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**Do you want your audience laughing, leaning in, and hanging on every word?** At this Toastmasters meeting, our Skill Shot presenter and MC will show you *how to craft speeches that entertain, delight, and leave a lasting impression.* Learn how to use humour, storytelling, timing, and vocal variety to captivate any audience. Discover techniques to make your message memorable while keeping your audience engaged from start to finish. Whether it’s a funny anecdote, a surprising twist, or a dramatic pause, you’ll gain the tools to bring your speech to life. **Join us tonight at Port Melbourne Toastmasters and uncover how to turn your presentations into entertaining, captivating experiences that your audience will never forget.** 🌐 [www.portmelbournetoastmasters.org](http://www.portmelbournetoastmasters.org) 📅 **When:** 1st, 3rd, & 5th Wednesdays of the month, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM 📍 **Where:** [Find directions here](http://5181586.toastmastersclubs.org/directions.html) Guests, Meetup Group members, and visiting Toastmasters attend for free. Secure your spot today! ***Want to speak with confidence and connect with real impact?*** *Here’s your chance to overcome nerves, build your presence, and elevate your presentation skills in a supportive, growth-focused environment. Come check us out!*

This is a general social network event. Anyone wants to have a look around in the Fitzroy Gardens is welcome!

Looking for a laid-back writer's group to practice your creative skills? Looking for the accountability and motivation to share excerpts of your serious novel idea, or just share a wine over a silly haiku you wrote? Looking for a group that may be local to you? Let's write together. About: Flemington Writer's Group is the product of two friends wanting to find more peers who like to play with ideas on a page, but it's finding it's feet: You can help us shape this community! Format Concept: Ideally the group tops out at 6-8 members, or more if we divide up into groups. The club meets once a month on a Tuesday for an hour. Groups will share pieces of writing, (up to a page), that they have prepared over the previous month, and inviting feedback will be optional, and kept reasonably brief, so that we can get to everyone that wishes to share work. Adults only. Have no idea what to write? There will be idea generation games, or writing competitions to consider, and support with getting concepts off the group for those looking. While I have a wide interest in trying anything from speculative fiction to poetry, if we find ourselves with enough members, settling in to specific genres or prose types, then we may agree to dividing groups by writing preferences. Safety Tools: Having come from a background in book clubs, and games clubs, it's important to be kind and respectful when people are sharing ideas that feel vulnerable or exposing to share, while also acknowledging that not all content is considered acceptable creative fodder to all readers. A safe sharing environment will be rigorously promoted, so while writer contributions will not be censored, there will be an expectation around flagging potentially upsetting material so that participants can choose to duck out briefly. First session: Pin Oak Beer and Wine, 42 Pin Oak Cres, Flemington VIC at 6:30pm on 4/2/2026. Please ask to join or register to the group, so we can get a sense of numbers in advance for a booking. No works are required for session one - This is just a friendly meet-and-greet.

Spice up your Wednesday night with a **FREE Salsa class** at **600 Little Collins St, Melbourne**! No experience or partner needed — just show up, and we’ll teach you everything from the first step to your first spin. You’ll laugh, move, and meet a great mix of new people who are all starting just like you. ✨ **Here’s what you’ll get:** * Step-by-step basics that anyone can learn * Fun, relaxed environment with great music * Meet new friends and feel amazing doing it! 📍 **Location:** The Salsa Foundation — 600 Little Collins St, Melbourne 🕕 **Time:** Wednesday 6 PM (arrive 5–10 mins early to check in) 🎟️ **Cost:** FREE — bookings are essential (spots fill fast!)

