Craft Groups Sydney

Crafty Creations Group

**Your monthly dose of creativity & community.** Welcome to the Beverly Hills Craft-ernoon! Got a knitting project you can’t seem to finish? Eager to meet other creative people in your corner of Sydney? Or just looking for a welcoming space to relax and make something with your hands? Our community Craft-ernoon is for you. Think of it as a creative hub for everyone—from kids discovering the joy of glitter glue to seniors sharing a lifetime of skills. It’s a relaxed, unstructured afternoon to connect with neighbours of all ages. **What to bring:** * **Your current project:** Whether it’s crochet, sketching, or scrapbooking, bring it along! * **Just yourself!** If you don’t have a project, don't worry. We’d love your help knitting or sewing a "Trauma Teddy" to comfort someone in need. All materials are provided. * **The kids!** We’ll have a station with simpler crafts ready for little hands. **All the nitty-gritty:** * **When:** 2pm on the first Saturday of every month * **Where:** Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 9 Warrawee Place, Beverly Hills (sadly, the one near Hurstville, not LA!). We're in the main hall at the back of the building. * **Cost:** Free! Seriously. We’re happy to provide the space and materials. * **Parking:** Warrawee Place can be tight, so try Tooronga Terrace or Ponyara Road for more spots. **A note from our hosts** Beverly Hills Baptist Church is delighted to host this community gathering. Our goal is simple: to provide a warm, welcoming space for people to connect and create. There are no strings attached, no religious program—just good company and craft. Everyone is welcome, exactly as you are. **Questions or ideas? Get in touch!** Alison: 0414 810 137 \| [alisonleader@gmail.com](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=mailto%3Aalisonleader%40gmail.com) [bhb.org.au](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbhb.org.au%2F)

Crafty Creations Group

**Your monthly dose of creativity & community.** Welcome to the Beverly Hills Craft-ernoon! Got a knitting project you can’t seem to finish? Eager to meet other creative people in your corner of Sydney? Or just looking for a welcoming space to relax and make something with your hands? Our community Craft-ernoon is for you. Think of it as a creative hub for everyone—from kids discovering the joy of glitter glue to seniors sharing a lifetime of skills. It’s a relaxed, unstructured afternoon to connect with neighbours of all ages. **What to bring:** * **Your current project:** Whether it’s crochet, sketching, or scrapbooking, bring it along! * **Just yourself!** If you don’t have a project, don't worry. We’d love your help knitting or sewing a "Trauma Teddy" to comfort someone in need. All materials are provided. * **The kids!** We’ll have a station with simpler crafts ready for little hands. **All the nitty-gritty:** * **When:** 2pm on the first Saturday of every month * **Where:** Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 9 Warrawee Place, Beverly Hills (sadly, the one near Hurstville, not LA!). We're in the main hall at the back of the building. * **Cost:** Free! Seriously. We’re happy to provide the space and materials. * **Parking:** Warrawee Place can be tight, so try Tooronga Terrace or Ponyara Road for more spots. **A note from our hosts** Beverly Hills Baptist Church is delighted to host this community gathering. Our goal is simple: to provide a warm, welcoming space for people to connect and create. There are no strings attached, no religious program—just good company and craft. Everyone is welcome, exactly as you are. **Questions or ideas? Get in touch!** Alison: 0414 810 137 \| [alisonleader@gmail.com](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=mailto%3Aalisonleader%40gmail.com) [bhb.org.au](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbhb.org.au%2F)

Coffee & Collage | The Grounds

#### Coffee & Collage @ The Grounds is a energetic 1-hour self-guided analogue collage experience designed to help you stay off screens, reconnect with your creativity and enjoy some time away from the digital world. **$30 - All materials included** **[Book your spot](https://www.theinspiredwithin.com/shop/p/coffee-collage-thegrounds)** You’ll create in the most instagrammable café in Sydney and spend the session cutting, layering and creating while sipping your favourite brew. The session will be hosted at The Grounds Cafe (indoor area). Please look for the Coffee & Collage sign. **A note about the venue:** The Grounds is a busy café, so expect background chatter and the general buzz of a lively venue. Only 8 spots.

