NSA:Australia
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia is the body responsible for administrating the Bahá’í community of Australia.
Australia |
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 NSA of Australia for 1959-1960
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| National Office | Ingleside, NSW | |
| Membership | ||
| History: | ||
| - | Established | 1957 |
| - | Succeeded | Australia and New Zealand |
| How to contact: | ||
| - | Phone | (02) 9877 5826 |
| - | See here | |
| - | Address | 173 Mona Vale Rd, Ingleside, NSW 2101 |
| Official Website | http://bahai.org.au | |
| Sister Projects | ||
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 |
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| Anton Jones | 2011 |
| Saloomeh Mohebbaty | 2015 |
| Kia Manouchehri | 2016 |
| Shayan Tai | 2017 |
| Fiona Scott | 2018 |
| Christopher Heggie | 2018 |
| Natalie Mobini | 2019 |
| Lalomilo Tauveve | 2023 |
Past Members[edit]
| Name | Served |
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| 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 |
| Reena Torabi | 2021 - 2025 |
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]
- ↑ Hassall, G. Outpost of a World Religion, Journal of Religious History, 1993, Vol. 16, No. 3
- ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 318, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ https://bahai.works/Australian_Baha%E2%80%99i_Report/Volume_5/Issue_2/Text
- ↑ http://bahai.org.au/index.php/delegates-elect-national-governing-body/
- ↑ Baha'i World, Vol. 20, p 905
- ↑ 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
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20001209074800/http://www.bahai.org.au:80/obah.htm
- ↑ https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay/SLNSW_ALMA21118627800002626/SLNSW
Table Of Contents
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1.1 History
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2.2 Current Membership, 2025
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3.3 Past Members
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4.4 Publications
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5.5 References
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6.6 External Links