[2] Close to Melbourne and in the vicinity of King Lake, St. Kliment Ohridski - Chudotvorec is the first monastery founded in Australia by the Macedonian community.
[2] In the context of Australian law, a sizable number of parishioners view themselves and not the MOC as owners of properties and churches in the country.
[2] During early 2012, people representing the parishes and municipalities who refuse Metropolitan Petar's legitimacy entered into negotiations with the MOC.
[2] Both sides agreed to put on hold any legal processes in order to allow for time to reach a solution over a period of 3 years.
[2] In the late 2010s the situation had become formalised and the churches under Metropolitan Timothy are organised as the Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia - Sydney.