"A group of members has called an extraordinary general meeting for Thursday, writing in an email that the loud and boisterous bohemian behaviour that the club is famous for will now have to be tempered for fear of upsetting a Karen' at the other end of the dining room if women are allowed to lunch. In May 2024, a survey of members to which 183 members responded found just four out of the total 458 members supported the idea of women being admitted as members."
"But others suggested loosening the rules and allowing lady guests to visit for mixed dining. In June, the club revealed those lady guests would be welcomed under a six-month trial, in the context of waning use of the dining room by existing members. Women who could already enter the club for certain events and after 4.30pm would be allowed in for lunches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and for a pre-lunch tipple in the social room."
"In an email addressed to Dear Brother Savage (which is how members address each other), the authors write that there is no sound reason to change the club rules because there is a record number of members and a financial surplus. Our wives no longer will have the comfort of knowing we are at a male-only venue, so long hours spent at the club will no longer be viewed as favourably on the home front, the email says."
Melbourne's men-only Savage Club introduced a six-month trial allowing female guests for lunches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and pre-lunch drinks while keeping some rooms members-only. The trial followed waning use of the dining room and recognition that women already attended certain events and entered after 4.30pm. A May 2024 survey with 183 respondents out of 458 showed only four members supported admitting women as members. A group of members called an extraordinary general meeting and raised concerns that bohemian dining behaviour would need tempering and that wives might view extended club hours less favourably. The Savage Club dates to 1894 and moved to Bank Place in 1923.
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