Men’s Group Meetings

Melbourne Men’s Group offers regular, reliable and highly trusted Men’s Group meetings, personal growth workshops and mentoring, in addition to an active network of like minded men.

‘Positive relationships are essential to human wellbeing‘. The Harvard Study of Adult Development outlines that good relationships are ‘good medicine’ – they keep us healthier and happier, period. The vulnerability and depth that exists, how safe you feel sharing, the extent to which you can relax and be seen for who you truly are, and to see another, is foundational to happiness. This is a baseline principle of what Melbourne Men’s Group Inc. is about – and the relationship you have with yourself is of primary importance.

Our meetings are free; open to any man of any age; and accessible. At meetings there is no ‘agenda’, no ‘presentation from an expert’, no-one trying to sell you anything and no-one trying to ‘fix’ you! Counselling and/or professional advice is not offered nor provided at meetings.

Note: contrary to the social norms most men observe, at Melbourne Men’s Group you will not be asked questions about (i) what your job is, (ii) how much money you earn, (iii) the type of car you drive or (iv) the football team you follow – that ‘currency’ has no value here.

By attending meetings, you can:

reduce isolation by developing authentic connections
be listened to and genuinely heard
feel safe sharing feelings and perspectives
speak honestly, openly and confidentially without judgement.

Meeting Agreements:

To the best of your ability, you speak (and listen) from the heart to share how you are feeling

whoever holds the talking stick, holds the floor, while everyone else listens
you can pass the talking stick along without speaking
immediate response/feedback is not offered by other members
counselling and/or professional advice is not offered or provided at meetings
anything discussed within the talking circle remains completely confidential
personal insights can be shared with other group members after the talking circle is closed.

Meeting Logistics and Dates:

Meetings commence at 7:30PM and there are typically between 15-25 participants at each Men’s Group meeting. The meetings are held in Collingwood, Highett, Werribee South, Doncaster East and Geelong. Visit our MeetUp site to register for any meeting:

Central – Collingwood – 1st Tuesday of the Month
Address: Collingwood Library Meeting Room – 11 Stanton Street Abbotsford (Adjacent to Collingwood Train Station).
Southern – Highett – 2nd Tuesday of the Month
Address: Highett Neighbourhood Community House, 2 Livingston Street, Highett, 3190
Western – Footscray – 3rd Tuesday of the Month – Address: St John’s Anglican Church, 30a Pickett Street, Footscray.
Eastern – Warrandyte – 4th Tuesday of the Month (not December)
Address: Conference room at Currawong Bush Park, 277 Reynolds Road, Warrandyte. (East of Springvale Road).
Geelong – 4th Tuesday of the month – Address: Virginia Todd Community Centre, 9-15 Clarence St, Geelong West.
Men’s Group Dinner – quarterly – on the 5th Tuesday of ‘long’ months. Address: Malvernvale Hotel 1321 Malvern Rd, Malvern.

Contributions: Melbourne Men’s Group Inc is a tax deductible, not for profit volunteer organisation and registered charity – contributions to support our work can be made in our our shop on the home page. Thanks!