Showers/changerooms Melb CBD?

flyingdutch said:

Starting the new year at my new offices in CBD on Monday.
Im gonna be near Kozminsky's (down goirls!)
and Bunnings (down boys! and, er goirls 🙄 ).
The new digs dont have showers, etc

Does anyone know the easiest/cheapest option I have to get access to
showers and lockers so I can keep commuting?
Im thinking the nearby gyms, but that could get pricey at CBD rates

suggestions?

Can't help you with lockers, but my building has good change rooms and
just installed a heap of new bike racks. Access is via the car park so
no issues with getting into the building. Drop me a PM or email if you
want more info. It's about 2 blocks from where you are.

DaveB

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Does anyone know the easiest/cheapest option I have to get access to
showers and lockers so I can keep commuting?

Who needs lockers?? Where I used to work (up until only a couple of months ago), I had to bring EVERYTHING to work... every day. Here's a list:

Hair Dryer
Make up
Clothes (including suit jacket)
Shoes
Lunch
Spares
Towel
Coat Hangers (X 2)
Hairspray (those little can just don't keep my mop in place. I really need the hard core superglue stuff)

Now who's tough?!?!

Tip: if you need to bring clothes that crinkle, roll rather than fold them. This makes all the difference.

"LotteBum" <[email hidden]

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Who needs lockers?? Where I used to work (up until only a couple of
months ago), I had to bring EVERYTHING to work... every day. Here's a
list:

Hair Dryer

No way! :-P

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Now who's tough?!?!

Well.. I dunno.. "makeup" and "tough" don't
usually go together ;-) Bloody good effort with
the haulage though! My goal is always to take
as little as possible. You'd have to be using
panniers right?

Oh, where's the SHOWER!!??

hippy travel light

flyingdutch said:

Starting the new year at my new offices in CBD on Monday.
Im gonna be near Kozminsky's (down goirls!)
and Bunnings (down boys! and, er goirls 🙄 ).
The new digs dont have showers, etc

Does anyone know the easiest/cheapest option I have to get access to showers and lockers so I can keep commuting?
Im thinking the nearby gyms, but that could get pricey at CBD rates

suggestions?

You'd be near the Fitness First on Bourke/Elizabeth then? You could always join your local FF which should give you at least access to the changing facilities in the CBD one.

According to tinyurl.com6tgdpOpen ↗ the nearest are at Spencer St or the City Baths - neither of which are particularly convenient.

Obviously the general concensus would be to lobby, lobby, lobby your landlords/employers until they provided decent facilities citing the healther employees = higher productivity formula.

Good luck,
Craigster.

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>> "craigster" == craigster jd <craigster_jd> writes:

craigster> You'd be near the Fitness First on Bourke/Elizabeth then?
craigster> You could always join your local FF which should give you
craigster> at least access to the changing facilities in the CBD
craigster> one.

That's what I used to do until I got access to showers at work. It
worked out quite well as my wife was a member at the time so it cost
about 20 bucks less per month than usual. From memory full rate's about
75 bucks a month.
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Euan

craigster_jd said:

You'd be near the Fitness First on Bourke/Elizabeth then? You could always join your local FF which should give you at least access to the changing facilities in the CBD one.

According to tinyurl.com6tgdpOpen ↗ the nearest are at Spencer St or the City Baths - neither of which are particularly convenient.

Obviously the general concensus would be to lobby, lobby, lobby your landlords/employers until they provided decent facilities citing the healther employees = higher productivity formula.

Good luck,
Craigster.

I went in yesterday arvo and asked around...
Banana Alley gym, one up behind 'The National' and I stood at the corner of Eliz and Burk trying to locate the fitnessfirst but couldnt find it!
Where is it???

And as for lobbying the employer, youre talkin to him! 🙄
(and boy is he tight! spends all his money on... bikes 😄 )

flyingdutch said:

Starting the new year at my new offices in CBD on Monday.
Im gonna be near Kozminsky's (down goirls!)
and Bunnings (down boys! and, er goirls 🙄 ).

Pah! I sooner prefer a hardware shoppe over blingbling anyday!

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Hair Dryer

No way! :-P

I sh!t you not, my friend.

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Now who's tough?!?!

Well.. I dunno.. "makeup" and "tough" don't
usually go together ;-)

Make a bet?

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You'd have to be using panniers right?

No, I fit it all in my back pack. And it was 62km a day. It's no wonder my shoulders were always sore. The problem was that there were no lockers in the building (they could afford to put marble and granite throughout it, yet lockers would no doubt break the budget)... I guess I could have left my make up and hair dryer at my desk and do all that kind of stuff in the bathroom on my floor, but for some reason, rather than get a nice pink glow about me after exercise, I turn a pale shade of blue. I was not prepared to inflict such a sight on my co-workers, nor the people I would pass on my trip to my floor.

Oh, and I think panniers are a bit daggy. Lame I know, but I'm a [censored] when it comes to things like that.

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Oh, where's the SHOWER!!??

Couldn't fit that. But I did contemplate getting one of those camping showers to avoid the wait to use one of the showers in the building. Hell, I'd have showered at my desk!

