Antique Collecting Sydney

Master The ART OF MACRO - 4 hr Workshop - Booking with Link Below

Do you have a fascination with all things small and wonderful? You have a passion for photography and are looking to develop entry into the exciting world of Macro. Our 4-hr expert tuition class though the Royal Botanical Gardens will see you create images which are really larger than life. Book this $185 class with the link below. [http://theapertureclub.com.au/art-of-macro-sydney-photoworkshop/](http://theapertureclub.com.au/art-of-macro-sydney-photoworkshop/) Whether you are beginning your journey with macro or want to gain further knowledge in this area, The Art of Macro will motivate and inspire you to a new level. This intensive workshop is designed for all levels of photography. YOU WILL LEARN * Macro explained - understand the difference between macro and close up photography. * Magnification - understand depth ratios and life size measurements. * Equipment - learn what lenses and macro accessories are available and how to use them. * Lighting -explore macro lighting techniques with the use of reflectors, shapers and diffusers. Learn how to work with harsh sunlight and shadows. * Light ­- learn and practise how various natural light (directional, diffused and backlit) will impact your subject. * Camera Settings – master hand on techniques in manual and semi-manual modes including depth of field variability * Composition - look at common mistakes made in composing a photo.

Sydney SEO Collective - Rahul Sengupta (Optimising for Non-Human Visitors)

The Sydney SEO Collective welcomes you to our May 2026 meetup! We've got a session lined up that tackles one of the most pressing shifts in technical SEO right now — and you'll walk away with tools you can actually use this week. This month, we're thrilled to welcome Rahul Sengupta, Head of SEO & Product Innovation at Pattern Australia, as our keynote speaker. He'll be presenting "Optimising for Non-Human Visitors: A Technical Framework & Analysis." This session is built for SEOs who want a practical, engineer-led approach to making their sites AI-ready — not just Google-ready. The rules of technical SEO haven't changed — they've expanded. AI agents, LLMs and retrieval systems are now crawling, reading and judging your site in ways Googlebot never did. Rahul will introduce a practical framework for AI accessibility and CRO, then demonstrate the Streamlit tool he built to score and diagnose how AI-ready your site really is. Expect actionable takeaways you can implement straight away. Rahul Sengupta is Head of SEO & Product Innovation at Pattern Australia, where he leads SEO strategy and builds proprietary tools that sit at the cutting edge of AI search. With a decade of experience across enterprise and eCommerce brands — including Diageo, Nivea, PwC, ING Bank, ANZ, GAZMAN and rebel — Rahul brings a deeply analytical, engineer-meets-strategist approach to search. He holds a Master of Business from Monash University and has been recognised for multiple awards and his keen interest in technical SEO. Most recently he panelled at the sold-out SEOFOMO x SEO Collective Sydney meetup alongside some of the country's leading SEOs, and has generated results that go against the trend of the market. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-marketing/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-marketing/) **Make sure to RSVP and grab your ticket!** **Keynote Presentation:** Optimising for Non-Human Visitors: A Technical Framework & Analysis **Sponsored By:** [Finder](https://www.finder.com.au/) [Prosperity Media](https://prosperitymedia.com.au/) [Shuffle Digital](https://shuffledigital.com.au) **Location:** Finder AU Level 10, 99 York St, Sydney NSW 2000 **Hosts:** Regan McGregor - SEO Lead at [Airtasker](https://airtasker.com/) Aaron Taylor - General Manager at [Prosperity Media](https://prosperitymedia.com.au/) **Running sheet:** 6pm - 6.30pm - Arrive, Finder AU - Level 10, 99 York St, Sydney NSW 2000 6.30pm - Introduce SEO Collective, Speakers 6.30pm - 6. 45pm - SEO news, algorithm updates, SERP volatility 6.45 - 7.00pm - Intermission **7pm - 7.45pm - Rahul Sengupta - Optimising for Non-Human Visitors: A Technical Framework & Analysis** **7.45pm - 8pm - Q & A Session** 8.00pm - Networking **SEO Collective Organisers:** Regan McGregor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/regan-mcgregor/ Aaron Taylor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarontaylorseo/ Dejan Mladenovski - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dejan-m/ Nik Ranger - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nik-ranger-06086a27/ Peter Macinkovic - https://www.linkedin.com/in/inkovic/ Peter Mead - https://www.linkedin.com/in/petermeadseo/ Paula Glynn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-glynn/ Sally Mills - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally--mills/ **SEO Collective Background:** SEO Collective is an extension of the Melbourne SEO Meetup, which started when the Brisbane SEO group first met up at the Ship Inn, Brisbane Southbank, 7th Nov 2008. The feedback we've had is that the Collective events have been a great way to meet others in the industry in a relaxed environment and share some tips and hints on what you might know that can help them become a better web marketer or developer. It's about asking those tough questions and getting group consensus on what is the possible implications or complications on a particular method or technique you're thinking of using. We encourage a mix of business owners, web developers, affiliate marketers, SEM and SEO professionals as we all have small tips that will help you perform better online and play smarter. SEO Collective is just a relaxed and informal session on digital and web marketing, come along and meet others in your community no matter if you're a business owner, consultant, in-house or part of a larger agency. ## RSVP now to claim your free ticket!

