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Canberra & Region Quakers
Canberra & Region Quakers are a spiritual community of people living in Canberra and southern New South Wales. We are part of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia and worldwide. Quakers seek direct experience of the Truth through worship based on silence and a commitment to simplicity, peace, integrity, community, earth-care and equality.
“Canberra & Region Quakers acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngambri, Wiradjuri, Gundungurra, Ngarigo and Yuin peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we meet and pay respect to their elders, past, present and emerging.”
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Quakers in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and nearby Southern New South Wales (NSW)
This site is a resource for people wishing to find out about Quakers in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and nearby southern New South Wales (NSW). We hope you’ll explore, read and enjoy.
We welcome all who wish to attend our Meetings for Worship and participate in our activities.
Our Beliefs
If you are new to Quakers, you may wish to find out more about Quaker beliefs and practice. Click here to read more.
Meetings for Worship
Our Meetings for Worship are held in Canberra (North & South), Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, the Bega Valley and Silver Wattle Quaker Centre. Click here to read more.
Contact Us
We also make our rooms available for hire to community groups. Contact us for further information. Click here to contact us.
Canberra and Region Quakers affirm and celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome seekers of all ancestries and cultures, all sexualities and genders, all socio-economic backgrounds, all capacities and abilities and all religious and non-religious backgrounds or beliefs. We strive to value the gifts in all people because we believe that the beauty and richness of creation is in its diversity. 
Latest Posts from Canberra & Region Quakers
Quakers Demand Action from the Australian Government: Passivity No Longer Acceptable
Quakers Australia in their latest Watching Brief has directly urged the Australian Government and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to abandon...
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Can Quakers Be Voices for Peace in 2026? Interview with Joyce Ajlouny
The ABC Radio National, the Religion and Ethics Report, recently interviewed Joyce Ajlouny. Ajlouny is the General Secretary of the...
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Quakers Urge Balance and Universal Protections for All People – Submission to Royal Commission
Quakers Australia recently made a submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. The submission urges the government...
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Children Want Peace Not War
This Friends Peace Teams’ article, written by Korean Quaker Jungjoo Gang Park, recounts the tragic U.S. missile strike at Shajareh...
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Join Quakers Australia in backing Australian Aid for a Safer World
Australian Quakers along with other churches and religious entities encourage every Australian to add their voice to this petition to...
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Quaker Watching Brief: Update on Palestine and Israel
Quakers Australia (QA) made a formal statement in July 2024 at their national gathering as follows. Our sentiments remain the...
Read More >>Upcoming Events
Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery Project – A Hybrid Event
The Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery Project is a collection of embroidered panels designed to tell the story of The Religious...
View Details >>The Decline of Democracy and the Rise of Far-right Populism (Hybrid Event)
This will be a special hybrid event to be held on Tuesday 30 June jointly sponsored by Conversation at the...
View Details >>Vigil: Nuclear Detonations in the Pacific: 80 Years On
Join us to commemorate these significant anniversaries with a candlelight vigil, led in prayer and reflection.
View Details >>Meeting: Commemorating the Legacy of Nuclear Detonations in the Pacific: 80 Years On
A gathering for nuclear justice in the Pacific - decolonised, demilitarised, denuclearised and decarbonised.
View Details >>Quaker Vigil for Peace, Garema Place, Civic
Friends are warmly invited to attend the Vigil for Peace. Bring a chair if you wish to sit comfortably, although...
View Details >>Building an Ocean of Peace Webinar
Join the Pacific Peace Network on Saturday, July 4 at 11:00am Australian Eastern Time for a webinar: BUILDING AN OCEAN...
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