Are you interested in meditation and are looking for a meditation group? Then join us for our free meditation workshops. We run these workshops on a monthly basis. If you decide you like this meditation and wish to continue with it we will help you join an existing group in your area or start up your own group.  This meditation is usually done between one and three times a week. We all are volunteers and there is no memberships or charges involved, except if you wish to make a coin donation towa …

Do you love Australia and want to see more of it? This group is for all those travel lovers that prefer travel buddies and groups to explore with. If you are single or solo, this group is for you. What kind of solo traveller are you? You may be a solo traveller who prefers to have your own private accommodations, but enjoys travelling in the company of friends or familiar faces. You may be a solo traveller looking to find new friends and is interested in a roommate for your travels. You may be a …

Most Monday nights ... PRODOS Film Study Group screens and studies: Documentary films, movies, video lectures/debates/seminars dedicated to the study and promotion of free market principles, individual rights, the history of ideas, the life and work of creative heroes. Favorite thinkers include: Ayn Rand Ludwig von Mises Frederic Bastiat Thomas Jefferson Adam Smith John Locke Aristotle Most Friday nights ... We alternate between the Teddy Bobo Film Club and the Smart Girls Film Club. Teddy B …

How do you connect with other single 28+ (Plus) somethings? Where are we all hiding? Are we hanging out with the same circle of friends at bbqs? Or going out with our mates to a sporting event? Or frequenting the gym to run a few kms with ipods in our ears? We are a unique bunch - successful, enthusiastic, the world is our oyster! But I often hear the same complaint from many friends. They just don't have the opportunity to meet new people outside their current circle of friends. So Here is the …

This is a fun, friendly social group for active, energetic, young-at-heart people from all over Melbourne with a happy, positive mind set and an outgoing nature! This group is perfect for happy positive couples as well as singles.  Joining age is open from 21 years old and up.  Currently our membership has an age range of mid 20's to mid 70's and our most active members appear to be in the 35-65 age group.  Also our activities seem to be mostly based in the East to South East with occasional CBD …

We are the Melbourne Girl Geek Dinners! We are a chapter of Girl Geek Dinners which was founded in 2005 in London. Girl Geek Dinners is non-profit and we organise dinners, workshops and field trips. We have over 400 members interested in technology, the internet, craft, code, design, communication, social media, marketing and more! Most of our events are free as we try to find sponsors to help us pay for food and drinks. Inspire9 have been hosting us and allowing us to use their space for ages n …

General info: Most of the other walking and hiking groups here on Meetup are based out the other side of Melbourne. It is time we had our own group out on the BEST side of town! So here we are - the Let's Go For a Hike! Easy Walks in North-West Melbourne group. This group is for anyone of any age or sex who simply likes to enjoy nature, and escape the rat race for a peaceful, enjoyable and sociable walk in the fresh air exploring Melbourne's beautiful and best kept nature secrets. How does a one …

Welcome to Melbourne Zen Centre (MZC)! MZC runs regular Zazen (Zen meditation) meetings for people from all walks of life. Whether you are new to Zen practice, or have had some prior experience, please feel free to come and sit. Consistent with Zen, MZC follows a clear and simple form of practice rather than expounding ideas or belief systems. Regardless of what may bring you to Zen, Zazen is itself a practice of letting go. While there is now an extensive body of research that regular meditati …

KMLF – Melbourne Knowledge Management Leadership Forum The KMLF is a face-to-face education and networking forum, run by KM practitioners for KM practitioners. Meetings are usually held at least once per month in the central business district in Melbourne, Australia. Membership is free, and attendance at meetings usually requires a small donation to cover drinks and nibbles. Get to this MeetUp site quickly at http://melbournekmlf.org/! At KMLF meetings, members can participate in addressing and …

Single Parents Group based in Melbourne. Single Parents Out and About is a small friendly and fun community for and run by single parents who want to meet and socialise with other like-minded single mums or dads and their kids. Single Parents Out and About is all about creating child-friendly social activities to bring single parents and their children together to have fun and participate in a relaxed atmosphere. Members can organise and host meetups of their own or simply turn up and and enjoy …

This group is an inclusive, volunteer-driven, non-profit, vendor-neutral, unbiased and sales-pitch free community of those interesting in the IBM Information Server toolset.  We sustain the group through community interest and participation. If you profile, map, extract, transform, load, slice, secure or archive data with IBM's Information Server tools (or run a team who does), this is your best meetup group in Melbourne. As a pair of information management mavens, we've founded this group becau …

I know lots of people like going to see magicians, jugglers, ventriloquists ... that sort of thing ... There are lots of performers in Melbourne, but often we don't find out about about shows until it's too late. Or we don't know who else would be interested. Feel free to post ideas in this group if you'd like to go to particular show and want to encourage others to join you, or even if you're running a show yourself!

Are you looking for more FUN in your life? Why not join our Melbourne Social Club Events Meetup Group? This Meetup Group will list monthly social drinks nights in Melbourne as well as other fun social events in the Melbourne CBD area. These events are open for anyone to attend within the Meetup Group. These events are sponsored by the Melbourne Social Club (Fun, Food and Friendship) which has been running for 10 years which is organising the meeting place and also various drinks or food offers a …

Do you enjoy eating out? Do you hate eating out on your own? Would you prefer to be eating out with a small group of other likeminded individuals? If the answer to the above questions is yes, then you've come to the right place. Welcome to dining with a difference. I've created this group as I like the above. So what is the plan? Starting once a month, I will run a restaurant night. Unlike other such groups on Meetup, the number of attendees will be kept low so that everyone gets a chance to tal …

