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Patron Meritorious
I have been reflecting on the future of the CofS in Australia and how it will develop, keeping in mind that a “church” is never closed down. There is a pattern currently, which could well be an accurate picture of the future evolution of Australian “churches” of scientology. These are of course, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Adelaide. Although we don’t have the full information on Brisbane, we do know that it is on the fringe of the CBD, it is residential, it is in a poorer area, and there is no signage. We do not know what is happening on the inside and this could well be intentional.
It could be the case that the house is not only the “org”, but also the residence of all the staff. Which is what occurred in Japan when the first “org” was opened there. How would the rent and food be covered? From Canberra “org”, we have that one of the staff is earning income and this covers the rent. So in our speculation, the Executive Director’s spouse could be say holding down a full-time job. This is pure conjecture but there are precedents for it. Being an outpost, it is highly likely that one by one the staff will disappear, as it happened in Kansas City, where the last remaining staff was someone who hadn’t done his staff statuses and who was on crutches with a broken leg, and simply open and closed the front door each day. This was in the mid ‘80s.
I am speculating here, but Perth and Canberra “churches” are in upstairs offices, each with just a simple “scientology” sign. And as they start having trouble meeting the rent and outgoings, I predict that each will follow the same pattern as Brisbane. I expect that Adelaide will end up in an upstairs office within the next twelve months or so, or may even go directly to a residence.
This leaves us with Melbourne and Sydney.
When the AOSH ANZO was established in the mid ‘80s, it had the top floor of 201 Castlereagh Street building. As Sydney Day and Foundation “orgs”, have in my opinion, lost the Castlereagh Street and rapidly running out of “Ideal Org”-raised funds to pay the rent on Hercules Street, I suspect that they will move into Greek Street. Remember that the AO has lost most of its public and I believe that its staff has dwindled significantly.
Melbourne will almost certainly remain where it is and will eventually follow the Adelaide model, but it will take longer to do it, too, into is a residential address.
Just a thought.
David Graham.
It could be the case that the house is not only the “org”, but also the residence of all the staff. Which is what occurred in Japan when the first “org” was opened there. How would the rent and food be covered? From Canberra “org”, we have that one of the staff is earning income and this covers the rent. So in our speculation, the Executive Director’s spouse could be say holding down a full-time job. This is pure conjecture but there are precedents for it. Being an outpost, it is highly likely that one by one the staff will disappear, as it happened in Kansas City, where the last remaining staff was someone who hadn’t done his staff statuses and who was on crutches with a broken leg, and simply open and closed the front door each day. This was in the mid ‘80s.
I am speculating here, but Perth and Canberra “churches” are in upstairs offices, each with just a simple “scientology” sign. And as they start having trouble meeting the rent and outgoings, I predict that each will follow the same pattern as Brisbane. I expect that Adelaide will end up in an upstairs office within the next twelve months or so, or may even go directly to a residence.
This leaves us with Melbourne and Sydney.
When the AOSH ANZO was established in the mid ‘80s, it had the top floor of 201 Castlereagh Street building. As Sydney Day and Foundation “orgs”, have in my opinion, lost the Castlereagh Street and rapidly running out of “Ideal Org”-raised funds to pay the rent on Hercules Street, I suspect that they will move into Greek Street. Remember that the AO has lost most of its public and I believe that its staff has dwindled significantly.
Melbourne will almost certainly remain where it is and will eventually follow the Adelaide model, but it will take longer to do it, too, into is a residential address.
Just a thought.
David Graham.
