Speedcubing in Sydney

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Hi guys, I'm Vietnamese, I've just came to Sydney for 1 month :D
Nice to meet all of you ^^ Is there any WCA competition in Sydney ?
 
Well we haven't really had much going on recently, but there have been ones at Bondi Junction Shopping Centre near the cinema's. I could probably only do Sunday this weekend. Im not sure about other people though
 
I found out yesterday, that there are actually a decent amount of Sydney speedcubers (10 cubers at a school, some who've been doing it for 2 years), plus I've had 11 orders from different Sydney cubers, and then there'd be Melbourne cubers (me, TimMc, Faz + others), Dene, and then people from Sydney who we don't know of, can people post, if they live in Sydney, so we could get a more accurate idea of speedcubers in Sydney? And 2 of the kids from a school said they might be able to get the school hall, but there's no guarantee on that, so anyone who could get a venue that basically meets these requirements;

- Under $200, preferably free, or just deposit.
- Within 20 minutes of the city, or within up to 40 minutes with public transport (not ideal).
- Room for 30 people, with breathing space (some area for tables)
- Not pitch black, ie: the brighter the light, the better.
- Hours from 9-5:30.

If anyone has a venue in mind that meets most of these conditions, please post :)
And expressions of interest in going to the competition.
 
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Are there any student groups/clubs up there that would be willing to help find a venue and organise?

There used to be a puzzle club at The University of Sydney. I'm not sure if they have one now... perhaps UTS may have one too.

Tim.
 
Possible venues:
UNSW - Free/Cheap
Australian Technology Park (Redfern) - Not free.

I'm also a member of a couple of meetup groups. Very easy to get a free room in a pub for a day (or a whole floor), unfortunately, not suitable for under-18s. Similarly Coogee RSL, Paddington RSL, would be great locations, but not suitable for under-18s (without parent).
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NSBHS_AF_Henry_Hall_interior.jpg
BTW there is a stage behind the camera I believe. Maybe this could be a back-up or sth.
I'll try get a better picture on Tuesday or something.

Well, asked today and they said you have to like confirm all this crap about taking care of children and some random documents and stuff. Zoned out halfway through so I might have missed something. They also said the hall is not readily available, so it's probably gonna cost a lot.
 
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Just check this thread, anything going on Sydney ?

Or still venue problem for Sydney Open ? May be, I can try to asked for UNSW..
 
Uh, at the end of Melbourne Winter Open 2011, Garret Helmer talked to me about having a Sydney comp. He asked if I could find some people who would be interested and that he'd contact me by phone or something.

Right now I haven't gotten a text from him (not sure if I gave him my old phone number, I changed it a while after the comp). I did however send his son (Braden) a message on speedsolving forums asking for any update but no reply there either.

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thought Braden's dad's name was Carsson before.
 
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Wow, it would be SO COOL to have a Sydney comp. But back to meetups, any news on that front? I seriously will be refreshing this thread 24/7 until something happens.
 
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