Australian Intergroup
What is Intergroup?
Intergroup is where representatives from Australian in-person and virtual groups come together to act as a service centre for meetings and assist in carrying the SLAA message.
Services
Services currently provided by the SLAA Australian Intergroup include:
- Providing Public Liability insurance for in-person and virtual meetings Australia-wide
- maintaining SLAA’s Australian web site (slaa.org.au), which includes meeting lists, news and other resources.
- distributing SLAA literature imported from America and subsidising shipping costs.
- SLAA Australian phoneline
- ZOOM Pro accounts for use by meetings – email webmaster@slaa.org.au
- repayable start-up funds for new in person meetings
- Production and email distribution of Newsletter
- acting as a liaison with the public, media and professionals as well as responding to newcomer inquiries
- assisting and seed funding the organising committees for conventions and retreats
- Appointing delegates to attend the SLAA international Annual Business Conference/Meeting.
- Group consciences are encouraged to discuss donating any surplus funds (over and above their prudent reserve) to Intergroup to help support these services
Meetings
- Intergroup meets monthly, generally on the second Monday, at 6.30 pm (AET Sydney/Melbourne time) on ZOOM.
- Each group (in-person or virtual) is asked to elect a Group Representative to attend Intergroup Meetings.
- Members or Groups can submit an agenda item by emailing secretary@slaa.org.au
- Any member may attend and speak at Intergroup. Only Group Representatives and Permanent Officeholders may vote.
- Minutes of Australian Intergroup meetings are available on GoogleDrive
2026 Intergroup meeting dates
- July 13
- August 10
- September 14
- October 12
- November 9
- December 14 Annual election for Service Positions
Meeting ID 910 2439 8972
Passcode 061872
WhatsApp Group
Email secretary@slaa.org.au to join the Intergroup WhatsApp Group to receive the Intergroup Meeting Agendas and stay in touch with Intergroup.
Minutes
Minutes of Australian Intergroup meetings are available on GoogleDrive
Service Roles & email addresses
All SLAA groups, in-person and virtual, are encouraged to elect a Group Representative to attend Intergroup, acting as a conduit between their own meeting and Intergroup. If you would like to serve on Intergroup or ask any questions email secretary@slaa.org.au any time. The service roles in Intergroup are as follows:
- Chair: chair@slaa.org.au
- Secretary: secretary@slaa.org.au
- Treasurer: treasurer@slaa.org.au
- Literature: store@slaa.org.au
- Webmaster & Meeting List Manager: webmaster@slaa.org.au
- Enquiries: enquiries@slaa.org.au
- Delegates: delegates@slaa.org.au
- Hospitals and Institutions: outreach@slaa.org.au
Governance
- Intergroup’s activities are governed by our constitution
- A summary of Intergroup’s activities and the roles of Intergroup Members
Give to Intergroup
Groups are encouraged to forward excess funds to the Intergroup bank account.
From September 2024, Intergroup contributes 40% of all new contributions, from members and groups, to Fellowship World Services (FWS) to support the vital work FWS does for the international SLAA fellowship.
Resources
- Public Liability insurance
- Give to SLAA
- History of Intergroups in Australia
- Intergroup’s activities are governed by our constitution
- A summary of Intergroup’s activities and the roles of Intergroup Members
- Minutes of Intergroup meetings on GoogleDrive
- Literature
- Safety Statement
- Contact Intergroup
- Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Can a group belong to two Intergroups?
- Newsletter
- Organising Events- Intergroup can help
- ZOOM accounts for meetings – email webmaster@slaa.org.au