ARTHUR PHILLIP MONUMENT

Southside Music Collective 31st of MAY Session.

Hi there! Welcome to the Southside Music Collective - hosted at Cricle Music, Botany. This is a jam that is open to beginner and intermediate players and we welcome all instruments, musical genre's and skill levels. All you need is a keenness to learn and an open mind for all things musical. Our goal is to help get you out of the bedroom and onto the stage. We can help you achieve this goal by working as a team. You will be being guided by professional musicians with years of live music experience, touring and teaching. This is also this is a great environment to meet fellow musicians and talk all things music. Moving on from what the more casual format of Sydney Jammers, we want to focus a smaller song list but with an end goal of having a tighter sounding unit. From there we would be booking a showcase style gigs at least twice a year. Here is a link to our current playlist of songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4V8j6vHUQugXlvZvnoFxCV?si=0105ebfb356f4889 This will be a smaller style jam where spots and numbers will be limited. So pre-booking and pre payment is essential. The song lists will also be curated with charts provided. This will be done in advance of each jam so that you have time to learn the songs. With regards to equipment, we provide a drum kit, P.A system, mics and a bass amp. We do have a few small guitar amps available, however we recommend you bring your own practice amp. We look forward to having you in our studio. Please note, number a limited to 12. We have limited numbers with the goal of offering quality over quaintly. If you are interested in booking, please click 'attending' on the event. If you would to know more, please email us at: andres.circlemusic@gmail.com or call/ text 0432 998 592 Regards Andres.

Stoics in the park: Centennial Park Sydney

Unlike other philosophies, Stoicism was named after a place not a person, making it accessible to ALL people. In ancient greco-roman times people would meet at the Stoa, where they would discuss Stoic Philosophy. We can meet in the park just as the stoic sages 1000s of years ago. Join us to read through and discuss Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Google books has a FREE PDF you can download. No need to do any homework, we will read together and discuss. Am looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Event fee (optional) is $2, this goes to admin costs of running the group, please consider I am from Wollongong and wanted to keep this group when original organiser stepped down. I have significant travel expenses and am generally organising creative events that take resources. A gratuity would be a wonderful way to make me feel appreciated. Pay on the day, payID 0416147804, PayPal: paypal.me/jonnikaren or private message for direct deposit details. In lieu of event fee, you can buy me a coffee :)

Wollongong Local Singles One Night

**🫶 Online Dating Rounds Hosted for Wollongong Locals Live** Once you're connected, you'll have back-to-back brief timed Zoom sessions with age-matched personality-sorted Wollongong locals, as a friendly host guides every transition. As part of your registration, you submit a short personality questionnaire — that data drives the matching to line up well-matched Wollongong people for your rounds, so every person you meet has been matched to you on purpose. After the night, mutual matches are shared privately — without any awkward one-way messages — and from that point you call the shots. **Pick your age range and grab a spot:** - **Ages 18-32** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=499.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Wollongong&groupurlname=the-intentional-singles-social-daytime-collective&ar=18-32&face_v=4.0) - **Ages 30-46** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=499.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Wollongong&groupurlname=the-intentional-singles-social-daytime-collective&ar=30-46&face_v=4.0) - **Ages 40-58** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=499.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Wollongong&groupurlname=the-intentional-singles-social-daytime-collective&ar=40-58&face_v=4.0) - **Ages 55+** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=499.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Wollongong&groupurlname=the-intentional-singles-social-daytime-collective&ar=55+&face_v=4.0) **⚠️ Confirmation needed:** Clicking rsvp does not complete your registration, so click your age group link, complete the form, and take the short personality questionnaire — spots run out faster than you would expect so register now, and only a completed registration locks in your seat. --- **Who shows up:** - Returners in the Wollongong area finished with digital dating that never converts to anything real and are looking for real connection. - Someone in Wollongong fed up with digital dating that never converts to anything real and are serious about meeting someone. - People from around Wollongong leaving behind swiping left and right with no results and want real chemistry over profile photos. - Anyone at all from the Wollongong area fed up with profiles instead of real people and want actual face-to-face conversation. - Someone across Wollongong finished with shallow connections that never lead anywhere and are serious about meeting someone. **Your four steps** 1. **Grab your spot** – by clicking the link for your age range, then finish the personality questionnaire, as completing both steps locks in your place. 2. **Open Zoom** – by clicking into the session at the scheduled start, no Zoom account is needed — just click the link, and a live host guides every step from there. 3. **Go through the rounds** – personality-matched one-on-one rounds with Wollongong singles from your age group and personality match, while a live host keeps the pace comfortable throughout, as each round is with a Wollongong local matched to your profile. 4. **Get your matches** – mutual match details are sent privately after the event, so your info only reaches someone who also chose you, and the conversation continues on your terms from that point. **Quick Details** - **Format:** Professionally hosted via hosted Zoom video with short one-on-one video rounds, matched by your quiz and age group in advance. - **Where:** No commute needed — from any device with video capability, a connected device with a camera is everything you need, and wherever you have Wi-Fi and a bit of quiet is perfect. - **Host:** A focused host guides the whole session and makes it genuinely easy, so you can put all your focus on the person across from you — there is nothing on your end to organise or manage. - **Vibe:** Casual private Zoom chats with real people from Wollongong not filtered profiles, and it never feels forced or awkward. - **Duration:** Somewhere around ninety minutes or so start to finish, and it rarely feels that long. ⭐ *"The format is brilliant — worth every minute of the 90 it took"* – Wollongong first-timer 💡 **Good to know:** prepare one or two opening questions, because good lighting makes a real difference on screen, as once it is done you can forget about it and just enjoy the evening. --- ✨ Meet Wollongong people tonight from home — use the link above to register and the host takes it from there for this event. Real connection starts here. 🎉 ✨

