Best dating sites, socials or ways to meet someone in Melbourne.

Have you heard of the website meetup.com?
A FREE site, no fees as the website makes money from the group organisers. You just need to register with an account from a registered email address.
Here are the groups I found in Melbourne relevant to dating.

- Asian Western Singles Events
- Melbourne Friendly Dating
- FISHBOWL: Dating Sex & Relationship Events for Singles 30+
- Melbourne European Singles Meetup Group 30s & 40s
- Dare-Devil Dating!
- Inner city Single Professional who Enjoys Finer Things 40+
- Melbourne Speed Dating Meet-ups
- Melbourne out and about
- Melbourne Singles Adventure Society 40+
- Melbourne Asian Professionals 28+
- Dating Success for Single Women
- Melbourne Asian Western Singles
- Authentic Attraction: Dating Success for Men and Women
- Single & The City (Melbourne Social)
- Melbourne Art & Culture Lovers
- Amourlife Speed Dating Events Melbourne
- I’m Sick of Online Dating Melbourne
- Singles Events Melbourne
- Melbourne Ballroom Dancing Singles Meetup
- Macedonian Singles 30s
- Singles wine tours: Yarra Valley
- Sunday sessions: 30s singles
- Fun Excursions day or night
- 30s & 40s healthy and active singles
- Datelicious: Workshops and Events
- Spark Speed Dating Melbourne
- Melbourne Social Anxiety Singles 28+
- Melbourne Singles 30s-50s and friends
- Fun Speed Dating Melbourne
- Melbourne Over 45s Singles Cocktail Party
- Novus Singles 50+ Social Group
- Friends of Italy
- Unique VIP Events for 28+
- Melbourne Women Ready for Mr. Right
- Charities Plus for age 50+ singles social fundraising
- Hallam Social Meetup: Dinner every Monday at Positano’s
- FREE Relationship Talks Melbourne
- Melbourne Christian Singles Meetup
- Divorce Support & Social Group
- Melbourne Singles Dating Advice Meetup
- Beautiful Connections Melb..Mastering the Art of Connection
- Discerning Daters
- Melbourne Like Hearted Women Understanding Men
- Melbourne Singles Golf Meetup
- Speed Dating Bayside
- Melbourne Social Group for 50 something Beings (in your 50s)
- SOCIAL Singles 35s to 50s living in South East Melb.
- book-a-date
- Melbourne Singles Getting it Together
- Melbourne Men Wanting More
- 30+ Professional Singles Melbourne
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Juicy Relating for Women
- Melbourne Indian Singles Meetup Group (25 to 35)
- Melbourne Turkish Singles
- Creatives speed dating
- The Singles Game Melbourne
- FLS: Connecting Singles in Real Life through curated events

I heard of this site the other day and though what a fabulous idea to bring together singles that care about similar causes. It matches people based on location, philanthropic interests. You can also join groups based on these interest making plans to volunteer or attend local events.
www.yourcauseormine.com
Popular causes:
- Animal advocacy
- Arts
- Community engagement
- Culture and identity
- DisAbility rights
- Disaster relief
- Education
- Environmental conservation
- Faith and religion
- Family strengthening
- Foods and farming
- Health and wellness
- International development
- LGBTQ
- Military
- Social justice
- Women’s empowerment
- Youth advocacy

OkCupid is a free site but has lots of advertising as this is how the site is profitable. A upgraded membership available know as A-list to enjoy a ad free experience. I like the privacy options available on this site as you could block people if they don’t leave you alone.
- Matching algorithm to find the right people
- International site
- Matching questions (4000 to choose that are important to you)

For vegetarians and the environmentally conscious you might be interested in one of these specific sites. Food is such a huge part of life and even though it is not essential to have a partner also be vegetarian it makes a whole of easier. Likewise if your lifestyle revolves around recycling and sustainability you will be happier with someone that feels the same.
www.veggiematchmakers.com
- Free service
- Messaging
- One to one private chat
- Member notice board
- Social diary

www.planetearthsingles.com.au
- FREE trial membership, option to upgrade
- Australian and New Zealand dedicated site
- Created by environmentalists for environmentalists
- Member profile with in depth essay questions
- Save favourites and make notes
- Receive and respond to instant messages and emails
- Sexual IQ and compatibility test comparing to others
- View the sun, love and passion astrology report for each member
— Indicate interest in members with a wink
- Attend live events

www.ethicalsingles.com
- Worldwide
- Private safe messaging system
- Detailed search options
- Shared values of human rights, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability
- Personal details kept confidentially
- Anonymous messaging service
- Two-way matching
- Value for money

www.DestinedToMeet.com.au
Check out the newest singles dating option for all genders in all locations. With a few simple birth details DTM are able to determine, using a ‘specially developed formula’, who you are attracted to, your personality traits and how you communicate. Matching these qualities is the secret. So no bio necessary!. It's free to join, and when DTM has found you a match or more they create an event and send you an invitation. They have a pre-valentines singles dating event in Melbourne Feb 2017. So don't give up, sign up, you just never know who you are destined to meet!

I think the best way is to join a fitness club or a sports club as there will be like minded people there and will make it east to get a connection going.

Monique Holgye - Property manager - Ray White Ringwood

www.WeClick.com.au

I have gone to a few of their singles events In Melbourne. Pretty well organised and they run a bunch of different themes such as Single Professionals / Single Parents / Fitness / Asian dating etc. I have tried a few different companies and found they all operate with the same formula, the only difference being the clientele. And I noticed We Click tended to have a better caliber of guests.