January 2018 Calendar AA Group Anniversaries, Events & Fundraisers, Group Memos... YOUR CSO IS OPEN SATURDAYS FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM. First Floor, 36 Church Street, (Corner Elizabeth Street), Richmond GROUPS NOT OPEN OVER CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR South Melbourne Recovery Group - NOT OPEN Christmas Day (Normally 12:30pm, St Luke s Church Hall, 210-218 Dorcas St, South Melbourne), Rachel 0401 055 521, Mark 0402 456 526 Northern Mens Group Meeting - NOT OPEN Christmas Day (Normally 6:00pm, All Saints Church, 14-16 High Street, Westgarth), Nick H 0419 884 602 GALLERY GROUP - NOT OPEN Last meeting Friday 22nd Re-opening Tuesday January 2nd. 2018 Saturday 30th December 2017 Barwon Heads As Bill Sees It Group Meeting NOT OPEN Saturday 30th Dec (Normally 7:00pm, Uniting Church, 71 Hitchcock Avenue, Barwon Heads) Daily Reprieve Group Meeting NOT OPEN Mon 25th Dec or Mon 1st Jan (Normally 6:30pm, St Joseph's Hall, 30 Fitzgerald Street, South Yarra) Ph: Scott - 0428 929 322, Jye: 0414 844 433 Dec 25 Dec 31 AA CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH @ THE GAHAN CENTRE Monday. Cnr Greville & Grattan St, Prahran, Melbourne. Starts at 11am. Gratitude Meeting followed by FREE Christmas Lunch and an open AA meeting. A donation to reflect your gratitude will be welcome. NYE SCREAM @ THE POWER HOUSE You re Invited! Sunday 7pm till late. Tickets available at the door $20 (kids free). Cold supper & BBQ food. Soft Drinks to purchase. Call Dave 0430382853. Come dance with Zombies, Witches, vampires & anything else undead.
**CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR CENTRAL SERVICE OFFICE CLOSED** from 5pm Friday 22nd December and re-opening Tuesday 2nd January. Jan 5 8 HALLS GAP 40TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND WITH AL ANON PARTICIPATION Acacia Camp, Halls Gap Suzy 0407 052 763 Marl 0417 784 879 Jan 19 GALLERY ANNIVERSARY Friday 12.30pm @ The Greek Centre, Level M, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Jan 20-21 AA WAGGA ROUNDUP Saint Michaels Parish Centre, Johnson Street, Wagga Wagga For more information. Contact Tim 0447367587 or Tom 0412814795 Jan 20 FERNTREE GULLY R&R 17TH ANNIVERSARY Saturday 8pm @ Uniting Church Hall, 8 The Avenue, Ferntree Gully (opposite Fire Station) Jan 27 FITZROY SATURDAY STEPS 5 TH ANNIVERSARY Saturday 5 to 6pm St Marks Anglican Church Hall 250 George Street Jan 26 28 KYABRAM 47 TH AA MINICON with Al-Anon participation Kyabram Community & Learning Centre, 21 25 Lake Road see flyer for details or phone Bev 0499 135 333 or Stevan 0409 136 841 or Mim 0407 522 496 Feb 3 ESSENDON AA 24 TH ANNUAL OLD TIMERS Saturday 8 10pm Celebrate with THOUSANDS of years of sobriety at one meeting. Great supper supplied. Uniting Church Hall, 132 Keilor Rd, Esssendon Nth (Tram stop 49) Feb 4 SPOTSWOOD vs GALIAMBLE CRICKET SPECTACULAR Sunday 4 6pm Digman Reserve, Hobsons St, Newport; followed by meeting at our new venue. Rick 0411 155 866 May 20 SPOTWOOD 48TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY 7pm 8.30pm followed by supper. PBP; Sacred Heart School, 20 Newcastle St, Newport.
Regular Weekly Events MOVIE NIGHT EVERY FRIDAY AT RELAPSE PREVENTION AA GROUP Every Friday 6:30pm Log Cabin 75 Patterson Street, East Ringwood. SAUSAGE SIZZLE 6:30PM EVERY SATURDAY ELSTERWICK AA GROUP AA Meeting 7:30pm @ Church Hall, 1 Foster St, Elsternwick (rear tennis courts) Christmas Day AA Lunch HELPERS still WANTED CHEFS and COOKS are still needed for Annual Christmas Lunch held at the Gahan Centre, Prahran. Call Michelle 0413 552 589 helpers are also needed to pack up venue Groups No longer Operating Albury Friday Serenity - Bairnsdale Thursday Steps - Benalla Steps (Wednesday) Cockatoo Tuesday- Cann River Friday - Churchill Preston Big Book Discussion Group Tuesday - Melton Steps - Lilydale Tuesday BB - Traralgon Saturday Night - Wangaratta BB Discussion Sun 6pm Seymour: 8pm, Chapter Six Wednesday - Moe Big Book Friday Other Meeting Changes COLAC THURSDAY new time: 7.30 goes for 1 hour Start Dec (Sandy 03 52322278) SPOTSWOOD GROUP Sundays 7pm has a new venue as of December 03, 9 Newcastle St, Newport. COBRAM BB Wed 7pm is now a Speaker/ID meeting and will start at 8pm 9:30pm (Michael 0439 460 435) INTO ACTION SPEAKER GROUP (Sun 6pm) has changed its name to GEELONG SUNDAY RECOVERY GROUP WERRIBEE FRIDAY is now for ONE HOUR duration, from 8 9pm PAKENHAM DAY GROUP change of venue, day and time from Now on is Wednesday @12.30-2pm, New Venue is Salvation Army, 51 Bald Hill Rd Pakenham. GALLERY GROUP has relocated. ALL Gallery meetings will be held @The Greek Centre Mezzanine Level, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 12.30pm (until further notice). HORSHAM RECOVERY Meeting: has been moved from Mondays 7.30pm to Saturdays 11am 12 noon (1Hr) Community House, 4 Pearl Street Horsham (off Bennett Road) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and THE LATE SHOW have moved back to St Kilda Parish Mission Uniting Church, 163 Chapel St, St Kilda (Corner Carlisle St). THE LATE SHOW now starts 9.15 and is a discussion meeting based on the 12 Steps. ROXY DAILY REFLECTIONS GROUP which meets at 9:30am on Saturdays has moved back to Homestead Community & Learning Centre, 30 Whiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park.