Classic 35mm Monochrome Film Street Photography Bondi Junction

Some people like vinyl records, they appreciate the richness of sound and tone. Today is about reconnecting with old street photography techniques by using 35mm film. Experiment with black and white film which has contrast and a bit of grain. Try it out. We will look for opportunities in the plaza outside Bondi Junction Westfields, here we may see a variety of people going about their business. Dig out your old film camera if you have one or buy a disposable film camera. The cost of a disposable camera will probably less than your lunch. Process your film with Camera House, Digi direct or Super 8 at Newtown. These stores will have disposable cameras or if they don’t sell them, they will refer you to a store that does. A roll of 36 exposures costs around $ 20 to develop your negatives and scan. A limit of 2 rolls of 36 exposures will apply for the day. These retail stores will process your negatives and scan them. Once they are scanned they a sent to your email. If you have Lightroom or Photoshop, you can then edit the images and post on Sydney Street Photographers Meetup site. Film choice is a personal issue however I would recommend Kodak Tri x 400 or Ilford HP 5 for street photography. If you prefer street portraits, I find Ilford Delta 100 very pleasing. It has finer grain and smooth’s out any imperfections in the subject’s skin. For street photography, I would suggest 50mm or a 35mm lens. Street Portraiture 50mm or 85mm. If you choose street photography as the challenge of the day. It would be a good idea to find your spot and wait for the subject to enter your frame. You may find this method more rewarding than chasing a subject for a photo. The idea is to capture a moment, a scene, something that may tell a story. It is not easy and it will be more challenging than using a digital camera. That’s the point of this exercise, to try something new and experiment with a new medium of photography. Join in and give it a try. Afterwards we may like to go to Level 5, Westfields Food Court for a selection of food and drinks. Cheers Ian.

May Meetup for the Sydney Nature Journal Club

Come along to our **May meetup for the Sydney Nature Journal Club**. This is a chance to connect, spend some time in nature and journal together. I will offer some guidance to start. After we can share journal pages and ideas. **What to bring:** Bring along sketchbooks/paper and your favourite drawing materials (pens, pencils, watercolour, acrylic, anything you have). I will have extra materials on the day if you want to explore other mediums. \*\*Where:\*\*Centennial Park, Fernley Grounds near the Greenhouse cafe. **Cost:** Suggested donation is $10 annual fee, $5 casual fee. (This helps cover Meetup fees). DISCLAIMER.
Please note that Katy as volunteer organiser of activities for Sydney Nature Journal Club is NOT responsible for the health or safety of members (or their guests) and therefore will not accept any liability for accidents or injuries or losses that may occur during Meetup events at any location. By attending a Sydney Nature Journal Club event members acknowledge that you accept ALL of the above. I look forward to seeing you there.

BONYTHON PADDINGTON

SSP TUE ..CHATSWOOD Easy

Today is a wander through the hustle & bustle that is modern day Chatswood. Meet for coffee at the 446 Bar, RSL Club, 446 Victoria Ave, 10:00-10:15. Depart 10:30-10:45. See photos. Edit: The club opens at 10:00. For history buffs, we'll take in the Garden of Remembrance. Roses from France etc, dedicated to those who didn't come home, from the Boer War onwards. For train buffs, an old signal box has been preserved. How times have changed. Optional lunch: Well, there are so many venues to choose from. Whatever takes your fancy. Default is back at the RSL Club, unless we find somewhere else that will do split bills. Privacy: There are at least 2 food courts to explore. Put the cameras away, these are private property. But worth a wander through. Challenge: Victoria Avenue is classis street photography territory. Go for it. Enjoy! Max P 0417 212 220

SAGA BAR CHIPPENDALE

International Tea Day with Ms.Cattea

Happy International Tea Day! You don't need a passport to take this flight. Ms.Cattea is offering a special for Meetup members: taste three teas from different countries in a 'tea flight'. Get your proverbial passport stamped and support tea producers around the world. **Cost is $36** (includes special gift from host Adeline)