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GV Pride hopes YOU had a safe, happy holiday season & wishes YOU an amazing 2012! GV Pride Inc Committee of management To get the year started with a bang… President Cris Todd 0400 053 892 Senior Vice President Join us @ Midsumma Carnival Dan Gommers Junior Vice President Visit Greater Shepparton's stalls Glenys Leach (or come with us!) THIS Sun 15 Jan. Honorary Treasurer Time: 11:00am until 6:00pm Damien Stevens 0418 511 562 Where: Birrarung Marr, Batman Honorary Secretary Avenue, Melbourne, Australia Fiona Sawyer Midsumma Major Event: Queer Assistant Secretary Vacant Melbourne's most colourful and Social Secretary exciting outdoor celebration! Vacant Hold on World, queer Melbourne‟s single largest event, Carnival, is once again Public Relations Officer Nadine Fenn opening the Midsumma Festival. Set on the banks of the Yarra again, Birrarung Marr plays home to this exuberating day of celebration in 2012, and it's all made Ordinary Committee possible thanks to the support of our principal partner, the City of Aaron Palmer Melbourne. Carnival is the showcase of all the queer culture that's to come over Ordinary Committee the 3 weeks of Midsumma! Ricky Beirao Greater Shepparton's GLBTIQA groups will host 2 stalls @ Midsumma Event Manager Vacant showcasing GV Pride, UnitingCare Cutting Edge's “Diversity Project” & young Event Coordinator Vacant person's social-support group "Diversity", PFLAG Greater Shepparton, OUTintheOPEN Festival, Uniting Network Australia and many other local Ever thought about joining the businesses/community organisations. GV Pride committee & „making a difference‟? Please contact us if A $10pp mini-bus will leave Shepparton @ 8.00am sharp THIS Sunday morning you are keen to get more info from 136 Maude Street & return approx. 8.00pm Sunday evening - pls call or on what each of the vacant email Damien now to reserve your place (0437 134 625 or [email protected]) positions on the committee are all about. Please come & visit us @ the stalls (E7 & E8) - we'll have magnets, key-rings, notepads, wristbands & other information available (plenty of freebies too!) Facebook event @ www.facebook.com/events/277166782324772/ or for more info call Cris on 0400053892 GOULBURN VALLEY PRIDE INC. Newsletter Pg. 1 Issue 52, January 2012 Always wanted to go to Mardi Gras but never had the chance? Greater Shepparton's social group GV Pride is doing it in 2012 and YOU‟RE INVITED! 24 seats have already SOLD on our 48-seater luxury coach – DON‟T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO ATTEND THIS YEAR‟S PARADE! SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM & $100 DEPOSIT NOW – SEE REAR OF NEWSLETTER! GOULBURN VALLEY PRIDE INC. Newsletter Pg. 2 Issue 52, January 2012 It‟s time to renew your GV Pride financial memberships, please, folks! Have you paid your 2011 – 2012 GV Pride Membership yet? If not, please do so TODAY! If you‟ve received a FREE GV Pride rainbow NOTEPAD, then you probably have! THANKS! Please complete the Membership Renewal Form included with this newsletter & return with payment OR visit www.gvpride.org/?page_id=10 to pay securely using PayPal. Get a very flash FREE GOULBURN VALLEY PRIDE NOTEPAD when you renew! (Actual size, 20cm x 10cm) Aren‟t they fabulous? We LOVE „em! Get yours NOW! Individual Annual Membership – ONLY $15.00 Family Annual Membership – ONLY $25.00 Why? Members receive this regular newsletter via email (or snail mail) in addition to a membership card entitling you to CHEAPER events, products, special deals, etc! Questions? Phone / SMS Damien (0418 511 562) or email [email protected] PLEASE RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Already renewed &/or want another notepad? Grab yours for only $3.00 each! Support & enjoy the community that celebrates YOU! GOULBURN VALLEY PRIDE INC. Newsletter Pg. 3 Issue 52, January 2012 GV PRIDE INC. wishes you a “Happy Birthday” YOUR upcoming GV Pride events @ a glance JANUARY Andy H Bridget D 15 Jan – 5 Feb 2012 Midsumma Festival Sun 15 Jan Midsumma Carnival Melbourne Nicole B Bruce P Cris T Jody S Wed 18 Jan DUDE 2 celebrated @ Midsumma Fri 20 Jan Dorothy Whoo Burlesque night Ballarat Michael F Sharon P Nita K Sun 22 Jan GV Pride committee meeting Fri 27 Jan FAB CV, Fabylon @ ICON (Bendigo) FEBRUARY Ricky B Tue 31 Jan $15 Steak Night @ GV Hotel Shepp. Tue 31 Jan QUIPPINGS night @ Midsumma MARCH Chris M John D Tom C Sun 5 Feb Pride March Victoria St. Kilda Mon 6 Feb PFLAG Shepparton meeting Glenn R Tiff P Margi K Matt K Sun 19 Feb GV Pride Committee Meeting Tue 28 Feb $15 Steak Night @ GV Hotel Shepp. Did we forget you (or have we got it wrong)? Sorry, 2 - 5 March Mardi Gras Luxury Coach Trip but we probably don‟t have your (correct) date of Mon 5 Mar PFLAG Shepparton meeting birth! Email us & we‟ll fix that! Fancy something else? Make a suggestion… :) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GV PRIDE INC. - THE Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Allied (GLBTIQA) social group located in the Greater Shepparton (VIC) region, providing fellowship, community, fun & friendship! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spot all the supportive businesses on the front page of the newsletter? There‟s plenty of room for YOUR business too – contact GV Pride today! Email [email protected] or SMS/phone 0400 053 892 WANT TO CHANGE HOW YOU RECEIVE YOUR NEWSLETTER!? PREFER A HARD COPY IN THE MAIL VIA AUSTRALIA POST? RATHER IT VIA EMAIL TO SAVE THE TREES? DROP US A LINE & LET US KNOW HOW YOU WANT IT (OR TEXT OR EMAIL US)! Our website has had a facelift – check it out NOW @ www.gvpride.org – whaddya think? GOULBURN VALLEY PRIDE INC. Newsletter Pg. 4 Issue 52, January 2012 Find us on Facebook @ facebook.com/gvpride or Twitter @ twitter.com/gvpride Please visit myspace.com/gvpride & groups.yahoo.com/group/gvpride too! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Miss out on hearing about the latest events? They are Swimming with Pride for MS always listed online @ www.gvpride.org/?page_id=8 & Please join our team & swim with us on you‟ll find them on Facebook too! Check „em out! :) March 16/17 in Shepparton. “The 24 Hour Mega Swim is a fun team event comprising of no more than 15 swimmers per team. Each team must have one swimmer in the water for the entire 24 hours. It is up to the team how they swim it. Some teams have been known to have their swimmers swim in blocks of 15 minutes right up to 4 hours. There is no set formula.” “The 24 Hour Mega Swim is a community event encouraging people of all genres to take part in an QUIPPINGS night at Midsumma event in such a positive manner as part of fundraising What QUIPPINGS Deaf & Disability Performance for such a worthy cause. Participants are from a Where Hares & Hyenas, 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy diverse range of ethnic and religious backgrounds, age, physical and mental abilities, community groups, When Tue 31 Jan 2012 at 7:30pm Cost $15 / $10 sporting clubs, businesses and social communities - all More Info www.hares-hyenas.com.au are invited and encouraged to be a part of the popular [email protected] 24 Hour Mega Swim activity.” Funds raised from the 24 Hour Mega Swim supports With bodies and styles that defy the predictable, and tales the Go For Gold Foundation which provides from far beyond the Normal Zone, QUIPPINGS is a night scholarships to people living with Multiple Sclerosis to of freaktastic delights that we can promise you will not see aspire and achieve to the best of their ability and also contributes to Financial Assistance Programs to anywhere else. QUIP, the {also} Foundation's deaf and provide direct and immediate support for people disability group, and freak SuperStar MC Kath Duncan will living with MS. welcome you aboard the Dramas of Bizarre Desires, Visit where there are no taboos, and no topic is out of bounds. http://events.megaswim.com/team.join.html?SWIMMI Other guests will include famed social photographer NGWITHPRIDE to donate or register to participate. Margherita Coppolino, Erin Kyan, Hunter DaddyBear Bruin and Thomas Banks, with more to be announced. PLEASE support GV PRIDE INC. by Program & description devised by Kath Duncan. advertising your business here! To find out more about QUIP, send through an email to [email protected] or friend them on Facebook (Dede Quip) Only $25 per year to let the GLBTIQA @ http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003060227244 community of Greater Shepparton (and Proudly sponsored by the {also} Foundation beyond) know you‟re „out‟ there! \ Email [email protected] GOULBURN VALLEY PRIDE INC. Newsletter Pg. 5 Issue 52, January 2012 GV PRIDE membership application form included. Please give it to a friend or family member so they can enjoy the benefits too! March with us @ Pride March Victoria @ 2.00pm on Sun 5 February Join Greater Shepparton's groups on Sun 5 Feb from 2:00pm until 6:00pm Where? St. Kilda (Fitzroy Street & Catani Gardens), Corner Lakeside Drive & Fitzroy Street, Melbourne Cost? $10 mini-bus for Pride March leaves Shepparton Feb 5 @ 10am SHARP & returns approximately 8pm! BOOK NOW! U know u want to! RSVP & more info on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/events/187260271361523/ DUDE 2 celebrated at Midsumma The International Theme for 2012 is: What DUDE. 2 Early Release Party Where 1000 £ Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne When Wed 18 Jan 2012 at 7pm Cost FREE More info dudemag.org [email protected] Dude. Magazine is a creative resource presenting information on transitioning, safer sex and personal stories by transguys from around the world, aimed at the wider community. Dude.2 focuses on body image and diversity, with pieces on transitioning, cruising, growing up in the 80s, BDSM, and loaded with hot photos.