AA Victoria Central Service Office
Level 1/36 Church Street Richmond 3121
PO Box 136 East Melbourne 8002 p: 03 9429 1833 f: 03 9428 9101
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The January 2015
Calendar
AA Group Anniversaries, Events &
Fundraisers, Group Memos...
NEW AUSTRALIAN GSO: South East Australasia GSO has landed !
Trading as The Australian Conference of Central Service Offices
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.accso.org.au
Supporting AA Unity & Fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous Australia
YOUR CSO IS OPEN SATURDAYS FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM.
First Floor, 36 Church Street, (Corner Elizabeth Street), Richmond.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
... HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dec 24
Dec 25
CHRISTMAS EVE FELLOWSHIP
Peaceful candle lit meeting at the Gahan Centre, 10 pm – Midnight, Cnr Greville & Grattan
St, Prahran, Melbourne…. Be a part of a very special evening 
AA CHRISTMAS DAY FELLOWSHIP & LUNCH
Thursday December 25th, 2014
11am - 12.30pm: Gratitude Meeting
12.30pm - 2.30pm:Traditional Christmas Lunch
2.30pm - 4pm: Open AA Meeting
(Lunch is free but Volunteers welcome!) Gahan Centre
Cnr Greville & Grattan St, Prahran, Melbourne.
No need to be alone Christmas Day 
Jan 7
DOCKLANDS DAILY REFLECTIONS
At the Turning Point Meeting on Wednesday @ 6.30-7.30 pm, Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, Level
2, Library at the Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands
AA Victoria Central Service Office
Level 1/36 Church Street Richmond 3121
PO Box 136 East Melbourne 8002 p: 03 9429 1833 f: 03 9428 9101
[email protected]
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Jan 14
Jan 14
DOCKLANDS DAILY REFLECTIONS
No Regrets Meeting on Wednesday @ 6.30-7.30 pm, Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, Level
Library at the Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands
2,
BENDIGO LUNCHTIME 32ND ANNIVERSARY
12 NOON, Wednesday, @ St Andrews Uniting Church (small meeting room),
24 Myers Street, Bendigo ALL WELCOME 
Jan 16,17,18 NEW ZEALAND 52ND CONVENTION
“We are not a glum lot”…. Venue is the Kingsgate Hotel in Wellington, more info in the
Bulletin
Jan 17-18
GUEST SPEAKERS FROM USA
From Santa Fe USA Tom and Juanita, sharing their experience with the 12 Steps @
Richmond Town Hall, further detail www.aavictoria.org.au
Jan 18
SPOTSWOOD ANNUAL CRICKET MATCH – “THE AA TEST” AND BBQ
Can you bat like AB De Villiers? Can you bowl like Shane Warne? If Yes, we need you!
Galiamble and Spotswood take on the world!!!!!! Starts 4pm on Sunday @ St Margaret
Mary’s School, 181 Hudson’s Road, Spotswood, followed by the AA meeting at 7pm. See
you all there 
Jan 21
DOCKLANDS DAILY REFLECTIONS
Serving My Brother Meeting on Wednesday @ 6.30-7.30 pm, Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, Level
2, Library at the Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands
Jan 24
BALLARAT CITY SATURDAY 2ND ANNIVERSARY
Saturday @ 1pm-2.30pm, St Patrick’s Cathedral, 3 Lyons Street South, Ballarat (in hall
near Dawson Street end) Look forward to seeing you there
Jan 28
GLENROY TWILIGHT POST AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ
Wednesday @ 6pm for the BBQ, followed by a scrumptious “sugar” pav, meeting 7-8pm,
Senior Citizens Hall, 11a Cromwell Street, Glenroy, see you there 
Jan 28
DOCKLANDS DAILY REFLECTIONS
The Treasure of the Past Meeting on Wednesday @ 6.30-7.30 pm, Meeting Rooms 2 & 3,
Level 2, Library at the Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands
Feb 7
ESSENDON 21st OLDTIMERS
Saturday @ 8pm, Essendon Uniting Church Hall, 132 Keilor Road, Essendon North, one
not to be missed, see you there 
March 7& 8 PENINSULA APPRECIATION WEEKEND
“Gratitude in Action”, Al-Anon Family groups participation. Details to come 
Feb 13
FOREST HILL 23RD ANNIVERSARY
Friday @ 1pm, Uniting Church, 333A Canterbury Road, Forest Hill, come and help us
