thanks chaps.
I tend to plan entry in these situations that gives me maximum options relating to the lowest cloud base.Kallkallo looks like an airspace infrigement waiting to happen!
I cant see any route west of the city for a low cloud base situation, so my thinking was wagga..mangalore ..kilmore.. then sugarloaf reservoir followed by an entry requst from doncaster shops or albert park.
I always put in a flight plan ,so that will help.
I appreciate a higher altitude clearance from further out would be simple, but that plan seems subject to weather variation, and whatever rwy was being used at Melbourne.The last thing i'd want is to be asked by ATC to fly somewhere novel or unkown at the last minute.
It looks like you need a cloud base of 3400 to 3600 ft around kilmore...is that the usual safe level