Get started with CDS, Power Apps & Power Automate

A really awesome hands on lab to get you started and familiar with the Common Data Service (CDS), Power Apps & Power Automate (flow)

PCF Gallery

A collection of custom controls created by the Power Platform Community in the Power Apps Component Framework. So that not so codey people like me can deploy amazingly powerful and beautiful work of talented coders in Dynamics & Power Apps - I love you all!

loading.io

Beautiful spinners for your Power Apps which are way more fun than the tiny strange trailing bubbles at the top of the screen while you wait for your apps to load

Dynamics Marketing Trial

Try it for yourself - spin up a trial instance of Dynamics Marketing and go play/admire with all the awesome features.

Power Community Virtual Event Hub

A centralised view of Microsoft Community Virtual events - By the Community for everyone!

Microsoft Learn

Learning content across the whole Microsoft stack including Dynamics and Power Platform. Access is free and the content is a mixture of text, videos, labs & practice questions.

Admin in a Day

All the lab content from ‘Admin in a Day’ workshops so you can do it yourself from the comfort of your home. It covers management and governance of Power Apps, Power Automate and CDS including: architecture overview; security considerations; licensing; monitoring; alerting; application life cycle management; educating IT and business units on best practices.

Flat Icon

A great source for icons on custom entities in your model driven apps and anywhere in your canvas driven apps in all the formats under the sun (PNG, SVG, EPS, PSD & BASE 64)

Sydney Power Apps & Flow User Group

A great monthly meet up group run by two delightful MVP’s (John Liu & Bruce Sithole) where you can learn about cool stuff in Power Apps & Power Automate. A really friendly vibe and safe space for presenter and attendees alike. All levels of experience welcome!

Microsoft Exam Study Guides

This guy and his amazing study guides to thank for my great success in achieving all of my Dynamics certifications. he puts together amazingly detailed study notes and has such a great way of explaining things. I’m a bit old school when it comes to revision and you can’t beat and good set of handwritten notes on paper to get something in your brain.

Reading List

It’s not all about tech. You can be the smartest and most amazing person in the world but if you cant turn that into valuable contributions whats the point? Unleash your awesomeness by taking some time to build your soft skills too. This list includes ones I have read and also some I have been recommended and added to my list. Suggestions? Tell me!

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. Chris Voss

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Seth Godin

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k. Sarah Knight

The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy. Chris Bailey

Dynamics Weekly

Your weekly dose of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and the Power Platform article/videos etc. straight to your inbox - its a must!

Power Apps Centre of Excellence Starter Kit

A really awesome collection of apps and flows that deliver Administration & Governance functions, as well as Nurture functions of the Centre of Excellence.

Wild Walks

It’s important to get away from your computer screen regularly. This site has a huge collection of hikes in Sydney and all over NSW for people of all abilities and fitness levels - go on out and get some nature in ya!

Australia Dynamics & Power Platform User Group

We are a national Australia BizApps User Group for Dynamics and Power Platform enthusiasts. NSW, WA, ACT and SA have consolidated the state user groups into a single community. In 2021 we strive to enrich the virtual community experience and it's engagement. We meet on the third Thursday of each month running themed sessions with a focus on panel discussions, connections and learning from each other. For details on our upcoming and previous events please head to

Although QLD and VIC have chosen to continue to run the local chapter meetups. We would love our fellow QLD and VIC friends to be part of the Australia BizApps user group as well, we’d love for you to join us.