Accommodation
Overnight accommodation can be booked by Friends, or those with Quaker connections, at Meeting Houses in the cities listed below. Costs and arrangements vary and may be found by contacting the individual Meeting House.
The 'Australian Directory for Visiting Friends' lists homestay accommodation available for Friends within Australia. This publication costs AU$5.00 and is available from the Australia Yearly Meeting office.
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Brisbane
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Bed and breakfast accommodation is available at
10 Hampson Street, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, at a modest tariff to travelling Friends.
The bedroom, bathroom and shared kitchen downstairs at the Meeting House in a cool rainforest setting minutes from the heart of Brisbane city.
The Meeting House is also used for meetings and other activities.
For a list of current events and activities, go to www.bqmh.org.au
Contact Phone 07 3356 1546
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Sydney
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Friends House, 119 Devonshire Street, Surrey Hills, is a tranquil place in the inner city.
Less than five minutes walk from Central station, close to the business district, shops, restaurants, cafes and all forms of transport yet imbued with the calm you would expect in a heritage building that has held Meeting for Worship for over a hundred years.
Fully refurbished in 1999, there are four guest rooms available: one single, two doubles and a twin single. The modest room tariffs include a continental breakfast.
Contact Phone 02 9698 7158
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Werona, Kangaroo Valley, NSW
| Basic 'Youth Hostel' style accommodation is available in a wilderness valley three hours drive south of Sydney.
Phone bookings 02 9660 6171
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Blue Mountains
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Quaker Cottage, 4 Oakura Avenue, Woodford in the beautiful world heritage Blue Mountains.
The Cottage has 2 bedrooms, sunny living areas, library, lovely garden with birdsong. Close to national park, bushwalks, village shop, train station / highway. Holiday or retreat venue. Cottage priced at only $45.00 per night.
Enquiries / bookings welcome.
Telephone(02) 47588705
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Melbourne, Victoria
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Friends House Melbourne is situated seven kilometres from the CBD at 631 Orrong Road, Toorak.
It is the home of Victoria Regional Meeting and comprises a Meeting Room, social room, extensive library, and a flat for Resident Friends. It is easily reached by frequent trains, buses and trams. The leafy suburb of Toorak has an abundance of shops, cafes and restaurants. The house is a single story villa surrounded by beautiful gardens. The house accommodates three guests in a double and single room with shared bathroom facilities. The tariff is modest and includes a simple breakfast. Three self contained studio apartments in the grounds may accommodate guests who wish to stay for a few weeks.
Enquiries to the Resident Friends Phone(03) 9827 3595 (from overseas country code + 3 + 9827 3596)
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Perth, Western Australia
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Bed and breakfast accommodation is available at
Friends' House, 35 Clifton Crescent, Mt. Lawley, at a modest cost.
The Meeting House has a library, meeting room, kitchen, dining area, bathroom and one twin bedroom. There is no resident Friend at the Meeting House. Prior bookings are essential.
Contact Phone bookings 08 9272 1268 (Meeting House answering machine)
- Janice Stensrude, 08 9371 0893
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