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Jan 1, 2024
Daylesford
From humble beginnings in 1997, ChillOut Festival has grown to become Australia’s largest and most popular LGBTIQ+ country pride festivals. Gear up for yet another fabulous celebration of pride as the ChillOut Festival returns to Daylesford in 2024, promising two weeks of vibrant and fun festivities, treating locals and visitors alike to a spectacular showcase of diversity and inclusivity. This year’s theme, “Boots and Bling,” sets the stage for a celebration like no other in Australia's queer country capital! ChillOut is an annual LGBTIQ+ pride festival that has become a hallmark of Dayle…

Dec 5, 2023
Foster carers
It’s 5.30pm on Thursday at the Davis-Bowles home — any family’s busiest time when they have young children. Meet Felicity and Melissa's Foster Care Family. Felicity picked up Mia from after-school care and Liana from childcare on her way home from work while Melissa cooked up a delicious aromatic curry for the family.

Dec 1, 2023
Wellbeing
We all fall over; it’s OK. Let it go. There were three pages left blank on my FUSE layout with only a few days to go before my editorial deadline — they were labelled ‘Alex to write a spiritual article’. I’ve been struggling and kept telling myself, “How can I possibly share any wisdom when I’ve fallen over again”. So, the pages remained blank. What could I possibly share? 

Nov 20, 2023
WORLD
In a move for greater inclusivity, Dictionary.com have announced that they will now be using gender-neutral terms like“they”  or “their” instead of “he or she” or “his or her” in entries where there’s no reason to be specific about gender, or where the language can be streamlined. In some cases, pronouns will  be omitted altogether if they’re unnecessary. 

Nov 16, 2023
Tasmania
BREAKING NEWS: Equality Tasmania is deeply disappointed the State Government has failed to fulfil its promise to table a ban on conversion practices before the end of the parliamentary year. 

Nov 13, 2023
USA
Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke recently went into a holy frenzy while preaching to his congregation at the Global Vision Bible Church as he smashed up a Barbie Dream House on stage with a Bible taped to a baseball bat (yep).

Nov 8, 2023
AT THE MOVIES
Our essential movie list to watch this Summer! Saltburn, A Brideshead Revisited meets The Talented Mr Ripley tale. Maestro,A fusion of music, marriage and bisexuality. Poor Things, a Frankenstein-like black-comic horror and our favourite All Of Us Strangers, a mysterious, beautiful and sentimental.

Nov 1, 2023
LGBTIQ+ YOUTH
Girls Rock! Canberra is a community arts organisation working to increase the participation of young people of marginalised gender identities in music.

Nov 1, 2023
Sydney
On Saturday, 2 March, Ovolo Woolloomooloo will be rolling out the rainbow carpet in celebration of Mardi Gras, hosting the ultimate brunch with partners Virgin Australia, Lululemon and Absolut Vodka, alongside ice plunge sessions, prize giveaways and goodie bags for guests who stay. Ovolo will be putting on a morning to be remembered in Alibi Bar and Dining with a brunch filled with delectable bites, fabulous cocktails and entertainment from the infectiously fun DJ, Victoria Anthony as well as Rupaul’s Drag Race star, Hollywould Star, and Brisbane-based drag queen, The Thin Lizzi. For those…