Traffic Light Party Pub Crawl // 4 Parties + 4 Free Drinks + Free Pizza

**Meet new friends and party with the Big Night Out Pub Crawl every Friday & Saturday!** Our legendary pub crawl hosts will take you to 4 venues. You will receive 1 free drink at each venue. Plus, there's free pizza, free party items, discounted drinks, games & prizes, party photos, and more! **Special MEETUP discounted tickets only $25!** Tickets: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994140584168](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994140584168) Promo Code: MEETUP ***How does it work?*** We meet at World Square Bar at 8pm. Our hosts will scan your ticket, give you a wristband and your first drink voucher. Here we'll have our first drink and get to know each other before heading to the next venue. The hosts will give everybody a heads up a few minutes before it's time to leave. We go to each venue as a group. **You must enter with the group to get your drink voucher.** Pizza is served at the 3rd venue. We spend 1 hour at each of the first 3 venues, then at the last venue, we arrive just before 12am, and they're open until 4am so you can stay as late as you'd like! Ticket includes entry to all 4 venues, 4 free drinks (1 per venue), free pizza. There will be games, prizes, photographer, and more! ***Over $80 value!*** Tickets are normally $35 online or $50 for walk ups, which is a huge value, but exclusively for Meetup, save an additional $10 with promo code MEETUP to get all this for only $25! (Plus Eventbrite booking fee) ***\*Must purchase online with the code to get the discount, otherwise it's $50 cash on arrival.*** Don't worry about joining alone. Many people arrive solo and meet new friends! There's a big mix of backpackers, students, and locals. Please ignore if our Meetup RSVPs are low, there's usually 50-150 people every Friday and Saturday! Check out our weekly photos and more on our Instagram & Facebook pages @bnopubcrawl to see for yourself! TripAdvisor Rated #1 Nightlife in Sydney! Sponsored by Fireball! **DRESS CODE:** -No flip flops, singlets, or sportswear. **IMPORTANT:** Australia has very strict drinking laws. Know your limits and pace yourself throughout the night. If a venue denies you entry for showing signs of intoxication, we have no way to override their decision. **TERMS:** -Must be 18+ and have valid ID or passport. Pictures or copies will NOT be accepted. See accepted forms of ID here: [https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/serving-alcohol-responsibly/managing-under-18s/checking-evidence-of-age](https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/serving-alcohol-responsibly/managing-under-18s/checking-evidence-of-age) -RSA laws apply at all times -One included drink per venue -Must enter venue with group to get drink voucher at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th venues. -Venues subject to change -If you feel sick, please stay home. If you show signs of illness, you will not be able to participate.

Su/Real - Analogue Collage Workshop

#### Learn the foundations of surreal collage art, slow down off screens, through a guided experience, a welcoming space, and time to simply be. In this guided and immersive workshop, led by the mixed media collage artist and art director Sue Morais, you’ll have an unique opportunity to explore the world of surreal collage art and learn to find hidden narratives, learning clever and unique collage art composition techniques. As part of the experience, you’ll gain access to a premium, curated library of vintage magazines & books and recycled creative cuts. **All materials included + nibbles** $69 per seat 2 hours

