Monika's Doggie Rescue is a private registered charity that believes in saving and re-homing as many dogs as they can from the council pounds. For many years Monika Biernacki and a group of volunteers have been rescuing dogs from death row and successfully re-homing them with permanent and loving owners. Many of the dogs they take are small dogs and puppies but they also take as many bigger dogs as they have carers for. They also have a ZERO kill policy which is pretty awesome! ANYWAYYYY........ …

Welcome to Belles & Bubbles! We are a community of like-minded women who want to experience awesome times and incredible friendships while socialising and living up all that Sydney (and the world) has to offer! We're all on a mission to lead the most enriched lives and be the best we can be. What are the benefits of joining 'Belles & Bubbles'? Connect with like-minded 'belles'. Enjoy the best of Sydney through unique and fun events. Make amazing new friendships and enjoy incredible experiences! …

This group is for Singles/ The 'Third Wheel' who is sometimes lost in a midst of their coupled friends & between 21-35 in the Sydney area who wants to meet new people and have heaps of fun... We are all about the people and the friendships we build :) Events will vary from drinks after work, happy hours, dinners, coffees, parties, outdoor fun, movies in the park pub crawls, LIVE MUSIC, Classes, Jugglers... So If you're single, divorced, separated, in a couple, 'it's complicated', outgoing, quiet …

Windows 8 is the single biggest opportunity for developers EVER! Come to a “Wind 8 - Windows Developers in Sydney” to kick-start your Windows 8 development. We aim to create a series of events to discuss the potentials and how to create real business opportunities. Whether you are an experienced .NET developer, or even if you are just getting started, we’d like to spend one morning every two weeks and give a chance to get part of some real Windows 8 development projects! One of our Wind 8 expert …

Who is Singles Mingles? Singles Mingles is for all ages and was formed in June, 2012. Vivienne has a passion in bringing singles together. She has been running and hosting events since 2006 and advertising on Meetup since 2009. She felt that there was a need to run a singles group as people around her wanted to meet other singles. Since June 2012 the group now has over 600 members and the group members have established awesome friendships thanks to Vivienne. Special thanks to our (Co-Hosts) Bryc …

[Note: I started this group after discovering the awesome Writer Together group while living in London. I've copied much of their setup when creating this group for Sydney and I heartily suggest you check them out if you're ever in Ol' London Town] Writing can be difficult and lonely. Sometimes we need to get out and away from our own distractions and excuses. Pubs, cafes and parks are nice but wouldn't it also be good to be part of a group of writers? So let's work quietly together, gently enc …

A Book Club for bookaholics from the Ghetto/Bronx/Hood (yes, us punks and hipsters from the 'under-appreciated' part of town are ready, willing and able to read - don't look so shocked!) with an Incurable Love for Literature (and the like). Preliminary investigations have lead us to conclude that there is a lack of (if any) established institutions/societies/communities/clubs (whatever you want to call it) in the South Western Sydney region where bookaholics can congregate and have meaningful an …

Down in the depths of the Sydney jungle beats a drum calling all the freelance critters together. We’ll meet by the light of the moon, drink fermented beverages and tell tall tales of life on the edge of the freelance jungle in Australia’s biggest city. To be included ‘neath the night sky and talk turkey with the gang, all you need to be is the kind of person who can relate to the following: 1. Your washing doesn’t include much business attire, but you have a sensational set of “work pyjamas”. 2 …

Want to get some exercise into your life? Want to meet awesome people while burning fat? Bingo! you have stepped inside the right door! Whether you are working a 9-5 job everyday or study full time, when you smash that ball into the opposite side of the court, this group will sure allow you to unload some of your daily pressure. Whether you are a newbie to the game or have some experience, come along to our weekly interactive, social, and sweat filled volleyball game!! There's more to us then ju …

We want to bring Magento fans together. If you're a developer, designer, shop owner using Magento, or any other Magento-lover keen to have a friendly drink and chat, please come along! Here's what you need to do to get started: Join our group and add a topic you're interested in chatting about eg. Your most trusted extensions, what Magento should do next etc. Come along to our meetup, have a drink, have a chat and explore the wonderful world of Magento! Each meeting we'll chat about something di …

