In 1969, following the settlement of Assyrians in the Fairfield area, the "Assyrian Australian Association (AAA)" was formed. The significance of the "AAA" is based primarily on the fact that it was the first registered Assyrian organisation in Australia. Prior to "AAA", there had existed an unofficial club called the "Assyrian Australian Club" which was established in 1966 and initially based for the Assyrians residing in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney prior to the move to the Fairfield area. The "Assyrian Australian Club" was replaced with the Assyrian Sports and Cultural Club in 1972, the second official Assyrian secular organisation to be registered in NSW after the "AAA". After a brief period of inactivity, the "Assyrian Sports and Cultural Club" was relocated to the Fairfield area after many Assyrians moved during the housing boom in the late 1970s and the early 1980s, where it has remained active since. In the 1970s, a few soccer clubs were established as the Assyrian community began to have a prominence. An Assyrian language school was formed in 1974, thanks to the AAA.