I've had a look at The Cornstalk Gazette, the newsletter of the Folk Federation of New South Wales. The friend Sandra mentions is also having a singing session at her place on Sunday afternoon 28 December. If you're around on 4 January, you can go see Alistair Hulett and David Rovics at the Harp Hotel in Tempe (www.theharp.com.au) - Alistair is a Scotsman who used to live in Sydney, David is an American who writes topical songs. That's about it.