I know we are HUGELY outnumbered by our northern hemisphere counterparts - but what about having our own Dopers get together? Anyone keen? I would suggest Alice Springs as the meeting venue, cause it’s kind of in the middle - but what would you fellow countrypersons think about a get together weekend somewhere sometime (a long weekend would suit, but the public holidays don’t gel). Maybe early December or late November? Tell me! (and "No, fuck off, I’m not doin’ it is not an answer). 
I doubt if you’re serious about having an Alice Springs dopefest: you really have to organise local dopefests in Australia – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, etc.
We’ve had the odd (and I really mean ODD) Dopefests here in Aus before…but it has been a while. The Victorian Dopers tend to be the most organised and punctual of course…we’re just that way inclined and perfect and all. 
If you want to do a National Dopefest, you’d wanna really plan well ahead, and count on 80% of the attendees dropping out. Oh, and Sydney is more the centre of Australia in Dope terms demographically speaking, so you’d want yer’ venue there rather than the Alice I’d guess.
It’s a bit of an organisational nightmare but!
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We’ve had the odd (and I really mean ODD) Dopefests here in Aus before…but it has been a while. The Victorian Dopers tend to be the most organised and punctual of course…we’re just that way inclined and perfect and all.
I thought I’d get more “are you insane?” bites to this! Of course the middle is out of the question, however, a Victorian could be doable. We could meet at Fed Square, and know each other by our “*cite?” * t-shirts. 
I’d happily attend/help organise any Sydney one
This seems to be all about me - but I’d happily drive the 1200 kms to Sydney to party! Haven’t been there since 2004 - might be time to revisit old haunts! And Dopers! I’m just tired of reading about all the fun the others have!
If it happened to be being held during uni holidays, I’d probably attend. Unless I also happened to be in the ‘flat-broke’ part of my ‘just-about-broke to flat-broke’ student cycle.
Sydney?
No, fuck off, I’m not doin’ it.
There was a Dopefest in Brisbane a few years back. Sadly, I think most of the members who attended have moved on.
So Melbourne it is then…
My situation exactly, so seconded.
Melbourne?
No, fuck off, I’m not doin’ it.
Oh, hang on, I’m in Melbourne. I might like that idea. Especially the Fed Square bit.
I’d contemplate it in Melbourne or Sydney, I guess, if it wasn’t a busy work period and I could get some time away.
I suppose Adelaide is out of the question? There’s me and Sierra Indigo, at least… and another doper as well but I’m completely blanking on her name. (I just got up and am pre-coffee.)
Layla01. She’s the other Adelaidean. :smack:
(It’s amazing what caffeine can do!)
waves hi from sunny Adelaide
That makes four of us. Kind of small and lame user meet though.
Well I’m in Perth at the moment.
Melbourne? No, fuck off, I’m not doin’ it. Plus, my inlaws are there.
I can do Sydney, and probably Melbourne with enough warning, but Sydney for sure.
Or am I not invited on account of being a low post count transplanted Yank and all…
Cheers,
G
The low post count we could accept. The other thing, eh, well…
So we are agreed on Brisbane?