the members! Haozhen

Laser Tag

On the 23rd of April a group of us went to M9 at crown to play some laser tag. Unfortunately we left a bit latter than normal (thanks to those who signed up and then didn't come), but we eventually got on the tram and headed off on our way.


The tram ride was an interesting one with one passenger in particular (an 11 year old boy) who must have been drinking read bull or something as he was bouncing off the walls singing footy songs and talking to everyone that looked at him! So some of us were very relieved to get off at Southbank where we walked along the Yarra to Crown to begin the laser tag challenge.

It began with a riveting instructional dvd
(you can see how excited the fellers are),

we split into teams then we got stuck into game.


First time round we had a bit of fun and the yellow team won (which consisted of the 3 guys in the photo (in order Daniel, Brad and Johan) plus Aref who's leg you can see.


Second time round however, blue team came up with the goods and Joshua (From D1) ended up with the top score of over 11,000 points!


A fun time was had by all even though as part of the red team we had no victories. Next time however, look out! So if you want to come join in on the fun feel free to let us know and we'll arrange another laser tag challenge.

Comedy Stimulus Package

Hi All,

On Thursday 16th April, I took a group of our enthusiastic residents to the Comics lounge in North Melbourne where we had booked a night out for the ‘comedy stimulus package’ where we did not know who or what to expect. Despite our trepidations, we found that it was really cool!

The comics lounge is a unique venue, creating a great atmosphere where we were treated to a night of laughter and dinner. On this particular night we were lucky enough to see well-know TV comedians, Corrine Grant (from Rove), Hung Le and Fox Klein.

All the residents who came found it interesting and exciting because most of us were first timers to a stand-up comedy come dinner event. Of the comedians, Hung Le especially, left a deep impression on us and after the show, we were still rolling in laughter, mimicking Hung Le’s jokes on our journey home.

I personally would like to recommend that you sign up attend events like this – it is a great way to bring the residents together and give them the opportunity for residents meet one another. I myself made some new friends and am now looking forward to the next event.

Five Stars!

Cheers,
Haozhen

Rugby League Melbourne Storm vs Titans

Welcome to the UniLodge @ Melbourne Community Spirit Blog Site! This is an ongoing blog about events and activities that UniLodgers have participated in. Feel free to comment and if you want to add a story of your own, please e-mail us at unilodge.melbourne@unilodge.com.au !

On April 4th a cool Saturday Afternoon a group of UniLodgers travelled down to Olympic Park to watch a rugby game between Melbourne Storm and the Gold Coast Titans.

Sitting near the southern touch down zone we were treated to the antics of the storm mascot (who rides a purple quad bike), the storm cheerleaders, fireworks and some very interesting spectator comments.

In the end, the game was won by the Titans 18 - 6 which though disappointing was still fun to experience.

Photos of the event can be seen online at http://picasaweb.google.com/UniLodgeMelbourne