Darwin Rocksitters Club

Formed in Darwin in the Northern Territory in 1974 by a group of journalists at East Point, its members practised rocksitting, the practice of sitting on rocks and drinking beer for as long as possible.

[1][2] The Darwin Rocksitters Club began in 1974 when a group of journalists gathered on the cliffs at East Point on a Saturday afternoon to drink beer, tell stories, and watch the sunset.

[1][3] One of the members of the club, Robin Davy, said of it:[2] You have to remember, in those days Darwin was smaller, nobody was watching TV, no iPhones, none of that.

[2] The group attempted to break the world record by sitting for five days; their success was ignored by an official record-keeping company for drinking too much beer.

[11] A memorial plaque to the Darwin Rocksitters Club was first put in place at East Point in 1987 by foundation member Beat Erismann (photographer) in honour of their 10th anniversary.