Caravan Music Club

Frustrated at the lack of quality music venues south of the river, Peter Foley started staging gigs at his Oakleigh home 4 years ago.

In mid 2007 Steve Carr from The Oakleigh Bowling Club (The OBC) approached Peter and asked him if he would be interested in presenting some larger scale gigs at the club.

The monster was born. The gigs were instantly popular with the music starved local community.

Great musicians from all over Australia and beyond were attracted to play at The OBC. Artists such as Mark Seymour, The Black Sorrows, The Pigram Brothers, Mick Thomas and the Sure Thing, Suzannah Espie, Chris Wilson, Anne McCue and international artists like The Hot Club of Cowtown and Eliza Gilkyson. The OBC was renowned for its warm and friendly vibe where artists were treated with respect and actually listened to.

Peter and his group at Caravan Music decided if the gigs were to continue, it must relocate to a venue where the PA equipment and staging were permanent. The Oakleigh/Carnegie RSL presented the perfect opportunity when they removed their poker machines, they were also looking to develop a social music culture. It has a lovely old hall that opens out on to a terrific beer garden.

This is now the home of THE CARAVAN MUSIC CLUB.