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craigster_jd said:

You'd be near the Fitness First on Bourke/Elizabeth then? You could
always join your local FF which should give you at least access to the
changing facilities in the CBD one.

According to http://tinyurl.com/6tgdp the nearest are at Spencer St or
the City Baths - neither of which are particularly convenient.

Obviously the general concensus would be to lobby, lobby, lobby your
landlords/employers until they provided decent facilities citing the
healther employees = higher productivity formula.

Good luck,
Craigster.

I went in yesterday arvo and asked around...
Banana Alley gym, one up behind 'The National' and I stood at the
corner of Eliz and Burk trying to locate the fitnessfirst but couldnt
find it!
Where is it???

And as for lobbying the employer, youre talkin to him! 🙄
(and boy is he tight! spends all his money on... bikes 😄 )

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flyingdutch

Fitness First
Level 2, 341 - 345 Bourke St
Melbourne

You used to be able to see in the gym windows from the alcove just down from
Bunnings.

"LotteBum" <[email hidden]

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Hair Dryer

No way! :-P

I sh!t you not, my friend.

hehe nice work.. you should take the iron too
in case your clothes crease up.. ;-)

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Now who's tough?!?!

Well.. I dunno.. "makeup" and "tough" don't
usually go together ;-)

Make a bet?

I said 'usually'.. there are always exceptions..

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You'd have to be using panniers right?

No, I fit it all in my back pack.

Yes! Hear that pannier people? Another crazy backpacker! :-)

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Oh, and I think panniers are a bit daggy. Lame I know, but I'm
a [censored] when it comes to things like that.

No, I agree. I prefer backpacks. Hey that's something else
I can sell.. anyone wanna buy a rack and panniers?

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Oh, where's the SHOWER!!??

Couldn't fit that. But I did contemplate getting one of those camping
showers to avoid the wait to use one of the showers in the building.
Hell, I'd have showered at my desk!

You don't want your coworkers to see a 'blue you' but
you'd shower in front of them? :-)
We have a shower at work, but given its output is exclusively
COLD water.. I'm the only one to have used it.. I'll stick to
the gym showers..

hippy

pity you're not up the 'proper' end of town (ie. russell-spring) or I could guide you to the showers in 55 Collins St which are free (if you can find them and pretend to look like a sweaty bureaucrat.)

eddiec said:

pity you're not up the 'proper' end of town (ie. russell-spring) or I could guide you to the showers in 55 Collins St which are free (if you can find them and pretend to look like a sweaty bureaucrat.)

"pretend to look like a sweaty bureaucrat" eeeewwwwww 🙄

tell me more, oh strange-barred-one 😄

flyingdutch said:

"pretend to look like a sweaty bureaucrat" eeeewwwwww 🙄

tell me more, oh strange-barred-one 😄

..In the base of the ANZ tower at 55 Collins St there are showers which, at least when i worked there 3 or so years ago, were accessible to who looked like they worked there. No passcards or keys required - the only real restriction was that they were a bit tricky to find - I guess that was enough of a barrier. the only other catch is they could be busy at times and were a tad more voyeuristic than i liked... I'd be happy to check it out and see if it's still public if you were interested, and show you the secret path and handshake required. Bit of a hike after the shower for you though, and no lockers.

Thankfully I moved down the road to a workplace with a lovely private shower. aahhh...

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 at 20:15 GMT, [email hidden] (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

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>>> "craigster" == craigster jd <craigster_jd> writes:

craigster> You'd be near the Fitness First on Bourke/Elizabeth then?
craigster> You could always join your local FF which should give you
craigster> at least access to the changing facilities in the CBD
craigster> one.

That's what I used to do until I got access to showers at work. It
worked out quite well as my wife was a member at the time so it cost
about 20 bucks less per month than usual. From memory full rate's about
75 bucks a month.

Why would anyone get gym membership? Save up 10 months worth, and get
a bike, and ride for the rest of eternity.

Don't run though; running's stupid ;P

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TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
Entropy isn't what it used to be.

"TimC" <[email hidden]

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Why would anyone get gym membership? Save up 10 months worth, and get
a bike, and ride for the rest of eternity.

I have gym membership. Why?
I pay ~$34/month so that I can shower post-ride every day.
Can you imagine sitting in an office all day after slogging
your guts out for an hour, withOUT a shower?! Phewy! :-)

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Don't run though; running's stupid ;P

hehe.. this ain't never gonna die now bwahahahaha!!!

hippy

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Why would anyone get gym membership? Save up 10 months worth, and get
a bike, and ride for the rest of eternity.

I have gym membership. Why?
I pay ~$34/month so that I can shower post-ride every day.
Can you imagine sitting in an office all day after slogging
your guts out for an hour, withOUT a shower?! Phewy! :-)

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Don't run though; running's stupid ;P

hehe.. this ain't never gonna die now bwahahahaha!!!

hippy

I don't like to gloat, but I am lucky enough that I have got a massive
locker at work (about 1.2m wide with double doors) as well as ready access
to showers. We also have a full gymnasium (no membership fees) that
includes free weights, plate machines, and cardio machines. There is also
an indoor basketball court and two tennis courts available. We are also
located directly across St Kilda Road from the Tan (running track in
Melbourne around the botanic gardens that is about 4km long).

