Hi Albert,
IIS really is a virtual astro club.
Keep a lookout here for posts by Alex - Mental4Astro. He regularly posts news of an astro get-together at Randwick, or at Katoomba airfield (eg 30th of this month), in the Blue Mountains.
I think he is shaping as a real threat to the supremacy of IIS
They are really good gatherings where you would not even need your own personal scope, no problem.
Alex is currently sorting a few issues with legal liabilities (if any) but when that is all collimated I think it will be full steam ahead.
Cheers