Content Marketing Sydney

WordPress AI Tools vs AI Website Builders

**Speaker Bio:** * Brett Stone is the founder of [Stone Digital](https://stonedigital.com.au/) a specialist web design and development agency based in Sydney. His agency specialises in building high-quality, custom websites with WordPress as its primary platform and CMS. Brett is actively involved in the WordPress community as a co-organiser of the WordPress Sydney Meetup and regularly attends flagship WordCamp conferences alongside his team. **Presentation outline:** * **WordPress AI Tools:** Brett shares his hands-on experience and perspective on emerging WordPress AI tools, including WordPress Core MCP, [WPVibe.ai](http://WPVibe.ai) and [ByMiles.ai](http://ByMiles.ai) * **AI Website Builders:** A practical review of AI-powered website builders such as Lovable, Base44 and Replit, exploring their capabilities, strengths and limitations. * **Sydney Website Research:** Insights from original research involving the analysis of 10,000+ websites across Sydney to investigate the adoption of AI-powered website-building tools including Lovable, v0, Base44 and Claude. * **WordPress AI Tools vs AI Website Builders:** Brett's overall perspective on how these two approaches compare, their respective use cases, and what they could mean for the future of web design and development. **Running sheet:** 6pm-6.30pm: Arrival, pizza and drinks, and informal networking 6.30pm-6:35pm: Welcome and introductions 6:35pm-7pm: Presentation 7pm-7.15pm: Q&A session 7.15pm Onwards: Networking

Aussie Free Social Chess night

**Love chess?** **Want to play a few games, meet new people and enjoy a relaxed Saturday evening?** Come along to our \*\***Social Chess Night at Carlingford Bowling Club**\*\*. Whether you play regularly, haven't touched a chessboard in years, or simply enjoy a casual game, you're welcome to join us. This is \*\*social chess – not a tournament and definitely not professional competition\*\*. There are no ratings, no pressure and no expectation that you need to be an amazing player. Just turn up, find an opponent, play a few games and enjoy the night. 📅 \*\***When: \*\*** Every Saturday 🕔 \*\***Time: \*\*** 5:30 PM 📍 \*\***Where: \*\*** Carlingford Bowling Club 💡 \*\***Duration: \*\*** Approximately 2 hours 💰 \*\***Cost: \*\*** Completely FREE 😊 \*\* **Enjoyable Atmosphere:** Connect professionally and socially! There are \*\***no event fees or charges**\*\*. You can simply come along, play as much or as little as you like, have a chat with other chess players and leave whenever you're ready. **\#\#\# ♟ what kind of chess night is this?** The idea is simple: \*\*people getting together and playing chess for fun\*\*. You might play someone completely new, have a rematch, try an unusual opening, spend 20 minutes analysing one position, or just enjoy a few relaxed games. There is no formal tournament structure and no requirement to stay for the full session. **\*\*Beginners, casual players and experienced players are all welcome. \*\*** **IMPORTANT – Please Bring Your ID** **\*\*You must bring your ID with you. \*\*** **Carlingford Bowling Club requires visitors to have ID for entry, so please make sure you bring it. Unfortunately, the club may not allow you to enter without ID.** **🔞 Adults Only** Please note that \*\*children are not permitted at this event due to the club's entry requirements. \*\* **This is an \*\*adults-only social chess meetup\*\*.** \#\#\# A few things to know **This is an independent social gathering for people who enjoy chess. \*\*We are not affiliated with FIDE, Chess Australia, the NSW Chess Association or any other official chess organisation.\*\*But your rating in chess will definitely help you in the chess night.** There are no memberships to buy, no coaching packages and no obligation to purchase anything. Just \*\*bring your ID, bring your chess brain and come ready for a game. **\*\* ♟** If you're looking for a relaxed place to play chess on a Saturday evening and meet other people who enjoy the game, come join us. **\*\*See you across the board!** 😊 **\*\*** https://socialtabletennis.com.au/social-chess-carlingford/ **Sponsored:** ## **Struggling with Math?** **Sharpen your skills with [FREE practice tests](https://aussiemathtutor.com.au/practice-tests-math-topics) from [Aussie Math Tutor NSW](https://aussiemathtutor.com.au/)!** Master any topic & boost your confidence. #Math #Tutoring #NSW **We are** **[Digital Marketing Company Sydney](https://digitalmarketingcompanysydney.com.au/), a digital marketing agency** that provides Affordable [Website Design](https://digitalmarketingcompanysydney.com.au/website-design/), [SEO,](https://digitalmarketingcompanysydney.com.au/seo/) [Social Media Marketing](https://digitalmarketingcompanysydney.com.au/social-media-marketing/), [PPC](https://digitalmarketingcompanysydney.com.au/pay-per-click-ppc-marketing/), Content Writing, and Email Marketing services, all tailored to accelerate your business growth and enhance online visibility. We build **Professional Websites Starting from $1100.**