The ULTIMATE Oktoberfest Pub Crawl // 4 Parties + 4 Free Drinks + Free Pizza

**Meet new friends and party with the Big Night Out Pub Crawl every Friday & Saturday!** Our legendary pub crawl hosts will take you to 4 venues. You will receive 1 free drink at each venue. Plus, there's free pizza, free party items, discounted drinks, games & prizes, party photos, and more! **Special MEETUP discounted tickets only $25!** Tickets: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994544057969](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994544057969) Promo Code: MEETUP ***How does it work?*** We meet at World Square Bar at 8pm. Our hosts will scan your ticket, give you a wristband and your first drink voucher. Here we'll have our first drink and get to know each other before heading to the next venue. The hosts will give everybody a heads up a few minutes before it's time to leave. We go to each venue as a group. **You must enter with the group to get your drink voucher.** Pizza is served at the 3rd venue. We spend 1 hour at each of the first 3 venues, then at the last venue, we arrive just before 12am, and they're open until 4am so you can stay as late as you'd like! Ticket includes entry to all 4 venues, 4 free drinks (1 per venue), free pizza. There will be games, prizes, photographer, and more! ***Over $80 value!*** Tickets are normally $35 online or $50 for walk ups, which is a huge value, but exclusively for Meetup, save an additional $10 with promo code MEETUP to get all this for only $25! (Plus Eventbrite booking fee) ***\*Must purchase online with the code to get the discount, otherwise it's $50 cash on arrival.*** Don't worry about joining alone. Many people arrive solo and meet new friends! There's a big mix of backpackers, students, and locals. Please ignore if our Meetup RSVPs are low, there's usually 50-150 people every Friday and Saturday! Check out our weekly photos and more on our Instagram & Facebook pages @bnopubcrawl to see for yourself! TripAdvisor Rated #1 Nightlife in Sydney! Sponsored by Fireball! **DRESS CODE:** -No flip flops, singlets, or sportswear. **IMPORTANT:** Australia has very strict drinking laws. Know your limits and pace yourself throughout the night. If a venue denies you entry for showing signs of intoxication, we have no way to override their decision. **TERMS:** -Must be 18+ and have valid ID or passport. Pictures or copies will NOT be accepted. See accepted forms of ID here: [https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/serving-alcohol-responsibly/managing-under-18s/checking-evidence-of-age](https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/serving-alcohol-responsibly/managing-under-18s/checking-evidence-of-age) -RSA laws apply at all times -One included drink per venue -Must enter venue with group to get drink voucher at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th venues. -Venues subject to change -If you feel sick, please stay home. If you show signs of illness, you will not be able to participate.

Prima

Marrickville Library Cafe lawn, second week of Spring. Get to know each other, talk about what you're currently working on, and bring a draft if you have one.

The Wednesday Social Pub Crawl & Karaoke // 4 Venues + 4 Free Drinks + Free Food

**Whether you're new to Sydney or just expanding your social circle, The Wednesday Social is your ultimate mid-week escape.** This isn't just a random night out, it's a community builder. We pack the first half of the night with interactive social games and casual ice-breakers, followed by a legendary karaoke showdown where every singer is entered to win a $50 bar tab! Then, after the show, it's the FREE after party! Come solo or bring your homies, either way you will be locked into a whole new circle of friends. **Special MEETUP discounted tickets only $15!** Tickets: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1999017802058](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1999017802058) Promo Code: MEETUP ***How does it work?*** We meet at World Square Bar at 8pm. Our hosts will scan your ticket, give you a wristband and your first drink voucher. Here we'll have our first drink and get to know each other before heading to the next venue. The hosts will give everybody a heads up a few minutes before it's time to leave. We go to each venue as a group. **You must enter with the group to get your drink voucher.** Tickets are normally $25 online or $40 for walk ups, which is a huge value, but exclusively for Meetup, save an additional $10 with promo code MEETUP to get all this for only $15! (Plus Eventbrite booking fee) ***\*Must purchase online with the code to get the discounted ticket, otherwise it's $40 on arrival.*** Don't worry about joining alone. That's the whole point... Come solo and leave with new friends! There's a big mix of backpackers, students, and locals. Please ignore if our Meetup RSVPs are low, there's always a big group as we promote on multiple channels! Check out our weekly photos and more on our Instagram & Facebook pages @bnopubcrawl to see for yourself! TripAdvisor Rated #1 Nightlife in Sydney! Sponsored by Fireball! **DRESS CODE:** -No flip flops, singlets, or sportswear. **IMPORTANT:** Australia has very strict drinking laws. Know your limits and pace yourself throughout the night. If a venue denies you entry for showing signs of intoxication, we have no way to override their decision. **TERMS:** * Must be 18+ and have valid ID or passport. Pictures or copies will NOT be accepted. See accepted forms of ID here: [https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/serving-alcohol-responsibly/managing-under-18s/checking-evidence-of-age](https://www.liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au/working-in-the-industry/serving-alcohol-responsibly/managing-under-18s/checking-evidence-of-age) * RSA laws apply at all times * One included drink per venue * Must enter venue with group to get drink voucher at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th venues. * Venues subject to change * If you feel sick, please stay home. If you show signs of illness, you will not be able to participate.