SPOTSWOOD GROUP SUNDAY has a new venue as of December 03. NOW SPOTSWOOD GROUP:NEWPORT 7pm. 9 Newcastle St, Newport HAWTHORN WEDNESDAY GROUP 8pm has returned to its usual home at Hawthorn West Baptist Church, 36 Barton St Hawthorn 3122 Groups needing your support BELGRAVE TIN SHED Sunday 2.30pm @ The Tin Shed, 1623 Burwood Highway, Belgrave (Corner Reynolds Lane). Needs older, sober members to support new members. DANDENONG HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY 8-9:30PM Wednesday 8pm @ Seminar Room 1, Dandenong Hospital, 135 David Street, Dandenong (enter via west entrance) DANDENONG FRIDAY NIGHT 8PM 6 McCrae St, opposite Dandenong Market. ID Meeting Lots of Free Parking 50 meters in front of the meeting EPPING - Monday 7:30pm @ Memorial Hall, 827 High St (entrance in Hall St) Epping BELGRAVE TIN SHED Sunday 2.30pm @ The Tin Shed, 1623 Burwood Highway, Belgrave (Corner Reynolds Lane). Also needs new secretary, call John W on 0477 774 461 IVANHOE MONDAY NIGHT 8pm @ Mary Immaculate Church Hall, 4 Waverley Ave, Ivanhoe CORIO (GEELONG) SATURDAY 2:30pm Meditation before the meeting. AA Meeting 3:30-4:30PM. Corio 11th Step Meeting Cloverdale Baptist Church, 230 Purnell Rd, Corio. GLENHUNTLY Sunday 7pm until 8pm @ St. Anthony s Parish Centre, Corner Neerim and Grange Roads, Glenhuntly (enter Neerim Road, rear of tennis courts) HAMPTON TUESDAY 8PM Tuesday 8 9pm @ Uniting Church Hall, crn Service & Deakin St. McKINNON MOORABBIN LIVING SOBER GROUP Discussion Group Reformed Pres Church, 261 McKinnon Road (near crner Swindon Grove) YARRAVILLE: IT WORKS, IT REALLY DOES - SPIRITUAL CONCEPT Sun 9:30am. Community Centre (upstairs) 59 Francis St, Yarraville. Joe F 0401 252 418 New Groups POINT COOK 2PM Saturday Featherbrook Community Centre. 33-35 Windorah drive MOOROOPNA: THE MIDDAY GROUP Friday 12.00 1.30pm, Community Centre 23 Alexandra St. GLEN WAVERLEY: Wednesday 7:30pm, THERE IS A SOLUTION group Uniting Church (Room 1), Cnr Bogong Avenue & Kingsway, (park in multi-storey carpark across road) ROMSEY RECOVERY DISCUSSION GROUP Tuesday 7pm-8pm @ Romsey Neighbourhood House, 96-100 Main Rd, Romsey. Contact Laurie: 0417 505 951 or Kerryn 0420 473 041. RINGWOOD EAST RESTORE US TO SANITY - Wednesday 7:00am Ringwood East. EACH (Log Cabin), 75 Patterson Street.
SISTERS IN SOBRIETY@ SHEPPARTON Monday 6.30 7.30pm (1hr duration). (Womens group) Elsie Jones Education Centre GV Hospital, Graham Street. Shepparton (enter via Monash Street). Debbie 0472 515 690 STANLEY CHAPTER SIX MOTORCYCLE AA GROUP Every 2nd Sunday of the month, 2pm. Soldiers Memorial Hall, Corner Main Rd & Myrtleford-Stanley Rd. SUNBURY FRIDAY. Friday 10am, 1 hour open meeting. Salvation Army Building, 27 Anderson Road, Sunbury. Baby and child friendly but all welcome. ST KILDA WEST "IT'S THE FIRST DRINK" Monday nights at 7pm (1hr meeting) Newcomers ID meeting (with an guest opening share), West Beach Bathers Pavilion 330a Beaconsfield Parade St Kilda West, 3182 WILLIAMSTOWN BIG BOOK LUNCH GROUP Tuesday 12.30pm @ St Andrew's Hall, 91 Cecil Street, Williamstown. YEA Saturday 10:30am, St Lukes Church Hall, 1 Pelissier St, Yea