Ukulele is growing in Australia.

Ray, from UkeOz, has created a Ukulele Australia calendar that displays all the ukulele activity around Australia in one place. Check it out at: http://www.ukeoz.com.au/ To see his blog, go to http://ukeoz.blogspot.com/

Here are some links to other ukulele groups/festivals/characters in Australia:

Queensland

• Cairns Ukulele Club http://www.myspace.com/cairnsukuleleclub , hosting the Cairns Ukulele Festival – 3rd & 4th July, 2010 in tropical Cairns! http://cairnsukulelefestival.net/
• The Townsville Ukulele Club http://www.myspace.com/townsvilleukuleleclub
• SCUM – Sunshine Coast Ukulele Masters http://www.scum.org.au
• G-Cup Gold Coast Ukulele Players http://GCup.Hinternet.com.au
• Ukulele Safari http://www.ukulele.spots.com.au/ Bosko & Honey travel the world playing ukuleles!

ACT

• Ukulele Canberra http://www.meetup.com/UkulelesCanberra/

NSW

• North Coast Ukulele Collective (Northern NSW)  http://www.ukulelecollective.com/
• Balmain Ukulele Klub (BUK)
• Blue Mountains Ukulele Group (Blue-MUG)
• Illawarra Ukulele Club
• Parramatta & Hills Ukulele Network (PHUN-sters)

NT

• Darwin Ukulele Kollective (The Dukes)

South Australia

• Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society http://auas.wordpress.com/

Tasmania

• Hobart Ukulele Group (HUG) http://groups.google.com.au/group/h-u-g

Victoria

• Melbourne Ukulele Kollective http://www.muk.com.au are hosting their first Melbourne Festival: 27th Feb – March 2, 2010 – and WE”LL BE THERE TOO!!
• Peninsula Ukulele Kollective (PLUK)
• Slightly Eclectic Guildford Ukulele Ensemble
• Yarra Ukulele Mob (YUM)

WA

• Ukulele Perth http://ukuleleperth.com/