G'day Rat,
to IIS!
The outskirts of Sydney has a few places. You will often find current sessions listed in the
Star Parties and Community Events forum.
To the North you have The Pony Club at Mangrove Mountain. To the west is Katoomba Airfield. These two sites are very popular with IIS folk around Sydney. Both these sites are SAFE, comfortable and jovial places.
You also have the sites run by the various
Clubs and Societies. They are very welcoming of newcomers too.
Within Sydney there are also the various clubs, but occasionally there are other sessions listed in the Star Parties forum. Randwick Girls' High School reguarly holds sessions on their oval. It's a matter of visiting the forum, and even just asking - some fellow mad photon junkie may be happy to host you.