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AUSTRALIA × CHINA BUSINESS MATCHING & NETWORKING MELBOURNE · 10 SEPTEMBER 2026

**Join us for a special Australia–China Business Matching & Networking event in Melbourne, bringing together approximately 30 business and trade representatives from Chongqing, China, with Australian businesses interested in new trade and partnership opportunities.** **The Chongqing delegation includes representatives from government and trade organisations, as well as companies across a range of consumer goods sectors, including household products, home appliances, consumer electronics, gifts and stationery, food products, gardening supplies and hardware.** **This event is designed to create practical B2B connections between Australian and Chinese businesses.** **Who should attend?** **• Importers and exporters** **• Distributors and wholesalers** **• Retailers and supermarket procurement professionals** **• E-commerce businesses** **• Brand agents and representatives** **• Supply chain and logistics businesses** **• Business owners and entrepreneurs interested in China–Australia trade** **• Industry associations and trade organisations** **What to expect:** **• Introduction to Chongqing’s consumer goods industry** **• Insights into the Australian and Chinese consumer markets** **• Business presentations from selected companies** **• One-on-one business matching opportunities** **• Networking with around 30 visiting Chinese business and trade representatives** **• Opportunities to explore sourcing, distribution, import/export and potential long-term partnerships** **This is a valuable opportunity for Australian businesses looking to develop new connections with Chinese companies and explore opportunities in the China–Australia consumer goods market.** **📅 Thursday, 10 September 2026** **📍 Melbourne** **🤝 Approximately 60 participants** **Places for local business participants are limited. RSVP to express your interest in attending.**

Melbourne TED Talk Community Event

Join the Melbourne TED Talk Community for an engaging session and meet people who like being an ideator, who want to bring their voice to a larger community. In contrast to a typical public speaking training event, where you receive feedback on your amms and aas and the way you present, this goes beyond that. **The objective of this community is to get inspired by some of the best ideas serving humanity, find your own calling and voice, be an ideator, and share your ideas clearly and persuasively.** The talk we will play is one of the amazing talks from the TED Library. In this session, we will delve deeper into the topic and gain perspective, and learn from each other. Be prepared to network, engage in meaningful conversations, and embark on a journey of professional development and leadership growth. **Mark your calendars and don't miss this opportunity to refine your public speaking abilities with the Melbourne TED Talk Community!** **TED Talk link to watch together:** **Agenda (as a guide)** 6.00 PM Registration 6.10 PM Introduction by Attendees 6.15 PM 10-12 min TED talk on screen (optional) 6.30 PM Breakout session (Group / Individual) based on topic 6.40 PM Individual / Group shares their takeaways 7.00 PM Practice the Art of Public Speaking - 2-3 talks of 2-5 minutes 7.10 PM Feedback to the Presenters and overall session 7.20 PM Event Concludes & floor opens for Networking **Location Guide:** We are in the Sue Healy Room which is on 2nd floor. For any issues in locating the room, please call or message on the number displayed in the Foyer near the lift. **Fees:** The event has **a $5 contribution** towards hiring the hall and Audiovisual. This can be paid through PayPal at the time of registration. **RSVP and Non-attendance is taken very seriously by us including a block to attend the future events. So for any reasons you can't attend please change your RSVP to NO atleast a day in advance. This will help the Organisers manage the venue and seating.** Looking forward to seeing you there. The Organizers Raj

