Lord Mayor's Student Welcome - March 28, 2015

The Couch was host to the Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome presentation on 28 March 2015. This special event celebrates and embraces the diversity which international students bring to Melbourne. Organised by the City of Melbourne and hosted by The Couch, this year the event exceeded all expectations by providing new activities in which all present could participate.

The amazing models and designs from the LMSW Fashion Show

The Welcome Dinner Project - March 19, 2015

The Welcome Dinner Project aims to connect people both new and old to Australia over a pot luck dinner. When The Welcome Dinner Project decided to have their first exchange of foods and cultures in the Melbourne CBD, The Couch was chosen as the perfect location.

The AFC Asian Cup - January 2015

On January 31st, the national Australian soccer team, the Socceroos, won the Asian Cup 2015 in a nail-biting finish against South Korea. Prior to the final in Sydney, games were played all around Australia, and students and volunteers from The Couch were in attendance at lots of the Melbourne games. Helena wrote up our collective experiences as follows.

Thando 'W.Y.B.M' Single Launch - January 23, 2015

When The Couch reopened on January 8th, Gary from the City of Melbourne came in with some tickets for Thando’s single Launch. We'd previously seen Thando at The Couch last year, when she came in to perform for us all at The Hammy.

End of Year Party - December 17, 2014

On Wednesday 17 December 2014, The Couch celebrated its End of The Year Party to mark the end of another enjoyable and fun-filled year! Many new and old Couchers from all parts of the world and cultures came to make the event both a successful and a loud one!

Hope's Craft Class - December 10, 2014

On Wednesday, 10th December, Hope held a special crafts class at The Couch. Jane Pang wrote about her experience.

Six interesting things about making a quiz show for community TV - October 16, 2014

On October 16, Hope and Robin represented The Couch on a pilot show for community TV, MQ by Chai Junction. Filmed at the RMIT Studios, it was a fascinating experience for both those who participated, and those who watched. We also learnt lots of cool stuff, like…