You are in Sydney, so there are plenty of groups to go to. There is the
www.asnsw.com, there are also people here who meet in the Blue Mountains once a month or so and plenty of informal groups too.
Check out the club listings on this very site:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/clublistings.html
And this forum to see who is meeting when.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/f...splay.php?f=16