GV Pride's end of the year BBQ

Merry Queer-mas and a Happy Gay Year to you all! 🎄🎇

Join us for our end-of-the-year BBQ, where we all come together, celebrate joy and pride and relax over food as a community. Everyone is welcome to come along, whether you are an ally, a friend, a rainbow family, solo or have a furr-baby, we want you to be there and enjoy the spirit of this time of the year with us.

❤ The first of December is also World AIDS Day, so wear a touch of red to commemorate lives lost to HIV/AIDS, and celebrate the progress made worldwide in the fight against HIV/AIDS as well as bring a little holiday spirit to the BBQ. ❤ 

Important Details:

• Sunday December 1st, 2024
• Midday - 2.00pm
• Victoria Park Lake, BBQ pavilion near the turtle playground area close to SAM
• Free - donations welcome
• BBQ lunch and snacks provided - MUST RSVP for catering needs
• All welcome - under 18-year-olds must be supervised by a parent/guardian
• Furr-babies welcome, leads required at all times
• BYO chair/rug

Access and further information:

• The BBQ area is next to car park, however on busy days this car park can be quite full. There is all accessible parking close to the BBQ area. 
• The space has paved paths from the car park to the BBQ area and the lake, as well as to the toilets and SAM. 
• There is some seating and under cover space, and shady trees nearby, however on warmer days we recommend wearing a hat or sunscreen. 
• Bring your own chair or picnic rug to assist with extra seating for all attending if you can. 
• There are gendered public toilets close by, approx. a 2-minute walk, to the BBQ space, and inside of the SAM building, on level one, there are all gender, all-accessible bathrooms. SAM has a lift and stairs and is an all-accessible building. 
• GV Pride will provide BBQ meat, salads, drinks and nibbles for this event. GV Pride will have cutlery, plates, cups napkins. 
• People will likely sit, talk and eat at this event. 
• Victoria Park Lake is a public space, there will be other members of the public around.
• There is an unfenced nature playground area next to the BBQ. Read more about it in this free article here - Playing in nature - The Shepparton Adviser. 
• After lunch the GV Pride Board will give a speech and award the 2024 volunteer of year award for GV Pride/OUT in the OPEN festival. 
• Please email gvpride@gvpride.org if you have any questions or would like to talk further about your access needs.