Community Groups Sydney

Hacktoberfest Meetup Sydney x Code For Sydney

This month, we are running an interactive 🕵️ **Cybersecurity Capture The Flag (CTF)** competition! Your mission: Discover bots communicating over a virtual MQTT network, intercept and decode their encrypted messages, and interact with the final bot to claim victory. * Tech Stack: You can use any programming language supported by MQTT. * AI Tooling: AI assistance (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot) is encouraged to help you solve challenges along the way! ⚠️ **IMPORTANT: REGISTRATION LINK** We have teamed up with **Major League Hacking** as part of **Hacktoberfest** for the month of October! 👉 **Please register on the MLH page instead of Meetup:** **[Register Here on MLH](https://events.mlh.com/events/15037-code-for-sydney-hacktoberfest-2026) and on MeetUp** **🚨 THIS ALSO MEANS THERE WILL BE FREE SWAG FOR ALL ATTENDEES!! 🚨** ⏰ **Schedule** * **10:15 \- 10:30 \|** Housekeeping & Setup * **10:30 \- 11:00 \|** Cryptography Introduction * **11:00 \- 12:00 \|** Hacking (Phase 1) * **12:00 \- 12:30 \|** Lunch & Pizza 🍕 * **12:30 \- 14:00 \|** Hacking (Phase 2) & Wrap-Up 💻 **What to Bring & Prerequisites** * A fully charged **laptop** with Wi-Fi capability. * Basic programming knowledge (or familiarity using AI tools to assist with coding). 📸 **Media Consent** By attending this event, you consent to being photographed and recorded on video for future marketing and promotional purposes. If you have any concerns or prefer not to be filmed, please inform the organizers upon arrival. 💬 **Community & Chat** Join the conversation before and after the event on our **Discord** server: 👉 **[Join the Discord](https://discord.gg/wPmp25Xnm5)**

🇦🇺キャリアミートアップ🇯🇵

🇯🇵🇦🇺JAIT × NIPPON NIGHT オーストラリアでの「今」を、次のキャリアへ。 今回Nippon Nightは、JAITとのキャリアミートアップを開催します！ オーストラリアでの留学、ワーホリ、仕事、生活。 ここで得た経験を、これからのキャリアにどう活かしていくのか。 「オーストラリアでこのまま働きたい」 「日本に帰国した後のキャリアを考えたい」 「転職を考えている」 「海外経験をどう強みに変えればいいか分からない」 そんな方にぜひ参加していただきたいイベントです。 🎤 Guest Speaker 楠本 岳（Takeshi Kusumoto）さん CAREER MEISTER Founder & Director オーストラリアの人材業界で15年以上の経験を持つ楠本さんをゲストに迎え、実際の採用現場で評価される経験・スキルや、海外経験を次のキャリアにつなげる方法についてお話しいただきます。 公式サイトはこちらから！ https://jait.com.au/jait-nippon-night-2026/ 公式サイト内で、参加申し込みもできます。 当日はキャリアトークだけでなく、 💬 リアルタイムQ&A 🤝 参加者同士の交流・Networking も予定しています！ 📅 2026年10月15日（木） ⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 World Square Bar, Sydney オンライン参加も可能 🎟 参加無料 🇯🇵 日本語開催 👥 100名限定 シドニーでの経験を、ただの「海外経験」で終わらせない。 次のキャリアへつなげるきっかけを、一緒に見つけませんか？ 🎟 参加申込はこちら https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctpE-c3wkIW_hjUXNLbmE-NNpM_Xs5Wocf10PirxSUA5W0Vg/viewform?usp=publish-editor ※参加費無料／申込締切 10月14日

🎃 Halloween Meetup 👻 200+ people at every event!!

🎃 HALLOWEEN MEETUP! 👻 🇯🇵Nippon Night × FLOW🇰🇷 are teaming up once again for Sydney's biggest Halloween Meetup! 🤝 Put on your favourite costume, make new friends, enjoy language exchanges!! Everyone is welcome🌏 🗓️ Friday, October 30th
📍 Scruffy Murphys Irish Bar
🕕 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM * 1st Floor: Meetup Only * Basement: Meetup + Club Instagram: @nipponnightevents 🎟️ Grab your tickets via the link in our bio!
Don't miss out on our discount tickets!!

