Clothing Swaps Melbourne

Denim and Lingerie Workshop

Book swap brunch meet up

It's in the Bag - Packing Party

Girls Who Boss is a supporter of [Share the Dignity](https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/) \- a charity that \(amongst other wonderful action\) provides essentials such as period products to women living in domestic violence shelters at Christmas time\. Each year at this time of year, Share the Dignity runs their [It's in the Bag ](https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/itsinthebag)drive, which encourages donations of the essential products that will be gifted. We're bringing together our community to help expand our impact, through a packing party. Here's how it works: **Step 1** Head to the supermarket before the event to grab some essential products from the following list: * Period Products * Shampoo * Conditioner * Toothbrush * Toothpaste * Deodorant (roll-on preferred) * Soap or Body Wash **Step 2** We encourage you to bring along something special to add to the bag - perfume, skincare, an uplifting book. This isn't required, but it's a nice additional step. **Step 3** Come along to our packing party, where we'll pack bags and then the Girls Who Boss team will deliver them to a collection centre. On the day, we'll have a card making station so that you can include a hand-written card within the bag. Can't make it, but want to contribute? We have a donation link [here](https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/fundraisers/Girlswhoboss).

Women in Cloud - Christmas Edition

**📍 Please note: This event will be hosted at the REA office in Richmond.** We're wrapping up the year with an evening of learning, networking, festive fun and, of course, prizes to be won! Expect great conversations, a fantastic speaker, and a game to get everyone into the Christmas spirit. 🎁 For our final event of the year, we're diving into a topic that's becoming increasingly relevant in the age of AI: what really happens when your application moves from your local machine to the cloud. Join us as we explore the realities of cloud deployments, uncover hidden failure modes, and learn what it takes to build applications that don't just work, but survive in the real world. **Speaker:** **[Michelle "MishManners" Duke](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mishmanners/)** is a **Senior Developer Evangelist** at **[Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/)** and a familiar face in Melbourne's tech, gaming and startup communities. With over a decade in tech, Mish is a powerhouse in developer advocacy, community building and content creation. She's delivered **400+ talks, including more than 10 keynotes**, written over **1,700 articles**, and produced more than **200 technical videos**. She's also a seasoned hackathon champion, having won, organised and mentored at **200+ hackathons**! Beyond her work in developer advocacy, Mish is a Microsoft MVP, Xbox Community Champion and Google Women Techmakers ambassador. She's also been recognised with numerous awards for her contributions to women in tech, entrepreneurship, advocacy and community building. **Topic**: **Surviving Cloud Deployments in the Age of AI** Building an applications on your local machine is easier than ever: stitch together a couple of APIs, connect a webhook, and watch the magic happen. But taking that architecture to the cloud reveals a brutal truth: building it is only 20% of the journey; deploying, scaling, and operating it is the rest. In this talk, Mish will break down the application she built: a messaging experience that sends you anime pictures based on a photo you message through, and show how things change when we deploy to the **Azure cloud**. We’ll examine some of hidden failure modes that appear the moment you deploy. Drawing from hard-won lessons in production, you’ll leave with and understanding of how to ensure your cloud app doesn't just run, but survives. Get ready for an engaging session packed with practical insights, real-world lessons and a little bit of anime magic! **Agenda:** **5:30pm** – Food, drinks and networking **6:00pm** – Presentation: Surviving Cloud Deployments in the Age of AI **6:45pm** – Q&A and discussion **7:15pm** – Christmas game and prizes 🎁 **7:20pm** – Networking and festive celebrations We are incredibly grateful to our sponsors **[Twillio](https://www.twilio.com/)** and **[REA Group](https://www.rea-group.com/)** for supporting our community and making this event possible. Whether you're a cloud engineer, developer, DevOps professional, platform engineer or simply curious about what's happening in the world of AI and cloud, we'd love to see you there! **Come for the tech, stay for the Christmas fun. We can't wait to celebrate with you! 🎄**

Free Run Club (Carlton/CBD)

**IMPORTANT!: Registration required!** Without registration, attendance is: $10 per person. For free entry, please register below: [https://justeasiertogether.com/shorty/e2d5jt](https://justeasiertogether.com/shorty/e2d5jt) **Overview:** We're a friendly, welcoming community of runners in Carlton/CBD, and everyone is welcome - from complete beginners to advanced runners, we all train together. First-timers are always welcome, so if it's your first time, come along and say hi! **Training type:** Our focus is interval training, and we keep it fun and social. **Free stuff for members!** We sometimes line up sponsorships that align with our comunity, someties it's stuff like: free protein drinks and shakes, or discounted meals - and we often head out for dinner together after a run, or for special events. **Exact location:** The exact meeting location will be emailed to you once you register, so be sure to register beforehand. **Training format / structure:** 1: Easy 800m warm-up lap 2: Dynamic stretching and strides (20min) 3: Main workout — this rotates each week (sometimes hills, but most often it invovles intervals) **Length:** The whole session runs for about 50 minutes, followed by around 10 minutes of social talking. **Register for you first attendance:** First timers are required to register: [https://justeasiertogether.com/shorty/e2d5jt](https://justeasiertogether.com/shorty/e2d5jt) See you there!

**MARIBYRNONG RIVER WALK** Then Lunch (Both Optional)

Refresh at Revitalise, Strathmore

Enjoy brunch at a local fav.

🎶💃🕺 DAYTIME DANCE PARTY.

BRUNCH + African Violet Show - Early Morn African Violet Group

The Naked Camp 2026 (SOLD OUT)

Tuesday Coffee/Brunch/Meeting Friends @ Brunetti Flinders Lane 3000 ☕️💞

Hi Radiant Ladies, Brunetti on Flinders Lane is always a favourite with our Radiant Ladies—and it’s easy to see why! The coffee is great, and the cakes are simply delicious. See you! Lyn 🌸

Tuesday Coffee/Lunch @ Afloat Southbank 3000 💛

Hi Radiant Ladies, With the warm weather coming, let’s enjoy lunch by the water at Afloat this Tuesday! Coffee lovers, feel free to bring your own takeaway coffee, as Afloat doesn’t serve coffee but welcomes you to bring one. See you there! Lyn 🌸