Green Drinks Brisbane is a monthly event for socialising and professional networking.
Venue: Aroma Garden, 138 Albert Street, Brisbane City (venue formerly known as Ashala Bar)
Date rule: the final Tuesday of each month
Time: 5:30pm until late
Cost: free entry, pay for own drinks/food
No RSVP required, although there is an event listing for Facebook users who want to show their support.
Contact: greendrinksbrisbane@gmail.com for any more information.
This is an event for environmentally-minded Brisbane professionals who meet for a monthly drink. An excellent way to:
• meet like-minded people
• make friends
• learn about interesting projects / organisations from around the Brisbane area
• discuss and collaborate on projects
• stumble upon 'eureka' moments
Essentially, the aim is to be a social think-tank with the environment as the common denominator. Green Drinks are agenda-free and non-politically aligned (read more). Individuals from businesses, not-for-profits, government and academia welcome, as well as those with personal projects!
Read a cartoon about Green Drinks Brisbane.
History:
24 March 2009: Our first event. 25 attendees, a good atmosphere of mingling and discussing in the Ashala function room.
28 April 2009: 13 attendees: an inclusive conversation held in the crisp autumn night on the Ashala bar's front deck.
26 May 2009: 20 attendees: lots of new faces, and another good night on the front deck of the Ashala bar.
30 June 2009: 20 attendees from a range of backgrounds.
28 July 2009: 25 attendees. Wow! Probably the liveliest event to date. A really good vibe.
25 August 2009: 20 attendees. Winter was well and truly over by late August! Good times under the stars on the front deck.
29 September 2009: 30 attendees. A lively session featuring a notable cohort of home energy auditors!
27 October 2009: 20 attendees. Ashala bar now offering drink discounts for our event.
24 November 2009: 25 attendees. Last event for the year due to the Christmas season in December.
19 January 2010: 30 attendees. New management had bought the venue, and were very gracious to our group, with platters of free food being provided. A nice change!
23 February 2010: our next event, please come!