AFF Gathering #17 in BNE on 18 - 20 October 2024

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We're pleased to announce that the 2024 AFF annual gathering will be held in Brisbane, the sunny capital of Queensland!

The weekend of Friday 18 - Sunday 20 October 2024 has been chosen for the event. As per past years, there will be a welcome dinner on the Friday evening, optional activities on Saturday and a main dinner on Saturday evening. There may also be an optional activity on Sunday in the late morning.

All AFF members (and +1's, etc.) are welcome to attend. Most people usually fly in on Friday afternoon and leave on the Sunday afternoon/evening.

Your lead organisers for this year's event are @NM and @QF WP. Other Brisbane-based members are also welcome to volunteer to assist.

We'll update this thread over the coming months with more information about the planned activities, dinner venues and costs, which we expect to be similar to past gatherings. There will be a $5 registration fee per participant, plus the cost of any activities and/or meals that you choose to join.

For now, please feel free to let us know in this thread if you think you'll be able to make it! For those unfamiliar with the AFF terminology:

  • "Platinum" means you're planning to attend and have booked flights/accommodation
  • "Gold" means you're likely to attend but will need to confirm at a later time
  • "Silver" means you're unlikely to attend at this stage.
  • "Bronze" means you're unable to attend.

The AFF Leadership Team can provide support in terms of money collection and distribution, and editing this thread as needed. If something needs to be updated, please simply report the post with the update so anyone on the team can action it (starting a conversation only alerts one person).

We're looking forward to seeing you all in Brissie!
 
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Did a full lap on the city cat. Nice way to kill couple of hours and only 50cents
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For the replacement bus to airport is a go card needed?
Unlikely.

Most times you end up with a free ride.

Just tell them you were planning to use the train and your credit card - if they've not made alternative arrangements, it's hardly your fault.

As a local with a Go Card, I'm 5 from 5 for free trips on those replacement busses over the last 18 months or so.
 
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I just landed back from Sydney and am currently on an R700. I’d planned to use my gocard but no one even asked for it. Many foreign tourists went up to the airtrain station first and bought a paper ticket which wasn’t even checked.
 
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Just learnt a lesson of these river cats. If you want to use your credit card to tap on, you have to use a different one for each person otherwise you tap off as soon as you try and pay for the second person. 🙄

Nice trip, though.
 
PSA - SYD J lounge is closed for reno work. Source: FB pages and I’m at SYD Club now. Absolutely no place to sit. The queue to get a meal is snaking behind to the back of the seating area. It’s been over 4 years since I have been to a Club and boy, is it crowded #HumbleFlex 🤣
 

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