Fair Day Stalls - Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

FAIR DAY 2024 STALLHOLDER DIRECTORY

With Fair Day 2024 unable to go ahead, we’ve pulled together the below directory of stallholders who were set to line the always-sunny Victoria Park.

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have used the Fair Day application form to generate the below information. If you’re a stallholder and would like your listing updated, please contact us at fairday2024@mardigrasarts.org.au

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A BEAUTIFUL WEIRDO

Our Eco Glitter stall will be for the purpose of eco glittering patrons and selling our products throughout the day. A portion of proceeds will be going to our friends Queer Family and Tropical Fruits.

Alejandro Lauren

LGBTQIA+ plus black excellence art. It the form of contemporary expressionism.

Australian Queer Archives Inc

The Australian Queer Archives (AQuA) collects, preserves and celebrates material from the lives and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex, queer, Brotherboy and Sistergirl (LGBTIQ+) Australians. Established in 1978, we hold the pre-eminent research collection for LGBTIQ+ histories in Australia. We are a volunteer-run, non-profit, community-based incorporated association. We are located in Melbourne, Australia and are assisted by members and supporters around Australia and the world.

Aware Vintage Upcycle

Original, chic and sustainable jacket for the happy and bold!

Upcycle by hand with love and care vintage and pre-loved denim jackets with embroidery, appliques, crochet, paint, endless possibilities.

Belvoir St Theatre

Support our queer audience and staff by promoting all aligned theatre opportunities, pathways for artists, and share resources.

Chi Chi Charms

We will have a few thousand charms to choose from. We usually sell our charms in a box of 6-which will be available, but we will also be selling them individually. These charms can clip onto your clothing or you can wear them as jewellry too. It’s fun, colourful and hand-made. Our charms are mostly of penises, breasts and vaginas (handmade to reflect how unique all our bits are), but we are broadening our product to also have charms that aren’t body related. Fruits, tropical drinks, animals, fun sweet treats etc. Chichi stall will be shimmery and pink!

Chillout Daylesford

Our purpose is to promote our Regional LGBTIQA+ Festival that we hold over the March Long weekend in Daylesford Victoria. 2024 will be the 27th year we have held the event and it is the largest regional pride event in Australia.

coastal twist lgbtiq festival

A happier, healthier and more welcoming Central Coast.

Deeper Blue Ceramics

Handmade Ceramics for the home and body.

EcoGlitz

EcoGlitz® is a new amazing alternative to glitter products on the market.
EcoGlitz glitter gels are handcrafted in small batches with certified-organic plant ingredients and shimmering crystals.
EcoGlitz is better than biodegradable (biodegradable glitters still litter the environment if not composted properly!) the cream just dissolves and the quartz crystals simply return to nature, it’s like merely adding sand in the ocean.
The EcoGlitz range comes in 20 vibrant colours and will sparkle up your life… responsibly!

I LOVE JADDAN GREETING CARDS & GIFTS

LGBTQIA+ Greeting Cards, Coasters, Hand Fans, Trivet Tiles, Ornaments, Magnets, Shoulder Bags, Cushions & Accessories.

Indifferent Avocado

Bold and bright Earrings and accessories, handmade by myself in Dubbo, NSW. Each piece is handcrafted to ensure the highest quality. I have a new collection in the works for Mardi Gras 2024 to celebrate the theme “our future”.

JXK Creations

I make individual pieces of jewellery and accessories and would love to share my products as part of Fair Day. The products I will share at my stall will include earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, key rings, hair accessories (clips, combs, pins and barrettes). All items are made by me. Fair Day is an important community event in the Sydney calendar and one of the big events of Mardi Gras. I would love to be able to share my products on Fair Day. It is also a great opportunity to connect with people in my area. If I am accepted as a stall holder, I will make some special items for Mardi Gras and Fair Day.

Kids Kreative Sand Art

We are a market stall where we entertain children of all ages and abilities with coloured sand art interactive activities at your event the children or adults can select a picture card from our library of picture cards and colour it in with coloured sand or select a rainbow bottle where they design their bottle by layering coloured sand into their own unique design. We also sell take home sand art craft kits. We are a unique activity where the children are spell bound whilst they create their piece of art which they take home as a memory of their day and the event they attended.

Mark Anthony Collection

We will have a range of fun activities, product’s to match the fun, swimmers, sunglasses, fans and lots of love 🙂 We plan to connect with our community, build a sense of playfulness and help people to continue to look and feel proud.

Min Art

I’m a painter – I paint landscapes and portraits. My stall is to sell my original paintings and print reproductions of them. I want to share my art with my community.

MINAMI

All of our candle are unique, decorated and colorful. Handcrafted 100% Pure Soy Wax Candles/ Roll-On Perfume/ Room Diffuser in Carlton Sydney at my home studio. All of our products are Vegan friendly. Handcrafted in Sydney using Australian-sourced, The fragrances used are all high quality and manufactured in Australia. The decorative elements of the candles such as seashells and flowers are all locally sourced. For the Christmas markets, I intend to produce a special limited edition for Mardi Gras Fair Day 2024. Each products are carefully made at my home studio in Carlton, Sydney.

NUNGALA CREATIVE

The Nungala Creative product range reflects our ongoing commitment to the visibility, strength and empowerment of our people.

Established by proud Warumungu / Wombaya woman Jessica Johnson, Nungala Creative produces innovative content with a distinct Aboriginal voice. The brand has garnered an extensive network of co-creators and clientele through proven excellence across platforms – print, product, animation, illustration, social, broadcast and brand development.

Planetdwellers Travel

Selling and promoting LGBT+ Travel, tour and events as in previous years.

Qtopia Sydney

As Australia’s first Centre for Queer History & Culture, Qtopia Sydney is excited to be joining Fair Day for the first time! Come and visit our stall to learn about our opening exhibitions and ‘Live at Qtopia’ culture program. Chat with our team, grab some merch and learn how you can join is on our journey and be part of our story. Let’s make history together!

Queer Screen

Our stall will be promoting the Mardi Gras Film Festival 2024, raising awareness of our program and sharing information on our programs and opportunities for queer filmmakers. The stall will be run by our Board and Volunteers.

Shopfront Arts Co-Op

Shopfront will host a stall in the community section of Fair Day, with activities and giveaways that celebrate rainbow youth in our community. We are using the 2024 theme ‘Our Future’ to underpin our stall, and would like to encourage Young People to think about the world they want to see, and giving them information to find the communities that can help them get there.

The stall will have two main parts, a stall to sell art, badges and stickers created by Queer Young People at Shopfront along with a PRIDE range of Shopfront Merch, alongside some customised pieces by the artists who make up our LGBTQIA+ Advisory Panel. We will also be giving away rainbow art supplies. We view the stall as a place to hold conversations about the genuine value of the arts and creativity in improving the mental health of Queer Young People. The second aspect would be a ‘glitter/drag face painting’ set up which allows for Young People to sit down and engage in a deeper conversation as they get their face painted by an experienced queer social worker and arts facilitator.

The stall will be hosted by our LGBTQIA+ Advisory Panel as well as some Shopfront Staff, and will be proceeded by a series of events and workshops at Shopfront to engage our community in the lead up to Mardi Gras and Fair Day!

Smoke and Glitter Designs

We are an inclusive brand that allows you to sparkle and shine, while raising awareness and empowering those who choose to wear it.

Spunky Bruiser

At Fair Day Spunky Bruiser will be providing colourful, expressive, all gender , sustainably hand made clothing. We will offering custom made to order options on the day. Shopping with us provides an inclusive experience and we also offer discounts exclusive to Fair Day.

Stof Studios

My stall will be selling handmade jewellery, hair clips, bags and accessories. I make these all by myself in my studio with my laser cutter.

I plan on making one off elaborate headpieces exclusively for Fair Day as well as making custom word earrings on the day for people to customize in person.

For the display of the stall I have a table with custom built stands all painted pastel pink with a red foil curtain backing.

Studio Flos

I will be selling my own art and objects, including originals, prints, jewellery, home accessories, stubby holders, stickers etc. Everything is either entirely handmade by me or manufactured in Australia with my designs. My stall will be bold, colourful and shiny!

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir

The purpose of the choir stall is to promote the choir itself to prospective new members and to promote upcoming concerts. We also sell our CDs.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Inviting diverse members of our community to join Australia’s largest choral organisation. Meet and greet our staff and singers for a taste of what our 2024 season has to offer for both singers and audience alike.

The Fabulous Wonder Mama

Wonder Mama will be promoting her Drink and Draw Workshops and her Oxford Street Walking Tours as well as selling her self published story books and other merch!

Tinka & Co

My husband is legally blind after suffering a stroke. We adopted Tinka to help him with his recovery and started our Business almost 3 years ago. We make homemade dog treats, bandanas and dapper bowties and of course, we make pride products for everyone’s dogs. We hope to make Pride lead as well. We also sell Stroke Awareness Dog Biscuits which we donate money to the Stroke Foundation.

COMMERCIAL

Advanced Personnel Management (APM)

The purpose of APM’s Fair Day Stall would be to show APM’s support to the community and to help the community with our people and the services that we offer.

We will have various volunteers from our APM Pride Employee Resource Group actively involved in explaining our services, including information about employment services, disability services, rehabilitation /therapy, or APM’s other services which could be accessed by the greater LGBTIQA+ community.

In addition to this, our volunteers and Pride Group members would be able to answer any questions from the LGBTIQA+ community about how the group works at APM, and how APM supports it’s LGBTQIA+ employees.

We will also have some APM branded give aways or interactive element to show the business’s support of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Atomo Diagnostics

Atomo manufactures Australia’s only approved HIV Self Test. The test has been available for a number of years, but promotion and marketing activities were restricted up until the end of 2021. As a result, we are still looking to build awareness for the test. It presents people with an alternative path to testing, ensuring that individuals affected by HIV can take the next steps as soon as possible to ensure they can go on to live healthy and happy lives.

Australia Post

Community and team member engagement through inclusion and diversity.

Authentic Turkish Gozleme

We offer fresh to order Turkish Gozleme and chips on a stick.

Bar Positano

Deli Café Bar, Surry Hills ☕️

Bold Botanicals

We are all Queer-owned women small business owners.

Finding a vendor that supports LGBTQIA weddings can be a challenge, so we see this as a unique offering for our community to feel safe to discuss their upcoming plans and the legal requirements for a wedding. We want to create a zone about Celebrating Love and Special Events for our LGBTQIA+ community. We will be showcasing our work via printed imagery and engaging with visitors over the whole event with examples of our offerings.

Box of Marié

My 75 years old mum and I created and handmade our jewelry with passion and love.

All the jewelry made with natural gemstone and fresh water pearl which we hope they will bring confidence, happiness and positive energy to all our customers.

