MELBOURNE
Australia’s second city is Australia’s undisputed #1 city for Leather!
Hot-spot neighborhoods: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy
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WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)
Laird (149 Gipps St, Abbotsford) Australia’s #1 leather bar. Men only. link
WHERE TO FUCK
Bay City Sauna (482D Glen Huntly Rd, Elsternwick) Bathhouse with fetish nights and an on-site bar and café. link
Peninsula Sauna and Spa (16 Cumberland Dr, Seaford) Check the website for men’s events at this club down the coast in Seaford. link
Subway Sauna (363-397 Flinders St, Melbourne CBD) Popular bathhouse in central Melbourne. link
Wet on Wellington (162 Wellington St, Collingwood) A bathhouse with slings, a lap pool, and more. link
WHERE TO SHAKE YOUR ASS (AND CRUISE)
Leather Nation Inclusive dance parties for fetish folks. link
WoofClub Gay men’s fetish dance parties. link
WHERE TO BUY GEAR
Eagle Leather (80 Hoddle St, Abbotsford) Fully stocked gear shop. link
Lucrezia & De Sade (441 Brunswick St, Fitzroy) One of Australia’s largest shops for fetish freaks. link
Mannhaus (139 Langridge St, Collingwood) A place for toys for boys in Melbourne. link
Marquis de Sade (562 North Rd, Ormond) Indulge your fetish fantasies. link
WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)
169 Drummond Street (169 Drummond St, of course!, Carlton) Gay B&B in a 19th-century terrace home. link
The Gatehouse (97 Cambridge St, Collingwood) Leather accommodations close to lots of gay stuff. link
Glendalough Bed & Breakfast (197-199 Cashmere St, Travancore) Gay B&B in a 1920s mansion, just outside central Melbourne. link
Laird (149 Gipps St, Abbotsford) Rooms for rent upstairs from Australia’s #1 leather bar. link
WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)
Bomb Cafe (229 Johnson St, Abbotsford) Popular café in Abbotsford. link
The Park Hotel (191 Nicholson St, Abbotsford) Hearty pub grub. link
The Retreat Hotel Abbotsford (226 Nicholson St, Abbotsford) A fun pub for good grub. link
WHERE TO PUMP IRON (AND CRUISE)
Goodlife Health Clubs (41 Johnston St, Fitzroy) Popular gym in one of Melbourne’s gayer areas. link
Melbourne City Baths (40 Swanston St, Melbourne CBD) Historic public fitness center, with central Melbourne’s largest indoor pool. link
WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND BEARD TRIM
Barber Black Sheep (149 Sydney Rd, Brunswick) Get your fur shorn at this adults-only shop popular with Leathermen. link
WHERE TO GET INKED
Full Moon Tattoo Parlour (12-23 Izett St, Prahran) Highly rated gay-friendly shop. link
WHO TO HANG WITH
Masters And slaves Together: Melbourne Local branch of the organization for those who live the lifestyle. link
WHAT TO SEE WHILE YOU’RE IN TOWN
AIDS Memorial Garden (behind Melbourne Polytechnic, Fairfield Campus, Yarra Bend Rd, Fairfield) A place of tranquility on a hillside overlooking the Yarra River. link
HIV Memorial Garden (behind Fairfield House, Moubray St @ Moubray Ln, Melbourne) A quiet place for reflection outside an HIV service ward. link
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
August
AWOL – A Week of Leather and Fetish A series of geared-up and stripped down events, including the Laird Leatherman competition. link