By Ewen McRae
Prepare to be bowled over by Melton’s newest entertainment centre.
Xplosions, a new ten-pin bowling complex in Bakery Square, opened last week. It features 10 lanes of bowling, more than 40 arcade games, pool tables, a bar, a kids’ party space, and has been the dream of Mark Mullins for the past two years.
“It’s been an idea for a while, but we had to find the right space in the area,” Mr Mullins said.
“The biggest complaint I hear from families in the area is that there’s nothing to do for kids, so I don’t think we could have picked a better area for this.
“This building has been empty for four or five years, and it was a mess when we got in here so it’s been a long road to get this all up and running.”
The complex opened on August 28, with students from Melton Specialist School rolling the first balls down the lanes.
Former AFL footballer Matthew Richardson and current players Jack Riewoldt, Clayton Oliver and Tom Liberatore came down to kick off the opening festivities.
“We really want a good family atmosphere with everything we do,” Mr Mullins said.
“We’ve still got space we’re not sure what to do with yet, maybe glow in the dark mini-golf, or laser tag, whatever people think will work. We’ll have a suggestion box and go from there.”
