Let's face it, Canadians (aka Canucks) are awesome. The Northern Beaches (NBs) are awesome. Canucks who live in the NBs - you are invited! And never fear: Canuck-lovin' non-Canadians are of course always welcome, 'cuz hey, Canada is big on multiculturalism (and Canadians are so nice and polite dontcha know). Expect a relaxed NB vibe, cool events and stuff to do both indoors and outdoors, meeting fun people, and talking about quintessentially Canadian things: beer, hockey, the weather, hockey, mo …

Like the name says, this group is all about adventures and good times with like-minded people. Could be a hike, could be canyoning, could be a cruise round a few classy bars, or off to some live music or a festival. It'll be sporty, muddy, sociable, a bit of a challenge with a bit of a twist! Something boring to read so us organisers don't go to jail if you roll off a mountain or something: Public Waiver By RSVPing 'Yes' to any events of our group is on the acknowledgement and acceptance of the …

After moving to The Shire and Australia 7 months ago from the UK I'm looking forward to meeting some new friends. If you enjoy sharing a bottle of wine/having a beer and a bit of banter, trying different foods, bowling, sunbathing, walking, kayaking, watching movies - especially funny ones and anything else that's fun then this is the group to join. I'm 29, my sister is 31 and my boyfriend is 33 and we all need to meet some new people and start builidng a social network of like minded fun spirte …

A casual get together for internet developers (from frontend UI/UX right through to hard core backend and infrastructure) where anything goes, and the beer flows like water!

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.

Welcome! We are the Sydney Thirsty Hash House Harriers - the world (in)famous "Drinking Club with a Running Problem". We are a social bunch of folk who have fun and welcome anyone else who would like to join us, be it on a regular basis or just visiting. R*ns every Thursday at 6:30pm and the first Saturday of each month. Visitors are most welcome. Contact us with any questions! More info can be found here:  http://sth3.org/ Join our Facebook group! We usually get 25-40 people at our runs, and no …

We're a bunch of people of all ages, meeting to play Scrabble over a couple of beers (the beer-drinking's optional). The group's grown a lot this year, so is closed to new members for now.

Once a month one core ingredient is prepared in 6 different ways by creative chefs at reknown Efendy Restaurant. Different cooking techniques and recipes are drawn from cuisines around the globe and served to 60 people. 6 Degrees brings like-minded people together to engage and indulge in a unique food experience. Mingle in the casual, stand up environment while sampling and discussing the 6 exotic dishes. At the end of each evening, the group chooses the next core ingredient. In the month leadi …

We are a fun group of young professional American friends of friends mostly between the ages of 25-35ish who have been working and living here around 1-4 years. Most of us are expats on working here on 457 visas while some of us have PR or are on a working holiday. We like to get together and have a good time celebrating all things American and or anything that can be used as an excuse to party. It is always fun meeting others who share something in common that you can talk with about things lik …

"Come meet with other Scrum Users. Gather and discuss how the Scrum framework can be used to to manage and control development work." And maybe drink some beer/wine/coffee/water and have a natter with other people who are interested in Scrum.

IGDA Sydney Meetups bring local developers together to play-test games, give feedback and share tips on working in the games industry. These meetups can be at a gallery, cafe or pub - anywhere with enough power to juice our laptops! Grab a drink and play games at Beer & Pixels! Event suggestions are more than welcome.

Sorry girls, this one is for the lads only. If your newly single and all your old mates are loved up and doing the couple thing. If your new in town and miss the camaraderie of your mates back home. If your idea of the good life is a bucks party every weekend. If you watch movies like "the hangover", "old school", "the watch", etc and it hits a little note within then this is the group for you. No mummies boys, no teetotalers. This group is about getting a group of like minded wild boys together …

Are you producing creative electronic music? Do you want to elevate your DJ sets to the next level? Are you keen to strengthen your promotional network by actually listening to the people making and playing the music? We are Maddock and Will, and we are creating this space as a forum for producers, collaborators, DJs and promoters to come together, share knowledge and skills, set up collaboration sessions, and generally hang out, drink beer, eat pizza, and talk smack about "the scene." ;) The id …

Letter to a friend: I still believe I was on the right track with my Real Wild Church. For example, Lucy realises that when I die, she'll be absolutely on her own. She's joining several meetup groups to meet new people and hopefully form strong and lasting relationships. Presently atheists have two things going for them - atheist societies which deal with atheist politics and serious stuff, and atheist meetup groups which get together for informal discussions and/or a beer in a pub. Better tha …

