Welcome to the home of Australian and New Zealand Researchers! Here you'll find a list of everyone with a connection to either country, and all¹ the Edited Guide articles about all aspects of life Down Under. If you want to be added to the Researcher list and become a fully fledged member, drop a note below - we're a friendly bunch, honest! Once you're a member you can add your own Membership Badge to your Personal Space if you cut and paste the following GuideML:

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If you're a local, or plan on journeying to Australia or New Zealand any time soon, let us know and we can help organise a meet to say G'day! In the words of a girl called Ben (on the Sydney meet she attended):

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia.
- Charles Schultz

Meets Gone By

Sydney

• On Saturday 15 September 2001, Linus, Platypus, Feisor and Tashalls, as well as two hangers-on met at the Carlisle Hotel in Newton. A great (if not slightly inebriated) day was had by all, and this is a full report of the day.
• Saturday 13 April 2002 at the Carlisle again. Platypus, Shrillian, Cheesecakethulu, Pond Rat, Feisor and Linus met once more Carlisle for an afternoon of drinks and fun. Report can be found here.
• Again the Carlisle was inundated with Researchers on Saturday 23 November, 2002 - what the bar staff think we don't know! Linus, Shrillian, Cheesecake, Platypus, Feisor, and as a special treat an International Guest - a girl called Ben were all in attendance. By all reports it was a great day - according to Platypus here and agcB here.

Melbourne

• On 3 December, 2001 Loony, Evil Roy, King Cthulhu and Cafram met in a pub in Melbourne and downed large amounts of alcohol - the question "excuse me, are you Loony?" was asked twice, and was proved in every respect to be true. A full report with photos can be found here.
• On Friday 12 July 2002, Evil Roy, silverygibbon, King Cthulhu and Cafram met at the Charles Dickens Tavern in Melbourne for dinner and drinks - a surprisingly large bar tab was rung up, and once again we were thrown out at closing time.
• Tuesday 10 December, 2002 saw Evil Roy, King Cthulhu, Cafram, a girl called Ben (and friend) meeting at Young and Jacksons for drinks. Was a great night - got to talk to Hoovooloo on Ben's phone which was cool, and got some photos with Chloe, the nude upstairs!
• The first meet for the new year was Saturday 11 January, 2003, again at Y&Js - The regular three plus Santragenius V showed up - the report is here.

Brisbane

• Some time in May 2002, Wowbagger and Badzen (and innumerable others) met at the RE and the Regatta in the sunny city - h2g2 Life report here, and written report here.
• On 27 October, 2001, 3 researchers and 4 hanger-ons met in a pub in Brisbane; the artist-in-residence's impression can be found here.

Aussies

Adrift in Other Parts of the World...

• U168592 - originally from North East Victoria
• Uncle Heavy [sic] - 25% Kiwi
• Jen Bee - honorary Welsh antipodean!

• Clearly - originally from Sydney

Kiwis

• Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here
• JamesB
• Mustapha
• span(ner in the works) - check out The Forum A1146917 for some ace debate
• DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me!
• Jimmy Nugget (I am extremely happy for everybody, especially miss Fiona.)
• six7s
• valravennz
• schmooze
• Swoosh - maker of puddings, keeper of dribbly pets, known for disappearing frequently
• kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website
• The Pink Ferret (slightly fruity)
• Jerms - a Brief flicker and then gone again.
• ENOHA.
• Greevis
• Tamrhind
• grannyeve
• DrMatt
• dystopia
• Summer - Confused :-(
• Kyra - originally from Oz
• Linkin of the fear dinkums

Entries

A collection of all the edited entries on both of these great countries. If there's a gap, your home town isn't featured, your favourite beer isn't mentioned...write about it!