Groove Dimension

September Community Night - Christian Azuero and Paul Dart

Hello friends, This month we will (finally!) be an entirely standalone community event, not for profit and volunteer run. We have booked a large event space in the Multicultural Hub across from Vic Market. We are seeking a pizza / beer sponsor. **We can also really use additional volunteers to watch the door, help carry in food and drinks, or help with set up or clean up. Please send us a message if you're able to help.** This event will survive if people are involved and want to make it survive! Cheers, Lesley **Talk 1:** Oil Under Attack: War, Cyber Threats, and Global Energy Security This session explores how modern conflicts are reshaping global energy security by targeting oil and refinery infrastructure through both physical and cyber means. It examines how refinery process works, and how industrial control systems (ICS) within refineries, including SCADA, PLCs, and legacy protocols, can be disrupted or manipulated to create real-world consequences such as production outages, safety incidents, and supply chain instability. By drawing parallels with hands-on OT lab environments, the session demonstrates how attackers can impact critical processes, and how defenders can detect abnormal behaviors across IT and OT networks. It highlights the importance of bridging cybersecurity practices with operational realities to protect critical energy infrastructure in an era of hybrid warfare. **Speaker:** Christian Azuero is a cybersecurity specialist and Technical System Consultant at BMM Testlabs with over five years of experience across firewall auditing, threat detection, DFIR, and regulatory compliance. He designs hands-on Blue-Team and CTF learning environments, including the Hacker Escape Room platform used by students and cybersecurity communities across Australia. Christian holds an MSc in Network & Security from Monash University and multiple industry certifications, and is passionate about making cybersecurity and OT education accessible, practical, and fun. **Talk 2:** Introduction to Railways Railways are one of the few areas of critical infrastructure that actively invites the general public into their facilities, but despite most people having travelled on a train, few people understand the systems that control them. This talk assumes no prior railway knowledge and will give you an introduction to how train control works and include some of the speaker's anecdotes from working on both the design and cyber specialist sides of the fence for suppliers, clients and consultancies. **Speaker:** Paul Dart is a chartered engineer who now focuses on cyber security. He started his career in radio and communications engineering. Now everything is just computers speaking to each other he moved to cyber security and has delivered from boardroom to ballast across a variety of railway systems.

Melbourne AWS User Group #162 - August 2026

🎉 **Melbourne AWS User Group – August Meetup** 🎉 📅 Wednesday, 26 August 📍 NAB Events Hub – 395 Bourke Street, Melbourne ⏰ Food at 6:00 pm, talks from 6:30 pm (with live stream) Join us for our August meetup with two Level 200 sessions covering AWS AgentCore and AWS Control Tower. This month we’re particularly pleased to feature two speakers from our Silver Sponsor, Cevo. Malinda Kapuruge and Gokul Venugopal will be sharing their experience across agentic AI architecture and AWS governance. This month’s lineup features: • **Malinda Kapuruge** – AWS AgentCore: Practical Architecture, Pitfalls and Best Practices • **Gokul Venugopal** – Improving AWS Governance with AWS Control Tower A huge thank you to our sponsors: 🥇 **Mantel Group** – Gold Sponsor, 🥈 **Cevo** – Silver Sponsor, 🏛 **NAB** – Venue Sponsor The event will be live-streamed on YouTube as always. *** 🗓️ **Agenda** 6:00 pm – Food & Socialising 6:30 pm – Introductions 6:40 pm – What’s New in AWS 6:55 pm – AWS AgentCore: Practical Architecture, Pitfalls and Best Practices (Level 200); Speaker: Malinda Kapuruge 7:25 pm – Improving AWS Governance with AWS Control Tower (Level 200); Speaker: Gokul Venugopal 7:55 pm – Marketplace (Who’s Hiring) 8:00 pm – Networking + Close *** 🎤 **Talk Details** **AWS AgentCore: Practical Architecture, Pitfalls and Best Practices** Speaker: Malinda Kapuruge Level: 200 This session focuses on the practical realities of operating AWS AgentCore within enterprise systems. Based on experience designing and engineering enterprise systems, Malinda will review possible architectural patterns, common pitfalls to avoid, and best practices to follow. Attendees will leave with a clear engineering blueprint to help deploy, scale and maintain reliable agentic workflows with AWS AgentCore. *** I**mproving AWS Governance with AWS Control Tower** Speaker: Gokul Venugopal Level: 200 This session will introduce AWS Organizations and AWS Control Tower and explore the governance challenges Control Tower is designed to solve. Gokul will cover: • AWS Organizations and AWS Control Tower • Governance challenges and how they were managed before AWS Control Tower • What’s new in AWS Control Tower 4.0 • Core AWS Control Tower capabilities • Greenfield vs. brownfield implementation approaches • Key considerations and takeaways for each deployment option *** 🙌 Want to Speak at a Future Meetup? We’re always looking for new speakers and believe everyone has an interesting talk waiting to be shared. If you’d like to present at a future event, reach out at the meetup or via our website: 👉 [https://melb.awsug.org.au/speak/](https://melb.awsug.org.au/speak/)