Harbour After Dark

**Harbour After Dark 🌆** **Where meaningful conversations, genuine connection, and new friendships begin.** Step into a different kind of Friday night. Harbour After Dark brings together professionals, business owners and people who are intentional about creating a full and meaningful life. It is for those who value genuine conversation, authentic connection and spending time with others who are also looking to build enriching relationships and a strong sense of community. In a world of Zoom calls, remote work, endless scrolling and busy schedules, many of us are craving something more human. A chance to step away from the screens. To unwind after the week. To meet new people naturally. To enjoy conversations that feel easy, genuine and energising. As life becomes busier, it is easy to realise that while we know plenty of people, we do not always have a community where we can simply show up, relax and enjoy being ourselves. Harbour After Dark was created to be that place. A place where familiar faces become friends, new conversations happen naturally and connection grows over time. Over the past few years, Harbour After Dark has grown into a well-established monthly gathering where people come to expand their social circles, reconnect with familiar faces and meet new people in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Many of our guests have been attending for years and often bring friends along, while new faces join every month, making it easy to feel welcome whether it is your first event or your tenth. Whether you come on your own or with a friend, you will be welcomed into a relaxed and friendly environment where meaningful conversations happen naturally. There is no pressure to network or impress anyone. Just an opportunity to enjoy the company of good people and finish the week surrounded by genuine connection. **Event Details** 📅 **Friday 6 November** 🕡 **6:30 pm to 9:30 pm** 📍**Novotel Darling Square Hotel** 17 Little Pier St, Darling Harbour NSW 2000 **Dress Code** We encourage you to make an effort and dress with confidence. Think stylish, polished and relaxed rather than formal. **Food and Drinks** A selection of shared platters will be provided throughout the evening and is included in your ticket. Additional food and beverages, including cocktails, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks, will be available to purchase from the bar. **Reserve Your Ticket** https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2002782464264?aff=oddtdtcreator You can reserve your ticket in advance through Eventbrite. **Our Community** Harbour After Dark has never been about hosting just another social event. It was created to build a community where people feel welcome, conversations happen naturally and genuine friendships have the opportunity to grow. Kindness, respect and inclusiveness are at the heart of every event, and we ask all guests to contribute to the warm and welcoming atmosphere that makes Harbour After Dark so special. Photography and videography may take place during the evening for use across our website, social media and promotional material. By attending, you acknowledge and consent to this. If you would prefer not to appear in photos or videos, this event may not be the right fit for you. I look forward to welcoming you. **Cristina Davy**

Hang Out Club @ KC's Bar, Crows Nest

Let’s catch up at KC's Bar in Crows Nest for our monthly event. KC’s Bar in Crows Nest is a lively music and sports bar known for its neon-lit atmosphere, live music, and big-screen sport. The venue blends Southern-style pub food, cocktails, and a strong whisky selection with a fun, social vibe. Join us to meet new people and grow your social circle. Please ensure you **make a booking via the ticket link** so that I can manage numbers with the venue. You can contact me (Rudi) @ 0450 649 377 on the day if you can't find us. There should be signage on out tables or area. Kids are welcome to attend in the company of an adult.

Clear Colour collective Sober dance party

## Welcome to Clear Colour Collective Step into a supportive, sober space where music, art, movement and connection come together. Clear Colour Collective is a dance experience created for the FLINTA community a place to move freely, express yourself, and reconnect with your body without the pressures of alcohol, drugs or judgement. Dance is more than movement. It's a chance to let go of the week, release stress, build confidence, and experience the joy of being fully present. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just curious, you're invited exactly as you are. **✨ Arrive from 6:45 PM** Take your time to settle in, connect with others, and ease into the space. **🪩 Dance begins at 7:00 PM** Enjoy a **90-minute guided DJ journey**, moving through different energies and emotions in a safe, welcoming environment. **💛 Connect & Reflect** The final **30 minutes** is a gentle wind-down to connect with others, journal, draw, reflect, or simply relax with music. There's no pressure to talk, just space to be. Tickets via humanitix.com https://events.humanitix.com/clear-colour-collective-sober-dance-h4fsgvug/tickets ### Our Community Values 🚫 No alcohol. No drugs. No judgement. No abusive behaviour. ✨ A respectful, supportive, chat-free dance floor. Listen to your body, rest whenever you need, and stay hydrated. Come with an open mind, leave feeling lighter, connected, and empowered. Come as you are. Move how you feel. Find your colour. Welcome to **Clear Colour Collective**.

Community of Practice 🗣️ - Human Hearted Sydney 🌻

Join our monthly Community of Practice (COP) where we discuss the ideas of Human Heartedness: a secular approach to life that promotes empathy and social connection based on cultivating our human social potential. Each meeting we discuss these concepts and how they can help us in practical ways to live better, happier, and more fulfilling lives. The meeting is followed by an optional lunch together nearby. This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and find your local community! ⏰ **When:** Sunday October 11th at 11:00am 📍 **Where:** Darling Square Library, Level 1 - Ideas Space 2 (see directions) 🎟️ **Cost:** Free 🧑‍🦱 **Who should come:** anyone looking to meet new people and build connections with like-minded Sydneysiders. We’re queer-friendly and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds :) **About Human Heartedness:** The modern world’s focus on competition and materialism makes it easy to feel isolated and overwhelmed. The collapse of traditional sources of meaning like religion and local community intensify this so that we’re often left with a lack of meaning and purpose. We can try to fill the void with money and success—or to numb it with drugs and technology— but nothing seems to work. Human heartedness reminds us that the path to living well doesn’t come from money and power, but from building on the best in our own human hearts. Our human social potential. It points to a better way: to build in-person communities that build on our innate social potential and inherent value as humans. By building good relationships and social connections, we can live a more fruitful and fulfilling life (and help others to do the same). We can move from struggling alone to flourishing together. Following the human hearted way offers a secular, inclusive, forward looking solution to the meaning crisis of our times. [Learn more about Human Heartedness and our other events here!](https://linktr.ee/humanheartedsydney) **About the Community of Practice (COP):** Our human hearted community of practice (COP) offers a friendly welcoming environment in which we support and encourage each other to live more human hearted lives. Our goal is to build a community that supports us all to live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. We welcome you to join us in exploring together how to live better lives. *Human Hearted Sydney is sponsored by Humanists Australia which kindly funds our activities and keeps events like this free. Consider donating to Humanists Australia to show your support for community-building in Sydney and beyond. All our events are governed by [Humanist Australia's Code of Conduct](https://bit.ly/ha-conduct-pdf).*

