“ To meet new people and to share walks in Canberra. ”

“ I live in the Gungahlin area and would like to expand my social network. I'm particularly interested in joining a book club. ”

“ Mainly, because I would like to make new friends and also because I need a hobby. Its been three and a half months since I moved to Queanbeyan but haven't made any friends yet. ”

“ Why not? ”

“ We are new to Canberra. Would like to meet new people with similiar interests. Meetings weekly, monthly, whatever. Just to get to know more ppl. ”

“ I am keen to get back into walking, having done a lot in Tasmania 1999-2004. Having turned 55 knees are a bit of a concern so pole walking makes a lot of sense. It will also be good to be involved in something with Dion again! ”

“ I read about nordic walking and thought it sounded like a good way to vary my daily walks. I would like to check on my technique as I have no idea if I'm doing it correctly, and occasionally walk with others. ”

“ I have become a Polewalking coach and would very much love too meet up with fellow polewalkers. ”

“ Hello Everyone! I am an IT Systems Administrator working for the Queanbeyan City Council. I live in Queanbeyan and would like to meet people in Canberra/Queanbeyan who are interested in fitness, ballroom dancing and salsa dancing. ”

“ Music is my passion. I play bass & guitar. Other passions are flying, history, art, theatre, reading. I love picnics, board games, cycling, hiking, markets, live music, eating out, theatre, galleries, museums & book shops. I play social volleyball ”

“ I am new to Canberra and want to meet people and do various activities. I like being active (without being too sportive) and want to explore the cultural and social side of Canberra. ”

“ I was visiting the UK for three months and used Meetup to find people with similar interests to do things with and hang out. Now I'm returning to Australia where Meetup is more listless and insipid. ”

“ Moved from Spain to Canberra about 7 months ago. I'm looking forward to meeting new people for a coffee, a movie, a walk,... or teaching Spanish or English as a second language. ”

“ I have recently relocated to Canberra for work and am looking to meet people with similar interests and explore the area and facilities of Canberra. ”

“ I m someone with interests in RedHat and work with it and Fedora. Years passed using UNIX GNU/Linux doesn't count. what matters is what will happen in the future. ”

“ I'm married, have no children (that I know of!) and am into singing, cycling, dancing, reading..that's lots of 'ing' things, isn't it? I'm something of a sit down comic, 'cos I'm always being told to sit down and shut up! I work as an editor. ”