New Club with beginners, experienced and accomplished runners, all levels, beach running, scenic trails around Manly and the Northern beaches and awesome people ! We meet every morning at 5.30am at Manly surf club for a run along the beach and some strength and core training led by a Personal Trainer. Please contact Joe for more info - joeward_739@hotmail.com or call 0433 819 514

This is the first open group for everyone interested in Public Cloud computing with Microsoft Office 365. Everyone is invited to join the group! Geeks, Business Owners, Cloud Curious, everyone who wants to learn about Office 365 or share his knowledge with other users is more then welcome...the more the better!! Connecting with others means accessing knowledge and creating a network around it. Our intent is to build the first community of Microsoft Office 365 users in Sydney and to become the ce …

Get together for Football and Socceroos lovers. You don't have to go for The Awesome Socceroos, but it helps. Also supporters of A-League and other Football generally. This is more a football viewing group, but we may be joining with the football playing group soon.

We meet up the first Friday of every month. Bring your friends and meet new people, great drink offers and an awesome way to network, date or try out new bars! We visit a different bar each month thanks the The Keystone Group. Come join us and try new cocktails it will be fun!

This is for people who like to get out and about but their circle of friends are just a little bit boring. Id love to be able to plan activities from rock climbing and abseiling to dining in places that are hidden treasures. Anyone who's into fitness and food or just looking to make new friends are welcome here :)

Hello All! If you love snow then you've come to the right place!!! I'm a snow addict but unfortunately none of my friends are. This leads to many long solo trips down to Perisher year after year. So, this year I thought why not invite a few others along for the ride. Together we can have a bit of fun, hit the slopes and complain about how sore we are the next day. My goal for the group is to find a good bunch of people who head down regularly. This way whenever someone is planning a trip they ca …

SQUEEZE verb: "Firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers: "Kate squeezed his hand affectionately" - Google Dictionary Squeeze Business Networking (by 4Networking Australia) is our 50% Social and 50% Business Evening Networking event we hold once a month.  This is our "Open Event" as part of our awesome business breakfasts that we have all across Sydney. We love having new people visit and we are welcoming, open and are all for growing our Community. If you are a Bus …

Sydney Rides is not currently accepting new members. Sydney Rides is for social cyclists - you don't need lycra, but you do need a bike. We do rides that go places you want to go, then find a nice spot to stop and socialise. Where possible, all our rides: - have been recently ridden by the ride leader - follow signposted or designated cycle routes - use safe, low-traffic roads and paths - begin and end at major railway stations - have early exit points (on longer rides) - are mapped and shared f …

Talking about CloudStack, over a few cloudy beers. A Sydney get-together for people using, evaluating or passionate about CloudStack, the open sourced cloud computing donated by Citrix to Apache Foundation. Come talk with peers, colleagues and industry folk about the awesome that is CloudStack.

Interested in CiviCRM, the awesome open source CRM solution aimed at the not-for-profit, civic and community sector? www.civicrm.org This will be a meetup group with meetings for Developers and tech types as well as meetups for users and planners.

The Apache Cassandra Project develops a highly scalable second-generation distributed database, bringing together Dynamo's fully distributed design and Bigtable's ColumnFamily-based data model. The Sydney Apache Cassandra User Group is a highly awesome meetup group, bringing together cool people distributed across Sydney to talk about our favorite NoSQL implementation, Apache Cassandra.

The Catch Up Group For Passionate Personal Development Fanatics If you love learning cool content and meeting amazing people on this awesome journey to ultimate potential then you will LOVE being a member of this group. Foundational Group in Sydney with other Australian Chapters to be Created in the Coming New year. Our events are mix of Free and Low Price fun, social events to hang out with like-minded people. We Have: A Bi-Monthly Social Catch Up Evening which is no content or plugs - just han …