Brooklyn Boy Bagels

Brooklyn Boy Bagels is Sydney’s first true artisan New York bagel maker and bakery. Launched by Brooklyn-born food journalist Michael Shafran, we produce bagels using the time-worn traditional methods that have made NYC the bagel capital of the world. From kettle-boiling to hand-rolling, long cold fermentation and top-quality produce, we put our hearts and souls into our bagels. We don’t cut corners, so Australians can enjoy bagels the way they are meant to be: chewy, malty and with the necessary depth of flavour.

Chillato

Chillato serves gelato and sorbet, gelato sandwiches, shakes and cold drinks. We have a one of the kind truck that stands out in the crowd.

Crepe Lovers Sydney

At Crepe Lovers, we bring the world’s flavors together in sweet and savory crepes named after different countries. We’re committed to inclusion, offering gluten-free options at no extra cost, a variety of vegan and vegetarian choices, a Braille menu, and dedicated support for our customers’ needs.

We’re proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate diversity with colorful crepe designs during Pride Day event. At Crepe Lovers, everyone is welcomed, cherished, and celebrated, as we believe in the power of unity and acceptance.

Cybershop Australia

We sell alternate fashion and accessories with a huge range of LGBTQIA+ products. Our range is colourful and perfect for a fun day out at Fair Day.

Dippin Dots

Dippin’ Dots is a very unique ice cream snack (very different to soft serve – think little balls of ice cream) that comes in 10 delicious flavours including gluten free, dairy free and vegan friendly options.

We love attending Fair Day as our product is always so popular amongst your guests and nice and refreshing on such a hot day!

fresh lemoande by citrus and sugar

We are the vendor sell the fresh lemonade of course 100% VEGAN friendly.

Come with assorted fruit flavor all made with 100% fresh fruits such as strawberry, blueberry, mango, guava, lychee, blueberry and passion fruit.

(some of our fruit might change depend on season)

We are proudly serving our drink as juice which is no artificial, no preservative and no concentrate, only the fresh fruit and produce from the market which make our drink so delicious and tasty.

Each of our ingredient are grow up in Australia and local produce.

Gavin Ooi Pty Ltd t/a May’s Malaysian Hawker

Our menu is vegan, vegetarian and gluten free friendly. Our dishes are allergen free (Peanut free and crustacean free). Our freshly wok cooked dishes include Mee Goreng, Nasi Goreng, Singapore Noodles, Char Kway Teow, Char Beehoon, Fried Radish Cakes and yummy Mi Goreng Fries!

Get Frozen

Get Frozen is a brand new, professionally, and purpose-built trailer designed for servicing and supporting high volume, high turnover events. As part of a joint venture with Coca-Cola Euro Pacific supplying only Coca Cola Frozen beverages and their range of bottled products we provide the world’s most recognised beverage solution in frozen and bottled versions.

Hillview Fine Foods

Hillview Farms are dedicated to providing farm fresh food that’s good for you, farmers, our planet and communities.

Ho Chak Pty Ltd

Bao Dao wheel cake are fun and handy pancakes filled in with traditional Asian red beans, custard, chocolate, green tea,cheese and more! We love to share the joy and happiness of our wheel cake!

Japanese Pizza OKONOMIYAKI

Let people know real Japanese Street Food OKONOMIYAKI.

Kenya Tea Bags Pty Ltd – Chips On A Stick

A whole potato spiralled on a stick is dipped in a special secret batter, fried and served to you with a choice of 10 mouth watering seasonings.

A definite crowd pleaser filling bellies all around Australia at festivals and various events. We haven’t met a family member who said no to a spiralled potato yet.

Li’l Groovers Pty Ltd

The Citrus factory hand shakes our fresh lemonade within a cocktail shaker using 100% juice. Our pine-lime-ade is one of a popular items at fair day.

Lil Miss Piggy

Lil’ miss piggy is a quirky eclectic restaurant serving a sophisticated modern Australian take on traditional Middle Eastern cuisine. Serving only the freshest ingredients for breakfast, lunch & dinner.

Morning Choose Love Pty Ltd

I would love to sell coffee (lots of iced coffee) and a small selection of baked goods. I did Big Gay Breakfast last year and we had a great time. The stall would be in collaboration with Kings of Joy – a Drag King 6-week program. There would be Drag Kings running the stall as well as getting sign ups to the pay it forward Drag King program where brand new Kings get to be coached and choreographed before performing for the very first time at Queers of Joy. It would be a very wholesome fun stall with coffee!

Paint Splice

To promote our LGBTQIA Paint & Sip experience with a difference. Our stall will include examples of our artworks to promote our events such as Drag Queen and Male Model paint & sip sessions.

Pro Catering Service

Freshly made Turkish Gozleme.

SAP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Intertech is a group for all LGBTQIA+ techies in Australia, members and community allies. We’re passionate and committed to promoting LGBTQIA+ diversity and inclusion through developing, connecting and supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals and organisations in the tech industry.

The Gnocchi Way

The Gnocchi Way is dedicated to providing our customers with the greatest traditional Italian gnocchi made from high-quality ingredients. Our gnocchi is produced with a family recipe that has been passed down through generations, giving our gnocchi the greatest flavour that gnocchi can have.

The kofte lab

Tasty Turkish Street food, with a menu including succulent kofte (meatballs), chicken fillets or classic charcoal skewers served with chips and salad, our veg and vegan options include chargrilled vegetables with special homemade tomato sauce served with chips and salad.

The Vegan Paella

We are a Vegan business. We only cook Vegan Paellas. Many people are looking for healthy food and we think that we can offer them the opportunity to eat and stay healthy. We have many customers coming every month to our Stall at the Sydney Vegan Market to get Vegan paella. We cook two different flavours of paella, one is the traditional Spanish with potato, onions, red capsicum and flat beans, and second one with 10 vegetables.

Wagyu Blacks

We are the Gold Coast, Brisbane & Sydney-based Japanese catering food stall company, WAGYU BLACKS.

Experts in selling tasty foods at major events, festivals & private parties across Australia.

Our unique menu consists of Wagyu Wrap, Long Chips (our take on loaded fries), and Wagyu Long Skewer – all with an Asian fusion twist.

We pride ourselves on providing a combination of luxurious taste and delicious fresh food to customers looking for something new and different.

Yan’s Asian Caterer

BBQ Dumplings (Pork, Chicken and Vegetable)
Pork Buns or Veggie Buns
Spring Roll
Fried Noodles(Chicken or Vegie)
Porwn Dumplings
Chicken with special sauce
Soft Drinks

Z. Golden Land Pty Ltd – YUMMY TIME DUMPLING

Pan Fried Pork and Chives dumplings $18/13 pcs

Pan Fried Vegetarian Dumplings $18/8 pcs

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association (SGLBA)

Fair Day attendees will be able to visit the SGLBA stall to find out more about the organisation, sign up, network with Members, have the chance to win great prizes and donate to the SGLBA Education Fund.

Star Observer

We plan to hand out the latest issue of the Star Observer magazine throughout the day.

PridePoint

PridePoint is a trans-owned business selling a wide range of pride products. We specialise in selling flags and pins for identities that are typically excluded from pride merchandise and are proud to sell the widest range of pride flags in Australia – currently stocking 160 different flag designs.

LUCIO PIZZERIA

TRADITIONAL NEAPOLITAN WOOD FIRED PIZZA .

Spooning Around Pty Limited – CULTURED CRUST

Transforming the humble classic cheese toasties into a Gourmet Grilled Cheese Toastie using the finest of ingredients and a selection of curated cheese on an artisanal sourdough bread. Also on offer a homebrewed Iced Tea

YHA Ltd

YHA Australia is a for-purpose, membership-based organisation, providing curious travellers with low cost, quality short-stay accommodation at destinations across Australia.

For over 80 years, YHA has been a strong proponent of an open and accommodating world for travellers from all walks of life, regardless of their colour, creed, race, religion, age, gender, ability or sexual orientation.

Since its very beginnings as a hostelling pioneer, YHA has sought to connect people across borders, promote tolerance and understanding, and create communities of people of disparate backgrounds.

YHA has a track record of pushing for positive change in the travel and hospitality industries, making strides in a number of areas including sustainability and regenerative travel, and the support of Indigenous tourism.

For Fair Day 2024 we want to promote our commitment and belief that everyone should travel, see the world and the people within it to grow and strengthen understanding, knowledge, connections and that everyone is equal in safe, friendly and inclusive places.

Points of Difference Travel & Events

Our stall will be promoting LGBT+ tours, events and travel experiences, including Gay Ski Week Australia, the Island Fruits Gay Group Cruises and the P&O Pride Cruise.

Yiayia’s Honey Balls

We would love to attend to support Fair Day, we are confident that people would be attracted and excited to have our product and it would be great product exposure. We have two option that we can serve our greek donut balls.

Community Group

AEU NSW Teachers Federation

NSWTF stall will have members of our LGBTIQA+ group volunteering to celebrate and show support to LGBTIQA+ communities. For many of out members it is a way to connect with other LGBTIQA+ teachers, as well as show our support to LGBTQA+ families, students and other workers.

We will have NSWTF branded progress pride tablecloth and rainbow decorations, handouts/links to LGBTIQA+ inclusive learning resources, handouts/links to LGBTIQA+ support documents for teachers re workers rights, information about workers rights/links to current campaign, badge maker with LGBTIQA+ themed imagery,

Building Pride

The Building Pride stall will have 2 main features: 1) Photo zone and 2) Interactive word ribbon canopy. The photo zone will feature a Building Pride backdrop and feature a rainbow skyline (e.g. Melbourne or Sydney, respectively).

The Interactive word ribbon canopy will encourage participants to write a key word or phrase on various rainbow-coloured ribbons to answer/respond to a key question like “What does an inclusive future look like to you?”

Participants will then tie them onto the canopy to showcase their commitment to an inclusive future.

Our stall will also feature an assortment of sustainable merchandise for individuals who interact and participate in our stall.

Bush Lemons – Blue Mountains Lesbian Bushwalking Group

Our stall will have information on our bushwalking group and information on bushwalking and the Blue Mountains. We will have a small selection of our merchandise (caps, buffs, socks for sale).

Dykes On Bikes Inc.

At the stall we have Dykes On Bikes merchandise for sale, where we take payments via Square or Cash. We also manage membership signups and renewals for our club at this event. We have a few of our members motorbikes on display for people visiting Fair Day to pose with for photos, and usually one motorbike that they can sit on for photos for a gold coin donation which goes towards our choses charities for the year. The Dykes On Bikes stall has been a well-known landmark for visitors to Fair Day for many years now.

Fetish Australia

We plan on having posters of kink and fetish events from across Australia on display at our stall. There will be QR codes on the posters with links to more info about the event. We plan on doing fund raising for our float by selling raffle tickets and by playing some fun games.

Girl Guides NSW, ACT and NT

Girl Guides NSW, ACT and NT will be demonstrating our support for the LGBTQIA+ community and increasing general awareness of Girl Guides and our mission through our participation in Fair Day. We will have crafts that are based on Guiding traditions (eg. friendship bracelets) available as give aways for members of the public, and will be selling pins and badges. Badges are an important part of Guiding traditions, and we look forward to sharing this with the Fair Day community.

International Grammar School

We would like to demonstrate our support for the rainbow community, particular Rainbow Families. Our motto is ‘ Unity Through Diversity’ and we have a history of being a welcoming and embracing community for students and families from every different background. Our school would like to be as near to the Rainbow Families stall as possible in order to support them and to give out information and advice about our community and our school.

MAG Sydney Inc

The stall will feature our Mature Age Gay banners and signs. Our purpose is to provide information on our Group, the Group’s meetings and activities, and the Group’s history as we have just celebrated our 32nd Birthday, We will direct intending members to our reworked on website, which contains all necessary information. We will have bric-a-brac for sale. We benefit greatly from people who become members on the day.

Pride History Group Inc

We are the Gold Coast, Brisbane & Sydney-based Japanese catering food stall company, WAGYU BLACKS.

Experts in selling tasty foods at major events, festivals & private parties across Australia.

Our unique menu consists of Wagyu Wrap, Long Chips (our take on loaded fries), and Wagyu Long Skewer – all with an Asian fusion twist.

We pride ourselves on providing a combination of luxurious taste and delicious fresh food to customers looking for something new and different.

Pride in Law (NSW Chapter)

BBQ Dumplings (Pork, Chicken and Vegetable)
Pork Buns or Veggie Buns
Spring Roll
Fried Noodles(Chicken or Vegie)
Porwn Dumplings
Chicken with special sauce
Soft Drinks

Pride WA

Pan Fried Pork and Chives dumplings $18/13 pcs

Pan Fried Vegetarian Dumplings $18/8 pcs

Rainbow Racquets Squash Club

Sydney Quiet Queers

We are a small community group which aims to connect people who are not loud.

Sydney Rams Tenpin Bowling Club Inc

Sydney Silverbacks Wrestling Club

Our LGBTIQ+ wrestling club is intended to be in the Sports Village. We will have a stall selling merchandise, promoting our club and performing wrestling demonstrations on wrestling mats that we will bring. Ideally there will be some space next to the stall we can lay these wrestling mats down to promote our sport. There will be signage and most likely a competition/raffle. This event feeds into our Beginners Workshop that is held shortly after Mardi Gras in March.

The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) New South Wales Regional Meeting Incorporated

YHA Australia is a for-purpose, membership-based organisation, providing curious travellers with low cost, quality short-stay accommodation at destinations across Australia.

Since its very beginnings as a hostelling pioneer, YHA has sought to connect people across borders, promote tolerance and understanding, and create communities of people of disparate backgrounds.

Trikone Australia

Our stall will be promoting LGBT+ tours, events and travel experiences, including Gay Ski Week Australia, the Island Fruits Gay Group Cruises and the P&O Pride Cruise.

Community HEALTH

ACON – ACON Village

ACON’s Village will share information and resources about health for our LGBTQ+ communities. We’ll have a chill-out space, about 10 stalls, and roving volunteers encouraging Fair Day attendees to complete the periodic survey about their health.

ACON – LGBTIQ+ Domestic and Family Violence Interagency

To represent LGBTQI+ Domestic Family Violence (DFV) Interagency promoting not only the interagency but also the individual LGBTQI+ friendly services for all across the state. There will be information via brochures and cards for various services and small activities to increase engagement.

ACON First Nations Health Programs

The ACON First Nations Health Programs Stall will be focused on health promotion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The stall will include information on STI’s and Sexual Health, Promotion of the SWASH Survey, Safe Sex Packs and more!

AH&MRC of NSW

We want to give out merchandise and free resources for sexual health. As well as provide additional information about our member services and what they can offer the Aboriginal community.

ANTRA

ANTRA wishes to attend the Fair Day to promote space and visibility for Queer Chinese in Australia. We will be celebrating the Lunar New Year at the stall with cultural giveaways and rainbow dumplings!

Australian Asexuals

Australian Asexuals are a community committed to raising awareness, removing stigma and creating a unified community for asexuals and anyone looking to learning more about this small part of the queer community.

Black Dog Institute

The BDI stall will be comprised of volunteers that will be improving the visibility of BDI to community. BDI representatives will be engaging the LGBTQIA+ community with available mental health resources, online information packs and consulting community through a survey to identify gaps in mental health resource needs. As a registered charity, we will also be accepting donations at the stall.

As part of BDI’s collaboration with Colours of Our Community (including an accepted Mardi Gras Parade float and photographic exhibitions during the festival), the stall will also display a selection of printed photos from prominent Mardi Gras photographers. This will showcase the importance of community connection and visibility for mental health, and create a throughline for the bundled activation with Colours of Our Community.

BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation

We will provide information about BlaQ and give away small merchandise items, along with doing a membership drive. We will also have a few premium items to sell and will be encouraging donations on the day.

Bobby Goldsmith Foundation

Our primary purpose is to raise awareness of BGF’s support services and provide crucial information on healthcare, support, and advocacy for the community. The stall will feature friendly and knowledgeable staff who offer guidance and answer queries, ensuring attendees have access to the resources they need.

BreastScreen NSW Sydney Local Health District

The BreastScreen NSW (Sydney) van provides free breast screens for the early detection of breast cancer.

Canteen

We are eager to turn up as an ally and to ensure LGBTQI community (who face additional and unique challenges through a cancer experience) are aware of support. We will sell bandannas and merchandise, may do giveaways, have some low key games and provide information to people about our services. We will have staff and some of our young leaders there to participate in holding the stall.

Counterpoint Community Services

Counterpoint aim to engage the community with a positive self empowering message that, “together we can”, which is at the core of our ethos.

We wish to create greater awareness of the services we provide to the LGBTIQ community.

Promotional material will feature messages of self expression, self love and positivity.

Equality Australia

Our purpose for Fair Day will be to attract more supporters, including more sign ups to our TransEquality work, increasing our engagement with the community and also attracting more interest to the initiatives within our campaign, of TransLeading for trans and gender diverse people, TransConnecting for allies, and TransRights – the space to for legal and policy reform for trans lives.

We will have some promotional material and signage of TransEquality.

everyBODYwelcome! Inclusive eating disorder & body image supports

Research suggests that people who identify as gender non-binary or transgender are at two-to-four times greater risk of eating disorder symptoms or disordered eating behaviours than their cisgender counterparts. We also know that many people never seek support or receive treatment, and this unspoken illness can be very detrimental to the long-term physical and mental health of the individual, their families, and the community.

Experiences of weight stigma, body shame or other negative emotions such as guilt cause trauma and contribute to the onset of eating disorders and increase disordered eating. Experiencing a health care provider as stigmatising or discriminating about either weight or gender identity makes seeking help incredibly difficult, can result in delayed or prevented access to appropriate treatment or may result in disengagement from much needed interventions and supports once accessed.

People with a lived experience of an eating disorder within the LGBTQIA+ community and their families and supports have shared insights with our organisations about their unique experiences of illness, access (and barriers) to appropriate supports and recovery. These stories help us to better understand how as organisations we can be helpful throughout treatment and recovery, remembering every single person’s experience is different and valuable. Consultation and collaboration within our community also enables us to build better clinical awareness, training, research, and opportunities for better access to individually tailored, inclusive care.

The everyBODYwelcome! collaboration will present a stall that provides free access to the key resources from each of the national organisations involved. We will work together to provide clear information to the community, such as where people can seek advice or health if needed for themselves or a loved one, and there will be representatives from the different organisations throughout the day if anyone would like to have a direct conversation.

We will decorate one of the provided stalls with a collaborative everyBODYwelcome! Banner with additional banner representation from each of our national organisations. We will provide free handouts with key contact information and QR codes directly to each organisations websites, including directly links to the Butterfly National Helpline, treatment services database, and family/carer support groups. Our stall volunteers will include people from the LGBTQIA+ community from each organisation. Our aim is to provide visibility representation, awareness, understanding and support for people with a lived or living experience of eating disorders within the community.

headspace

Headspace is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of health services. We know it’s important to have a safe space to feel like you can be your full and true self. If life becomes overwhelming, know that headspace is a safe space for you to come and talk about everything you’re going through. We’re helping thousands of young people from the LGBTIQA+ community get the support they need.

Hey Fella

Hey Fella is an online telehealth clinic for gay men offering accessible healthcare Australia-wide! Run by LGBTA doctors and team – we provide a safe space for gay men to seek healthcare including PrEP, STI Testing, and doctor consultations. We aim to help make health care more accessible to all gay men and help reduce accessibility challenges.

We plan on engaging with the community at our stall including having our team and doctors there to meet the community and answer questions. We have attended Brisbane & Perth Pride with a similar model and love the grassroots community engagement.

Legalise Cannabis NSW Party

Our stall will be an information stall & we will be selling merchandise such as T-Shirts, Tote Bags, Stickers, Vintage Postcards, Posters and Badges. Our stall will be used as a means to reduce cannabis stigma. We would like to foster an open dialogue within the community to normalise the responsible adult use of cannabis. We will be sharing global research and information on the impact of legalised adult cannabis use on society.

We will be actively challenging the stigma surrounding cannabis and promoting it as a legitimate topic for discussion.

No Milk In My T

No Milk In My T is a brand that provides financial and social support for the trans and gender diverse community, through the sale of our t-shirts and merch.

The No Milk stall will be selling fundraising t-shirts to raise money for the No Milk ‘champion’ – a trans person in the community who needs financial help to access gender affirming surgery. It will also be promoting brand awareness, and support for No Milk to keep supporting new champions needing help to access surgery, through No Milk’s popular ‘trans animal’ designs.

No Milk is a trans-owned brand that focuses on bold visibility through design.

NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association

The NSWNMA, (IEU) NSW/ACT Branch, Nurses & Midwives Health, and Teachers Health, will be actively engaging with nurses, midwives, teachers and members of the broader public.

Together, we will be raising awareness of the key issues in the health and education sector, with particular focus given to those matters impacting LGBTQIA+ communities.

Our stall will be divided into three sections, one each for the unions, and another shared by the health funds.

Pull up banners and complimentary merchandise will be available to help attendees identify our representatives.

We hope to educate attendees on the importance of joining their respective unions and health funds. This is a valuable opportunity to educate others on the shared goals of progressing the fight for equality, and how this can continue in health and education.

Social justice and equality are core union values, and we look forward to championing this at Fair Day and beyond.

NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service

We will provide information about registering for organ and tissue donation. We will bring appropriate merchandise and several volunteers who will engage with attendees, providing an immediate opportunity for them to register their interest in donation. Our attendance at Fair Day is informed by research we undertook with the LGBTIQ community in partnership with ACON.

One Door Mental Health

One Door Mental Health is a leading specialist mental health provider in NSW. The purpose of the One Door Mental Health stall will be to promote our mental health supports, including carer support for mental health carers/families, psychology and clinical services, psychosocial programs, and NDIS services. By raising mental health awareness, we hope to reduce stigma and contribute to a world in which people living with mental illness are valued and treated as equals.

Paddington Doctors

An new LGBTQ+ friendly GP clinic in Paddington with 2 gay GPs providing healthcare to people who live and work in the Eastern Suburbs.

Positive Life NSW

As a peer-led and run not-for-profit community organisation, we raise awareness around HIV to the mainstream public and LGBTQIA+ community, and offer opportunities for community members living with and affected by HIV to ask questions and have conversations about all aspects of living with HIV. We have requested a double space with 2 trestle tables (1.8m x 95cm x 75cm) as we are very keen to re-create a ‘Poz Lounge’ beside our single stall as we have done in previous years, located under the trees to maximise shade on the edge of Victoria Park along City Road, just up from the City Road/Cleveland Street entrance. We would like to ensure there is some space beside our stall to recreate this safe space without being close up against another stallholder.

Our Poz Lounge has two large umbrellas and comfortable seating for people living with HIV to take a break during Fair Day. This space has proven very popular amongst our community as it responds to the needs of people living with HIV by providing a safe space to rest and relax, where they were able to take their HIV medication in an understanding place, speak with peers and share their experiences with staff and other peers living with HIV.

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia

PROVIDING HEALTH INFORMATION RELATING TO CANCER AS IT AFFECTS LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY.

R U OK?

Our mission is to inspire and empower people to meaningfully connect with those in their world and lend support when they are struggling with life. At Fair Day we hope to engage with members of the LGBTIQ+ communities within our stall with a conversation corner.

Rainbow Fertility

Our stall serves as a place for Fair Day attendees to gather information about LGBTI+ fertility. We’ll have members of our team, including nurses, ready to discuss potential paths to parenthood and the services we provide. We also offer services for gender diverse patients who are looking at egg or sperm freezing. We will have information packs about Rainbow Fertility and LGBTI+ fertility available for attendees to take home.

Rigpa Sydney

Rigpa Sydney is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation centre located in Australia St, Newtown. As part of the Mardi Gras festival, we will be hosting an interfaith evening in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our stall will include a range of Buddhist books, shrine items and Buddhist decorative items for sale. We will be giving out a flier detailing both the interfaith evening and our broader program.

Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Services SESLHD

The sexual health and blood borne virus SESLHD stall will provide sexual health information as well as engagement activities, and provide information on how to access services in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (or direct them where to go if they are from other areas of NSW) and answer any sexual health related questions.

St John Ambulance NSW

St John Ambulance will be doing a similar stall to World Pride 2023, with members on hand to talk to members of the public about First Aid, Training and options to volunteer with St John Ambulance. We will also be promoting our first aid training courses and selling our St John Ambulance first aid kits.

We found with our previous stall people had a number of questions around first aid and care for their families and friends and the stall prompted them to think about being prepared and update their skills in the event of an emergency.

This was also a wonderful way to talk about our volunteers and the health services that St John Ambulance does provide to the public at a community level and engaging people about getting involved.

Sydney Bi+ Network

Sydney Bi+ Network is a volunteer-run grassroots organisation dedicated to improving the wellbeing of bi+ people through community building, education, and advocacy. Our stall will focus on sharing information about our organisation, our current initiatives, and how community to get involved. Information will be available to people via QR codes. This information includes We plan to promote bi+ visibility, bi+ inclusion, and bi+ pride through conversations at our stall with community members. We will also have bi+ merch available (including tote bags, temporary tattoos, tote bags, and badges). We will have a badge maker on the day so that people can make their own bi+ pride badges. We also hope to have music playing through a small bluetooth speaker with a playlist comprised of bicons, and LGBTQIA+ anthems.

Sydney Local Health District

The SLHD Fair Day presence for 2024 will consist of a Fair Day stall which will undertake general health promotion, community engagement with free fruit and rainbow coloured collateral; and promotion of district services including community participation, patient experience and workforce/recruitment.

Taylor Square Private Clinic

We hope to have 2-3 staff present on various shifts over the course of the day. We will provide preventative health advice as well as links to other important services such as community mental health and drug and alcohol services. We are keen to promote sexual health testing as well as HIV Pre Exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

THE GENDER CENTRE INC

The stall will be staffed by staff members volunteers, board members and parents providing information on what the service provides.

The George Institute for Global Health

Join Us would like to attend the Mardi Gras Fair Day to speak with attendees about participating in health and medical research that is relevant to them. Our noy-for-profit register is completely fee-free, with users easily able to opt-out at any time. Our team will provide attendees with informational brochures, and have tablets on hand to sign up interested persons. Each registration takes approximately 5 minutes. Attendees will be offered individually wrapped sweets, but we do not provide any incentives for registration. The Join Us Register allows people the opportunity to learn more about themselves and their bodies, the possibility of improving their individual health outcomes due to monitoring and screening by medical professionals, and to connect with their larger community and contribute to the national research effort. We have attended other community events including farmers’ markets, university open days and local council events in the effort to engage the greater Australian community to health research.

The Twenty Ten Association

Twenty10 is a space where young people and their families, carers, supporters and communities can come and grab resources, find out about Twenty10’s programs, register to be in our Parade entry and meet other young LGBTIQA+ people.

Wellspace Australia

Meeting place for LGBTQIA+ people with a disabilty to learn about free community supports that are available to them.

We also provide free inclusion training to community organisations to ensure they are employing best practices to be a safe space.

Western Sydney Local Health District

Health promotion stall to raise awareness of sexual health, BBV and STI and to promote free sexual health services in Greater Western Sydney and Northern Sydney.

FASHION

ARMY OF MEN

For the past 5 years, we’ve now been coming to Fair Day to hold our once a year annual Sample Sale. It the one time of the year that customers can browse our products and pick up a bargain as it is the only time and place we ever have a sale on our products. We will be coming with a stall full of handmade leather harnesses, jockstraps, and other party accessories.

Arte Moda

Bright pink marquee with 3 trestle tables that display our UV400 funky designer sunglasses. The sunglasses are not cheap throw away and made to last and keep. I will be doing another Mardi Gras range to complement this years theme as well as the popular rainbow MG designs.

Bagheera Pty Ltd t/a Bands of Courage

We make glass, fabric and recycled gold jewelry for causes and plant 10 trees for each piece we sell. Our designs are inspired by endangered animals and places and we spend all day talking about animals and climate change. Tree planting employs over 100 full time people. Our jewelry is all handmade and creates another 19 full time jobs. We’ve planted almost 800,000 trees. We educate people all bands come with their endangered animal gift card and their 10 tree planting certificate. We are totally passionate about the environment and are about to start recycling our bands as a way of planting more trees. We would like if possible to be in a stall next to Cindy and Artemoda (of any size) and then we can help each other as we do at other markets.

Bonji

Bringing you unique wearable Art, Bonji is an alternative fashion label influenced by Art and Australian culture.

DEADLY PTY LTD t/a Haus of Dizzy

At the helm of Haus of Dizzy, proud Wiradjuri woman Kristy Dickinson creates bold, playful, statement-making jewellery that celebrates and honours Indigenous culture—imbuing a sense of empowerment and joy within everybody who wears it.

Often featuring powerful political and social messages, each Haus of Dizzy piece is designed, laser-cut, hand-painted and assembled in the company’s studio, located in Fitzroy, Melbourne/Naarm.Dickinson has been making jewellery for 20 years and founded Haus of Dizzy in 2015 after recognising a lack of representation within the world of jewellery and fashion accessories. “I created the Indigenous pride collection so Mob could show their pride in a cool, fun way and allies could support and open a dialogue around Indigenous issues.”

Using mirrored acrylic, glitter, dynamic patterns, and alluring takes on the Aboriginal flag, Kristy achieves her goal of “bringing social, political and environmental issues to the forefront” by way of colourful, vibrant accessories.

Available at many online retailers and museums throughout Australia, New Zealand and the USA (including The Iconic, Melbourne Museum, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art and more), Haus of Dizzy has been seen on the likes of Ms Lauryn Hill, Lala Hathaway, Drew Barrymore, Miranda Tapsell, Shareena Clanton and Kaiit.

Beyond their commitment to encouraging crucial dialogue, Haus of Dizzy takes part in social and political action; collaborating with non-profit organisations such as AYCC (Stop Adani Movement), SEED MOB (Water is life), Sydney Mardi Gras, Djirra, NAIDOC and the YWCA.

Through behind-the-scenes fundraising, collaborative work and their statement-making accessories, Haus of Dizzy continues to celebrate, support and contribute to Indigenous cultures. Whether it’s the neon “Cool Aunty” earrings, sparkly Aboriginal flag hairpins, glossy Bamboo Hoops, Sunflowers, Spaceships, Lightning Bolts or other resplendent designs, Haus of Dizzy products facilitate conversations and attract attention for all the right reasons.

Dorky Dragon

Our primary products, the heart and soul of Dorky Dragon, are our 3D printed earrings and ear cuffs. Each pair is meticulously designed, 3D printed with precision using PLA, hand-painted with love and care using acrylics, and protected with a resin coating. Our signature quirky googly eyes add a playful twist that makes our jewellery stand out in a crowd.

All of our earrings are crafted with surgical stainless steel findings and coated in a skin safe resin to ensure comfort and safety for the customer.

But we don’t stop at earrings alone. Our cheeky designs have inspired a range of other products, including keyrings, badges, festival wear and headpieces, ensuring that there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

GALI Swimwear

Our stall will GALI Swimwear swim briefs, swim shorts and sand free beach towels.

Last year our stall focused on brand activation of GALI Swimwear, which included the sale of our Gathering Pipis pride design. This year our stall will focus on launching an expansions of our pride designs – created by gay First Nations artists Jake Simons.

GRAMERCY COUTURE

Boho Sassy Clothing & Accessories “Express your mood in style”. Australian Owned & Operated since 2011.

Isadora Nim

Isadora Nim crafts made-to-measure suits, solely aimed at supporting women and non-binary community members to feel fantastic in what they wear.

At similar events, our stalls provide the opportunity to meet with community members, highlight us as an option and take them through our process. We have fabrics and suits for them to look at on the day but we do not “sell” at the market. It is a soft way for community members to explore the options available to them and meet with the team in a comfortable environment.

Maine and Mara

MAINE+MARA accessories are designed for the bold and the brave. A unique collection of edgy statement jewellery handmade in Sydney. Championing colourful, contemporary aesthetics, each distinctive piece of wearable art tells a story. Each piece is handmade with the intention of uplifting its wearer and inspiring the celebration of individuality and strength. MAINE+MARA is bringing the fire with fierce yet feminine, badass jewellery, made to move and designed to stand out. Our stall will show case our LGBTQIA+ collections.

National Fashion College

NFC store promoting and advertising our program, along with our community.

Perez Trading

Perez Trading is a Sydney-based business specialised in the importation and promotion of handmade Panama hats.

Qweer

We are an LGBTQIA+ clothing label and everything is designed by a homo. All of our hats are embroidered in-house by us and our t-shirts and crops are all hand tie-dyed and screen printed by us in our studio. We make our designs in small batches so there’s no excess wastage and we’re able to keep designing fresh pieces. As our tees are hand tie-dyed, every piece is individual and unique. We plan on attending Fair Day to showcase our new summer collection and get some feedback from customers.

Rude Rainbow

We specialise in festival accessories such as party fans, hats, eyewear, bandanas, beach towels + more. The designs are inspired by a broad range of pop art, rainbow and often cheeky prints and colours to ensure our customers really stand out in a crowd. Rude Rainbow is an out and proud queer brand embracing the fun-loving ‘joie de vivre’ and diversity that makes our rainbow community so wonderful. Our stall has been at fair day the last 3 years and we are always received incredibly well by the community with our party fans completely selling out last year by 4pm. Fair day attendees love to complement their outfits with our range of colourful accessories and party fans.

Runamok Clothing

I design and make fun festival clothing for inclusive sizes and people designed for comfort and to get a lot of fun wear out of to stand out in a crowd. I also do custom orders. I also have a small range of accessories to complement my clothing that I don’t make.

Stockups

The stall will be used to showcase and sell our Stockups clips. The clips provide extra comfort to anyone who wears stockings or shape wear, it is attached to the top of the stockings/shape wear around the waist and then hooks over the bra band that goes around the body. This stops the stockings/shape wear slipping, rolling or falling down the waist area and keeps them high up where they should be under the bra band. The main purpose for attending is to sell our stock but also generate awareness of the brand and product as we are new to the market and know that there are many members of the LGBTQIA that would be interested in purchasing from us and think its a good way for us to display that we are a business in full support of LGBTQIA communities.

SUGAR PLUMP FAIRY DESIGNS

This is a great way to expand the audience for my brand. I will be producing brand new designs that will be available here first. I’ll have tees hanging from the stall bars and folded tees for perusing on the front table. I will have branded banners displayed.

You Girl Boy

You Girl Boy is planning to show off some of our wears.

We are all about having fun by offering clothing giveaways completion “go in the draw to win a free garment”.

Also we may have free a giveaways on the day, that are inline with Fair Day.

NOT-FOR-PROFIT

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT

We will be providing ALS branded merchandise, information about our services and taking referrals for our fines clinic.

Acceptance Sydney for LGBTIQ+ Catholics

The Rainbow Christians stall will have representatives from numerous Rainbow Christian groups [e.g. Catholic; Uniting; MCC, Ambassadors and Bridge Builders International (ABBI)] and others. Each group will have literature on their group and the stall will be adorned with a new banner specifically made for the stall – “Rainbow Christians”.

The aim of the stall is to be present and offer people at Fair Day the opportunity to know that these great “rainbow groups/organisations” exist should people want to explore and/or reunite with their Christian faith.

Amnesty International Australia

Amnesty International is a human rights organisation which has been campaigning for human rights since 1961. Rainbow Amnesty is Amnesty International’s NSW LGBTQIA group that campaigns for human rights of LGBTQIA people. At our stall we will be engaging with the community and asking for petitions to be signed.

Arc @ UNSW Limited

Our stall will focus on raising awareness around being queer in a higher education setting. We would like to gameify a pledge to be strong advocates for the QC through a spinning wheel or similar. By working with everyone from queer researchers at UNSW to present their work, drive research participation and showcase their achievements to a wide audience, to the student Queer Collective we aim to demonstrate the breadth of opportunities available for queer students at our institution.

Australia for UNHCR

Australia for UNHCR is a national partner of the UN Refugee Agency. We raise awareness and funds to support people around the world fleeing conflict, persecution, and disaster.

At this year’s Fair Day, we would like to highlight the work that UNHCR does to protect vulnerable people, including members of the LGBTQIA+ community, who are forced to flee. They face a complex array of challenges and threats in their countries of origin, and asylum, including discrimination, prejudice, violence, and difficulty accessing assistance. UNHCR tries to protect all LGBTQIA+ refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people and works with partners to provide inclusive services, protect their rights, and identify safe options.

We are planning to talk about our petition “Hope Away from Home” and ask our friends at Fair Day to add their signatures and support. This petition calls on governments to abide by their moral and legal obligations to ensure that people forced to flee can seek asylum.

For refugees in many parts of the world this right is under threat.

The petition will be presented to world leaders at the Global Refugee Forum in Switzerland in December. This is an opportunity to push for a brighter future where everyone’s rights are respected.

In regards to the decoration of our stall, our plan is to have images and stories displayed, relating to LGBTQIA+ refugee and displaced people’s stories. We will also decorate the stall in UNHCR colours, and make it engaging and eye-catching. We are planning a giveaway gift. The exact gift has yet to be decided upon, but the environment is our main consideration, and we will ensure the gift meets all the requirements set out in the Fair Day T&C’s (no single use plastics, no plastic packaging, no food or drink, no flyers etc. ).

Australian Library and Information Association

Visitors to our stall will at first see a warm welcoming (digitally printed) backdrop of library books shelves and soon discover that our libraries are so much more than books. ALIA has worked hard throughout 2023 with our ‘Freedom to Read’ project, combatting book challenges and keeping LGBTQIA+ and sex positive books on library shelves around Australia. Our ‘Libraries Transform’ campaign further highlights the safe, life-affirming and informative spaces that libraries are. We will have a range of ‘Library Love’ merchandise for sale for visitors to Fair Day to continue to champion the important work that libraries do to ensure the free flow of information and ideas for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Australian Rainbow Veterinarians and Allies

Our stall provides general pet health advice and also First Aid triage for pets attending Fair Day. We also have dog bathing pools for dogs to cool down, as well as water bowls and ice baths to help pets cool down if they get too hot in the sun.

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)

We hope that if successful, our Fair Day stall will again be located in a quieter space within Fair Day. In previous years this has been incredibly helpful due to the lower sensory environment it provides. Community feedback has told us this location has allowed many Autistic and neurodivergent people to attend Fair Day for longer by having a sensory friendly space where they feel safe to come to and be their authentic selves and be able to connect with other members of our community.

Our 2024 Fair Day stall provided by our inclusion team was set up as an example of the quiet rooms Autism Spectrum Australia places throughout community events, including those provided at previous Mardi Gras parades.

Our 2024 stall will include an airconditioned sensory friendly quiet room tent, sensory items to assist with regulation and resources on the intersectional crossover between autism and the LGBTQIA+ community. We were also the winners of the 2022 Mardi Gras Best Fair Day Stall award.

Our stall itself will once again provide information about LGBTQIA+ friendly services offered by Autism Spectrum Australia, information about autism and LGBTQIA+ intersection, resources as well as a space for people to regulate and connect with others from the LGBTQIA+ Community.

Our stall will also sell t-shirts, rainbow umbrellas and sensory friendly items.

Barnardos Australia

To host a foster care and prospective adoptive parent information stand, including booklets, flyers and merchandise to help recruit carers for vulnerable children.

To support the fun and engagement we will have an airbrushing tattoo (temporary) gun at our stall and be providing free tattoos to members of the public.

batyr Australia

An engaging stall where people can chat openly about mental health, learn more about how to be a mental health advocate and play some fun games as well as get sparkled up with eco glitter. We will also be running a prize wheel with batyr merchandise to give away to people who download our new mental health storytelling app, OurHerd.

Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, UTS

At UTS we believe that everyone has the right to live, work and study in a respectful community which is why we have collaborated with Respect.Now.Always.(RNA). A UTS campaign to prevent and address sexual assault and sexual harassment across the sector, with a particular focus on students. UTS’s stall for Fair Day 2024 will be run by The Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion (CSJI) and RNA, who works with community organisations, not-for-profits, social purpose businesses, and individuals to help see that UTS is increasingly just, equitable and socially impactful. Our stall will feature queer academics, researchers and students who are available to talk to stall visitors about the experience and opportunities of studying and working at UTS. We will also involve Jumbunna (Institute for Indigenous Education and Research) and the student Queer Collective. The University of Technology, Sydney has had a stall at fair day since 2019. We would like to continue being a presence at Fair Day as it enriches our community and connects us with the broader LGBTQIA+ community.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Fair Day will enable us to raise awareness of LGBTQIA people in the disability sector, and promote our services, employment and volunteering opportunities to the LGBTQIA community. We will be handing out information and sustainable giveaways, and plan to include fun activities to engage people to interact with our stall. Our staff/clients at the stall will include people with Physical disabilities so good accessibility to the site would be desired.

Charles Darwin University

We will have a variety of materials highlighting our courses and all the opportunities for study and working at CDU, highlighting why the university is a unique, inclusive and LGBTQIA+ Affirming university for all. We are different, and we celebrate our difference. We are planning a range of engaging activities and interactive displays and giveaways.

Cornkingdom Chips On A Stick

Happy/Proud to say we’ve been a part of Fair Day since 2013 and working with LGBTQIA+ Community.

Deaf Rainbow NSW

A stall to engage with the Deaf LBGTQIA+ community and provide Auslan taster short courses throughout the day, we will also be selling merchandise.

Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW

EWON is the independent dispute resolution body for all energy and water providers in NSW. We provide energy and water customers with free dispute resolution services and information about the rules and regulations of the energy industry. We will provide factsheets about how to deal with high bills, what to do to save energy, information on rebate and concession entitlements as well as a variety of merchandise.

Equality Australia

We would like to use our presence at Fair Day to highlight some of the key issues still facing LGBTIQ+ communities in Australia.

We will have petitions to sign via our device, and capacity to take sign ups to keep the communnity engaged in the work across our core campaign areas including: ‘Count us in’ the Census, freedom from religious discrimination, our TransEquality work, ending harmful LGBTQ conversion practices, intersex human rights, and anti-vilification laws across state and federal lawmakers.

Generally, our stall will also service to provide information on the legal reform work needed for LGBTIQ+ people, and calls to action to support. We will also have some assets (as allowed) including Equality Australia t-shirts and stickers.

Family Planning Australia

Family Planning Australia is a leading provider of reproductive and sexual health services. We work to ensure everybody has access to quality reproductive and sexual health. Our experts provide clinical services and health information to people throughout NSW.

The purpose of our stall is to promote our services to the community and provide information on a range of reproductive and sexual health topics. Our stall will have interactive activities and small giveaways to foster engagement, and resources across a range of reproductive and sexual health topics.

Free Mum Hugs Australia

We are planning to give hugs and emotional support to those members of the LGBTQI+ community that want to need a hug. We are offering a safe space for people to feel unconditional acceptance from allies that truly care. it will be decorated with colourful decorations and banners.We will also have safe and appropriate giveaways to show our support to the community. We will also have such things as a “take a message/leave a message”board, crocheted “hugs”, pocket hugs, skittles with our logo and Facebook details attached to them. We are looking into having battery operated bubble machines, wind spinners and other decorations. We are also hoping to provide a safe space for people to have a chat to us if needed- and a safe space for them to rest and decompress if needed.

