History of the Work in Australia

Australian Centres

Centre
Activities

In 1974 the first Australasian Centre was established in Adelaide. The Adelaide group was active for about five years, during which time it also worked together with a small group of pupils in Auckland, NZ, with a Centre subsequently being established in Auckland in 1979. After this period of activity in Adelaide, many of the pupils in the group dispersed to various parts of Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Although there were no formal activities of the School in Australia again until 1988, the group in Auckland grew steadily, and became the main centre of activity in Australasia for many years.

During the early 1980's, the Work continued to develop in Australia, and by 1985 there were a number of new pupils joining the School as a result of responses to advertisements still in circulation from the Work in Adelaide. For a number of years the pupils throughout Australia maintained contact, primarily by mail, until in 1988 another effort was made to re-establish the Work. Centres were subsequently established in Melbourne and several years later in Sydney.

Today there are now approximately 25 pupils and members residing throughout the eastern states of Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania, with another 15 pupils and members in New Zealand.

At present there are two active Centres in Australia: one in the Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, and one in the Sydney metropolitan area, NSW. Despite the large distances between our major cities and other Centres of the School throughout the world, the Work in the Australian Centres is strongly linked together and supported by pupils from throughout Australasia and many other centres of the International School of the Golden Rosycross world-wide.

The activities in Australia are undertaken with enthusiasm and vigour by a small but very active and dedicated group of pupils and members. Regular pupil and member activities are held at the two Centres, as well as public  presentations and introductory information courses, which are held regularly at various public venues in both Melbourne and Sydney. There are also small groups of pupils residing in or near both Brisbane and Canberra.

For further information about the public activities being held at each centre, please click the links on the map below: