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FYI, Orlando Bloom is showing off his rig in a Port Douglas gym
Actor Orlando Bloom has given us all a good look at his rig during a gym workout as he shoots a movie in Port Douglas, Far North Queensland. The actor is in Queensland at the moment filming new comedy film Wizards! starring comedian Pete Davidson and directed by Aussie director David Michôd. This week Bloom …
Queensland Senator Nita Green announces birth of baby girl
Queensland Labor senator Nita Green and her wife Lacey have welcomed a baby girl in Cairns. The Cairns-based federal politician announced on Facebook she’d given birth to the couple’s first child, baby Stevie Victoria, on Tuesday. “My wife Lacey and I are very pleased to announce the birth of baby Stevie,” she wrote. “Bub is …
Big grants now on offer to venues for Mardi Gras viewing parties
Applications are now open for venues to share in $100,000 to host viewing Mardi Gras parties this March. This year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will again be held within the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on March 5. For the first time in years, ABC will also broadcast the Parade that night. And …
Add your loved ones’ names to Queensland’s World AIDS Day vigils
Organisers of Queensland’s World AIDS Day vigils have invited people to submit the names of loved ones lost to the epidemic for inclusion in memorial readings this week. World AIDS Day 2021 is on Wednesday (December 1). This year commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first official reporting of what was to become known as …
Shakaya headlining Cairns Pride Fair Day this Sunday
Australian girl group Shakaya will headline Cairns Pride Fair Day at the Tanks Arts Centre this Sunday. Longtime community allies Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong will perform, among other music, their 2002 Top Ten hit ‘Stop Calling Me’. Shakaya will headline a spectacular entertainment line-up and can’t wait to help share the love, colours and …
Cairns Pride Festival returns with big celebrations this week
Cairns Pride Festival has returned this month with the long-running event officially launching in Far North Queensland. The 15th annual festival is the largest continuing celebration of LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities across tropical far north Queensland. This year’s Cairns Pride lineup features numerous parties and community events across the region. On Friday (October 15), …
Turtle Cove: tropical paradise holiday on private beach
Tucked away in Far North Queensland, equal distance from Cairns and Port Douglas lies Turtle Cove, the famed LGBTIQA+ tropical resort with its own private clothing-optional beach. Plus coming up on 16 October, Turtle Cove celebrates its very own Pride Festival (details at bottom of the article). Let’s face it, getting away for a holiday …
Brisbane Pride Festival shares the pride across Queensland this year
Brisbane Pride President Bec Johnson has welcomed Queenslanders to this year’s Brisbane Pride Festival, with events across the state in September and October. “This year’s theme is Visible, Connected, Proud,” Johnson explained, launching the Brisbane Pride Festival on September 2. “The theme speaks to the fundamental rights of all LGBTIQ+ Queenslanders to live safe, well-connected …
Brisbane Pride Festival 2021: Visibility, Equality, Resilience
Brisbane Pride Festival 2021 will see Pride events held across Brisbane and Queensland. Scroll down for full events program Bec Johnson, President of Brisbane Pride, said, “Pride has no boundaries. Where there are people, there are LGBTIQ+ people. So, in 2021, Brisbane Pride is sharing the love, and sharing the Pride. Brisbane Pride is proud …
Tributes flow after death of Cairns Indigenous artist Arone Meeks
Cairns’ LGBTIQ and arts communities have mourned the death of Indigenous artist Arone Meeks, who passed away last week. The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair director died peacefully in hospital last Wednesday (May 5) after a short battle with cancer. Meeks was 64. The Kuku Imidiji man grew up in the Cape York town of Laura. …