Harbour CIty Bears

The stall is a gathering point for club members on the day. We will distribute pre-purchased Bear Essential packs and merchandise. We will also be selling club and Bears Essentials event tickets and merchandise

Inner City Legal Centre

Our stall will be promoting FAIR PLAY and the services of the Inner City Legal Centre. Fair Play is a sexuality and gender diverse community initiative to help party-goers understand their legal rights and how to keep safe during the Mardi Gras Festival. FAIR PLAY is a commitment by sexuality and gender diverse community organisations to provide accurate legal resources and education to sexuality and gender diverse communities.The Fair Players are a team of specially trained volunteers who are on site at key Mardi Gras events to share legal and safety information monitor the operations of police and provide support to people who have been searched or questioned by police.

We will have brochures on Fair Play and the ICLC and donation pins for sale.

Key Assets Australia

Key Assets is a not-for-profit inclusive foster care agency. We have had a stall at Fair Day for over 8 years and we use this great opportunity to share our information about our agency and engage with community regarding the great need for foster carers in NSW. We have a limited amount of ecofriendly merchandise to offer but we mainly rely on the QR code we supply for interested parties to access our website.

KU Children’s Services

We wish to hand out eco friendly/sustainable giveaways and share information about KU and connect with the community

LGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS FOUNDATION LIMITED

Our stall will provide education material, flyers and information about recognising DV signs in our relationships and in others, provide information on support services available, as well as information and merchandise for purchase that demonstrates that the invisible victims are seen and believed. We anticipate that we will have a photobooth for fair goers to get their picture with LGBTQ DV branded material for them to ‘take the pledge’ to shining a light and helping end LGBTQ DV in our communities.

Life Without Barriers

Life Without Barriers would like to hold a stall to engage with the LGBTQIA+ and spread awareness about our services and engage with potential new foster carers.

Lions Clubs

Our volunteers from various Lions Clubs around Sydney would be talking about our service activities, as well as how to join Lions, amongst other subjects. We would also be selling Lions-branded Cakes and Mints.

We are hoping that interactions with Fair Day attendees would provide opportunities for membership growth, as well as fostering potential new community group connections and service project opportunities for our clubs.

Mackillop Family Services

Fair day is important to us as an agency because we want to support the LGBTIQA+ community and our families that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Questioning, Gender Diverse, Intersex, Non-binary, Asexual people and all the gender identities and sexual orientations.

Mackillop Family Services are planning on having a stall at fair day where we can provide information to the LGBTQIA+ community on the need for foster carers and continue to build a relationship with the community.

Macquarie University

Our interactive stall will bring Art, Health, Science and Sport to Fair Day in one package.

We will promote the LGBTQIA+ staff and students within our stall via our Pride wall (images and short quotes) that will be strung up as part of our rainbow stall dressings. MQU stall participants (community members and allies) will talk with Fair day visitors about their experiences in the workplace and about community support on campus, and the importance of education for a sustaining the future. Having recently sponsored Sydney FC we will liaise with them about some representative guests to be at the stall at various times during the day.

Metropolitan Community Church Sydney

This is our opportunity to connect with queer people of faith who are seeking a community where they will be welcomed and celebrated for the beautiful people they are!

Newtown Neighbourhood Centre

As a grassroots, community not for profit in Sydney’s progressive Inner West, we want to promote inclusion, love and our diverse community at Fair Day. More than 50% of our staff identify as LGBTQIA+ and we want our rainbow community to know they are welcome, loved and can access our services if they find themselves in need of housing assistance, navigating the complex support services systems or want to participate in our community development programs.

NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitations of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS)

Our Stall will be called ‘Walk On Walk Strong’ Stall. That name represents the group name of our LGBTIQIA community support group. We intend to continue our tradition of fair day stall to give visibility to available support for the LGBTIQIA refugees and asylum seekers in our service. Our plan for the day will be provides as many people as possible information on available support for LGBTQIA refugees. Our organisation provides service which includes but not limited to counselling, mental health support, peer support and case work etc.

Out for Australia

Our stall will focus on shining a spotlight on LGBTQIA+ mentors for youth and young professionals to help mentor and guide the next generation of LGBTQIA+ persons and assist them in a smooth transition into the workplace. Our stall will promote awareness of our services for LGBTQIA+ youth and highlight our presence across Australia. Our mentoring platform is available to anyone and can be accessed nationwide.

People with Disability Australia (PWDA)

As a national peak cross- disability rights, advocacy and representative organisation made up of and governed by people with disability, the membership of PWDA is diverse.

The PWDA fair day stall will feature the friendly features of some of our PWDA Advocates and PWDA Members, and PWDA team who have a strong LGBTQIA+ representation.

PWDA regularly consults with people with disability who identify as LGBTQIA+ about the issues facing LGBTQIA+ people with disability accessing the NDIS, and we continue to build relationships with many LGBTQIA+ organisations such as The National LGBTI Health Alliance and ACON to build a socially just, accessible and inclusive community, in which the human rights, belonging, contribution, potential and diversity of all LGBTQIA+ people with disability are recognised, respected and celebrated with pride.

The stall will be a safe place for people to express their identity, ask our team questions and gather information on PWDA’s free advocacy services.

We will feature fun interactive activities such as hair and glitter beard stall and provide giveaways as well. Last year we provided free PWDA dog collars and leads.

Rainbow Families

We will have resources, merchandise and advice for LGBTQ+ parents and their kids

Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS)

Our stall will be providing information about our dedicated LGBTQIA+ refugee safety program, as well as goodies and freebies for Fair Day goers to take home! We’ll have one of our legal team with us, to field any questions people may have about our work. There’ll also be the potential for those interested to sign up to our newsletter, or start donating in support of the programs we provide.

Scouts NSW

Our stall will include Scouts NSW general theming including tablecloths and bunting, and Scouts NSW Mardi Gras theming including a banner and some placards displayed. We will have hand outs with kits so that people can create their own rainbow heart knot keyring, showing how Scouting skills can be used in less traditional ways. We will also be selling our Mardi Gras badges from current and previous years to assist in funding our ongoing participation in Mardi Gras activities, along with other events that show the community out commitment to diversity and inclusion. Out mascot, Kym, will also make some appearances throughout the event.

Seniors Rights Service

Promotion of free legal and advocacy services for older LGBTIQA+ members. Stall will have legal information pamphlets and brochures of services available. Solicitors and Aged Care Advocates will be available to provide information and referral to event attendees.

Social Justice in Early Childhood Foundation

The stall is to promote the presence and visibility of early childhood education within the LGBTQIA+ communities, in particularly LGBTQIA+ educators and families who participate in early childhood education, and to raise awareness of our advocacy work within this space. The stall will feature some resources and limited merchandise and volunteers to meet and talk with Fair Day attendees about our work and the work of early childhood education and care.

Society of Australian Sexologists

Stall to promote our association to LGBTIQA+ community and to have a visible presence to support community. We intend our stall to be manned by members, to speak with community about our advocacy in the field of sexology, how sexologists can assist community members, to provide brief psychoeducation on sexology/sexologists, and to distribute merchandise about our association.

Sydney Queer Muslims Inc

It will be a stall where people can find their community. We have also provided information for partners of queer muslims and members of the public on how to handle homophobic mainstream Muslims.

The Benevolent Society

Fostering Young Lives is a program within The Benevolent Society. We are a foster care program within Greater Sydney. We would like to attend fair day to recruit foster carers for children. We believe that all kinds of kids need all kinds of carers. We also like to get involved in the community and celebrate and show support for our LGBTQIA+ foster carers, staff and children + young people!

The Benevolent Society – Carer Gateway

Our stall will be providing information regarding the supports that are available to carers who are looking after a friend or family member who has a disability, mental health condition, drug or alcohol dependency, arefrail due to age or have a life limiting illness/injury.

We will be interacting with fair attendees by sharing information and free promotional merchandise.

The Greens NSW

The Greens NSW want to be active participants in Fair Day and hold a stall due to our long time advocacy and solidarity for LGBTQIA+ causes as well as supporting LGBTQIA+ people to positions of elected representation. Founder of the Australian Greens Bob Brown famously came out as gay on television when homosexuality was illegal in Tasmania. The first openly non-binary local government councillor in NSW was Greens councillor Erin Moroney at Campbelltown City Council. Our LGBTQIA+ spokesperson in the NSW Parliament, Dr Amanda Cohn, is proudly bisexual and is co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of LGBTQIA+.

We recognise the intersectionality of LGBTQIA+ issues with other causes, such as environmental sustainability, healthcare access, and economic equity. The Greens presence on Fair Day signifies a commitment to addressing these interconnected challenges and building a more equitable future for all. We will have free giveaway materials relating to the current campaigns, this includes stickers, tote bags and t-shirts.

The participation of Greens NSW in Fair Day demonstrates to LGBTQIA+ communities our commitment to fight together to build a better future. It invites individuals from various backgrounds to engage in advocacy and political discourse. The stall will be staffed by NSW Greens MPs and members throughout the day to give attendees the chance to chat to their representatives directly and find out about what our party is doing in this space.

In summary, GNSW’s stall not only showcases our support but emphasises the interconnectedness between activism and political wins for LGBTQIA+ rights. It is an opportunity to show our ongoing dedication to LGBTQIA+ communities and demonstrate the importance of political engagement in building a future worth fighting for.

The Pinnacle Foundation

Promote the scholarships available to LGBTQIA+ young Australians and mentoring and volunteering opportunities.

The Pollys Club Inc

Run completely by volunteers since 1964, the Pollys club holds 5 dances a year which are fun, safe, all-inclusive community spaces that support self-expression and connectedness thus helping to address social isolation in the LGBTIQ+ community. We will be promoting the club at our stall as well as selling merchandise celebrating our 60 year milestone. We are keen to encourage new membership of the club so that we can continue for another 60 years!

The TLR Foundation

The stall will be manned by a team of trained volunteers who are part of the LGBTQIA community and allies, ready to talk to fair goers about stem cell donation. Our purpose is to educate people on the process of donating stem cells and encourage eligible people to join the Australian Registry. We want to celebrate the recent focus on inclusion of the entire LGBTQIA community onto the Australian Registry.

Trans Justice Project LTD.

Coming soon.

Unions NSW

Our stall will promote LGBTIQ+ activities within the trade union movement and the spread awareness about the benefits of joining your union!

Uniting

The purpose of our stall is for our LGBTIQ+ employees and intersectional allies to engage with the LGBTIQ+ community and let them know what an inclusive organisation Uniting is for all staff and clients. Uniting is one of the largest providers of community-based services in NSW. We provide services for people through all ages and stages of life, and drive solutions to systemic issues so people experiencing disadvantage can live their best lives.

