Silver Sessions
Silver Sessions invites older LGBTQ+ women to join us on a for a 1-hour walking tour and catered picnic provided by Koori Kulcha at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney!
Join us as we head over to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney for a private 1-hour Aboriginal Bush Tucker Tour. We’ll be exploring the Cadi Jam Ora Garden, where you will get the opportunity to learn about and taste some Indigenous bush tucker. Following the tour, we will settle in the gardens for a picnic catered by Koori Kulcha, serving up a range of Indigenous and non-Indigenous foods for us to enjoy.
Spots are limited, registration is essential!
Silver Sessions is a partnership between the City of Sydney and ACON, hosting events for LGBTQ+ women aged 55+.
DATE: 9 May 2025
TIME: 8:45am arrival for a 9:00am start
LOCATION: Garden Shop, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Register here or email Sarah Asthana Badewitz (sbadewitz@acon.org.au) to register and secure your spot!
Sydney Candlelight Memorial | Sunday 18 May 2025
The Sydney AIDS Candlelight Memorial is a time when members of the community can come together to reflect on and remember all those who have passed away from HIV/AIDS.
The event is held on International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day, which is on the 3rd Sunday of May each year. In Sydney, the Memorial is presented by ACON and Positive Life NSW.
SUNDAY 18 MAY
Service 3pm-4pm (doors open 2:30pm)
Refreshments 4-4:45pm
NEW VENUE FOR 2025:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Music Workshop
1 Conservatorium Road, Sydney CBD 2000
PLEASE RSVP
RSVPs are essential for catering purposes
To RSVP and/or add names to the Remembrance list, contact Positive Life NSW:
contact@positivelife.org.au
(02) 8357 8316
1800 245 677
Names can be lodged on the Candlelight website:
www.candlelightmemorial.com.au
Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards | Friday 30 May | Sydney
The Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards is an event celebrating and awarding Australia’s top organisations for LGBTQ+ inclusion based on the results of the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).
We will be hosting this unforgettable event once again at the stunning ICC Grand Ballroom, Sydney. The on-stage hosts will be the incomparable Ricardo Gonçalves and Madeleine Wedesweiler from SBS.
Australian World Music Star MITCH TAMBO, a proud Gamilaraay man who blends traditional Aboriginal sounds and language with contemporary beats and production will be performing at the event. Mitch will be joined by the captivating VOICE OF LELE! You can check out Mitch Tambo performing here.
The event includes the Awards Ceremony, a three-course lunch, drinks and time for networking and photos. The Awards are attended by CEOs, dignitaries, senior executives, HR and diversity practitioners, employee network leaders, and members of LGBTQ+ employee networks and allies, all which have made a significant impact to LGBTQ+ inclusion in their workplaces.
The Awards is regarded by many as a must-attend event on the LGBTQ+ calendar and is widely shared across corporate and personal social media platforms.
2025 AUSTRALIAN LGBTQ+ INCLUSION AWARDS
11am – 3.30pm AEST, Friday 30 May 2025
ICC Grand Ballroom, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney
Sweat With Pride
💦 FIGHT DISCRIMINATION WITH PERSPIRATION 💦
Sweat for 21 minutes every day this Pride Month in June to raise funds for life-changing support for rainbow communities.
💦 HOW YOUR SWEAT WILL CHANGE LIVES 💦
Almost 3 million Australians identify as sexuality and gender diverse. Despite significant progress, our communities are far from equal. Our communities have the highest rates of suicidality compared with any other populations in Australia.
Things need to change.
ACON has partnered with Rainbow Giving Australia for Sweat With Pride, a new initiative challenging Aussies to tackle discrimination with perspiration this June.
Work up a sweat for at least 21 minutes every day during Pride Month and get your friends and family to sponsor you to support essential mental, physical and sexual health services for rainbow communities in Australia.
💦 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE TO SIGN UP! 💦
Choose your trainer, set your fundraising goal, and just like that, you’ll be ready to Sweat with Pride.
Run, walk, wheel, shimmy or skate – there’s no wrong way to get your sweat on. So what are you waiting for? On your marks, get sweaty, go!
SIGN UP TO SWEAT WITH PRIDE HERE
Every dollar you raise will directly support our rainbow communities, and every move you make will supercharge your own wellbeing.
Regular Events
Bingay | ACON Fundraiser
ABOUT BINGAY
Bingay is gay bingo which means there’s classic disco tunes, weird rules and penalties, outrageous antics, hilarious repartee, deliciously lewd bingo calls, and prizes that range from the silly and camp to great theatre tickets and restaurant vouchers.
Bingay hostess Charisma Belle oversees the madcap proceedings and Bingay’s long time barrel babe Naomi Palmer spins the balls and sings up a storm.
Bingay takes over the upstairs bar of The Beresford Darlinghurst on the second Thursday of every month, with each monthly event having a fabulously flamboyant theme.
Bingay’s balls first dropped in 1999, making it one of Sydney’s longest running LGBTQ community events + it raises money for our HIV and LGBTQ health services.
So whether you’re a regular or a novice, or a local or visitor to Sydney, if you’re up for a wonderfully camp mid-week entertainment experience, then you can’t go wrong with Bingay.
For more information and bookings, visit the Bingay website here
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