Sydney Claude Community: From Beginners to Builders

Welcome to the Sydney Claude Community! Whether you are completely new to artificial intelligence or a seasoned developer looking to architect enterprise solutions, this meetup is your space to learn, share, and grow. AI is moving fast, and navigating it alone can be overwhelming. We’ve broadened the scope of this group to support everyone in our local community who wants to understand and leverage AI—specifically Anthropic’s Claude—no matter where you are on your journey. **What to Expect:** Grab a coffee and join us for relaxed, open discussions broken down into three main areas of focus: •⁠ ⁠The AI Explorers (Beginners): For those who don't know much about AI yet but are eager to explore, ask questions, and get hands-on experience in a welcoming environment. •⁠ ⁠The Professionals (Intermediate): For those who understand the basics of AI but want practical advice on how to implement it to help their teams, automate workflows, or support their companies. •⁠ ⁠The Builders (Advanced): For developers and consultants willing to dive deep, study AI architecture, and prepare for the official Anthropic certification exams. **Why Join Us?** As AI evolves, getting the right guidance is crucial. One of our co-organizers is an official Anthropic Partner and a newly Certified Claude Code Architect Professional. We are here to support the community, provide mentorship, share real-world use cases, and help you navigate the certification pathways. Come along to network, share your ideas, and learn how to make AI work for you! **About the Organizers & Partners** •⁠ ⁠Code Sydney (https://code.sydney/) •⁠ ⁠Community Partner: Seiment (https://seiment.com/)

Tech Table - Launch Potluck!

Tech Table, our lunch club for tech workers, is launching next week! To celebrate, we are hosting a potluck at an incredible hacker house in Drummoyne, so expect to meet like minded people, have a yarn over some lunch and house music, and learn how our club creates a space for new opportunities to arise!

Bankstown Support Group

Overcoming the fear of public speaking

PMI Sydney Toastmasters next meeting is all about overcoming fear. One of the greatest fear known to humans is public speaking. Come along to hear about some techniques for overcoming fear, hear how mentoring can improve your fear of public speaking and give you confidence At the moment our meetings are on zoom. You can contact us at the following address. The zoom details are available when you sign up to the meeting. For further information contact us at the following https://www.pmisydneytoastmasters.org/Contact.html or contact@pmisydneytoastmasters.org. Visiting the club for the first time is free of charge. Club officers are happy to support and provide detailed information should the visitor is interested to be the member of the club going forward.

Greenups Spring. In The Garden

For the Spring event we’re doing green drinks old-school style. Join us, [Greenups](https://greenups.au/), [Regen Sydney](https://www.regen.sydney/) and the [Pocket City Farms](https://www.pocketcityfarms.com.au/) crews, in the garden (the beer garden & the veggie patch), with the sun on our backs, dirt under the nails, beer in hand, for some casual, low-key, easy 'spring in the air' vibes. Spring is the time to prepare the soil, plant seeds, and tend to the young crops. So let’s get outside, reconnect, tend, nurture ourselves, find strength, and just have some fun! **Why** A lot of people in the broader Greenups community have had their shoulder to the wheel for years now - working on climate, nature, cities, food, energy and systems change - many, now experts in their fields. And a common refrain lately: “It’s hard.”... Frankly, many of the things we’ve fought for are not going the way we’d hoped, and we're all feeling the pressure. ...so it's often followed by “I’m exhausted.” So spring feels like a good moment as any to call a small time-out, to stop and smell the natives. **What to expect** In the spirit of the early Greenups: let’s just turn up, meet some good people, have a drink, swap ideas and see what grows. Old faces, new connections, good music, tasty food, feet on the ground, fun in the sun. And we'll have some facilitated networking activities to help break the ice - for those that want to. Zero “sage on a stage” vibes. Daylight saving will have just started. It’s the last week of the school holidays. It's a kid-friendly venue, and kids eat free at Camperdown Commons on Wednesdays! \* **Who** Pocket City Farms will show us around the farm, including a garden tour, and bring us up to date on their journey so far, and where to next. We’re inviting some of our Regen Sydney and Community Garden friends along too, with hopefully another special guest to announce soon. \* No, this not only for families, not at all. This will be a regular Greenups for grownups, but at a venue that is well suited to kids. So if you want to bring your 'young crops', please do!