celebrate c u there 
Feb 17
IVANHOE 32ND DAYTIME ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday 17 February @ 10.30am, rear of Uniting Church, entrance via car park off Norman
Street (200 metres from railway station)
AA Victoria Central Service Office
Level 1/36 Church Street Richmond 3121
PO Box 136 East Melbourne 8002 p: 03 9429 1833 f: 03 9428 9101
[email protected]
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EMERALD 6TH ANNIVERSARY
Friday @ 8pm, St Joseph’s Catholic Church, corner Cornish & Emerald-Monbulk Roads,
Emerald (about 250m from Woolworths) PBP
Feb 27-Mar3 CHAPTER SIX MOTORCYCLE GROUP OVER THE MOUNTAINS PASS
Starts in Shepparton, visiting Frank at Omeo  finishes passing through Mt Hotham back
home and plenty of stops/sights in between, it’s the 8th annual anniversary ride… if you have
two wheels and an engine don’t miss it !  Keep an eye on the Bulletin for the flyer, social
media and www.aavictoria.org.au
Feb 27
March 18
SEVILLE 2ND ANNIVERSARY
Wednesday @ 10am, St Pauls Anglican Church, 600 Warburton Highway, Seville
June 2015
2015 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
“80 Years – Happy, Joyous and Free” in Atlanta, Georgia, USA www.aa.org for more
info. Contact Central Office for rego forms
closed groups
MIRBOO NORTH
NEWHAVEN
DAILY REPRIEVE
SOBER LIVING
HOPETOUN UNITED TUESDAY & THURSDAY
new groups
EAST RINGWOOD BREAKFAST WITH BILL Wednesday @ 7-8.30 am, Log Cabin, 75 Patterson Street,
East Ringwood
The SATURDAY NIGHT LATE SHOW @ FRANKSTON 10pm SATURDAY, Guest speaker AA meeting
...2nd Half will be a blast @ Frankston Library Community Room .60 Playne Street Frankston ...The
solution by the sea …
AGNOSTICS AND FREETHINKERS Tuesday 7 pm to 8 pm. New location at Godfrey Street
Community House. 9 Godfrey Street, Bentleigh. Closed Group for AA members only.
THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP Sunday @ 4pm, Dereel Fire Station, Swamp Road, Dereel
RICHMOND MEN’S GROUP Tuesday @ 8PM, St Stephens Anglican Church, 360 Church
Street, Richmond
WANGARATTA BB DISCUSSION GROUP Sunday @ 2.30pm, Baptist Church Hall, corner Frank
Drive and Sisely Avenue, Wangaratta
EPPING GROUP Monday @ 7.30 – 9pm, Memorial Hall, 827 High Street, Epping
WORKING WITH OTHERS Friday 7.30pm Steps Discussion Meeting, Friday 10pm The Late Meeting @
St Johns Anglican Church, 1 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg
BARWON HEADS AS BILL SEES IT Saturday @7-8 pm, Barwon Heads Senior Citizens Club, 9 Clifford
Parade Barwon Heads starts 13 December
AA Victoria Central Service Office
Level 1/36 Church Street Richmond 3121
PO Box 136 East Melbourne 8002 p: 03 9429 1833 f: 03 9428 9101
[email protected]
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DOCKLANDS DAILY REFLECTIONS Wednesday, 6.30-7.30 pm, Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, Level 2, Library
at the Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands CLOSED (doors not open) CHRISTMAS EVE
AND NYE
BENDIGO SATURDAY NIGHT Saturday 6 pm to 7.30 pm @ St Andrew’s Uniting Church (Small Meeting
Room), 24 Myers Street, Bendigo
Emergency Services closed meeting
PHOENIX GROUP (SERVICES PERSONNEL ONLY) (CLOSED MEETING) 6 pm to 7 pm first
Friday of every month at Victorian CSO, Level 1, 36 Church Street (Corner Elizabeth Street),
Richmond. Note: a specialist closed meeting for current and past members of the Services including
Police, Fire Fighters, Ambulance, Army etc only.
groups needing your support 
Agnostics and Freethinkers
Mooroolbark
Murrumbeena (guest speaker first Monday of the month)
Gully Primary Purpose
Mordialloc Friday
Deer Park
Scoresby Steps (changed format)
Morwell Wednesday (topic meeting first Wednesday of the month)
DOVETON GROUP: 6 & 13 January 2015 only GROUP WILL BE CLOSED FOR VENUE
RENOVATIONS
PINES GROUPS MON & THURS: MOVING BETWEEN THE DATES 19 December to
30 January ONLY to Karingal Place Community Centre, Ashley Avenue Karingal
...personal recovery depends upon AA Unity