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🐟🌊 Sydney Fish Market Walk & Dinner 🌅🍽️

📝 **Details** Most people come solo to the meetup, which makes it a great opportunity to meet new people and enjoy a relaxed, social atmosphere. ⛴️ **Meet-Up Point** We’ll meet at **Barangaroo Wharf 2 at 4:45 pm**. From there, we’ll catch the **5:00 pm ferry** together to **Pirrama Park**, arriving at **5:09pm** **💲 Cost** A $2 contribution on the day helps cover the cost of running the Meetup group. **Payment options:** · Cash on the day · Via the payment link provided on the day · In advance: [https://revolut.me/kierangvv3/pocket/ltzPSsI8gc](https://revolut.me/kierangvv3/pocket/ltzPSsI8gc) · PayID: **0401 751 774** (Kieran Blake Fuchs) 🌊 **Waterfront Walk** After arriving at Pirrama Park, we’ll enjoy an easy **1km walk along the harbour** over to the **Sydney Fish Market**, taking in the views and good conversation along the way. 🍽️ **Dinner** We’ll finish the evening at the **Sydney Fish Market** for a relaxed dinner — fresh seafood, harbour views, and great company. 📍 **Location** Meet at **Barangaroo Wharf 2** (Short walk from Barangaroo Station) 📞 **If you have trouble finding us** Please call me on: **0401 751 774** Join us for a laid-back waterfront afternoon with good food, easy conversation, and classic Sydney harbour vibes. 🌅🐟

☕🍫 Coffee, Chocolate & New Friends (20s & 30s) – It's Back! 🎉

✨ **Follow us on Instagram for the latest events, updates & social adventures!** ✨: https://www.instagram.com/newfriends_sydney?igsi=cG1ybjM3ZWc0c2wz&utm_source=qr Love chocolate? Join us **weekly** for a relaxed midweek coffee catch-up with fellow chocolate lovers who enjoy good conversation, sweet treats, and a friendly vibe. 🍫🍰 This is a **casual, low-pressure weekly social**, perfect if you: ✅ Love chocolate (dark, milk, or white 🍫) ✅ Want something social but easy after work ✅ Are new to Meetup or just want familiar faces ✅ Prefer smaller, welcoming groups ✨ **What to expect** ✅ Midweek coffee catch-ups ✅ Buy your own coffee (and dessert if you like!) ✅ Friendly, relaxed chats — no forced icebreakers ✅ Come for 10 minutes or stay the whole time ✨ **Good to know** ✅ This is a **weekly recurring event** ✅ Limited spots to keep the group comfortable! ✅ New members always welcome 💰 **Membership Fee**: $10 one time only (Unlimited Events). Past attendees who have already paid are FREE to join again! Please send $10 via PayID to A MIU (0432847305) and send me a screenshot of your payment ***on the day before the event***. Thank you! If you’re a chocolate lover looking for a chill midweek reset and a regular social routine, this one’s for you ☕🍫 Stay tuned for any further updates! Alison - 0432847305 **Did you have fun?** 😄🎉 If you could please leave a quick review in the pop-up **“How did you find it?”** when the event has ended and share your thoughts. Your feedback will help us make the next one even better! 💬✨ 📝 **TERMS & DISCLAIMER:** ✅ If something has come up, please **Edit** your RSVP to ‘**Not Going**’ ASAP. This will allow others who are available to join. Thank you! 😊 ❌ **Late Cancellations** or **No Shows** will not be tolerated. You will forfeit the opportunity to join my future events!

ESTWD Sun 5.30pm INTERMED drills Book https://opensports.net/pickleballinThePark

Book via https://opensports.net/pickleballinThePark CLUB MEMBERS ONLY. THIS SESSION IS FOR LOW INTERMEDIATE 2.6 - 3.0 PLAYERS ONLY. No beginners please. If unable to attend, please edit your RVSP and move yourself to "Not Going". DISCLAIMER: In accepting your RSVP to attend any of our events, you agree to voluntarily assume all risk of injury to yourself or damage to your property, however arising out of this event. You further agree not to hold the host and/or organizer of this event liable for any injury to yourself or damage to your property. FIRST TIMERS: You are not allowed to play in a social session until you have had a lesson so that you understand the rules and basic tactics. Coaching sessions are available from our club at a cost of $20.00 and are on this portal.

