Polish Culture in Melbourne, Australia

Is anyone out there living in Melbourne?
What are the best places to go out?
Is there a Polish pub in Melbourne?

Its seems that polish people have assimilated into the aussie way of life and get involved in aussie rules football and cricket, lol, seriously though, there is a polish club in Sunshine (west of melbourne) and Rowville (east of melbourne) both offer hearty polish meals and polish beer. (polish artist sometimes perform at these venues) otherwise you have to go to Dan Murphy's Liquor Store where they have a large variety of polish vodka's and beer, go home put on some polish music and enjoy.

You could try BVT (Borsch, Vodka and Tears in Chapel Street Prahran (Windsor) its over High Street on the right hand side heading towards Dandenong Road.

Yes, Sayno, i am from melbourne.

My parents think the best polish food is athe polish club in albion. If you want something more commercial then try borsch, vodka, tears. They have a website, just google the name. There is also a place called chesters out in the east that my brother happened upon.

there is also a polish dance every month and if you can read polish it is at:

dziuplamelbourne.com/forum/YaBB.pl

I know of 2 sites to go to for that sort of info:
dziuplamelbourne.com
melbourne.pl

The Dziupla organisation does discos in North Melbourne every 2 months and a Ball in November at Albion. The next disco is on the 30th of June. They are usually great fun - its 99% english music.

There is also a music night happening at 'Renix' pizzeria in St Kilda on Acland St on the 3rd of June at 7pm

The Melbourne.pl people do a BBQ where you can meet up with other poles (aged 20-40s mostly)

try borsch, vodka, tears.,

would not say this is the greatest for Polish food, the night i went there the cooks where asian, and my wife said the food was not that great.

Greetings from Poland & Germany to Australia.
Do you really have polish shops over there?
Luke

Yes! but not many. Around Melbourne there a few specialty delicatessens which sell cold meats/sausages etc as well as lollies, biscuits and other stuff in packets and jars... you know, like sauces, jelly, pickles etc.. It's funny, you go in there and its like 'little poland' and everyone knows eachother :)

there is a nice little shop in Glenroy Melbourne, also one in the VIC Market, another in Dandenong, anyone know anymore?

The Preston market has a few good shops, The Glenroy shop is the main manufacturer, and that stuff goes to the Victoria and Preston market.

The best way is making your own sausages...

Do you mean Polka Deli near the Post Office?

yep, thats the one, i used to be a regular there.

there is also a guy in sunshine that makes his own meats and sausages, alot better than Glenroy.

Is anyone going to dziupla??

there may be polish kielbasa sold in Depreston Market like there is in coles, but have never seen any polish deli there.

i am planning on going, just trying to raise the family to attend in force.

another stallion

Hello,
I am new to the country and wanted to meet some Polish people, I am in between Melbourne and Adelaide. From want I understand both have large Polish communities, can anyone give me some info?

thanks chris

Hi Chris, come to melbourne on the 18th for the polish festival at federation square - heaps of people and lots of beer and entertainment. The following saturday the 17th there is a huge ball at the polsih club at albion which is run by dziupla - go to their website to see what other events are coming up. Let us know if you come and what you think!

Hello Syrena,
Even thought my first language is Polish, I never learned to read/write Polish, they did have an English section which did give me some info. The Polish festival looks fun, I have really been missing Polish food. I am presently living/working in Mt. Gambier, SA. I have to come to Melbourne on Nov30-Dec 2 for a business meeting is there any weekly events. I would try to make it this week-end but I have to stay in Mt. Gambier due to some prior committments. I would appreicate some feed-back.

cheers Chris

Dear Chris, it is a shame you'll miss the festival...i'll let you know how it went. on the dziupla site in case you couldnt read it on December 1st there is a charity ball to raise funds for a sick child in poland. It might be a good chance to meet some polish folk... its in gardenvale, a suburb very close to the city - between st kilda and brighton. Here are the details....

BAL NAD BALE – PYSZNA ZABAWA!
Bal Charytatywny na rzecz Kacperka Cabana

1-go Grudnia 2007r, 8pm
Masonic Hall, 237 Nepean Hwy, Gardenvale

$45 - W cenie biletu pyszna kolacja (BYO napoje)

BAWMY SIĘ DLA KACPERKA! (BILETY: 9702 5000)


Kacperek Caban ma 3 latka. Jest chory na encefalopatie niedotleniowo-niedokrwienna. Oddycha za pomoca respiratora, nie mruga, nie domyka oczek co powoduje ze bardzo go bola is a ciagle czerwone. Jest karmiony przez sonde poniewaz nie umie polykac. Pierwsze dwa lata zycia Kacper spedzil w szpitalu ale na szczescie jego rodzicom udalo sie po wielu trudach zubierac pieniadze na respirator i od czerwca 2006roku Kacper jest w domu. Dzieki cwiczeniom rehabilitacyjnym Kacperek zaczal poruszac glowka, raczka, i usmiechac sie. Istnieje szansa na dalsza poprawe, szczegolnie iz na Kacperka czeka miejsce w klinice rehabilitacyjnej dla dzieci z porazeniem mozgowym. Nasz bal ma za cel zebranie pieniazkow ktore umozliwia Kacperkowi pobyt w tej klinice, ktora miesci sie 400km od jego domu.
Dokumenty medyczne i cala historie Kacperka mozna przeczytac na stronie:

www.mozeszpomoc.u2.pl

Does any one know where to find some polish novels?

if you work in the city (melbourne) there is a book store on elizabeth street.

I have some 1970's polish Film posters for sale. Does anyone know of an outlet where i can sell them?
Maggie

the victoria market in melbourne.

or maybe the internet.

this is a really really great forum but it still has a polish influens which sometimes just sometimes i just cant handle. I talk polish in my sleep but sometimes i need time off. any one know of a really good forum like this one maybe aus or just english speaking?this is one of the best for me i've tried looking but its hard.

All this buzz about town regarding this lil' party/get together in Nrth Melbourne is making me very curious as I've not been to one before...do tell me more...someone mentioned 30th o' June..this is quite soon then. Fantastic :) ..and location? ..did we establish who is going, by the sounds of it, a few peops. Has anyone gone b4..

it is actually out in albion, which is in sunshine on the 28th June.

too far for me and expensive for me to get a taxi there and back.

you can always check this site if you can read polish:
http://dziuplamelbourne.com/forum/YaBB.pl

Nautika - I've been going to those Dziupla functions for many years and they are great fun if you like dancing (and a bit of a drink too). I am def going to the Ball at Albion on the 28th. Albion is near Sunshine on the ring road - really easy to get to. If you want to go and would like a table to sit at, let me know cos i have a few spots left. To read more about it go www.dziuplamelbourne.com go to gadu gadu (forum) and you'll find info under Imprezy - english and polish.

So KS i take it you're not going? Piker!! Why don't you just drive or get ur sheila to drive?

Syrena,

Thank-you so much for your reply, I really appreciate the comradery! I sincerely would like to go. As it so falls, I've been asked to throw a Bon Voyage' soiree for one of my Polish friends who is returning to Lodz only next week...it happens to fall on the same night. Thank-you so much for thinking of me, I really appreciate it and would luv to catch up sometime in town for a coffee or somethin'(when I'm not seeing you sooning my friends!). Have a vodka for me.

Ta a bunch
Nautika