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NSA:Australia

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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia is the body responsible for administrating the Bahá’í community of Australia.

Australia
National Spiritual Assembly
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Australia
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Australia
NSA of Australia for 1959-1960
National Office Ingleside, NSW
Membership
History:
 -  Established 1957 
 -  Succeeded Australia and New Zealand 
How to contact:
 -  Phone (02) 9877 5826 
 -  Email See here 
 -  Address 173 Mona Vale Rd, Ingleside, NSW 2101 
Official Website http://bahai.org.au
Sister Projects
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Contents

  • 1 History
  • 2 Current Membership, 2025
  • 3 Past Members
  • 4 Publications
  • 5 References
  • 6 External Links

History[edit]

A National Spiritual Assembly for both Australia and New Zealand was formed in May 1934 at the first National Convention for the Bahá’ís of Australia and New Zealand in Sydney.[1]

The first independent National Spiritual Assembly of Australia was elected in 1957, when both Australia and New Zealand established independent Assemblies. Collis Featherstone was the last Chairman of the joint Assembly, the first Chairman of the Australian Assembly, and represented the Australian Assembly at New Zealand's first National Convention.[2]

In 2001 Regional Bahá’í Councils were established in Australia decentralizing some of the work of the National Spiritual Assembly.[3]

As of 2014 the Australian Assembly was elected by 95 elected delegates.[4]

Current Membership, 2025[edit]

Name Elected
Anton Jones 2011
Saloomeh Mohebbaty 2015
Kia Manouchehri 2016
Shayan Tai 2017
Fiona Scott 2018
Christopher Heggie 2018
Natalie Mobini 2019
Reena Torabi 2021
Lalomilo Tauveve 2023

Past Members[edit]

Name Served
Stanley Bolton 1957 - 1959
Peter B. Bird 1957 - 1960
Collis Featherstone 1957 - 1963
Jim Heggie 1957 - 1961
1962 - 1973
Noel Walker 1957 - 1962
Doris Whiting 1957 - 1959
Meg Degotardi 1957 - 1958
Frank Wyss 1957 - 1958
Thelma Perks 1957 - 1963[5]
Peter Khan 1958 - 1963
Eric S. G. Bowes 1958 - 1962
Noel Bluett 1959 - 1965
William Jeffrey Rodwell 1959 - 1968
Pamela Ringwood 1960 - 1967
Madge L. Featherstone 1961 - 1962
David Podger 1962 - 1965
1986 - 1994
Greta Lake 1962 - 1968
Howard Harwood 1963 - 1964
Goro Jorgic 1963 - 1967
Joy Stevenson 1964 - 1980
Frank Khan 1964 - 1965
Stanley Bolton, Jr. 1965 - 1986
Pieter J. de Vogel 1965 - 1976
1978 - 1993
1994 - 1995
John Davidson 1965 - 1969
1981 - 2004
Elizabeth Hindson 1967 - 1971
John Walker 1967 - 1974
1997 - 2012[6]
David C. Hoffman 1968 - 1970
Joy Vohradsky 1968 - 1977
1985 - 1992
Grenville R.H.B. Kirton 1969 - 1970
Klass Havinga 1970 - 1973
Francis B. McLeod 1970 - 1975
Raymond E. Meyer 1971 - 1976
1980 - 1988
Beverly Stafford 1973 - 1985
Iradj Master 1973 - 1978
David Bailey 1974 - 1985
Andrew Gash 1975 - 1981
David Chittleborough 1976 - 1995
2012 - 2016
Aflatoon Payman 1976 - 1989
Janet Khan 1977 - 1984
Arini Beaumaris 1984 - 1997
2008 - 2015
Judy Hassall 1985 - 1997
Sitarih Ala'i 1988 - 1992
Sein Y. Chew 1989 - 1994
Fiona McDonald 1992 - 2023
Vafa Payman 1992 - 1998
Lynette Cooper 1993 - 1996
Fariborz Moshirian 1994 - 2021
Naysan Faizi 1995 - 2003
Lynette J. Lane 1996 - 1999
Stephen Hall 1996 - 2003
Marjorie Tidman 1996 - 2008
Bijan Samali 1998 - 2016
Graham Hassall 1999 - 2000
Phillip Obah[7] 2000 - 2003
Eric Kingston 2003 - 2005
2011 - 2013
Kathryn Podger 2003 - 2011
Vahid Saberi 2003 - 2018
Golshah Naghdy 2004 - 2014
Tessa Scrine 2006 - 2010
Arini Beaumaris 2008 - 2015
Anisa Naraqi 2013 - 2015
Jonathan Hancock 2014 - 2017
Shahram Noorgostar 2014 - 2018
Mathew James 2016 - 2019

Publications[edit]

  • 1963 - The Bahá'í Faith and Christendom
  • 1964 - The Nine Year Plan, Supplement, 1964-1973
  • 1969 - Bahá'í Life: A Handbook on Deepening[8]
  • 1973 - Bahá'í Treasurer's Manual
  • 1974 - The Five Year Plan, B.E. 131-136, Goals for Australia
  • 1975 - Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of a National Spiritual Assembly, By-Laws of a Local Spiritual Assembly
  • 1976 - Bahá'í Public Information Officer's Manual
  • 1976 - Bahá'í Secretary's Manual
  • 1976 - Local Spiritual Assembly Manual
  • 1980 - Handbook for Local Spiritual Assemblies in Australia
  • 1982 - Bahá'í Chairman's Manual
  • 1984 - National Deepening Institute: The Secret of Divine Civilization
  • 1984 - The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Australia, 1934-1984
  • 1985 - National Deepening Institute: The Local Spiritual Assembly
  • 1985 - The Promise of World Peace, a National Proclamation Plan

References[edit]

  • Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 318, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.: 1957-1958 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 342, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.: 1959-1960 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (July 1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 352, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.1: 1960-1961 Assembly reported
  • 2008-2009 Assembly reported (2007-2008 NSA partially reported)
  • 2009-2010 Assembly reported (as same as 2008-2009 NSA)
  • 2010-2011 Assembly reported (as same as 2009-2010 NSA)
  • 2011-2012 Assembly reported
  • 2012-2013 Assembly reported
  • 2013-2014 Assembly reported
  • 2014-2015 Assembly reported
  • 2015-2016 Assembly reported
  • 2016-2017 Assembly reported
  • 2019-2020 Assembly reported
  • 2025-26 Assembly reported
  • Publications up to 1985 listed in Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., pp 108-109

External Links[edit]

  1. ↑ Hassall, G. Outpost of a World Religion, Journal of Religious History, 1993, Vol. 16, No. 3
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 318, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ https://bahai.works/Australian_Baha%E2%80%99i_Report/Volume_5/Issue_2/Text
  4. ↑ http://bahai.org.au/index.php/delegates-elect-national-governing-body/
  5. ↑ Baha'i World, Vol. 20, p 905
  6. ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:nQpBOzLosQcJ:bahai.org.au/LinkClick.aspx%3Ffileticket%3DzvedWJjRJsk%253D%26tabid%3D156+&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20001209074800/http://www.bahai.org.au:80/obah.htm
  8. ↑ https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay/SLNSW_ALMA21118627800002626/SLNSW
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