“ Hi! I'm Carolyn - been in Melbourne almost a year and do love it. But all my British (and Irish for that matter) friends have left... Visas run out etc. Would make a nice change to meet others who get me & humour without having to repeat self..! ”

“ Hi All, we are a family of 3 (me, my wife Illona and our 20 month old daughter) and arrived in Melbourne on 30 April. We live in Templestowe. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i am o/s but am itching to meet new people, exchange hot tips and soak up the culture ”

“ Hello all, My name is Josh and I currently reside in Melbourne, Australia, but am hoping to travel to NY in 2009 to live and work. I finish my degree in Hospitality/Tourism Management in November 2008 and I joined this site to organise this trip. ”

“ Hello, my name is Andrea and I am 19 years old. I am an German au pair in Kuraby, a southern suburb of Brisbane. I´ll be here until Aug 08 and I would like to meet other au pairs who are else in Brisbane. Contact me: andrea.schaaf.du@googlemail.com ”

“ Hi we will be moving to Melbourne in July feeling a bit nervous about the move. Would like to meet people to try and settle in. Not sure where we will be living yet as agency arranging accom. Love to hear from Brits in the area. Kathy ”

“ Hi, I'm Robbie from Melbourne and I've come to London for a working holiday and for the music scene - Don't really know many people here yet, but definately up for some fun with this. ”

“ Entrepreneur who has diff fingers in diff pies. Love networking, always happy to share knowledge & help whenever possible Ehab Skype:ehabelagaty www.erpsystems.ws www.linkedin.com/in/sapnetwork IT | SAP | Databases | Websites | LinkedIn | $$ ”

“ Moving to Melbourne November 2008 and am hoping that there's a diverse group of passionate expat South African's who'd like to catch up from time-to-time becoz we have a similar positive outlook on life! ”

“ Hi, moved over here in May 04, followed my parents out here & my boyfriend came too. loving it here, but still miss the English sense of humour/attitude sometimes. Would be great to meet up with some fellow poms for a drink or 2! ”

“ Dagsê Almal, I hope to be in Bendigo by November. Then I will contact you all and we can have a braai or potjie over the Chrissie holidays. Looking forward to new life in Oz and meeting you all. Tot later dan, Willem on the Titanic. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because we're moving to Melbourne in Novemberish and it would be good to connect with people. ”

“ Ive been in Melbourne since Jan and my wife/son will be here in less than a week. It will be great meeting other Afrikaans speaking families, but of course English people are welcome too! Contact me at berniekruger{at}gmail{dot}com ”

“ G´day, To introduce myself I had best relate my favourite sport: nothing. I often spend a lot of time doing nothing, i find it more relaxing than spending hours staring at the cieling. My doctors think my experiments in Hyper-relaxation are ... ”