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Midsumma Festival wraps for 2018

February 8 - Arts & Entertainment, Festivals, News, Travel & Tourism

Midsumma Festival has wrapped up a hugely successful three weeks of queer arts and cultural events, with attendance soaring to 198,000 – up 27% from last year and plenty of feedback is rolling in about the quality ...

Midsumma Pride March returns this Sunday to Fitzroy Street St Kilda

January 24 - Festivals, News, Travel & Tourism

Records crowds in excess of 45,000 are expected to congregate along St Kilda’s famous Fitzroy Street for this weekend’s annual Midsumma Pride March. This Sunday (28 January), the annual Midsumma Pride March will celebrat...

Midsumma Carnival – bigger and better than ever!

January 13 - Festivals, News, Travel & Tourism

With fine weather forecasted this weekend, organisers of Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival are expecting a large turnout tomorrow (Sunday 14 January) at Alexandra Gardens for Carnival – the opening event of the 2...

New video aims to attract marrying same-sex couples to Tasmania

January 8 - News, Travel & Tourism

Ahead of same-sex marriages beginning in earnest on Tuesday, the Tourist Industry Council of Tasmania (TICT) has launched a new video encouraging same-sex couples to marry and honeymoon in the Island State. The video was...

Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve across Australia

December 28 - Events, Travel & Tourism

The countdown is on – where will you spend New Year’s Eve this year? From all-inclusive party packages to dance parties, fireworks to special events, the Australian Pride Network takes a look at some of the best ev...

Tropical Fruits Neon Garden NYE Festival 2017

December 20 - Festivals, News, Travel & Tourism

Established in 1988, the Tropical Fruits are the premier GLBTI community social group in the sub-tropical New South Wales Northern Rivers town of Lismore – an area appropriately known as the Rainbow Region. The Tropical ...

Fireworks burst over Sydney Harbour Bridge

Rainbow waterfall heralds new dawn for equality

December 6 - Arts & Entertainment, News, Travel & Tourism

A rainbow waterfall of fireworks will cascade from Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the dramatic technicolour fireworks would confirm Sydney as the Ne...

GALTA Celebrates 25 Years – Welcomes New Board Directors

December 3 - News, Travel & Tourism

Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia (GALTA), the peak industry body representing LGBTIQ travel in Australia, commemorated a milestone 25 years of operation at its Annual General Meeting in Sydney last week, and also welcom...