Alexander Driscoll, Author at Star Observer /author/alexanderdriscoll Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:47:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Alexander Driscoll, Author at Star Observer /author/alexanderdriscoll 32 32 Frolic Dark Rainbow Ballarat /whats-on/frolic-dark-rainbow-ballarat/227522 Wed, 15 May 2024 04:50:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227522 Perhaps the family-friendly fun of Ballarat’s Frolic Festival isn’t quite your speed. Maybe you need something a little darker. Riskier even. Running in June of 2024, Frolic Dark Rainbow is ...

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]]> Southern HiBearnation /whats-on/southern-hibearnation/227526 Wed, 01 May 2024 04:48:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227526 As the cool Victorian winter closes in and the temperature drops, it has been tradition for over twenty years for bears from Victoria, the rest of Australia and as far ...

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]]> Geelong Pride Film Festival /whats-on/geelong-pride-film-festival/227509 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 03:49:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227509 Through a series of special screenings and events, Geelong Pride Film Festival celebrates both local and international Queer-centric cinema. With a wide array of contemporary and classic movies, it helps ...

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]]> Glitz and Glamour: Bowery Ball at NGV /whats-on/glitz-and-glamour-bowery-ball-at-ngv/227496 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:00:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227496 The name Leigh Bowery is certainly synonymous with a sense of wild, Queer freedom throughout the international LGBTQI community. A Melbourne native, he moved to London when he was 19 ...

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]]> Bendigo PRIDE Festival /whats-on/bendigo-pride-festival-2/227518 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:48:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227518 A collection of exhibitions, performances and parties (and the famous Giant Pride Flag), Bendigo PRIDE Festival is an opportunity for local and interstate Queer people from regional Australia to celebrate, ...

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]]> Bendigo Queer Film Festival /whats-on/bendigo-queer-film-festival-2/227524 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 03:50:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227524 Running alongside the Bendigo Pride Festival this coming March, The Bendigo Queer Film Festival is an opportunity for audiences to appreciate Queer cinema. Also serving as a great opportunity for ...

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]]> ChillOut Festival: Poof Doof /whats-on/chillout-festival-poof-doof/227440 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 02:09:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227440 An iconic yearly event at ChillOut, Poof Doof will be returning as hosts once again! This year, the theme is Diamonds and Demin, so much sure you grab your best ...

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]]> ChillOut Street Parade /whats-on/chillout-street-parade/227448 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 02:08:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227448 The Street Parade through the heart of Daylesford has quickly become one of the centrepiece events for ChillOut. With floats including performers, artists, locals and event organisers, this year you’ll ...

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]]> ChillOut Festival: Youth Muster in the Park /whats-on/chillout-festival-youth-muster-in-the-park/227444 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 01:00:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227444 Whilst a huge aspect of ChillOut is obviously the all-night parties, another important focus is the events attention to Queer youth. Nothing expresses this better than the Youth Muster in ...

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]]> ChillOut Festival: Bush Dance /whats-on/chillout-festival-bush-dance/227446 Sun, 25 Feb 2024 21:30:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227446 Grab yourself a cowboy hat, buckle on your spurs and get ready to crack that whip at ChillOut’s Bush Dance. Featuring a hot night of line and step dancing to ...

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]]> Regional Flair: ChillOut Festival 2024 /whats-on/regional-flair-chillout-festival-2024/227500 Sun, 25 Feb 2024 03:43:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227500 The bright lights and glorious noise of the city are all fine and well, and Midsumma is one of the best Pride festivals in Australia, but just 90 minutes from ...

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]]> Ballarat Frolic Festival /whats-on/ballarat-frolic-festival/227516 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 03:22:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227516 After taking a break in 2022 and returning better than ever in 2023, the Ballarat Summer Frolic is one of the best regional festivals in Victoria. This Queer run festival ...

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]]> Geelong Rainbow Festival /whats-on/geelong-rainbow-festival/227511 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 01:23:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227511 Melbourne’s smaller but just as lovely younger sibling. Whilst many might know Geelong as the city of sports and leisure, thanks to its beautiful waterfronts, world-class facilities and its obsession ...

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]]> Gaytimes Festival Gembrook /whats-on/gaytimes-festival-gembrook/227507 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 01:21:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227507 Returning for its eighth year, this regional boutique musical festival based in Gembrook, Gaytimes Festival looks to bring together a collection of eclectic rainbow artists, with a focus on the ...

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]]> Oxford Street’s Palace Verona Closes /news/oxford-streets-palace-verona-closes/228509 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:22:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=228509 Palace Cinemas have announced that on February 14 it will be closing the doors to its longstanding and iconic Palace Verona location on Oxford Street after 28 years. This will ...

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]]> Sundaylicious: The Provincial /whats-on/sundaylicious-the-provincial/227380 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 02:17:10 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227380 Bearing witness to Queer joy like only The Provincial can, Sundaylicious is proud to be involved with Melbourne’s fabulous Midsumma Festival. Hosted atop the rooftop bar of The Provincial Hotel ...

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]]> Victoria’s Pride Street Party 2024 /whats-on/victorias-pride-street-party-2024/227384 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 01:14:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227384 For ten hours, Victoria’s Pride will once again offer seemingly endless fun and Queer joy for all. This arts-filled celebration of diversity, love and unity will offer a variety of ...

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]]> Bass Coast Youth Pride Prom /whats-on/bass-coast-youth-pride-prom/227530 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 01:20:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227530 With DJs, dance and plenty of entertainment, this event is aimed at the Queer youth of the Bass Coast (and beyond). Every aspect of this event has been curated by ...

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]]> Pool Pride Party 2024 /whats-on/pool-pride-party-2024/227373 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:36:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227373 Open to all ages, this is an inclusive event open to friends and family. Whether it’s doing laps of the pool, enjoying the inflatables, taking a dip in the indoor ...

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]]> Pride Ride /whats-on/pride-ride/227488 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:52:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=227488 If all the revelry and fun of Pride is leaving you feeling a little guilty in the morning, then you should try to make your way to Pride Ride! Happening ...

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