**Final Chakra Healing Journey in the Energy Enhancement System** **Chakra Healing Journey with Voice for Spirit Connie Rose** A progressive mind body spirit cleansing immersion within the Energy Enhancement System I am sharing an important and heartfelt update. The Energy Enhancement System will be closing its doors mid March 2026 and this journey will be the final chakra healing class series I will be offering within this powerful space. If you have ever felt drawn to this work or have experienced it before and wished to return this is a rare opportunity. There are limited spaces remaining and once this journey is complete this work will no longer be held within the Energy Enhancement System. This chakra healing journey is a progressive immersive experience designed to realign your energy awaken deep self understanding and restore harmony throughout your entire being. Each class focuses on a chakra emotionally physically and spiritually exploring the organs memories belief patterns and lived experiences connected to each energy centre. Within the amplified field of the Energy Enhancement System your body is gently supported to release stagnation and receive the healing frequency of love as it moves through your mind body and soul. Each class includes a guided chakra focused healing meditation energy alignment and integration time to allow your system to fully absorb the work. Participants receive detox salts to support energetic and physical cleansing between classes along with guidance on how to work with the chakra we are focusing on during the days that follow. This journey offers space to slow down reconnect and experience deep nourishment on every level. To ensure the full journey is completed prior to the system closing the class dates have been adjusted and will vary across the series. The journey will be held across six classes. This final journey carries a unique energy and significance. It is both a completion and a celebration and an invitation to experience this work one last time within a space that has held countless profound transformations. If you feel the call trust it. Spaces are limited and this experience will not be repeated in this form. Please reach out soon to secure your place. Step into a transformative immersion designed to realign your energy, deepen your self-understanding, and restore harmony throughout your entire being. We will focus on each chakra emotionally, physically, and spiritually, exploring the organs, memories, and lived experiences connected to each energy centre. Guided within the powerful field of the Energy Enhancement System, you will receive the healing frequency of love as it flows through your mind, body, and soul. Detox salts are included to support your cleansing process between sessions and assist your energetic system as it shifts and recalibrates. Guided healing meditations will be completed to deepen your connection and activate the chakra we are working with. **What You Will Explore Each class** * Class 1: Root Chakra (New start date: Wednesday Feb 4th 6:30pm-8:30pm)Grounding, safety, stability. Explore your foundation, survival patterns, and the organs connected to your sense of physical security. * Class 3: Solar Plexus, Heart & Throat Chakra - a day deep dive: (Sunday February 15th - 9.00am to 3.00pm) Solar Plexus: Personal power, self-worth, and boundaries. Connect with your inner fire and the digestive systems it influences. Heart Chakra Compassion, love, and forgiveness. Explore emotional wounds, heart-centred relationships, and the heart and lung connection. ThroatChakra Expression, communication, and truth. Heal blockages around speaking clearly and understand the influence of this centre on the thyroid and vocal system. * Class 4: Third Eye Chakra (Monday Feb 23rd 2026) Intuition, vision, and mental clarity. Strengthen your inner guidance and insight. * Class 5: Crown Chakra (Monday March 2nd 2026) Spiritual connection, higher consciousness, and expanded awareness. Explore your connection to higher guidance and your sense of oneness. * Class 6: Integration Week (Tuesday March 10th 2026 due to Labour day holiday) A full-system realignment and harmonisation. Anchor balance, clarity, and wholeness across all seven chakras, supported by a final integration meditation. About Your Guide: Voice for Spirit – Connie Rose Connie Rose is an industry leader in spiritual and energetic development. She blends energetic healing, a wide range of spiritual mentorship, and professional experience as an EFT practitioner to create deep, grounded transformation. In 2025, Connie was recognised as a Finalist in the International Spiritual Leadership Awards in the Medium category, acknowledging her dedication, accuracy, and service in her work with Spirit. Connie has spent many years working closely with the Spirit world and offers classes, workshops, mentorship programs, and retreats. Her mission is to help you find calm in the storm of life, feel closer to Spirit while staying grounded in the physical world, and restore balance across your mind, body, and soul. She teaches that by learning to listen to your chakras, you learn to listen to yourself, allowing your energy to naturally realign and heal. Pricing Previous Class Members: $795 (This is for those of you who have sat in my class in the past in the Energy Enhancement System) 1 WEEK SPECIAL $808 ENDS AUSTRALIA DAY - MIDNIGHT! Standard Pricing: $888 AFTERPAY OPTIONS AVAILABLE For more info on the Energy Enhancement System, go to [https://vyvemeditationcentre.com.au/](https://vyvemeditationcentre.com.au/) Book your ticket here: [https://events.humanitix.com/chakra-healing-journey-in-the-ees-8-weeks-starting-mon-feb-4th-2026](https://events.humanitix.com/chakra-healing-journey-in-the-ees-8-weeks-starting-mon-feb-9th-2026)

Hi Radiant Ladies, Join us for a refreshing Saturday walk at Ruffey Lake Park. 👭 Walk at your own pace 🐕 Dogs welcome ☕ Coffee after 🌦️ We walk every Saturday (unless it’s pouring) New ladies welcome. See you! 
Leanne & Lyn 💕

Do you live in the Southern suburbs? Want to explore what the Southern suburbs has to offer? Or are you just interested to catch-up with like-minded people? Once a month Steph hosts our Southern socials. It is a great opportunity to meet others. Our emphasis is on fun whilst helping and supporting each other. The socials include drinks and chats, casual coffees, dinners and other activities suggested by members from time to time. Our socials are informal and open to all. We pay for own food and drinks individually and there is no charge for the organisation of the events. We hope to see you!

**🎟️ SPECIAL MEETUP DISCOUNT** **[www.eventbrite.com/e/1980844853279/?discount=MeetUp](www.eventbrite.com/e/1980844853279/?discount=MeetUp)** **ALIVE** is a series of wellness events combining **empowerment practices, free-form movement, and guided breathwork.** This journey blends **EMPOWERMENT • MOVEMENT • BREATH** into a powerful container that awakens the body, sharpens the mind, and nourishes the heart. Its purpose is to help individuals reconnect with their inner vitality and feel more present, energised, and *alive*. Each edition includes: • Complimentary cacao • Mindfulness & gentle meditation • Ecstatic dance & free-form movement • Breathwork & guided integration • Community sharing circle Through movement, breath, and conscious connection, participants are invited to return to the present moment, reconnect with their voice, and embody their personal truth with clarity and confidence. **ALIVE** has been created to offer practical tools for emotional wellbeing, self-expression, nervous system regulation, and personal empowerment — in an accessible, community-focused format. 💫 **Come as you are. Leave feeling renewed.** 💫 Early booking recommended, limited spots. 🎟️ **[www.eventbrite.com/e/1980844853279/?discount=MeetUp](www.eventbrite.com/e/1980844853279/?discount=MeetUp)**

**Potluck**: Bring Wine. Bring Food. Drink wine. Eat food. Sounds pretty easy, right? (Unless 5 people bring chili... please, no more chili!). Post what you're bringing in the comments below if you fear that you might bring exactly what someone else might bring. **On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\. **Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours. **Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! **Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions. **After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee. Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends. Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***, **Red 1 Realty** *Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*

WQC has weekly Thursday night social nights at the Westerville Java Central. Come and grab a coffee and connect with the community: low stakes, chill environment, and tasty drinks. No registration is required; come as you are.

Connected Westerville Night of Networking flips the script on networking, with surprises and connections that'll make you say, "Who knew networking could be this much fun?!"