Events

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.

ACON @ City2Surf

Join Team ACON at the City2Surf and run for LGBTQ Health!

Be part of the world’s biggest fun run on Sunday 11 August and help raise funds for ACON to support LGBTQ health and wellbeing.

Registrations for City2Surf 2025 are now open! Sign up to join Team ACON and take part in our vibrant rainbow run. Whether you’re chasing a personal best, running with your crew, or just in it for the fun, every step you take makes a difference. Your efforts will help us continue our work to improve the health of LGBTQ communities.

Sign up for Team ACON here

Treatments by the Sea

Treatments by the Sea is a free wellness symposium for people living with HIV.
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Event description in white / more legible for older eyes and changed to “Sharing knowledge of new and emerging treatments for people living with HIV, discussing interconnected health conditions and exploring the holistic nature of health and wellbeing. There will be somatic skill learning, activities, and a catered lunch for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there. Registrations are essential. Wheelchair accessible venue. Contact northernrivers@acon.org.au for more information.
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WHEN: 10:30pm – 3:00pm, Wednesday 25 June 2025
WHERE: Brunswick Heads Community Centre
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Register here


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

Nothing But LOVE

ACON’s LOVE Project invites you to join us for Nothing but LOVE, our online webinar series. Each episode we will chat with LGBTQ community heroes, sports people, activists, icons, performers, creatives, business owner and much more.
Our next guest will be announced soon.
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Proudly presented by ACON’s LOVE Project. Hosted by Russ Gluyas.