Sydney 🥂 Social Online Dating Night for 40s & 50s Online

**Rescheduled: the updated kickoff time is 8:00 PM on October 4.** Interactive virtual speed dating via Zoom tailored for singles in Sydney. [Claim Now](https://topaz-abab5.theliveround.com/product?productId=655.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Sydney&groupurlname=strings-attached-puppet-makers-social-club&face_v=7.0)

WINTERGARDEN

Lara Meacock/Edgar Anzaldua

Our CCX Sydney September event features two awesome designers and speakers: Lara Meacock from CBA on a AI themed Systems designing back and Edgar Anzaldua Moreno from Compare Club on the complimentary talk You loved your Craft, Now you prompt. Will be applying a $10.00 cover charge to cover Food and drinks and on this occasion will be kindly hosted again by our new friends at Lorikeet. Details below on the venue location (Surry Hills) **IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THIS SESSION!** **An Important detail is that due to gaining entry to Lorikeet we will need any CCX Member planning to attend this session to supply us with their First and Last name in advance of attending.** On this occasion we will not be able to accept Members who do not supply these details. Many thanks CCX Sydney. **About Lara's talk** **Systems designing back - when systems start thinking with us.** AI is rapidly changing how digital products are designed and built - but the most interesting shift isn’t simply that we can work faster. It’s what happens when the systems, rules and decisions designers create can increasingly be interpreted and executed by AI. In this talk, Lara explores the evolving relationship between design systems, AI and the role of the designer. Drawing on real-world experiments in AI-enabled design and delivery, she’ll look at what happens when design systems become more than libraries of components and start acting as the infrastructure AI uses to create. As execution becomes increasingly automated, the designer’s role begins to shift too - away from being the person producing every outcome, and towards defining the systems, constraints, judgement and quality standards that shape what gets produced. **About Lara** Lara Meacock is a Principal Product Designer at Commonwealth Bank, working across product design, systems and emerging AI-enabled ways of working. Across her career, she has worked at the intersection of product, design and technology, helping teams turn complex problems into digital experiences that are useful, intuitive and built to scale. Her practice combines a strong product lens with systems thinking, exploring how the decisions, patterns and foundations behind an experience can enable better outcomes for both customers and the teams building them. More recently, Lara has been exploring what generative AI means for the future of product design: how we design with it, how it changes the way products are created, and how the role of the designer evolves as the systems around us become increasingly capable. **About Edgar's talk** **You Loved Your Craft. Now You Prompt.** You picked design because you loved designing. Now you prompt. More comes back, faster, and it looks fine, so you ship it. Something about that mechanism feels off, and you can't name it. So you sit with that feeling. It isn't nostalgia. Let's talk about what it is. The uncomfortable part is that the better the output gets, the less often you scrutinise it. And something gets lost. Designers weren't the first ones to experience that loss, and we can learn from others. This talk is about how you keep using AI without losing what makes you good at design. It's about getting your mojo back. Ending with something you have that the machine doesn't, besides a heart. **About Edgar** Edgar Anzaldúa-Moreno is a design leader, researcher, and engineer with more than two decades of experience working across technology, product design, strategy, and organisational change. His career has spanned startups, consultancies, and large organisations, including leadership roles at KPMG, Canon, CarsGuide, Compare Club and Sweat. He describes his practice as that of a designgineer — combining research, strategy, design, and engineering to solve complex product and organisational problems. His work includes published research, a US patent, award-winning digital products, and the development of research-led design teams and practices. Edgar is currently exploring how artificial intelligence is changing the nature of design work and leadership. He is writing Leading Design after AI: From Operator to Orchestrator, a book about what happens when AI makes production increasingly cheap, while judgment, critical thinking, and the ability to frame the right problems become more valuable. Therefore don't miss out on this awesome pairing of two creativity and AI themed talks that will certainly asks as many questions of our audience as well as our presenters!

Knitting and Crochet Group

Hey all, This meetup is scheduled every second Sunday from 3 - 5:30pm. The Dove and Olive serves a delicious Sunday Roast lunch with a vegan option and a full pub menu, so we'll reserve a table for 10. So come for Sunday lunch, a drink or both. Please make sure that you change your RSVP if you won't be able to make it. Please communicate with others on this forum and RSVP promptly and honestly so everyone can check whether there will be people attending each scheduled week. Bring your own yarn materials and ideas! Unfortunately we have had to introduce a voluntary $2 per meeting charge to cover the cost of maintaining Meetup as it has fees every 6 months. Thanks all, look forward to seeing you and your current project soon!