Get your drag on

Get your drag on

Paradise Pickings
GLENN FERRERO

Out N Hastings, Port Macquarie’s LGBTIQ social group has been busy organising a major competition for those who live to gender-bend on stage.

The inaugural Out N Drag competition will be held in Port Macquarie on Saturday, February 4 at the Glass House on Clarence St, Port Macquarie from 4pm and is attracting competitor enquiries from all over Australia.

First prize is two nights accommodation at the Medusa Hotel in Darlinghurst with $1000 spending money and a fabulous trophy for the coffee table. Second prize is $500 cash and a trophy. Third prize is $300 cash and, of course, a trophy.

Registration for this gala event is compulsory so the organisers can ensure the event runs smoothly and on time. To register your interest to compete in Out N Drag, text or phone your interest to 0467 869 358 or email [email protected]

For more information on this, and all the amazing activities Out N Hastings organise on the Mid North Coast around Port Macquarie, visit www.outnhastings.org.au

Coastal Castaways is another of the Mid North Coast LGBTIQ community groups and they have been active in producing and presenting a radio show in our area for years. Tune into 2BOB FM 104.7 at 8pm every Thursday for a fun-filled hour of Out On The Manning.

The Macleay Valley Women’s Group holds a brunch at 9.30am on the fourth Sunday of every month. This is a women-only event. Please contact Jen Clarke 02 6562 4084 or Chonni and Lou 02 6562 1885.

Lifeline Mid Coast, based in Port Macquarie and Taree, is seeking all community members who may be interested in training to become a telephone crisis supporter. The information night is being held on Monday, January 30. For more details, contact Maria at Lifeline Mid Coast on 02 6581 2800.

INFO: For more about groups, services, organisations or community events on the Mid North Coast, contact ACON Port Macquarie on 02 6584 0943 or email [email protected] ACON Coffs Harbour 02 6651 6017 or email [email protected]

Glenn Ferrero is the Community Health Promotion Officer at ACON’s Port Macquarie outreach office.

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