Mabuhay and welcome to the forum!
Yeah the Parra Toyfair was a good central point for a meet up (usually after everyone had their fill from the fair) at the nearby Westpoint foodcourt which is stone throw away from the hall. Unfortunately with the recent events of the organizer, plus the fact that the hall area of Parra is under heavy facelift construction the fair was cancelled last time and were not sure of it's status if it'll come back/ is on hiatus/completely dead. As such, the regular (and newer members) are going to the various fairs available to us, in and around the Sydney west area in the hopes of finding a suitable regular replacement for the lost fair/ meet up. None so far has surpassed Parra fair in convenience for most of the members. We even have our usual (hijacked) long seat/table at the nearby foodcourt, perfect for the group to meet up and compare loot at chat/catch up. Alas, I fear these days are gone....;P.
We used to go to Sydney cbd years ago but it was a low attendance meet usually since there was no ongoing fairs to help attract a huge attendance. The motivation for attending was more of your strong desire to catch up with friends/co-collectors 
.. and there was no place to really just lounge around big enough to accommodate a large group ( a group of 6-8 at best). So we end up going from one geek place to the next , checking out the goods ( comics shops usually) and hope for the best we find a good seating in one of the foodcourts. Parra fair kinda solved that dilemma for us plus more in convenience - we still get to check out the geeky places and toyshops after in groups heheh.
There is actually one ongoing now - at Penrith Panthers - Collectamania something and a few members have committed to go. If this one works mebbe it'll pass for a new meet-up post fair as well. Depends.
There's also the upcoming Granville on the 17th of August. One which I intend to go to and check out. Which I think will be more convenient for us in the long run, we'll see.?
Anyways welcome again and hope to view a few piccies of your collection as well, we here love looking at collections , big or small , doesn't matter. Every collection is important, as long as it's a loved one. 
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