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    I put this in here because, well, I had no idea where to put it. Some questions are about stripping, but not all.

    So...I've just found out that I might have the opportunity to study in Australia next year. The details are murky, but you SW'ers can help a bit with that! (And I would be most grateful )

    Obviously I would want (need) to work part-time while in school. By the time I leave, I'll most likely have enough $ to cover the first year's tuition...but it's a two-year program, and I'll need $ for housing, food, transport, etc.

    What sort of visa should I be looking at obtaining? I know in the UK one can get a student visa which allows up to 20 hours per week of work...does Australia offer something similar? (For reference, I have dual citizenship--US and Italian. Don't know if that affects what sort of visa I could get, or how easy/hard it will be for me to get it.)

    And of course, I would want this "work" to be dancing. How difficult is it to get hired in an AUS club as a house dancer? Is it easier or more difficult for foreign girls? (Ethnically speaking, I'm Romanian, and that's what I present myself as in the club) , but legally speaking, would it be difficult to get hired since I'm not an Australian citizen?

    I will be combing through Club Chat for info on Melbourne clubs, but in general...there are enough clubs in Melbourne where one can feasibly make a decent living, right? (I've got to admit I'm surprised at some of the $ figures quoted by some Aussie girls on here...prostitution is legal, yet men are still flocking to SC's?) And one girl that I know of who danced in Australia said that none of the clubs had poles or stages...True or no? (That would be a little disappointing, since I'm used to getting everyone's attention with flashy pole tricks )

    Argh. Sorry this ended up being so long! But really, if anyone here can give me any information about any of these things, I will be your willing love slave forever. (Tips on good, informative online sites for more information on student/work visas and/or dancing would also earn you my love-slave-ism.)

    Before last week I never really considered living/working in Australia, but then this opportunity came up and got me all excited. Now I just have to see if it's even feasible before I end up getting worked up over nothing.

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    You will get a student visa once you have a letter of approval from the university; there should be an office for international students at your uni that will help you with arranging it. Once you're in Australia, you'll go to the DIMIA (immigration) office and get a revised student visa with work rights. This will allow you to work up to 20 hours a week while classes are in session, and as much as you want between semesters.

    Here's DIMIA online, the Department of Immigration, Multicultural, and Indigenous Affairs:


    I did a two-year Master's degree in Australia and I'm an American citizen, so I can help you with more questions if you have any. I didn't dance there; that was back when I was a religious housewife and thought strippers were all coked-out hookers.

    I lived near Brisbane but I've been to Melbourne. It's a LOVELY city - gorgeous weather (four distinct seasons, chilly winters, warm summers, nice peaceful rains) and the best restaurants in Australia. It's Australia's most cosmopolitan, worldly city. You'll love it!

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    Default Re: questions about Melbourne (Australia)

    And one girl that I know of who danced in Australia said that none of the clubs had poles or stages...True or no?
    VERY UNTRUE! Where the hell did that chick dance at ? Every single f-ing club I have ever danced within has had one pole and a stage even if it is a basic stage. She might be speaking about "table dancing" where there aren't any poles and it isn't a stage per-say.............that happens in Melbourne yet the STAGES in Melbourne DEFINATELY have poles

    This site is your best resource for SC information.

    I'm busy today. I'll answer the rest (if other Melb girls do not get in before me) later.


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    I am from Melbourne. I can't help you with the VISA thing - I have no idea.

    I do know that Melbourne clubs will hire travelling dancers. My club centrefoldlounge currently has 3 dancers from Sweden, about 3 or 4 from the UK and one from Finland. We recently had a Canadian dancer too.

    Melbourne clubs do have tabletop pole dancing. Clubs in Melbourne that are considered strip clubs but do not have table dancing are really fronts for brothels. There are a few and they basically are run like a brothel where the girls are introduced to the customers and then they go into a locked room with the customer.

    You should only consider working at King Street clubs.
    I will give you a list of the big and good ones:

    Bar20:
    www.bar20.com.au

    Centrefoldlounge:
    22 King St Melbourne
    www.centrefoldlounge.com.au

    The Mens Gallery
    www.mensgallery.com.au

    Goldfingers:
    www.goldfingers.com.au

    SpearmintRhino:
    www.spearmintrhino.com (only has an international website but it lists the address)

    All of these clubs are in walking distance from eachother. Bar20 is a few doors down from centrefoldlounge and centrefoldlounge is 2 doors down from spearmint rhino.

    As for what you said about decent earnings? Yes the earnings in Melbourne at the King St clubs are up there.
    Not all men want sex. There is a brothel around the corner for the men who do. I think most customers who come to these sort of strip clubs (in Melbourne there is no touching except at Kittens strip club) are typically not the type of man who wants sex or headjobs etc.
    I have never been asked for any extras at my club. They are just men who appreciate the company of hot naked women.
    Brothels and prostitution still carry a stigma and many men would rather do something more socially acceptable such as visit a classy strip club.
    That's just my 2 cents though.

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    Thank you!

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    Default Re: questions about Melbourne (Australia)

    Yes, get the student visa.. you can work 20 hours on it and that's more than enough.


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