Carlisle Street has a couple of long-standing legal services worth knowing about. The Legal businesses on the strip include St Kilda Law, a well-established firm with more than 30 years of experience offering personalised advice, and Southside Justice, a free service for people on lower incomes that has been helping the community access justice for over 50 years. Launch Housing is also based here, supporting women experiencing homelessness in Melbourne.

It’s a good reminder that this is a neighbourhood with real depth. The people and organisations here tend to be genuinely embedded in the community, not just passing through. If your legal needs are property-related, the Real Estate agents on the strip are worth a look at the same time.