The committee is comprised of six representatives drawn from our current Mardi Gras 78ers Lifetime Membership who were active at Mardi Gras and other LGBTQIA+ rights events in 1978. Helen Gollan Karl Zlotkowski Penny Gulliver Rebbell Barnes David Abello The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is set to attract huge crowds on 1 March. Credit: AAP Over 11,000 participants are expected to descend on Sydney's streets on Saturday Follow our live coverage as 10,000 marchers make their way down a crowd-lined Oxford Street for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. The Itty Bitty Titty Committee is Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 is here! Free to party, free to celebrate, free to laugh, free to be Festival-favourites, revamped returns and new queens on the block join the line-up for Sydney Mardi Gras 2025! Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras acknowledges that our events take place on Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidigal, Darug and Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Ltd | Mardi Gras Arts Ltd. Level 2, 81-83 Oxford Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 +61 (0) 2 9383 0900. membership@mardigrasarts.org.au In short: Crowds lined Oxford Street, Flinders Parade and Anzac Parade on Saturday night for this Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. NSW Police officers were allowed to march, despite First Mardi Gras Inc. is a not for profit community organisation for 78ers. 78ers are the participants in the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras held on 24 June 1978 and subsequent events. First Mardi Gras was formed in April 2017 to initially support participation by and engagement with a broad range of 78ers in the lead up to the 40th Sydney is expected to be buzzing for one of the biggest nights in the city's social calendar today as thousands are anticipated to march in the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Ltd has applied for the temporary road closures of Oxford, Flinders, Liverpool and College Streets and short sections of adjoining streets for the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on 1 March 2025. Comments The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade is an annual event that requires the temporary closure of Community Awards 2024. For one last time we gathered to celebrate Our Future at the 2024 Sydney Mardi Gras Community Awards. It was our chance to recognise the brightest and boldest in our communities who, through their dedication, talent and pride, made the 46th Sydney Mardi Gras Festival a shining success. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras People and Nominations Committee Charter v3.0 4.3 The term for Independent Members is three years from the date of appointment with an op- tion to be extended for a further term to a maximum of six years. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras looks forward to the announcement of the first 78ers Committee members who will work with the Board to develop a set of goals they want to achieve to help move forward on delivering a world class festival that honours its history and works towards an exciting future. Time. 21:00 to 02:00. Location. ivy . 330 George St, Sydney NSW 2000. Gadigal Land The original Mardi Gras was a time of protest. More than 50 people were arrested, with many more beaten and others outed by the media in 1978. The marches for Pride in Protest aim to bring people Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras acknowledges that our events take place on Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidigal, Darug and Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin. Come one, come all as Mardi Gras-goers from across the globe head to the hottest city pool for the official pool party of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. Featuring Hauswife, Krissy Jaman, DJ Leow and DJ Ney. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Limited Level 2, 81-83 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia ABN 87 102 451 785 T + 61 2 9383 0900 | W: mardigras.org.au For any enquiries regarding your parade application or these conditions, please contact parade@mardigrasarts.org.au 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ history and culture. [22]The term Mardi Gras derives from the celebration on Mardi (French for "Tuesday") when Gras (French for "fat") is eaten prior to the Christian abstinence period of Lent preceding Easter. Put simply, our constitutions, Mardi Gras Arts Ltd and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Ltd, reference legislations that no longer exist or have been amended. These changes need to be incorporated to bring the constitutions in line with the modern governance standards for a charitable organisation.
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