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Bowling for charity
As part of last month’s Mardi Gras Sports Festival, Unbiased Bowling held its annual Lawn Bowls Barefoot Social Day to raise money for charity. Over 115 people attended the event, including ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
A youthful weekend
The 2010 Mardi Gras Youth Festival will come to an end this weekend with two major events for Sydney’s young GLBT community. Supported by Twenty10, AQUEERIUM is set to inspire queer ... Read more
Tue March 2nd, 2010 - No Comments
Queer histories of the Inner West uncovered
Come along with ACON’s Youth Team this Mardi Gras, for a walk through the Inner West’s queer history. This year’s Fabtabulous Walk of Historical and Modern Curiosities, held annually as part ... Read more
Tue February 16th, 2010 - No Comments
United for gay youth
ACON and gay and lesbian youth service Twenty10 will pool research and resources to provide better services and health promotion material for young people. The agreement solidifies an unspoken relationship between ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - 2 Comments
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Young queers to make a splash
The Mardi Gras Youth Festival (MGYF) will kick off this year with 21 Down on Saturday. February 20, at Slide. Hosted by Courtney Act, this drug- and alcohol-free event is presented ... Read more
Tue February 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Aurora tackles visibility with community grants
The Aurora Group has allocated over $20,000 in funding for gay and lesbian community organisations. Aurora’s small grants for the 2009/10 period have been awarded to eight organisations working on projects ... Read more
Wed January 20th, 2010 - 3 Comments
Time to sparkle
Christmas and New Year seemed to flutter past, quicker than ever this year. My heart skipped a beat as I passed hot cross buns in the supermarket. I almost fell ... Read more
Tue January 19th, 2010 - 4 Comments
Letters
CONGRATULATIONS #1 When the first issue of Sydney Star Observer was published over 30 years ago, Sydney’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community was slowing emerging. Just three years later, HIV/AIDS began ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
Bright lights, big city
by REBECCA REYNOLDS The flight to the ghetto. It’s a concept so closely tied to Twenty10’s inception 28 years ago that I feel despondent that we still see it happen almost ... Read more
Tue September 15th, 2009 - No Comments
Success, Twenty10 style
BY REBECCA REYNOLDS Often people say to me, “It must tug on the heartstrings to work at Twenty10”. And my answer is, yes, sometimes it does. More often than not, I am ... Read more
Tue September 8th, 2009 - No Comments
Putting fundraising on the menu
Twenty10 wants you to get into the kitchen, start cooking and put fundraising on the menu. The youth service thinks hosting a fundraising dinner at your place is a great way ... Read more
Tue September 1st, 2009 - No Comments
Running for Twenty10
A non-profit organisation for GLBT youth will receive some extra help this year thanks to the enthusiastic fundraising efforts of the Twenty10 City to Surf team. The twelve-member group hopes to ... Read more
Tue June 30th, 2009 - No Comments
Mardi Gras promises new party
New Mardi Gras wants member feedback on a new parade night party after being burnt by criticism it failed to consult widely enough on booking the parade and party over ... Read more
Tue May 26th, 2009 - 41 Comments
Rees Government honours volunteers support
NSW Youth and Volunteering Minister Graham West has extended a $5000 grant to Twenty10 and the Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service following National Volunteers Week. West and MLC Penny Sharpe were ... Read more
Tue May 26th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Gay youths hit by economic dowturn
Gay and lesbian youth are being hit hard by the economic downturn, newly appointed Twenty10 executive officer Rebecca Reynolds said. Twenty10 has reported an influx of young people coming in to ... Read more
Tue April 14th, 2009 - 4 Comments
Twenty10 charges on with a new leader
A year ago, Rebecca Reynolds was working on HIV campaigns in southeast Asia, vowing only to return to Australia if her dream job came up. Now, she's back in Sydney, running ... Read more
Wed April 8th, 2009 - No Comments
Dancing under the glitter ball
It's been two years but the queer prom is back, so gentlemen grab your gentlemen and ladies get your tuxes for the ultimate celebration on the Youth Week calendar. Hosted by ... Read more
Tue March 31st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Twenty10 gets a revamp
There was extra cause for celebration at this year's Claire's Kitchen fundraising event for Twenty10 as the organisation launched a new-look website and logo. Based on suggestions made by clients, the ... Read more
Wed January 28th, 2009 - No Comments
Summit heralds the start of conversation
The first one-day GLBT 2020 Summit was hailed as historic and optimistic by attendees from more than a dozen community groups. Seven key priorities were decided beginning with the push for ... Read more
Wed October 1st, 2008 - 12 Comments
Twenty10 loses boss
After 13 years of involvement with the gay sector, Twenty10's Meredith Turnbull has resigned from her position as executive officer to take on new challenges with GetUp. It wasn't an easy ... Read more
Wed September 17th, 2008 - No Comments
And the Honour goes to …
CAMP founder and community activist Peter Trebilco will be commended for the work he has done, at ACON's Honour cocktail fundraiser next week. Trebilco will stand alongside Bruce Pollack at Thursday ... Read more
Wed September 3rd, 2008 - 1 Comment
Online fundraiser for Twenty10
Online business search directory TrueLocal will donate 50 cents to one of 25 Australian charities selected for every business reviewed on its site. The Rant and Rave For A Cause fundraiser, ... Read more
Wed September 3rd, 2008 - 1 Comment
Gays to have own 2020 summit
Sydney's GLBT organisations will thrash out their own 2020 action plan next month in a bid to strengthen the community and develop future leaders. ACON will host the first one-day roundtable ... Read more
Wed August 27th, 2008 - No Comments
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Tony, please think before speaking
You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more