Events

  • ABC Friends Victoria 2026 Annual dinner

    Host: Victoria

    When:

    November 6, 2026 at 6:30 pm AEDT
    Where: Angliss Restaurant, 550 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

    Including dinner, initial drinks. The evening will include Margaret Simons and Raf Epstein in conversation, and a celebration of ABC Friends 50th birthday. Members $85 / Non-members $95

  • Loosely Woven

    Loosely Woven

    Host: NSW & ACT, Northern Suburbs of Sydney

    When:

    November 12, 2026 at 10:30 am AEDT
    Where: Roseville Uniting Church 7a Lord St Roseville, NSW 2069 Australia

    Come and listen to Loosely Woven, an ad hoc troupe of musicians based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches who perform 3-4 free acoustic shows each year – just for the fun of it!

  • ABC Friends WA Annual Dinner 2026

    Host: Western Australia

    When:

    November 12, 2026 at 6:00 pm AWST (9:00 pm AEDT)
    Where: Herdsman Lake Tavern, Herdsman Parade, Wembley WA, Australia

    Price for three-course dinner is $50 for members, $60 for non-members. Buy your own drinks.

  • Blue Mountains Branch AGM

    Host: NSW & ACT, Blue Mountains

    When:

    November 14, 2026 at 10:00 am AEDT
    Where: 9 New St Lawson, NSW 2783 Australia

    ABC Friends Blue Mountains holds its AGM, with guest speaker Bill Wyman, former assistant managing editor of NPR, on the future of US public broadcasting and what it means for Australia.

  • ABC Friends Northern Rivers 2026 Annual General Meeting

    Host: NSW & ACT, Northern Rivers

    When:

    November 14, 2026 at 12:00 pm AEDT
    Where: Bangalow Heritage House Museum, 4 Ashton St, Bangalow NSW 2479, Australia

    Guest Speaker The Hon. Catherine Holmes, AC., SC. Former Chief Justice of The Supreme Court of Queensland. Commissioner of The Royal Commission into Robodebt.

  • Melbourne book launch: Our ABC

    Host: Victoria, Inner Melbourne

    When:

    November 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm AEDT
    Where: Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library, Saint Georges Road, Fitzroy North VIC, Australia

    Historian Kylie Andrews joins Jennifer Bowen to discuss Our ABC, a new book on how audiences shaped the national broadcaster in its first 50 years.

  • ABC Friends NSW & ACT AGM – Guest Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley

    Host: NSW & ACT

    When:

    November 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm AEDT
    Where: NSW Teachers Federation, Mary Street, Surry Hills NSW, Australia

    ABC Friends NSW & ACT AGM, featuring guest speaker Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, co-editor of “Our ABC”. Committee nominations close Friday 13 November.

  • Central Coast Xmas Lunch – Guest Speaker/Music Michael Fine

    Central Coast Xmas Lunch – Guest Speaker/Music Michael Fine

    Host: NSW & ACT, Central Coast

    When:

    November 27, 2026 at 10:30 am AEDT
    Where: Elanora Hotel East Gosford, Victoria Street, East Gosford NSW, Australia

    ABC Friends Central Coast’s Christmas function is on Friday 27 November at the Elanora Hotel, East Gosford, with guest speaker Michael Fine of Troubadours Central Coast. Free tickets, booking required.

  • Geelong City Market

    Geelong City Market

    Host: Victoria, Geelong area

    When:

    November 28, 2026 at 9:00 am AEDT
    Where: Little Malop St, Geelong VIC, Australia

    Come and meet ABC Friends Geelong at the market!

  • Dr Michael Ward in conversation with Macquarie University interns

    Dr Michael Ward in conversation with Macquarie University interns

    Host: NSW & ACT, Northern Suburbs of Sydney

    When:

    December 10, 2026 at 11:30 am AEDT
    Where: Roseville Uniting Church, Lord Street, Roseville NSW, Australia

    Dr Michael Ward, Chair, ABC Alumni in conversation with our ABC Friends media interns from Macquarie University – Manya Barot, Isaac Billington, Georgia Elias, Benjamin Orr. Find out how young media professionals think about AI, social media and the ABC.