Hi, I'm Mish.

I moved to Perth in February 2025, and after five months of living here I realised I still hadn't made any friends. I accepted that friends weren't going to find me, so I set out on a mission to find them.

I joined coffee walks and put myself out there on social media, but nothing was helping me truly connect and find my people. Then it clicked: all my friends back home, I'd made through sport. I've always loved trying new things and being adventurous, and I was desperate to find people who shared those passions. So I launched a Facebook page to try to find them. It turned out there were a lot of you out there!

Within two weeks of launching, I ran our first event: beach volleyball. Then I ran another, and another. Before I knew it, I was running seven events a month and had met people I truly believe will be friends for life.

Meeting them was easy and organic. At a Newbie Nation social, we throw you straight into the activity. No icebreakers, no small talk. When you're learning a new skill, you're not thinking about connecting, you're just doing it. You're sharing an experience, and that bonds you, gives you something to talk about and lets you laugh together. At every event it still blows my mind how seamless it is, and how many new friendships I watch blossom in a 90-minute social.

Newbie Nation has completely changed my life, and I hope it can do the same for you. Stepping out of your comfort zone can be terrifying, but it's only when we put ourselves into new experiences that we open ourselves up to new outcomes.

Join our next social, and see for yourself.