Data Driven or Data Distracted!

Our CCX Sydney October event features a very lively and topical panel discussion entitled Data Driven or Data Distracted We will be applying a $10.00 cover charge to cover Food and drinks and on this occasion will be kindly hosted by the ONSET https://theonset.com.au The Onset is a specialist recruitment business deeply connected to Australia’s design and technology ecosystem. They work with ambitious companies, brilliant industry experts and a wider group of specialists across data, AI, design and transformation through The Omnia Collective. About the session **How Product, Design & Engineering actually use evidence to make decisions** How much data do we really need to make better product decisions? And when does being “data-driven” start getting in the way of good product thinking? For this CCX Sydney session, we’re bringing together four practitioners from different corners of the product ecosystem — analytics, strategy and service design, UX/CX, and engineering — to explore the role data and evidence actually play in product development and delivery. Each speaker will have **15 minutes to make their own case** for — or against — being **DATA-DRIVEN OR DATA-DISTRACTED**. Rather than presenting a single view, they’ll challenge us to look at how research, analytics, customer insight, AI, product requirements engineering and data can influence the decisions we make — from defining the problem and creating the PRD through to designing, building and releasing the product. Our speakers bring four very different perspectives: **Olga Pasikova\, Senior Analytics Director; Rob Tot\, Strategy & Service Design Lead; Thomas Shillingford\, UX \| CX \| Strategy \| AI and Author; and David Berigny\, Forward Deployed Engineer\.** Each panel member will bring their own experience, provocations and examples to the question: **when does data help us make better decisions — and when does it simply give us more information to react to?** Then we turn up the heat. Following the four presentations, **Sophie Greenfield, Senior Product & AI Designer at CBA**, will lead a lively panel discussion, bringing the speakers together to challenge each other's perspectives and explore the tensions between data, evidence, intuition, customer understanding and design judgement. Because being data-driven sounds simple. **Knowing what data to trust, what it actually means, and when to ignore it is where things get interesting.** **About our Panel:** ### Olga Pasikova **Senior Analytics Director** Olga Pasikova is a Senior Analytics Director and experienced digital analytics specialist with more than a decade working across data, analytics and digital measurement. She brings a strong ability to translate complex analytics challenges into clear strategic direction, helping teams use data to understand behaviour, measure outcomes and make better-informed decisions. Olga is also an active member of Sydney’s data and analytics community. ### Rob Tot **Strategy & Service Design Lead** Rob Tot is a Strategy and Service Design Lead who works at the intersection of customer needs, business strategy and service innovation. His work brings together strategic thinking and human-centred design to help organisations navigate complex problems, uncover opportunities and turn insight into meaningful product and service outcomes. ### Thomas Shillingford **UX \| CX \| Strategy \| AI \| Author** Thomas Shillingford is a UX and CX strategist, designer, author and speaker with extensive experience across digital products and customer experiences. His career has included work spanning research, customer journeys, interaction design, usability, design strategy and large-scale digital transformation. More recently, Thomas has been exploring the impact of AI on design practice, including how AI is changing design systems, strategy and the role of human judgement. ### David Berigny **Forward Deployed Engineer** David Berigny is a Forward Deployed Engineer working at the intersection of technology, product development and real-world customer problems. His role brings engineering directly into the product development process — translating customer and business needs into practical technical solutions, testing ideas in the field and using evidence from real-world implementation to inform what gets built and how it evolves. ### Sophie Greenfield FACILITATOR **Senior Product Designer & Facilitator** Sophie Greenfield is a Senior Product Designer at Commonwealth Bank with more than 20 years’ experience across UX, product design, research and digital strategy. Her career has spanned product strategy, customer research and experience design across organisations including CommBank, Westpac and ING Direct. Sophie has a particular interest in the intersection of **data, customer insight, product strategy and AI-enabled design**. She has been exploring and teaching AI-enabled design practices, from research synthesis and hypothesis validation to rapid prototyping and new ways of working for designers. For **DATA-DRIVEN OR DATA-DISTRACTED?**, Sophie will facilitate the conversation between our four speakers, challenging their perspectives and helping unpack the bigger question: **when does evidence genuinely improve product decisions — and when can data become a distraction from understanding the customer?** We are so excited to be wrapping up the year with this awesome panel discussion hosted by new friends of CCX Sydney, the ONSET. [https://theonset.com.au/](https://theonset.com.au/) Lastly make sure you Join us for sponsored drinks post the event at a nearby bar more details to follow. Regards Kevin, Lydia, Sylvia, James and Carolina.

