It's the Melbourne Life

Let's get together and feel all right ... Bob Marley.

From the beating heart of Melbourne’s amazing CBD to the grungy inner and outer suburbias, southeastern leafy suburbs, the outer reaches of its cosmopolitan northern suburbs … wine regions, yes, we do regional too ... this group aims to enjoy all that our fair city and region have to offer …

In this MeetUp group, we talk about members' interests, and ideas and create events ...

We create events, such as dinners, lunches, coffees, movies, walks, music, operas, theatres, festivals, picnics, drinks, day trips … overseas travels (when possible), and food-related community support.

We are a private group, aiming to have less than 150 active members, we aimed for quality connections, and not quantity. As members, what we would like to achieve is to engage with other members by participating in or even organising events, we talk about members' interests and ideas.

It is not our intention to have thousands of inactive members, as nobody wants to be inundated with unrelated emails and maybe unwanted messages, we shall remove non-active members within 2 months of their last event. Safety is paramount within our events as we care about our members' safety, hence we are a private group, and we do not need to have stalkers actively targeting our members.

Community inclusion, we accept everyone, regardless of your background.

When joining, we would like to put a face to a name ... so we ask for a clear portrait photo of your face with your given name provided.

General "common sense" on RSVP,
When you RSVP to an event - PLEASE NOTE, in fairness to all who want to be a part of this meetup.
The Group’s Events Hosts are accountable to each venue when making reservations, and our group intends to honour venues that have set aside their capacity for us, hence we expect our members to honour their RSVP. So please ensure when you accept, that you intend on coming. We understand that well-planned intentions change, and that's ok. We respectfully ask that you update your RSVP as soon as it changes. ... extended non-participation, late cancellations or 3 no-shows will see your membership revoked and your place made available to the next prospective member requesting to join.

Should you no longer wish to participate in future Group activities that are posted, please feel free to advise the organisers with reasonable notice, or please remove yourself from the Group.

If this is the type of Group that you would like to be actively part of, then you are most welcome to join us.

We will ask members to contribute towards the coverage of yearly MeetUp fees by way of a gold coin donation at events. Excess MeetUp funds are donated to Community Groups, such as the Monday Soup Kitchen and Coffee Van at Queen Victoria Market.

We welcome you on behalf of all our members, hosts, and event organisers!

Looking forward to seeing you soon, and "Let's get together and feel all right".

Cheers,
Jeffrie
Organiser

Belinda V has outlined the expectation when attending events within ITML MeetUp group.

Expected behaviours when attending functions (not outside functions) with ‘It’s A Melbourne Life’ MeetUp group  
When attending an event, respectful behaviours are expected at all times from all members, we are all here to enjoy ourselves. This ensures that all members and participants are respected, feel welcome and at ease, safe from discrimination, sexual harassment and or bullying. 
Discrimination: 
Discrimination can be against the law if it is based on a person’s age, disability, race including colour, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status, gender, pregnancy, marital or relationship status or family responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. 
Harassment & Bullying:
Harassment and bullying is unwelcome conduct that humiliates, offends, or intimidates people. Bullying is repeated behaviour directed towards a group or individual and creates a risk to health and safety. 
Sexual harassment:
Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which makes a person feel uncomfortable, offended, humiliated, or intimidated, where that reaction is reasonable under the circumstances. 
Sexual harassment can be intentional or unintentional and is NOT sexual interaction, flirtation, attraction, or friendship which is invited, mutual, or consensual.  
Be aware that a single incident may amount to sexual harassment depending on the circumstances.
Examples of sexual harassment: 

• Unwelcome physical touching 
• Inappropriate staring or leering   
• Remarks with sexual connotations   
• Suggestive comments or jokes
• Circulating sexually explicit material
• Unwanted requests to go on dates  
• Intrusive questions about someone’s private life or their body
• Sexually explicit or indecent emails, phone calls, text messages or online interactions
• Actual or attempted rape or sexual assault.

Summary
Discrimination, any form of harassment or bullying has the potential to harm a person psychologically and physically. Certain types of behaviour are against the law.    
If your behaviours constitute any of the above, you may be subject to warnings or discontinuation from the group.
If you yourself experience or witness discrimination, sexual harassment and or bullying, if you do not feel confident or safe to speak up immediately, please ensure you report the behaviour to your host either at the time or via message through the Meetup app.
Everyone has the expectation and the right to attend MeetUp events and socialise at their leisure without fear of being subjected to inappropriate and or disrespectful behaviours.