Sydney Meetup/Dinner @ Chin Chin - 21 Feb 2026

[FlyingKangaroo]

Are you new to the Northern Beaches?
Anything non-work off the peninsula is considered a grand adventure

When people ask how often I cross the bridge I feel like I usually have a fairly respectable answer. I just neglect to mention it’s almost always only because I’m going to the airport.

 

[sudoer]

I've unfortunately booked travel for that weekend in the last DSC - so bronze for me.

 

[DejaBrew]

Ok, so looking back at the posts in this thread, we've got the following attendance as it stands....

Platinum
@DejaBrew
@n7of9
@FlyingKangaroo
@Dantas
@JessicaTam
@RooFlyer

Gold
@andye
@Ade
@Larko1
@drcam
@Carasmw
@Kiwi
@patrickw
@patrickw +1

Silver
@I love to travel
@straitman
@sap1l

Bronze
@kpc
@sudoer
@SydneySwan
@WilsonM
@Big John

 

[patrickw]

Gold with a +1!

 

[DejaBrew]

Gold with a +1!

Updated to include you

 

[JessicaTam]

I have booked a hotel. What is going on in SYD that day* - prices are a bit scary?

*Apart from an AFF gathering, of course!

 

[DejaBrew]

I have booked a hotel. What is going on in SYD that day* - prices are a bit scary?

*Apart from an AFF gathering, of course!

I believe it’s around Chinese New Year so that may not be helping.

 

[sudoer]

Yeah I would think it's a combination of...

Lunar New Year - not just locals, there's also an 8 day stretch of weekend/public holiday in China including this weekend, likely a lot of inbound travellers
Mardi Gras - the parade is the following weekend, but the festival starts 13 Feb and there's always a gradual build up of tourism for that

 

[RooFlyer]

What is going on in SYD that day* -

I think the Mardi Gras is the following week?

I'm now Platinum. All of $240 in VA flights from Hobart return; staying at the Pullman.

 

[AIRwin]

All of $240 in VA flights from Hobart return

Not waiting for Happy Hour this week?

 

[RooFlyer]

Not waiting for Happy Hour this week?

Nah.

 

[hutch]

Platinum for me too.

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

Not waiting for Happy Hour this week?

'Twas unimpressive anyway. Out of SYD at least, Happy Hour offers for MEL, BNE, and HBA that I looked at were all for a limited period in May-June 2026. Narrowest set of dates I've seen as part of a HH in a while.