Who are we?
We are an extension of the mission of the local churches.
The Gideons International in Australia often reaches people who have no contact with churches and who otherwise might not have been reached for the Lord Jesus Christ.
We are an interdenominational association of Christian business and professional men who are members of Protestant/Evangelical churches. Many of us are joined in the association by our wives.
Our members are dedicated to saving the lost through personal witnessing and the distribution of God’s Word.
What do we do?
We have distributed close to 16 million Bibles and New Testaments since the establishment of The Gideons International in Australia in 1956.
- Our members personally witness and provide New Testaments to people they come across in their daily lives.
- Our members personally distribute Bibles and New Testaments to Year 7 Students, Tertiary Students, police, fire brigade, medical and military personnel.
- We place the Word in the busy traffic lanes of life such as in hotels and motels, hospitals, prisons and correctional centres, medical waiting rooms and domestic violence shelters. For our members, it is exciting, enriching and encouraging to do this work.

Why do we do what we do?
Having God’s Word can lead people to faith in Christ, and new Christians can grow by studying the Word and even use it to share their faith with others.
Distributing copies of God's Word:
- Plants powerful seeds that God can use in His timing. (I Corinthians 3:6)
- Allows people to read the truth for themselves. (John 8:32)
- Provides a continuing witness when the Gideon is no longer present. (Hebrews 4:12)
- Makes it easier for the people we reach to, in turn, reach others with the truth about Jesus. (II Timothy 2:2)
- Makes it possible for new Christians to learn and grow through personal Bible study. (II Timothy 2:15)
How are we organised?
We are organised into 133 local groups from the locations listed below. Each group has responsibility for distributing the Word in a specific geographic area.
New South Wales
Bankstown Bathurst/Orange Blacktown Blue Mountains Brisbane Water Carlingford
Dubbo Georges River Homebush Hornsby Hunter Valley Inverell Lachlan Lake Macquarie Lane Cove Liverpool Macarthur Moree Murrumbidgee Newcastle Northern Beaches Nowra Penrith Port Macquarie Ryde Shellharbour Southern Highlands Sutherland Sydney Central Sydney East Tamworth Taree The Hills Tuggerah Lakes Wagga Wagga Windsor Wollongong
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Australian Capital Territory
Canberra North Canberra South
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Queensland
Albert Bayside Biloela Brisbane South Bundaberg Ballina
Cairns Caloundra Central West Dalby Fraser Coast Gladstone Gold Coast North Gold Coast North Gold Coast South Gold Coast Central
Gympie Ipswich Kedron Brook Logan Mackay Mt Coot-tha Mt Gravatt Pine Rivers Redcliffe Rockhampton South Burnett Sunshine Coast Tablelands Toowoomba West Toowoomba/Lockyer Townsville
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Victoria
Albury/Wodonga Ballarat Bendigo Brimbank Casey Central Highlands Colac East Gippsland Echuca Greater Geelong Hamilton Kerang/Swan Hill Kingston Latrobe Valley Maroondah Mildura Monash Mountain Districts Peninsula Phillip Plenty Shepparton South Gippsland Wangaratta Warragul Warrnambool Wimmera Wyndham,
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South Australia
Adelaide Hills Adelaide Northern Districts Adelaide South East Adelaide Southern Districts Adelaide Torrens Valley Adelaide West Broken Hill Eyre Mid North Mt Gambier Ngarkat Riverland Victor Harbor Yorke Peninsula
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Northern Territory
Darwin
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Western Australia
Albany Bunbury Esperance/Kalgoorlie Geraldton Joondalup Katanning Mandurah Melville/Canning Merredin Perth City Perth North Perth South Rangeview
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Tasmania
Burnie Devonport Hobart Launceston
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