Did I mention that there are plenty of bike hooks and I generally don't even
bother with locking up my bikes at work as the only way to get in and out is
through gates that have security guards on them?? There is even a medical
centre and pharmacy in location which has come in handy a couple of times in
the wet after having a stack of some description and losing some bark off my
arms and legs!!

Basically I have no excuses for not riding and so I ride pretty well every
day come rain or shine.

The only thing that I can complain about is that there is no swimming pool
available (first time in 16 years with this employer that I haven't been
able to swim at lunch times).

Ride On,

Gags

"Gags" <gags_44nospamatnospamtpg.com.au

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I don't like to gloat, but I am lucky enough that I have got a massive
locker at work (about 1.2m wide with double doors) as well as ready access
to showers. We also have a full gymnasium (no membership fees) that
includes free weights, plate machines, and cardio machines. There is also
an indoor basketball court and two tennis courts available. We are also
located directly across St Kilda Road from the Tan (running track in
Melbourne around the botanic gardens that is about 4km long).

Did I mention that there are plenty of bike hooks and I generally don't
even
bother with locking up my bikes at work as the only way to get in and out
is
through gates that have security guards on them?? There is even a medical
centre and pharmacy in location which has come in handy a couple of times
in
the wet after having a stack of some description and losing some bark off
my
arms and legs!!

The only thing that I can complain about is that there is no swimming pool
available (first time in 16 years with this employer that I haven't been
able to swim at lunch times).

Hmm.. okay, not bad.. :-P

I basically have the bathroom as my locker which has a shower
but I pay the $32/mth for access to Hawthorn Aquatic which
has 'hot' water. No gym for me but we run 5.7k laps around
Hawthorn (yes, I move over when people ding their bells on
the SE freeway underpass!)

Indoor basketball and two tennis courts?! Where the hell do
you work?! We have an awesome view of the city and beer
in the fridge. Top notch coffee machine too. woo hehe..

I've never locked my bike up at work. We are up three flights
of stairs and the only people coming up are couriers and very
rarely a client. My bike sits at the main door, reminding
everyone that "riding is better". :-)

Medical centre? The one time I fell down the stairs, and 'did'
my ankle, I rode home and then went out clubbing.. lets just
say that I was going to physio for a good few weeks after
that! Um.. oops.. I think we have a first aid kit but I've
never seen it used..

My HALC membership gives me access to the 100m pool.
You have a pretty damn good setup.. I can't wait to see what
it's like in 'don.. save me!

hippy

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Why would anyone get gym membership? Save up 10 months worth, and get
a bike, and ride for the rest of eternity.

I have gym membership. Why?
I pay ~$34/month so that I can shower post-ride every day.
Can you imagine sitting in an office all day after slogging
your guts out for an hour, withOUT a shower?! Phewy! :-)

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Don't run though; running's stupid ;P

hehe.. this ain't never gonna die now bwahahahaha!!!

hippy

I don't like to gloat, but I am lucky enough that I have got a massive
locker at work (about 1.2m wide with double doors) as well as ready access
to showers. We also have a full gymnasium (no membership fees) that
includes free weights, plate machines, and cardio machines. There is also
an indoor basketball court and two tennis courts available. We are also
located directly across St Kilda Road from the Tan (running track in
Melbourne around the botanic gardens that is about 4km long).

Did I mention that there are plenty of bike hooks and I generally don't
even
bother with locking up my bikes at work as the only way to get in and out
is
through gates that have security guards on them?? There is even a medical
centre and pharmacy in location which has come in handy a couple of times
in
the wet after having a stack of some description and losing some bark off
my
arms and legs!!

Basically I have no excuses for not riding and so I ride pretty well every
day come rain or shine.

The only thing that I can complain about is that there is no swimming pool
available (first time in 16 years with this employer that I haven't been
able to swim at lunch times).

Ride On,

Gags

Hey Gags,

You forgot to mention those all expenses paid camping trips to exotic
locations all around Australia. Oh and the fact that you've also got
another fully equiped gym, indoor multipurpose stadium, squash courts,
tennis courts, swimming pool, medical centre etc within walking distance of
home. Only thing missing, that I can easily live without, is the Golf
Course.

I'm also going to upset hippy (and maybe others) by mentioning a place in
the same location where you can drink VERY cheap beer and spirits.

Geoff

"Geoff" <[email hidden]

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You forgot to mention those all expenses paid camping trips to exotic
locations all around Australia. Oh and the fact that you've also got
another fully equiped gym, indoor multipurpose stadium, squash courts,
tennis courts, swimming pool, medical centre etc within walking distance
of home. Only thing missing, that I can easily live without, is the Golf
Course.

I'm also going to upset hippy (and maybe others) by mentioning a place in
the same location where you can drink VERY cheap beer and spirits.

It's the army thing again, isn't it?! Arrrrr!!
Army guys get all the perks! :-P

hippy