Hi everyone. This is a big day (well not really). It's the first time I've written a Team Australia update from Australia. Woo!
I have to admit, it's nice being back in Queensland. There are a lot of things I like about living in Panama and I have no desire to take up residency in Australia again anytime soon, but it is good to be here. I especially like the quiet. Panama City is just so noisy all the time. It doesn't matter if it's day or night, there are always people and traffic being loud. So the quiet is one of the things I'm really noticing. I also really like how people know how to drive properly here. I miss that—road rules, general driving courtesy and the like. It's a good thing.
Brisbane meet-up
It's happening on 30th December. I made this post about it the other day so check that out if you want to come. Apart from me, these people have said they're coming:
These people are maybes:
I'm also trying to peer pressure 
Melbourne meet-up
Oi, you lot down south. Someone needs to take the initiative on this and organise something cos there are a bunch of you that want a meet-up.
Back in November 
Someone pick a date and a venue, make a post, and send it to me. I'll promote it in these Team Australia updates and re-steem from the 
Adelaide Christmas SP giveaway
Superstar mallsballer 
This is such a cool initiative and a great way to give new steemians a head start on the platform. I will be spamming them all to join Team Australia over the next few days.
The usual community notices
You should follow @mrsquiggle, who is doing a great job recognising and rewarding Aussie creativity by curating quality content.
You can support Team Australia members by following the centerlink curation trail in Streemian. Instructions on how to do that are here. Don't forget that @centerlink is busy putting Aussie-battler tax dollars to work in the form of dole payments for posts.
Of course, also check out the awesome Minnow Support Project (MSP). Details on how to join are are here. Come say hi in the Team Australia chat room in PAL-Discord. It's fun and you will make new friends.
You should consider voting for the the MSP witnesses, particularly @ausbitbankand @aggroed, who've a done a great job in getting this project off the ground.
Lastly, if you're feeling generous, you can delegate SP to the Team Australia upvote bots @centerlink and/or @mrsquiggle (or any other bot you like) using Vessel. You can delegate to any of the MSP bots using this link.
Candidate 1
Name and bio
Fun fact
"All my fingers are double jointed and I once learned how to play the piano palms up."
What???? This is so weird. I can't even imagine what that looks like. I think you need to make a video of this.
Candidate 2
Name and bio
In his spare time
Fun fact
"I once had a bad dance music track I made played on the radio in New Zealand."
Ah, it's New Zealand. I'm sure no one remembers. Also, I'm guessing you're not this Lyndon Walker?
Candidate 3
Name and bio
When he's not ninja-ing or being a hipster,
Fun fact
"My wife is a muso and my fun fact is the only musical thing I can do is play Radiohead's Creep on a button bass set to easy. I am a great roadie though."
Hey, every muso needs a roadie to look legit, right? It's good you can support your wife's career.
Candidate 4
Name and bio
In his spare time,
Fun fact
"I was born at 10 minutes past 10 on the 10th day of the 10th month."
I like this fun fact, it is very cool. I don't think many people can say this.
Candidate 5
Name and bio
Candidate 6
Name and bio
Fun fact
"I am pro-marijuana and I have an interest in psychoactive substances."
Fair enough. I don't really have anything to add to this except I'm glad the Australian Government recently legalised hemp seeds for human consumption. That law was quite ridiculous and out of sync with the rest of the world.
Congratulations everyone. You've been accepted into @teamaustralia
The rules for joining Team Australia
If you’re not yet a member and want to be, this is what you need to do:
- Vote here for our resident steemit witness and our Minister for Welfare @ausbitbank.
- Send me your introduction post so I can find out a bit about you. If you’re new to steemit you'll have to write one so use the introduceyourself and teamaustralia tags to help boost your following. Use this handy guide by @teamsteem if you don't know what to write.
- If it’s not mentioned in your introductory post, tell me which city and country you’re in, cos let's face it, a lot of us live in Australia's fourth largest city—London. You need to have a connection to Australia to join.
- Tell me a fun fact about yourself. This can be anything. For example, maybe you have eight kids and three dogs, or you rode your bike across America, or you won the blue ribbon for javelin throwing at sports day back in high school, or Toadie came into the pub you work at one day and you served him a beer, or, maybe you can fit 55 maltesers in your mouth like Ed Sheeran can. It doesn’t matter what it is, I want a fun fact about you! The more fun, the better.
- Regularly check the Team Australia and Australia tags and upvote/follow the content you like. You can show your support by following the centerlink curation trail in Streemian. Instructions are here.
- Comment below or DM me on steemit chat or PAL-Discord that you want to join.
Once I receive this information I will try my best to write a good introductory paragraph about you for the official Team Australia membership updates. So the better your information is, the better I can make you sound. Where relevant, please use the teamaustralia and australia tags to promote your work. I will try and post weekly updates unless there is a lot of interest, in which case I will try and post sooner.
This post was created in mspsteem, which provides a 5% beneficiary to @minnowsupport.
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Top image credit: Iván Lojko
Gif by @justcallmemyth
Team Australia banner by @bearone