Uniting’s Fair Day theme, co-designed with our Pride Network, is UbeU @ Uniting. We’ll articulate this in a fun, engaging and interactive way by having a photo booth where people can dress up and have a mini polaroid taken with their friends, a face painting station, and some colourful pronoun badge giveaways. We’ll also provide information around some of the issues that we advocate for – drug law reform and climate action. Our triple stall will also include a “chill out” tent providing a quiet space for Fair Day community members experiencing sensory overload. In 2023 this quiet space was well utilised by community members.

WISE Employment

Our purpose for attending Fair Day is to improve WISE Employment’s visibility in the queer space, in order to reach as many queer people who might be facing challenges entering the workforce. The scope of people who attend Fair Day will provide Rainbow WISE with an invaluable opportunity to connect with members of the queer community, meet their potential employment consultant who is also queer identifying and have a chat about the service, support and vacancies we can provide them with.

We are proposing to have a small stall where we have marketing materials for our Rainbow WISE programme, alongside having consultants working with Rainbow WISE customers presently, and inviting some of our service users who have utilised the Rainbow WISE programme. Having both WISE consultants and service users will hopefully show the wonderful connection that Rainbow consultants forge with members of the community, and the success stories of how Rainbow WISE has supported the queer community access sustainable employment.

We intend on handing out Rainbow WISE water bottles, business cards (through a QR code for sustainability), marketing materials so that people are able to remember Rainbow WISE and are able to get in touch. Alongside marketing materials and information, we are going to have an i-pad which will provide people an opportunity to express their interest in Rainbow WISE on the spot, so that the following Monday someone from the Rainbow WISE team are able to reach out to them and follow up. We want to use Fair Day as an opportunity to make tangible differences in someone’s life, and make sure that we honor that connection that we pride ourselves on.

We are hoping that this stall will be an opportunity to show WISE Employment’s mission to provide long-lasting community support, and our promise to support the rainbow community access employment.

World League for Protection of Animals (WLPA)

WLPA will have information regarding quality care of companion animals as well as kittens (& if not too hot for them rabbits)available for adoption. We will also have a small amount of fundraising merchandise for sale such as cat toys and memorabilia.

Youth Off The Streets

Our stall will be informational with some small activities to engage Fair Day attendees.

SPORTS

AUSTRALIAN SAILING AND CRUISING CLUB

We attend Fair Day, for both public awareness of our organisation, to meet potential new members etc, and as a simple in-person point of contact for current and past members.

basketball nsw

Basketball NSW would’ve been a part of the Sports Village. We will be giving away prizes and using the day to raise awareness that we are an inclusive sport and to promote our partnerships with Sydney Spectres Basketball Club and Pride in Sport.

Benstix hockey club

Bentstix Hockey Club fields 7 teams in the Sydney East Hockey and Sydney Hockey Associations’ winter leagues in Sydney. We welcome new and experienced players of all gender and sexual diversity. We have a great inclusive and friendly culture, with numerous social events during the season while being competitive but fair on the field.

Fair day is a great opportunity for us to increase knowledge of Bentstix, in our community. Each year we recruit new members who came to our stall at Fair Day. Existing members also have the chance to reconnect preseason.

climbing qts

Climbing QTs will use our presence at Fair Day to promote our organisation to local and visiting climbers. We’ll aim to sign up new members, and promote our indoor and outdoor meetups in Sydney and across Australia.

DIFFERENT STROKES DRAGON BOAT CLUB

Our stall is to help promote both the sport of Dragon Boating and our club. We hope to sign up people to our open day and novice program to try dragon boating themselves. To promote our diverse and inclusive club and its members.

EASTERN SUBURBS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

As we have over a number of years, we intend to represent football and provide awareness, information and engagement about participation in football. We typically engage Fair Day attendees with fun competitions and information.

EMERALD CITY KICKBALL

We will have a stall full of colour, our jerseys, our kickballs and a raft of our kickballers sporting their jerseys. We are very happy to help facilitate a game of kickball, be part of mini competitions with other sporting leagues and have speakers willing to jump on stage and be part of any activation.

HARBOUR LIGHTS ICE HOCKEY CLUB

The stall will be used to welcome people to the sport of ice hockey. Whether they are interested in getting involved as a beginner, already playing or have in the past and are looking for LGBTQIA+ friendly clubs or just want to watch. We will have some of our jerseys, stickers and pucks available for sale.
It would also be great if we could have a stall on the edge of the sports section. We have a hockey kit where people try out holding a hockey stick and stick handle with a puck. We did this in our first year at Fair Day and it was a huge draw card!

INNER WEST ROLLER DERVY LEAGUE

Our stall will be focused on reaching out to members of the LGBTQIA+ community to inform them about Roller Derby and pathways into the sport. We’ll be advertising our Learn to Skate and Learn to Derby programs, our Queer Skate Nights (which is a free program we run funded by the Inner West council to create pathways for the LGBTQIA+ community to get involved in sport.) And we’ll also be selling our Inner West Roller Derby merchandise.

LIFESAVERS WITH PRIDE

Lifesavers with Pride attend fair day to showcase surf lifesaving as welcoming, progressive and inclusive. We encourage all to sign up to become a lifesaver, to sign up to receive a scholarship to pay to become a lifesaver, and to remind the public of safety between the red and yellow flags. We inform people about the range of initiatives we engage in and their success.

NEWTOWN BREAKAWAYS FC

Newtown Breakaways is an independent Community AFL Club supported by the strength of our membership. The Breakaways utilise the the Stall to promote queer engagement in sport and recruit players for the 2024 Season (2x Womens/2x Mens teams)

SHUTTLE SWINGERS

We want attract new members for our queer badminton club at Fair Day. We usually run an open day a couple of weeks after fair day to let interested queers try out badminton and see if it is a sport for them. Our club is constantly looking to expand our member base to help more women improve their physical and mental health.

Our stall will introduce and promote the sport of badminton and run an easy game of getting the “Cock In The Glass” (where you try to hit a shuttlecock from one end of our stall to the other and get it inside a wine glass). We have attended Fair Day numerous time in the past, and our club members always enjoy socialising with the wider queer community as well as enjoying the spirit of the day. Its always a blast!

SYDNEY CONVICTS

We are a gay and inclusive Rugby Union team that uses their stall to promote the team, interact with the community, and recruit players.

SYDNEY EQUALITY DANCE

Sydney Equality Dance works to promote and support partner dancing for same sex and diverse couples. This will be an interactive stall where participants can dance in free dance classes and learn about LGBTQIA+ dance providers.

SYDNEY FRONT RUNNERS

Sydney Frontrunners will showcase all it has to offer for LGBTQIA+ community to get fit & meet new friends. Our friendly stall staff will talk to everyone who is interested and we will do a membership promo for everyone signing up in the Fair Day week.

sydney outfielders softball association

Traditionally our stall has been included in the “Sports Village”, operated by our volunteer team captains in softball uniform, the stall is decorated with our banner, props and promotional material (including our website QR code and newsletter sign-up clipboards to reduce waste), with lollipop giveaways for families. We want the opportunity to introduce our softball club to our local rainbow community, field questions, promote sport as a healthy alternative for connection to community and self-care, and to provide an invitation to our upcoming Mardi Gras parade week open day.

sydney rangers fc

Our stall will be run by our volunteers who will use the stall as a base to chat to passers by, sign people up for our winter competition and social memberships, and tell people about the club.

Sydney roller derby league

Our stall will be to promote our roller derby league and inform the community of our next skater intake.

Sydney spokes

We are a LGBTQIA+ cycling group promoting social rides for the community. We promote better health through cycling and a means for LGBTQIA+ members to mix and cycle together in a safe and friendly environment. Our stall helps us promote our group and make the LGBTQIA+ community aware of healthy alternatives to socialise and meet others. We are also affiliated with Bicycle NSW who assist in training ride leaders and promotes our cycling state wide.

Sydney stingers

Our stall’s main focus will be primarily on recruitment. It will be run by current club members, who will answer questions about water polo generally and the club more specifically. We will have a QR code available for interested parties to register their interest in joining and participating in our next boot camp.

Sydney womens baseball league

We will have a jersey from each team hanging up along with balls, gloves and bats. Our members will also wear their jerseys making it very coulurful. Along with streamers, LGBTQIA+ flags and signs saying baseball. It will be similar to this year which was very successful for us.

team sydney

The stall helps to promote all sporting clubs of Sydney, we would only have details of all gay sporting clubs in Sydney.

tennis sydney

Tennis Sydney is Australia’s largest LGBTQIA+ tennis club. We are a not-for-profit organisation. Our aim is to promote and facilitate inclusive tennis in Sydney and across Australia. We welcome all new players and visitors, from beginner to advanced of any gender, sexuality, ability and background to join our community. Tennis Sydney has no tolerance for ableism, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia or any form of discrimination. We love attending Fair Day to meet new rainbow players and welcome any in the community to come have a hit with us and enjoy the amazing benefits of sport in a safe, inclusive environment.

the flying bats fc

The Flying Bats is Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ community football (soccer) club for cis and trans women and non-binary people. The Bats are about football for all. We love football and we’re keen to share the joy. We promote inclusivity, health + wellbeing, and creating a sense of community. Whether you are brand new to football or you’ve been playing for years, we’d love to welcome you to the club to come play football and socialise. We’re the largest lesbian football club in the world!

For the display of the stall I have a table with custom built stands all painted pastel pink with a red foil curtain backing.

wett ones swimming club

We base a member recruitment drive – especially for female and gender diverse members – around our Fair Day stall. This year we’re planning an event at Victoria Park Pool to coincide with Fair Day. We will have club members on hand to answer inquiries from the community and to promote the club and swimming in general as a fun and healthy way to socialise. we will provide people with QR codes to register for a try out session and to learn more about the club.

RETAIL

babouche

We are putting smile on everyone face with the funniest and naughtiest waffles in Australia.

BRACKS INDIGENOUS CLOTHING

First Nations designed clothing and merch that is bright, vibrant, cool and eye catching. Designed by myself. 11 years this year in business. I travel the world with my business my moto is “Keeping my Culture Alive” by sales all over the world being purchased.

Clare Makes

Clare Makes candles and home fragrance products are handmade in Sydney, Australia. We celebrate our rich cultural heritage by naming each scent after a significant Australian figure who inspired it.

cOVENS AND COTTAGES

After last year’s successful Fair Day, my stall will sell resin dice and accessories inspired by Dungeons and Dragons with a focus on pride colours and styles. I will also sell pride stickers with pronoun options and phrases such as “Dice Rolls Not Gender Rolls” and “Chaotic Queer”. I want to reach more customers in this space and represent players who have been made to feel uncomfortable in the traditionally cis-het male space of gaming. I want to spread happiness and interest in tabletop gaming, which can support people to explore their identities in a safe and fun way.

dessert boxes online

The original Australian Dessert Box delivery company.

