Scientology organisations in Australia: Canberra

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Church of Scientology
43-45 East Row, Canberra 2601
GPO Box 2545, Canberra 2601
phone: (02) 6257 6459
Dianetics: (02) 6247 8942

• Mort Street, Civic 2601 is actually the same address.
• Old address was 16/108 Bunda Street, Civic 2601 - it's still listed as such on the Dianetics Global Locator, which also has the old address for the Perth org.
• Founding date 29 May 1980.
• WIS78 lists under 'Groups' (1978):
  • Australian Capital Territory Scientology Group, 26 Templeton Street, Cook 2614.
  • Flyn Scientology Group, 37 Campanion Crescent, Flyn.

Citizens Commission on Human Rights
15 Blythe Close
ACT 2617

• This listing is from WIS93. No suburb was listed. It appears to be a private home.

1, 2. Canberra Org, side and front shots.

• More Canberra org pics on the August 1998 demo page.

• A public member's still-unpaid refund, plus oddities in the original payment.

• Fier on his best and worst experiences on staff at the Canberra org.

• March 1998: A Knowledge Report from Org Executive Director Dean Detheridge on problems with then-staff Fier and Matt Dent.

• April 1998: Life in the comic shop below the Org.

• May 1998: Goblin Wizard: How the Canberra Org staff are actually reluctant to go Clear.

• May 1998: Goblin Wizard: Canberra org workers on the dole.
  • March 1999: Louise Cook has written in more detail on the Canberra staff living on the dole while working 90 hours a week for the CoS. (Linked from Zenon Panoussis' site.)

  • Louise Cook: more on the welfare cult. "The Church of Scientology is a valid employer in Australia. Each staff member fills in an Employment Declaration Form at the beginning of their tenure and receives a Group Certificate each financial year. These people are not volunteers."

• June 1998: A Knowledge Report from Canberra org Executive Director Dean Detheridge, demonstrating the SNAFUness of the CoS; plus commentary.

• July 1999: Pertti Muhli and the sales tactics of the Canberra Org. Also, the gag order they wanted him to sign before getting a refund.

• August 1999: Fier on numbers of Canberra staff and public.

• September 1999: Sparrow fends off the survey taker.

• March 2000: Canberra Org reconnaissance.

• March 2000: Advertising for the Purification Rundown in a local government shopfront window removed.