[FREE]Language exchange! Make friends & practice English🇦🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇯🇵🇮🇳🇫🇷

📣IMPORTANT📣: registrations are required for free attendance! Attendees that have *not* registered will be charged $10 to enter. For FREE entry, please register below:

[https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/lcpf8w](https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/lcpf8w)

Overview: Every week, over 150 people from 23+ countries meet at out language exchange to practice a new language and make new friends over a beer.🍻

The first thing you will notice when you go to New To Melbourne is the great community atmosphere; people in our group are friendly and helpful and always welcoming of new group members. I hope you can bring a friend and join us for some language practice:-)

Our language exchange is free and runs every We3ednesday night, there's cheap food & drinks if you arrive at 6pm and want some dinner;-)🍻🍟

If you want to attend:

Event cost: FREE! (but: you must register for free entry):

Non-registering attendees are required to pay $10 to join the event.

First Time? / What is a language exchange? If you've never been to a language exchange (many people haven't) we wrote an article for first timers (based on our 8+ years of running language exchanges). It's a comprehensive article and well worth reading:

[https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/ohycoo](https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/ohycoo)

===== EVENT FORMAT =====

When you arrive, you receive a badge with your native language and the languages you would like to learn. Place them on your chest with your native language on the right and other languages you are learning on the left. Then go meet people and exchange languages!

What to bring: Pen and Paper and good vibes!

Age Group: 18+

===== FREE BEER AND PIZZA FOR FRIENDLY VOLUNTEERS! =====

We're looking for friendly volunteers who want to help out and welcome newcomers to the group. We provide free beer/drinks and food (pizza wedges etc) and a friendly team of other volunteers to hang out with. If it's your first time at the event, you're welcome to applt - our volunteers are often newcomers too:-)

To find out more about volunteering at our language exchange, please see the link below:

[https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/iv1dqm](https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/iv1dqm)

===== BRING TWO FRIENDS, GET A FREE DRINK! 🍻 =====

Bring two friends who are new to the Language Exchange. Once they've both come along, your next drink is free. Apply for your referral link here:

[https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/n5nacz](https://www.newtomelbourne.org/shorty/n5nacz)

===== Group Rules =====

We pride ourselves on running events where people feel safe and open to making new friends. To protect our group members, we have several rules in place:

1. This is not a dating group\, please do not ask for people's numbers / socials. Contact them via the meetup.com private chat if you want to get in touch.

2. Please do not advertise other groups / events / tours on this page or to this groups attendees during / after events.

3. Please do not advertise products and services (e.g. MLM / mentorship). Please do not ask our attendees to complete surveys.

4. Please do not add people to wechat / whatsapp groups.

By join our group or attending our events, you agree to these rules. If you attend an event and someone is breaking these rules, you can speak to the host if you wish.

===== MENU🍔 =====

The management gave us a special menu with some cheap eats:-)🍟 This section will be updated soon.

===== NEW TO MELBOURNE! =====

This event is run by New to Melbourne! We run fun and affordable event for people mostly between 18-35 including: international students, backpackers and even some locals:-)

To get notifications about upcoming events, click please visit our site here:

[https://www.NewToMelbourne.org](https://www.NewToMelbourne.org)

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