Browse our range of Chocolate, Brownies, Donuts, Bouquets, Candy and more.

EL TURKO GOZLEME

El Turko Gozleme provides fresh traditional gozleme made to order! Each gozleme is thinly rolled out upon order and filled with a variety of options! Our menu caters to all taste buds from sweet to savoury and vegetarian options. We also have soft drinks and water available.

Endless Crystals

Australian Seller of Crystals, Jewellery, Candles, Wax Melts, Metaphysical & Natural Health Products.

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT BUDDY

The Emotional Support Buddy is a cute and easy to use self-care tool, which has been created through our lived experience with anxiety. There are 8 buddies, each with their own special meaning.
We sell keychains, acrylic and enamel pins, badges, lanyards, jewellery, prints, stickers, magnets, mugs, tote bags, pencil cases and more.

You can use your buddy to help you focus on your mental health and well-being if you need to or you can use them just because they’re super cute. We hope that by sharing our buddies it helps to make talking about mental health easy and allow diverse humans to feel seen.

FELIX HALTER CATERING

Just like in the last few years we would love to dish up our amazing paella again at fair day!

HARLEM STARLET

Harlem Starlet is a queer owned & operated business that make their fabulous pride themed pieces in Australia.

We sell a range of earrings, pins, necklaces, bags, flags, fans & other accessories as well as pride themed homewares all made by us in our Sydney studio. We also do customized pieces and costume jewellery.

Harlem Starlet were the only Australian business selected to represent at the Interpride Hub on Oxford Street during World Pride, and were runners up for Most Fabulous Fair Day Stall at the 2023 Sydney Mardi Gras. We also sponsor and support community events & organisations such as Sock Drawer Heroes and Slay2Stay at Universal, as well as having previously done collaborations with regional pride events including Wagga Mardi Gras and Tropical Fruits in Lismore.

We’ve been seen on Drag Race Down Under and on most of Australia’s top Drag Queens, as well as on International performers. We bring the party to everywhere we go.

For Fair Day 2024 we will be bringing an array of our Drag Friends with us and will have photo opportunities for punters in our booth, as well as our fabulous goodies for sale.

MR & MRS WIPPY

We are a soft serve Mr Wippy icecream van. It’s a ford transit van I sell soft serve ice-creams slushies, milkshakes, fairy floss and popcorn.

NEW MADRAS CUISINE

We have been in this industry for the past 30 years.We are involved in big events such as National Folk Festival and NYE celebrations, markets and events around Sydney. One of our top seller is Tandoori Chicken Wrap.

OLA LOLA

At Ola Lola, we specialize in Spanish and Latin American street food including paella, nachos and empanadas. Our food is made to order with great quality ingredients with something for everyone including dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. We’ve been serving delicious fare at markets and festivals in and around Sydney for almost 10 years. We would be so thrilled to be a part of Fair Day, it’s been recommended by fellow food vendors and we have big plans for our mascot Lola on the day! We will be going for best decorated stall for sure!

PROUDKIND

Proudkind celebrates our rainbow community, feminism and self worth though a range of ethically made clothing and accessories – all designed by queer/trans artist Luka Wild. You’ll find fun statement tees, cute pronoun and flag pins, sticker heaven, and so much more here.

Pupnpussy

All About the Urban Pet. Innovation. Simplicity, Design, Fun. Welcome to a new level of pet nutrition, style and everyday essentials.

RAINBOW STORE

Selling Rainbow, Identity themed merchandise to the Rainbow Community since January 2000. Flags, hats, jewellery etc

Red Fragrance floral design

Sydney Florist, Beautiful flowers, Gifts & Decor! Same Day Delivery, Wedding Flowers & Event Floral available.

RISING VIOLET PRESS

Rising Violet Press is for the Queers, by the Queers. We make super cute, LGBTQIA+ clothing and accessories.

Royal Cut

Experience precision with a distinguished Men’s Haircut, sculpt your style with expert Beard Trimming, and redefine femininity with a tailored Women’s Haircut.

sOBAH BEVERAGES

Sobah Beverages is an Aboriginal owned Non Alcoholic Beer company that is all about inclusivity, connection and giving people choices. Our stall is a simple set up and we would love to be a part of this event to give guests an alternative to alcohol.

sOCK DRAWER HEROES

Our stall will feature products like binders, packers, gaffs, apparel and accessories. Our team will also be available to answer any questions about gender expression products and their safe use.

SOFRITO

We are a Spanish street food stall specialising in Paella. We have been attending the Fair Day for 9 years now and love being part of such a wonderful day

SOMIC

Founded in Perth, Western Australia, Somic produces handmade, small batch formulas for skin, body, hair, children, bath, dogs and home. We use only vegan friendly ingredients that are derived from nature.

As part of Somic’s DNA we produce fresh products that only use organic essential oils, to add all natural aromatic scents. Never has the word “perfume” or “fragrance” appeared in our ingredients. Why? These words are loop holes to hide unnatural ingredients. During our small batch process, we only produce what demand requires to minimise wastes and ensure freshness. Fresh products mean less preservatives, no fillers or stabilisers, just formulas that are designed for their purpose.

As a Gay owned business Michael & Leo would like to take the opportunity to introduce Somic to the East Coast, specifcily the Sydney Market.

SPELLBOUND BY ANA G

I hand make artisan container and pillar candles. new range of cheeky candles sold at MyKiki Shop in Sydney & Melbourne

Spice Zen

At Spice Zen, we believe in the goodness of authentic, traditional, artisanal, fresh products. Which is why we only use Organic, Biodynamic or wild crafted ingredients to bring the best quality to our customers.

SUDU AROUND

We are a Malaysian Street Food Truck. We have participated in the last 2 years Fair day successfully and we offer something different. We have been featured in Broadsheet and my restaurant was featured in The Sydney Weekender.

tea journeys

Beautiful single-origin teas from around Asia. There is a plethora of tea flavour options available, including Black Tea, Green Tea and naturally blended Herbal Tea for those that prefer non-decaffeinated beverages.

Terrace Outdoor Living

Terrace Outdoor Living turns a city pad into a green oasis. Professional, bespoke services transforming outdoor spaces.Visit our studio located on Queen Street in Woollahra for outdoor furniture, plants, gardening accessories and beautiful gifts.

The Hobbyist: Drinks & Sweets

Your home of International drinks, sweets and candy.

The Tin Cupboard

The Tin Cupboard will satisfy all of your kitchenware needs with an ever changing and increasing range of products from brands such as Maxwell & Williams, Casa Domani, and many others. From glassware to crockery, serving dishes to knife sets, cutlery to cookware, and an eclectic mix of teapots and mugs we hope to be able to meet the needs of cooks and hosts from any level.

Tribe of the Fae Folk

Welcome to Tribe of the Fae Folk, here you will find giftware, jewellery and collectables of a mystical, magickal nature. We specialise in unique faerie products from both handmade and factory produced faerie houses and furniture, one of a kind fairy flower jewellery and costume accessories. We also stock a great range of Pagan and Wiccan spiritual supplies, including ritual tools, herbs and oils, incense and smudge, and much more.

viper town sex toys

As with prior events Viper Town acts as a honed importer for peoples pleasures & desires both in ordering and as a retail front.
This has been occuring over the last year with affiliates of Oz Kink Fest, The Fet Gala & and priv ate & discreet functions.

wigged out

Wigged Out is Run by Drag Entities, Mynx Moscato and Kevinithecity. We have an erray of drag and dress up related fabulousness. Our Stall will showcase our Jewellery line, wigs and other fabulous items! We just want to add a little more fabulous to the world!

ziipup

Ziippup is Australia’s first dog lead with a built-in poo bag holder. All our leads are made from recycled plastic bottles. We’ll be selling our signature Rainbow Pride leads and collars as well as our other colours.

Just like last year, the stall will be a rainbow extravaganza and of course we’ll have plenty of dog treats and fresh water for festival pups.

If we could please have the same stall number as last year that would be amazing as it provided much needed shade for both dogs and their people.

SERVICES

AUSTRALIAN financial complaints authority

AFCA’s amazing staff will listen to concerns of the community and provide assistance and information. We have information to provide as well as some great merchandise.

bloomin unique coaching

My purpose for my stall is to offer Life / Career and self development Coaching to the LGBTQI+ community. As someone who has thrived within this community, id like people to know they have a safe space to create the life they desire 🙂

g&a food

Korean corn dog /fish cake

genevieve johns

We are a finance company specialising in mortgage, business and asset finance. I will be handing out prizes for the purpose of lead generation.

lambda souvla grill

We are a Greek Street Food Truck specialising in lamb, chicken and haloumi pita wraps and hot chips and loaded chips.

mini donut bar

We provide hot, fresh mini cinnamon donuts made to order coated in cinnamon sugar with multiple toppings available. Being only made to order means we know we can provide mouth-watering and delicious donuts every time and we know you will love them.

The only one of its kind in the Australian food truck industry with a 4m x 2m custom built LCD top screen which we customise as required to the event and can offer cross promotional opportunities for both the event holder and/or sponsors.

The truck is equipped with the prestigious Belshaw Adamatic Donut Robot Mark II GP which can produce over 2,000 freshly made, hot, mini cinnamon donuts per hour, dramatically reducing unnecessary wait times and ensuring happy customers as they move through our line quickly. We cater to adults, kids and everyone in between with our product and also offer milkshakes, bottled water and slushies.

nomos

Nomos is a law firm specialising in Australian and New Zealand immigration law. Our stall would provide insight the complexities of the immigration system and how we can assist Fair Day attendees with their visa or citizenship matters.

sapphire asian food

Fortunately, we also participated in Fair Day last year. Last year, we did not set up our own company and undertook the activities of other companies, but we worked hard to complete the activities on that day. At our own expense, we prepared work clothes and booth decorations for the theme of the day. Therefore, after we set up our own company this year, we are looking forward to the arrival of the application day every day, hoping that we can continue to participate in the activity last year. To feel the freedom of everyone in the scene, to smile from the heart, and to communicate with them very friendly.Love is love in the world. It doesn’t make any difference.As long as it comes from the heart and each other is happy, this is love. Love knows no borders, no sex, no age, no reason, just because of love.

tranby

At Tranby, you can study an accredited course or a non-accredited leadership program with the knowledge that our Mob have been consulted in the design, development and delivery of each course. That is why Tranby is so unique.

Having already supported thousands of Indigenous people to graduate, we know that Tranby changes lives. As an independent Aboriginal-controlled organisation, we need your support to thrive.

visa & citizenship lawyers

This will be our 5th Fair Day that we have had a stall 🙂
We provide useful information to community members about all visa and citizenship issues and we offer a free 15 minute consultation with an experienced immigration lawyer.

university of sydney

Internal and external resources, insta frames, face painting, merchandise (drink bottles, bucket hats etc). If there is the possibility to use a speaker, it would be a wonderful opportunity to share with the community tracks from our LGBTQIA+ music students.