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Regional Meetings

Local Meetings and Worshipping Groups are drawn together in a series of Regional Meetings, which are the basic administrative bodies for Quakers in Australia. Regional Meetings are largely structured along State and Territory lines, although the Northern Territory is combined with South Australia, and Canberra Regional Meeting also covers the southern part of New South Wales. Regional Meetings meet regularly for business purposes and have a number of officers and committees. They are responsible for membership matters, for considering various business subjects of their own and for the whole of Australia, and for raising money. They, too, are guided by our Handbook of Practice and Procedure in Australia.

Quakers and COVID-19

During COVID-19, most Friends around Australia were meeting online. Many Friends are now meeting in person or joining hybrid meetings where some meet in person and others join the same meeting online. You can find more information about how Friends are currently meeting (for worship, for singing, for poetry, for walking, etc.) by visiting the relevant Regional Meeting page below and contact the Clerk to find out what’s happening in your region.

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Canberra & Region Quakers

New South Wales

Armidale Recognised Meeting

1st and 3rd Sundays at 10am

Armidale NSW 2350
Australia
Blue Mountains Local Meeting

Meets 10.15 am each Sunday at Woodford

4 Oakura Avenue
Woodford NSW 2778
Australia

Central Coast Worshipping Group

Meets on 2nd and 4th Sundays at 10am

Kariong Eco Garden, 2 Dandaloo Street
Kariong NSW 2250
Australia

Central West Worshipping Group

Meets 1st and 3rd Sundays 11 am, 2nd Fridays

Portland NSW 2847
Australia

Friends Online Recognised Meeting

Every Sunday at 5.00pm. This meeting meets online by Zoom every week. All are welcome.

NSW Australia
Because it meets online, it does not have a physical address, so is not shown on the map.

Hunter Valley Local Meeting

Every Sunday at 10am

Eastern Star Hall, 23 Valencia Street (corner Villiers Street)
Mayfield NSW 2304
Australia

Kyogle Worshipping Group

2nd & 4th Sundays 10:00 am

Kyogle NSW 2474
Australia

Mid North Coast Worshipping Group

Nambucca Heads to Coffs Harbour area, Northern NSW Meets by arrangement (usually twice monthly) at Repton and Nambucca

Nambucca Heads NSW
Australia

Mullumbimby Worshipping Group

This Worship Group meets every Sunday morning at 10am. All are welcome.

Mullumbimby NSW 2482
Australia

Northern Rivers Local Meeting

Each Sunday 2.30pm

Lismore Church of Christ, 39 Rous Road (Corner of Rous Road and Pleasant Street)
Goonellabah NSW 2480
Australia

Nowra Worshipping Group

Meets for worship on the first Sunday of each month at 2.00pm for one hour. The meeting room is located downstairs at Nowra Library (next to the Art Gallery and opposite Vinnies), accessed via the lane facing Vinnies. There is plenty of parking and easy access, with no steps.

10 Berry Street
Nowra NSW 2533
Australia

Sydney City Local Meeting

Meets Sundays 10:45am

Pilgrim House Community Room 262 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Thirroul Worshipping Group

Meets monthly on 3rd Sundays at 2pm

Thirroul NSW 2515
Australia

Upper Mountains Worshipping Group

Every Thursday at 2pm

Katoomba
NSW 2780
Australia

Wahroonga Local Meeting

Meets weekly on Sundays at 9.30am

59 Boundary Road
Wahroonga NSW 2076
Australia

Queensland

South Australia and Northern Territory

Tasmania

Victoria

Bairnsdale Worshipping Group

12 noon on 3rd Sunday of the month

Bairnsdale Victoria 3875
Australia
(Venue varies)

Ballarat Recognised Meeting

10:30am to 11:30am on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.

Barkly Square 25-39 Barkly Street, Ballarat East Room 103 (enter Barkly Square complex via the side door)
Ballarat Victoria 3350
Australia

Bayside Worship Sharing Group at Pittock’s home

2pm – 4th Tuesday of each month
Is not meeting face-to-face for the time being

Brighton East Victoria 3187
Australia

Bendigo Recognised Meeting

2nd Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm
Is not meeting face-to-face for the time being

Bendigo Victoria 3550
Australia

Castlemaine Worshipping Group

11am, 3rd Sunday of each month

Castlemaine Victoria 3450
Australia
(Venue varies)

Diamond Valley Recognised Meeting

1:30pm – 2nd Saturday & 10:30am 4th Sunday of each month, There are also online Meetings.

2nd Sat – 90 Shaftesbury Avenue
4th Sun – 70 St Andrews Street
St Andrews Victoria 3761
Australia

Friends Eastern Local Meeting

10.30 am Sundays

52 Wadham Parade
Mt Waverley Victoria 3149
Australia

Geelong Worshipping Group

3rd Sunday of each month 10.30am

Geelong Victoria 3220
Australia
(Venue varies)

Gembrook Worshipping Group

1st Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm

Gembrook Victoria 3783
Australia

Melbourne City Local Meeting

10.30am (for 1 hour) every Sunday.  Also meets over the internet using Zoom.

484 William Street
Melbourne Victoria 3003
Australia

Mornington Peninsula Recognised Meeting

2nd Sundays 10:30am

Mornington Victoria 3931
Australia

Northern Suburbs Local Meeting

West Australia