Social Hangout Comedy Night

Come along for a casual social night at Comedy Therapy — a comedy show where audience members anonymously submit their problems for comedians to tackle. Wednesday 26 August, 8:00 pm Miranda Tequila Bar, 313 Flinders Lane, Melbourne $2 entry Come along, meet some people and have a laugh. Everyone books their own ticket separately through the event organiser. Buy your ticket here: https://events.humanitix.com/comedy-therapy?dateId=6a575526bd266af6e180af48 We’re not affiliated with the show or venue — just going along as a group.

BeSocial. Coffee and New Friends!

Join us for a relaxed and welcoming “Coffee & New Friends” meetup, the perfect opportunity to unwind, enjoy a great cup of coffee, go for a walk and connect with new people in a friendly, low-pressure environment. Whether you’re looking to expand your social circle, have meaningful conversations, or simply get out of the house, this is a space where everyone is welcome. Come as you are, grab a drink, come for a walk and leave with new connections. To help you get the most out of the event, we ask that you download our app before you arrive (or upon arrival). The app will be used throughout the event for prompts, activities, and other interactive content so having it ready will ensure you can fully participate. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/besocial/id6759604739 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appetiser.besocial&hl=en Event photography and videography may take place at this event. Images and footage captured may be used in future BeSocial promotional materials. If you do not wish to appear in promotional materials, please notify Nexaro Group Pty Ltd before the event by emailing support@besocialapp.co, or let the event hosts know on the day.

🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Melbourne (Easy English) 6pm

Why People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 Asian-focused event 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Early RSVP is free ✅ RSVPs made within 24 hours of the event start time are $5 ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue La Di Da 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 ⏰ Start Time — Melbourne Local Time 6:00 pm ⚠️ Important: This is the local time in Melbourne. Meetup may display Brisbane time or another time zone, so please follow the local time shown above. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Join the Lounge Asia Australia WhatsApp Group Stay connected with the Lounge Asia community after the event. ✅ Hear about upcoming Lounge Asia events ✅ Meet local and international people ✅ Stay connected with people you meet ✅ Receive community news and event updates [👉 Join the WhatsApp group:](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EgS1bseR5Lq4eykvjMsEIS) 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia [🎥 Watch Event Video:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) [👉 GET VIP ACCESS:](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧！ 一起來聊天吧！ 気軽に遊びに来てね！ 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

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Boot Scootin’ Hustle - Line Dancing Classes

🤠 Monday nights — Boot Scootin’ Hustle (Line Dancing) Line dancing is an absolute blast — upbeat, energetic, and surprisingly addictive! Wonderfully warm, welcoming vibe — the kind of people you’ll want to dance with every week. Whether you’re a total beginner or just looking for somewhere fun to move, you’d fit right in! Brighton Beach Bowls Club 2B South Rd Brighton 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm $15 CASH or PAYID July Sale = 6 x line dancing classes for $65

Building the Future with RAG Using MongoDB Atlas & Gemma4

Join us for an exciting hands-on workshop where you'll learn 'How to build a full local RAG using Gemma4, Voyage 4 Nano, and Local Atlas'. We're thrilled to have an expert from MongoDB guide this informative session. This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your skills and connect with fellow developers. Spaces are limited, so register now and secure your spot at this premier workshop! We're thrilled to have John Morgan, Senior Solutions Architect at MongoDB guide this informative session.What's required? A Google account Basic coding experience Your laptop for the best experience Disclaimer A ticket does not guarantee entry; entry is first come, first served. Bring your laptops; this is a hands-on event. We're here to help: If you have physical, learning, or accessibility requirements, please reach out. Agenda --- Host Kartik Arora - Bilue (Android Engineer) Android Engineer @ Bilue | Google Developer Expert Android --- Partner MongoDB (https://www.mongodb.com) --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-melbourne-presents-building-the-future-with-rag-using-mongodb-atlas-amp-gemma4/.

KSUG.AI Perth Workshop: Flexible AI Platforms on AWS with NetApp

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