About Us Startup Wars is a twice monthly meeting between anyone who wants to come to an event and network, share their ideas, have fun and make new friends. The catch is that you are given a week to form groups and develop a new product/app/whatever you want. The Mission Obviously, Rome wasn't built in a day, neither was it built in a week, so we don't expect your next revolutionary idea (keep that to yourself :P ). The main point is to try new things, develop your skills, build up your netwo …

We meet to have fun using design principles from Tim Ferris bestseller "The Four Hour Work-week'. In between meetups, we do things that scare ourselves, stretch our skills, and make our life amazing, this year. Your founding (dis)organizer is Cecilia. I’ve been practicing a “Live anywhere’ and “Only do things that excite you’ life for quite a while, with colorful results. Tim hadn’t written his book when I started out, but lucky for me, his effectiveness principles can be found in Permaculture …

Are you an IT Guy or Gal who helps small businesses with their systems & networks? or, Do you currently have a job in IT, but want to start your own business? We are Small Business IT Consultants and Entrepreneurs who meet to discuss business opportunities and mastermind business ideas. My name is Richard, and over the past 9 years, I've build a remarkable business servicing small businesses all over Australia. The business has provided me with a great income and given me the money and freedom …

WHO is GreenUps for? Our events are for people with an interest / passion / concern for the environment and sustainability. No matter what your profession. GreenUps is about creating connections across a range of different sectors. Whether you work in business, science, education, design, the media, the arts, the law, government, NGO’s, IT, you name it. We’d like to hear over a beer what you’re doing. Or what you think should be happening in Sydney or in your area of work when it comes to sustai …

This is a free monthly group for users of the Joomla content management system. There are hundreds of Joomla users, web designers, web developers and Joomla contributors in Sydney and this group meetup is a chance for them to learn and share their Joomla experiences. This meetup is perfect for newbies, expert Joomla developers, web designers, web managers and anyone wanting to learn more about Joomla. Meetings: The group meets on the second Tuesday of every month except January, from 6pm to 8:3 …

People interested in the Erlang programming language and related technologies - self declared noobs and experienced developers all welcome. Join the discussions at groups.google.com/group/erl-aus - this meetup.com page is just for RSVPs! Come prepared to learn and share all things Erlang. We have beers and pizzas and functions.

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to pimp your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

Join us as we explore the beautiful national parks, coastline and other stunning natural areas in and around sydney. Have a great day out in the great outdoors! Most walks are relaxing and often involve a cafe or pub visit along the way. All walks are graded (by me) in degree of difficultly, and, unless otherwise specified, open for all to attend. Fitness and experience not necessary unless I have graded a walk 'hard' (or worse!). In summer expect walks on the beaches and around the harbour, and …

Want to reconnect with the german language but worried your non-german speaking partner won't be welcome? Want to practise your german whilst making new friends? New in sydney or just want new ideas of places to go? Then you have found the right group! We offer a relaxed social group connected by but not limited by the german language.  Our members consist of mostly german expats, their partners & friends, with a season flow of temporary workers, travellers and house swappers. We offer regu …

Join the discussions at http://groups.google.com/group/clj-syd - this meetup.com page is just for RSVPs! Come prepared to learn and share all things Clojure. We have beers. And pizzas.

A quirky relaxed group that gathers monthly to drink copious amounts of coffee/chai/tea/beer and have interesting conversations on the latest read. We meet on the second or third Tuesday of the month. The books we discuss vary month-to-month and include fiction & non-fiction - memoirs, trashy page-turners, adventure/thriller, philosophy, fantasy, history etc. We ocassionaly mix it up with play readings and events to theatre productions/art exhibitions. So if you're keen to meet up with open-mind …

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 …

Sydney BI Social (SYBIS) group is a new event for the Sydney business intelligence community. Organised by Iman Eftekhari and James Beresford, this event will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The aim of this group is to provide an opportunity for BI professionals to network, share ideas and experiences, have a beer or two, have some fun and make some new friends. The format will be simple: topics will be suggested prior to the event and will be used to initiate discussions. We will tr …

Where the best food, there we are! This group is about meeting new people, having fun, building new friendships, while enjoying eating out the best of eastern and western kitchens. Feel free to choose the next venue. Whether it be Spanish tapas, Belgian beer cafe, Honk Kong yum-cha (with a condition to occupy the table for several hours), Lebanese restaurant, Harbor cruise dining, or barbeque by the beach! Why not suggest a web deal? Options are unlimited as long as the food is good... :-) ** un …