1. Meet your neighbour- Its free
2. Leverage your current unpaid relationships to meet new people (such as family, family friends, friends of those family friends)
3. Explore getting a Job/Apprenticeship/Traineeship- You will actually make money!
4. Start your own business/Self Employment- Same as #4, maybe even more
5. Volunteer your time somewhere- Thats usually free, or very low cost
6. Join the local park run
7. Join a local gym (cost less than $15 per week and Townsville active has free outdoor classes)
8. Toastmasters
9. Lions
10. Apex
11. Rotary
12. Attend free learning and workshops (plenty around)
13. Join a Church or Religious group
14. Check out the outdoor basketball courts (especially ones on Bamford lane)
15. Table tennis association
16. Scale Model Club
17. Library groups
18. Book Club
19. com
20. Townsville Alive meetup group
21. Local theatre groups
22. Art Classes
23. Pottery Classes
24. Take a class at TAFE
25. Take a class at Uni
26. Do a short course
27. Soccer Clubs
28. Footy Clubs
29. Baseball clubs
30. Cricket Clubs
31. Hobby clubs
32. Woodworking clubs
33. Surf Lifesavers
34. SES
35. Coast Guard
36. Citizen Police
37. Rural Fire Brigade
38. Join a conservation group
39. Join an environment/climate change group
40. Road running group
41. Cycling groups
42. Board gaming club
43. Birdwatching group
44. Bird Club
45. Martial Arts/Mixed Martial Arts classes
46. Lawn Bowls
47. Gun/Rifle Club
48. Wildlife Carers
49. Canine Obedience Club
50. Car Clubs
51. Culture group specific to your culture
52. Casual sporting groups (such as Wildcatz or Beach Volleyball)
53. Join a supporter’s group (of a sporting club) and go to matches consistently
54. Join a choir
55. Join an orchestra
56. Join a music group
57. Fishing Club
58. Take dance lessons
59. Join a dancing group/club (heaps around)
60. Have a market stall at local markets
61. Regularly go to bingo at local pubs and sit with the same people
62. Get involved at local radio station
63. Join a netball club
64. Start yoga or Pilates
65. Take classes at the Heatley TCTC
66. Regularly go to the local skateparks at times when people your age are likely to be there
67. Join a knitting group
68. Join a quilting group
69. Join a painting/drawing group
70. Join an archery club
71. Join a BMX Club
72. Join a swimming club
73. Join a gymnastics Club
74. Join a plant group (orchid society, herb society)
75. Join a gardening group (permaculture, JCU sunshine gardeners)
76. Take a class at the PCYC
77. Join a golf club (may stretch the budget slightly, but not necessarily)
78. Join or volunteer at a scout’s group
79. Basketball Club
80. Outdoor racing club (such as Outer Limits)
81. Mountain Biking Club
82. Volleyball Club
83. Horse/Pony Club
84. Caravan Club
85. Collectors/Antiques Clubs
86. Herpetological Society
87. Fencing Club
88. Metal Detecting Club
89. Radio Club
90. Underwater Exploring Club
91. Freediving Club
92. Scuba Diving Club
93. Classes at the local pool
94. Hockey Club
95. Kayaking Club
96. Rock Climbing Club
97. Lawnmower Racing
98. Road Racing Association
99. Go Kart Club
100. Athletics Club
101. Outrigger Canoeing
102. Bowling
103. Boxing Club
104. Doll Club
105. Remote Control Car Club
106. Orientieering Club
107. Roller Derby
108. Beekeepers Association
109. Four Wheel Drive club
110. Goat Club
111. Aeromodellers Association
112. Astronomy Club
113. Gem & Mineral Club
114. Rowing Club
115. Badminton Association
116. Folk Club
117. Bushwalking Club
118. Hike & Explore Group
119. Chess Club
120. Cinema Group

This is only the beginning!….

This “glass half full thinking has underpinnings of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and Social Role Valorization (SRV). Stay tuned for our 2021 workshops in Townsville and Cairns and in the meantime, here is a video with a bit more…