Gay Women in Melbourne Welcome to our group!  Originally known as Melbourne Rainbow Grrls, this group was taken over in June 2013 but retains similar features, rules, and objectives.  It is hoped that members of this group can meet like minded women and make lasting friendships through a myriad of events being run by this group, both in restaurants or bars and at other locations. Gay Women in Melbourne remains as a private meetup group - only people in the group can see what comments and photos …

Linux Users of Victoria is one of Australia's largest GNU/Linux, free software and open source user groups. We conduct two regular events in Melbourne each month. On the first Tuesday of the month LUV runs technical lectures at Trinity College in Parkville, close to Melbourne's CBD and at VPAC's Training Room on the third Saturday of the month, LUV run a hands on workshop, addressing the issues of the users who turn up. The workshops have a "beginners" level talk, whereas the technical lectures …

Lakoda and Kassandra Robideau of Wind Warriors - Native American Handcrafts & Herbs welcome you!! Lakoda Ogichidaa Robideau is traditional Anishinabe/Dakota Native American who moved to Australia in December 2009 to marry his Australian wife Kassandra. With their marraige, not only did they create a family of their own, but they created Wind Warriors - Native American Handcrafts & Herbs which began very humbly as an authentic Handcrafts & Herbs business, however, over time the existance of Wind …

****PLEASE NOTE****** I am currently not admitting new members as we are full. I started this book club at the beginning of 2011 as I couldn't find a book group in the Western suburbs that interested me. The group meets on the last Monday of every month.   We decide on books every 6 months or so by members putting forward books and then voting on which ones we will read.  Meetings are held around the Footscray, Yarraville or Williamstown area and suggestions for meetup locations are welcome!  We …

EarthSong Reclaiming Community is a growing community of Pagans and Witches who come together in many creative ways – one of these being an annual gathering called WitchCamp. WitchCamps are intensives that focus on the teaching of magical skills, community building and ritual. Together we celebrate the sacred mysteries and practice magic and ritual in the Reclaiming Tradition. But its not all about WitchCamp, Melbourne Reclaiming Community also run public rituals for each of the Sabbats. Rituals …

Are you unsatisfied with your current weight? Is your work/study/life schedule so hectic that attending any regular health or fitness appointments is difficult? Have you tried dieting or exercise and not succeeded? Could you do with some support? Then this club is for you! Let me start by saying I am not a health or fitness expert, I’m an everyday person on a weight loss journey, just like you! I consider myself a bit of a diet connoisseur, I’ve done Jenny Craig, Lite n Easy, Tony Ferguson, Herb …

Why this group exists? My vision is to inspire and teach women to connect authentically with their true essence, empowering them to realise their purpose, power and potential and re-awaken the Goddess within. After spending years as a Lingerie Stylist, Events & Relationship Manager, and now as Transformative Coach, Intuitive Healer & Trainer and Good Friend to many many (beautiful, successful, smart, sexy, gifted, talented) women....it absolutely amazes me how many I have met who (secretly) fee …

Craft Like Crazy is a craft school that gets together regularly to get their craft on, chat, giggle, teach, learn, share and get inspired. Dozens of forms of crafts are taught, explored, and shared! Membership is completely free, and, as a member, you'll always know about brand new workshops, craft friendship group catch-ups, and market meanders. Classes running in 2013 include: - Candle Making - Soap making - Jam Making (Canning & Preserving) - Paper Making - DIY Natural Hair Care & Facial …

Pushclub is an informal gathering of people from all styles and backgrounds, who want to practice and share push hands in a friendly and non-competitive environment. It started when I was living in France and attending an annual Tai Chi camp ("Rencontres Jasnieres") where different teachers from all over the world would come and run 2h workshops in the morning. In the afternoons, everyone (or most) would gather together and share push hands, swapping partner every ten minutes. Here's a photo of …

Merry Meet and Welcome to the Grove. This group has been formed to unite hedge wytches in and around Melbourne. "We are wytches that wish to share in our love and passion for the wisecraft." Our group runs on a number of levels. There is no hierarchy, or titles within our structure. We are not a coven and we do not initiate members. What we do is supply a space where we meet as equals and share our knowledge and experience in a safe and supportive environment. We welcome those who are part o …

Hi and welcome to the InternetPreneur meet-up! This meet-up is for people of all ages starting an internet business. There are plenty of start-up groups out there but this group is mainly for those starting an online business who has built or still building their website. Running a business is fun and rewarding but loaded with challenges. We need some outlet to socialise, have a chat and exhange ideas with other online business start-ups. The purpose of this group is to meet with like minded peo …

Workshop - If you are a songwriter wanting to achieve success with your song, you can meet with ASCAP affiliated music publisher and award winning songwriter Jacques M. Gentil for the next coming workshop session for critique of members songs in the making. - In 2013 we will be having 2 types of meetings. 1. A workshop on a weekend presented by award winning songwriter and ASCAP affiliate music publisher Jacques M. Gentil. Beginners & developing songwriters can meet with Jacques who will also ru …

This group is mainly for men (though women are welcome) who want to improve their skills with meeting and attracting women. The Natural Lifestyles runs seminars on a huge range of topics designed to unleash your masculine power and attract the women of your dreams. We are based in Melbourne where we run the majority of our programs but also teach in Europe, UK and the US. If you want to super charge your love life, come join us for lots of special offers, free seminars and awesome info on dati …

DWARF is a group of roleplaying, wargaming and board/card playing people who get together every Sunday* to play roleplaying games and miniature wargaming scenarios. We are a committee run organization, so all profits are returned to the members. Our committee and members also organize DWARFCON, our annual wargaming and roleplaying convention. Facilities provided at the club are - an on site canteen stocking snack foods and drinks, a library of roleplaying, wargaming and assorted general gaming b …