Coronavirus

Documents for groups and members:

1. Explanatory letter from the General Service Board, 17th March 2020.

2. Frequently Asked Questions

3. Update letter from the General Secretary/CEO, 27th March 2020.

4. AGSO letter re opening face-to-face meetings, 20th May 2020.

Update Notice: Many groups are now resuming face-to-face meetings as restrictions ease in all states. Limits to the number of participants at meetings apply: no more than 10 people allowed to reduce the spread of the virus. Please check the meeting search pages as well as the list of  Australian electronic Al-Anon meetings below.

Groups or Districts please continue communicating directly with your local Area Office when you know about group meeting updates. Website updates can then occur as a responsibility of the AGSO (extended business hours for the time being).

Any concerns?

If you have any concerns or require further information then please contact us on 03 9620 2166 or via email to agso@alphalink.com.au.

Austra-Link goes electronic:

If you're looking for your regular 'meeting in a pocket', click here for your APRIL 2020 edition.

Also Austra-Link Editor, Wendy, would love to receive your sharing sheet, the instructions for your submission can be found here.

A suggestion:
If your Al-Anon meeting closes, it is possible to use electronic means via Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Skype and Zoom to have an online meeting, plus there's WhatsApp or phone meetings with members in your group or just to keep in contact.

Electronic and phone meetings:

Resources for creating online or phone meetings:

• Electronic meetings registered with the World Service Office (WSO) are listed on the WSO website.

• COMPARING PLATFORMS:

• FREE CONFERENCE CALL: download the app, dial-in or website access, instructions.

• WEBEX: virtual meetings, an overview created for members' purposes.

• ZOOM: a member has kindly produced instructions for creating a meeting using the Zoom app, including a Contents page leading to each sequential step during set-up.

• Training for Zoom Cloud Meetings:
  
• (1) Host and Co-Host roles 
• (2) Zoom bombing responses
  
• (3) Disabling the Default Settings to protect member anonymity.
  

• A Zoom meeting Template for group members wanting to join a local Zoom meeting. Please also download your Area's Seenth Tradition sheet (below).

• Northern New South Wales: Seventh Tradition

• Southern New South Wales: Seventh Tradition

• Western New South Wales: Seventh Tradition

• North Queensland: Seventh Tradition

• South Queensland: Seventh Tradition

• Northern Victoria: Seventh Tradition

• Southern Victoria: Seventh Tradition

• South Australia: Seventh Tradition

• Western Australia (includes Northern Territory): Seventh Tradition. Please also download the WA Area's donation reference codes.
  

Other resources:

• Don't forget the Blog on this website. We love hearing from you!