Goulburn Valley Pride Inc.

Assemble for March from 10am (cnr. Lakeside Dve/Fitzroy St)
March 11am
Come and join over 100 groups and individuals as we march down Fitzroy St in St Kilda. All the colour and excitement you have come to expect from Pride March Victoria with the added flavour this special celebration. See the original marchers lead us out again and celebrate our first timers.
When: Sun 6 Feb
Assembly: 10am at cnr Lakeside Dr & Fitzroy St
March: 11am
After march festivities (for marchers only) ’til late in Catani Gardens at completion of the march.

MUST register to march here … and if you’d like a return bus-trip to Melbourne, please pay/register here.

GV Pride members (FREE) and friends alike ($5pp) are invited to share in the joy and happiness of the holiday season this Christmas – ALL WELCOME! BYO steak or anything fancy, but in the spirit of giving we’ll provide BBQ, shade, sausages, onions, bread, sauce/condiments, soft-drinks, napkins/cutlery, sanitiser and salads! We may just have some bon bons and Christmas confectionary to share with you all too … depending on whether you’ve been naughty or nice  See you there! Ho, ho, ho! Please arrive by 1.00pm – otherwise the BBQs might get hijacked by Christmas elves (i.e. random strangers!) Also BYO chairs, sunscreen, and remember social distancing requirements. Look for the rainbows and GV Pride banner on the day.  Accessible toilets on-site.

GV Pride Christmas BBQ – all welcome! Sun 19 Dec Echuca (1.00pm – 3.00pm)

Facebook event here.

FLEE | 6PM Fri 19 Nov

Young & Queer Shorts | 2PM Sat 20 Nov

Comedy Shorts | 4PM Sat 20 Nov

Australian Shorts | 2PM Sun 21 Nov

TOVE | 4PM Sun 21 Nov

Combined opening of OUTintheOPEN Festival with Goulburn & Ovens-Murray: Meet the Commissioner/Fab Jab for communities including Shepparton, Benalla, Violet Town, Wangaratta and Albury-Wodonga:
1. Meet the new Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Communities, Todd Fernando
2. Hear all about the latest ‘Fab Jab’ Campaign to vaccinate LGBTIQ+ communities
3. Find out what’s next on the regional & rural LGBTIQ+ agenda
4. Let the Commissioner know what’s most important for your community right now
REGISTER HERE.

Join your GV Pride community for a chat, check in, game or even a song online today at 1.00pm.

Zoom link will be available on the day, posted here on the event wall >>> https://gotafe-vic-edu-au.zoom.us/j/93138758966

Exciting news! GV Pride has received some funding to share stories of Victorian regional LGBTIQA+ elders and history as we celebrate and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality.

A series of podcasts and photos will capture the joys and sorrows of being LGBTIQA+ over the last 100yrs in regional Victoria.

Know someone with a powerful story? We’ve ALL got a story! Email gvpride@gvpride.org to express your interest.

“THINK ABOUT IT? DID IT!” will be an online collection showcased this Oct – Nov during OUTintheOPEN Festival and into Midsumma Festival 2022!

Contact GV Pride today to get involved 🙂 gvpride@gvpride.org

We, the current committee, have been at it for 12 months! Now the time has come to ‘have your say’ in who runs the show! We encourage you ALL to attend, and to vote, and to use this opportunity – tell us what you want and how we can serve you better!

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of members of Goulburn Valley Pride Incorporated will be held on Tuesday, Aug 3 @ 7.00pm via Zoom. Business: Welcome, Apologies, President’s Report, Financial Report (20/21), Set M/ship Fees (21/22), Election of office bearers for committees and sub-committees, General Business.

Agenda can be found here. Zoom link is here.

Last year’s (2020) minutes here along with President report here and Treasurer report here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Thought about becoming a member (only $20/yr)? We’d love to have you on board (and you need to be a financial member to be on the committee).

Nomination form can be found here.

Friends, it’s our annual JUNE/JULY membership drive, & we invite you to show your support by joining or renewing your membership TODAY 🌈 $20 for individuals, $30 for families, and $50 for proud partners/super supporters/businesses/organisations 💕 The first 20 to renew can sign up a friend for FREE (or split the cost 50/50)! Share the love NOW via the TryBooking link below… ⛄️⛄️ (Membership benefits listed here)

GV Pride wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country on which we exist and support LGBTIQA+ people.

We recognise the history and pay our respects to the land, waters and culture of our region and the regions that surround us. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and that the land always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Goulburn Valley Pride Inc. (GV Pride) is proud to be an organisation that exists to support, and advocate for, the LGBTIQA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex, queer and asexual +) communities in the Goulburn Valley & surrounds.

As an organisation that has existed for fifteen years, we also recognise and embrace change as our community and society progresses forward to a more equitable, inclusive and accessible one for all.

It is with this growth and ongoing consultation that we wish to affirm that moving forward, our organisation is adding the black and the brown colours to our organisation’s logo and brand. The black represents our First Nations Australians, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the brown recognises People of Colour. The colours sit at the top of the six-colour pride flag as a symbol of recognition and inclusion.

We acknowledge that this is one step of many that need to be taken to ensure our organisation is inclusive, safe and accessible for all our LGBTIQA+ community. We are committed to striving for inclusion for all.

GV Pride has a vacancy on our committee…and YOU’RE invited to apply! Complete the expression of interest form here and we’ll be in touch! More information about what being on the committee involves can be found here.