Coffee & New Friends - Café Social ☕ (20s & 30s)

Grab a coffee, meet new people and see where the conversation goes. Come solo or bring a friend - our host will welcome everyone and help the conversation flow. Food and drinks are purchased separately. Save your place: [https://www.keenout.com/meetups/saturday-cafe-meetup](https://www.keenout.com/meetups/saturday-cafe-meetup)

Sydney Singles Relational Lab — Facilitated Connection Experience

# Tired of dating apps culture and surface-level? This is different. And people often leave surprised by how quickly strangers can feel human, warm, honest, and real again. Free to RSVP, 👉 $59 to confirm your spot [https://consciousconnectionsclub.com/join](https://consciousconnectionsclub.com/join) Relational Labs is a guided connection experience for singles who want more honest, playful, emotionally intelligent interaction — without performance, pressure, or endless small talk. This is not speed dating. Not networking. Not “pitch yourself to strangers.” It’s a facilitated relational container rooted in psychology, emotional intelligence, attachment work, social dynamics, nervous system awareness, and real-world human connection — made practical enough that you can actually live it instead of reading another 50 books about it. ## What happens • A 2-hour guided online relational experience • Real-time connection exercises designed to create authentic interaction • A format that adapts in real time to whoever is present • Optional participant-led in-person continuation afterward • WhatsApp connection thread after the session ## This may be for you if: • You’re tired of shallow or repetitive social spaces • You want deeper connection without forced intimacy • You enjoy personal growth, psychology, communication, or relational work • You’re open to meeting people in a more intentional way ## Important This experience runs with whoever is present and takes its own shape each time. Sometimes expansive. Sometimes intimate. Both are the real thing.

Inner West Writers Group - Write Club

Saturday 17 October is an in-person event at Marrickville Library. RSVP to secure a place! This group started in January 2020 in a beautiful private room granted by Marrickville Library. We have continued to meet in person fortnightly at the Library, with alternate weeks via Zoom. To keep up to date - sign up and receive our notifications. The group is flourishing! You will need to RSVP each week for the following Saturday so we can organise the right number of Zoom rooms and Library space to ensure good quality feedback. RSVP's will receive the link. The intention is to give a supportive environment to get traction on your writing project, gain useful feedback, and exchange writing and publishing information with each other. Please note that if you are attending for the first time - you are welcome to observe and listen to how we work. Your turn to read and be critiqued will be invited in the second session. So come along, bring up to 1500 words of your latest writing - fiction writers of all types, memoirists, biographers, graphic novelists, bloggists, poets - all writers welcome. You will have up to eight minutes to read out your work, an equal time of constructive critique and feedback from the rest of the group. If you want a tribe of fellow writers to be with you as you finish your writing project, build your author profile, want to get inspired by other writers, or want to just listen and give constructive feedback (we all need beta readers), you are very welcome. This is a free event, but membership is essential to attend. Many thanks to Marrickville Library! For more information, contact Maria, mariaissaris@icloud.com, or Jamie Ramjan (jamie.ramjan@gmail.com) or Sunnie Mosphilis via DM.

SydJS: Stay tuned

What’s even better than uncovering insights into a rising technology? Getting to stand on the shoulders of giants to look ahead. The team are working to prepare another great evening. Keep an eye on your inbox and we’ll let you know when RSVPs open!

We 🧡 LANE COVE Awesome Networking Meetup @ Longueville Hotel

We 🧡 LANE COVE is our legendary Neighborhood & Business Community. We aim to bring local residents, businesses and lovers of Lane Cove together to make new connections, new friends and build a strong supportive network. **[To learn more, join our Facebook Group here!](https://www.facebook.com/groups/welovelanecove)** #Greenwich #Northwood #Longueville #Riverview #LaneCove #HuntersHill #HuntleysCove #Henley #Gladesville #Putney #NorthRyde #BoroniaPark #EastRyde Our Networking Meetups are fun, social, and casual. A great opportunity to meet and catch up for lunch and more with great locals. This is FREE from us, and please make sure to purchase food and drinks to support our hosts at the Longy. Your guests are most welcome too! The more the merrier. This event is hosted by Lassie and Edward Zia. **[Learn more about our events & donate to support our community work here ❤️🤛](https://linktr.ee/edwardzia)**