Perry and I went to the record player fixing place and the rug wash place yesterday. The rug wash place is in North Coburg and a few minutes' drive further north is where Back Creek hits Merri Creek. But there are factories all around, almost completely backing up to the creek valley edge, but with a little bit of open space where people have put in unofficial tables and benches, like this:
and this:
Also these two nicely placed chairs:
More unofficial benches - this is out the back of someone's house.
This too:
Then we hung out at the creek, which was really nice.