About us
This is a group for people who want to enlarge their social connections and develop their bodies and their minds.
Events include:
- social pub nights
- boardgaming meetups
- philosophy group
- book club
- guided meditations
- yoga exercise
- intellectual discussions
- group walking
- social sport
- watching movies
- exploring restaurants
Can you please take a moment to read our Code of Conduct
Featured event
Brisbane Stoics September 2026 Meetup
This is a meetup for people who are interested in applying stoic principles to their lives or would like to find out more about Stoicism.
Please bring some of your favourite short readings or maxims, along with general ideas, to share.
- 9am - The venue is the small building adjacent to New Farm library. It has a small kitchen and there is nearby free parking and close to public transport. Feel free to bring a friend.
- 11am (Optional) - Drink and eat with the group at nearby MK Cafe after library meetup.
Venue is the small building adjacent to New Farm library and its free carpark. It has a small kitchen with microwave oven. Combined meetup with Brisbane Stoics
"An unexamined life is not worth living"
(Socrates)
Upcoming events
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๐ฅณParty Games Night @ New Farm Library
New Farm Library, 135 Sydney St, New Farm, QL, AUJoin the fun and laughter playing all types of party games. Bring your favorite party games to share.
Games include:- Jackbox Naughty Pack(18+)
- Trivial Pursuit X Adult
- Cards Against Humanity
- Sushi Go Party
- Codenames Deep Undercover (Adult)
- Unstable Unicorns (NSFW)
- Exploding Kittens (NSFW)
- Monikers
- Telestrations After Dark
Jackpot Party Video Games on the BIGSCREEN. Players only need to bring their mobile phones.
Jackbox games includes trivia, drawing, deception , musical and adult themes.
Venue is the small building adjacent to New Farm library and its free carpark. It has small kitchen, and air conditioning .Nearby bus station and river ferry.30 attendees
Brisbane River Walk @ New Farm Park to QUT Botanic Gardens
New Farm Library, 135 Sydney St, New Farm, QL, AUSocial walk along the Brisbane river from New Farm park to Botanic Gardens CBD. Everybody welcomed. Feel free to bring a friend.
Join us for a casual walk from New Farm park to the Queensland University of Technology(QUT) Garden campus CBD (View detailed map route below)
- 9am - Meetup at the front of the small building adjacent to New Farm library and its free carpark (view photo below). The host(Steve) is wearing cowboy Akrubra hat with nametag on shirt.
- 10am (Optional) Return by ferry with the host(Steve)
to Mary Maes cafe ,New Farm.
63 attendees
๐บWerewolf + Blood on the Clocktower๐น Social Deduction Games @ New Farm Library
New Farm Library, 135 Sydney St, New Farm, QL, AUBeginners and new players welcomed.
- Ultimate Werewolf is an interactive game of deduction for two teams: Villagers and Werewolves. The Villagers don't know who the Werewolves are, and the Werewolves are trying to remain undiscovered while they slowly eliminate the Villagers one at a time. A Moderator (who isn't on a team) runs the game.
- Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game with players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townfolk.
Other Games:-
- Secret Hitler In pre-WW2 Germany, Liberals and Fascists square off in an intrigue-filled parliament.
- Werewords 20 questions with a twist... a time limit and a sneaky werewolf who knows the answer!
- Mafia de Cuba Catch diamond thieves or steal from the mob boss in this social deduction game.
- Party Sushi Go! Pass sushi around a bigger table and take the best dishes. Save room for dessert!
- Codenames Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.
- Just One Give one-word clues so someone can guess one word!
- Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Interpret forensic evidence to solve a murder. Beware, the murderer may be among you!
- Tsuro Play tiles and move around the board. Try to outlast your opponents.
- Pandemic Your team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic.
- Party Trivial Pursuit X For adults and features edgy trivia for large groups.
You can bring your favorite party social deduction or light strategy games if you own any. Feel free to bring a friend.
- Venue is the small building adjacent to New farm library near the carpark. It has a small kitchen with microwave. Close to bus and ferry terminals.
Combined meetup with Brisbane Boardgamers
14 attendees
Geek Science Discussion @ New Farm Libary
New Farm Library, 135 Sydney St, New Farm, QL, AUA forum for people interested in science and technology topics.
Can We Eat Meat and Save the Planet?
9.05am - Dr. Rowan Eisner will facilitate this discussion
- People often advocate vegetarianism because of our environmental problems, but is that really necessary?
- What really are the problems with livestock production?
- What are the different ways meat is produced and how do they compare? How much difference can we make if we did it better?
In this session we'll discuss the scope of the problem and potential for improvement and some of the approaches which are being tried. How could life on Earth look in a future with 10 billion people?
Recommended Reading:
On Eating Meat: The truth about its productions and the ethics of eating it (2019) by Matthew Evans, Murdock Books.About the presenter:
Dr Rowan Eisner is a landscape ecologist whose PhD examined the impact on global biodiversity of switching to renewable nitrogen fertiliser. At Cambridge University she researched the costs and benefits of high-yield agriculture, she was a government scientist for 10 years, building expert systems for environmental decision making. and was an agricultural systems modeller at UTAS working on the goal for Australia's livestock to go carbon neutral. Her startup, World Trust for Nature aims to create a global market for nature reserves.11am (optional) - Drink and bite to eat at nearby cafe after library meetup.
Venue is the meeting room adjacent to New Farm library and its free carpark.
10 attendees
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