CoastOut is proud to be associated with these organisations! 

Sponsors

Pavilion 3 Productions Pavilion 3 Productions - Bringing together the powers of Promotion, Production and Passion while incorporating the Arts / Sport / Music / Community and Culture. Pavilion 3 Productions is Proud to Present to you CoastOut 2011. See you on the Dancefloor & the Beach! www.coastout.com.au

Coffs Harbour City Council Council is committed to protecting our region's precious environment and is leading the way in several areas such as energy efficiency. Council also plays an active role in ensuring the city has a healthy economy by supporting health initiatives, education, aviation, tourism and sport. www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au

Coffs Coast Tourism Coffs Harbour and Bellingen are the major towns on the Coffs Coast; the vibrant city of Coffs Harbour is the main regional centre. The region includes the coastal towns of Red Rock & Corindi, Woolgoolga, Sawtell, Urunga & Nambucca Heads. The rural towns of the Orara Valley, Bowraville and Macksville and the hinterland town of Dorrigo further west make for a great drive. The unique character of each township is what attracts travellers looking to experience the diverse heritage and culture of the Coffs Coast. www.coffscoast.com.au

Zinc Clinic At Zinc Clinic we believe in looking after oneself from both the inside and outside. We provide a full and comprehensive range of non-surgical, face and body rejuvenation, along with the latest and most advanced laser and light procedures. Our pride is your satisfaction. Dedicated to the Coffs Coast. www.zincclinic.com.au

Unreal Estate If your looking at buying or selling property on the Coffs Coast, look no further than Unreal Estate. Kerry, Chris and the team provide honest, reliable and FUN service to their clients and are proud sponsors of the CoastOut Surf Comp. Ph 02 6658 6042 www.unrealestatecoffscoast.com.au

BizAus With timely, cost-effective and practical business sale solutions, BizAus is determined to set the benchmarks and be recognised as the pre-eminent provider of business broking solutions in Australia and locally in Coffs Harbour with Kelli Sadler. Kelli’s philosophy is simple. When you focus of providing the best service, success will almost always happen. Kelli applies tailored solutions to the sale of a business is enhanced by her energetic, straight-shooting approach! Bizaus are proud to be a part of Coffs Harbour's Coast Out Festival. www.bizaus.com.au

Slater & Gordon Today Slater & Gordon offers its broad range of legal services at more locations than any other law firm in the country, delivering affordable legal advice and justice to more Australians. Slater & Gordon has an experienced team of family lawyers who understand the importance of prompt, affordable and straightforward advice to assist property settlements and arrangements for children, including adoption. For more information on family law for gay and lesbian couples, hear Heather speak at the CoastOut conference at Southern Cross University on Friday 28th October or call 1800 555 777. www.slatergordon.com.au

Media Partners

SSO Media Gay & Lesbian Community Publishing Limited is a community-owned, incorporated company. The company’s core business is publishing the Sydney Star Observer and Southern Star, weekly gay and lesbian community newspapers, and the associated websites www.starobserver.com.au and www.sstar.net.au. The Sydney newspaper is distributed in regional NSW, capital cities and tourist gateways such as the Coffs Coast. It has the highest audited circulation of any lesbian and gay weekly newspaper in the country. The website is one of the most popular on-line sources for Australian GLBT news and views with an active interstate and overseas readership. www.starobserver.com.au

Q News QNews is Queensland's only fortnightly gay and lesbian magazine. We are available in print version using recycled gloss and also available fully online including complete issues past and present. Unlike other magazines we are proudly Queenslander and include the Northern Rivers NSW region. QNews is fully produced, written, edited, printed and owned by Queenslanders. We have around 400 distribution outlets and are growing fast. Most of the distribution is off scene with only 8% of people picking up QNews at gay lesbian venues. We truly communicate with city, suburban, fringe and people in regional cities and towns. www.qnews.com.au

Supporters

MJ Accountants Located in Coffs Harbour and servicing from Macksville to Grafton, MJ Accountants is dedicated to providing superior accounting, taxation and business advice, allowing our clients the freedom to enjoy life without the stress. Whether you are an individual looking to have their tax done quickly and efficiently to maximise your returns or a business wanting us to help you set up a strong framework, keep you up to date with all the latest advice and grow with you. MJ Accountants & Business Advice is for you. www.mjaccountants.com.au

New Mardi Gras New Mardi Gras is the organisation that runs the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras as well as Sleaze Ball and a number of other events throughout the year. Our general objective is to raise the visibility of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer communities. We do that in many ways but the most notable of these is the Mardi Gras Parade. It's an event with an interesting history so we encourage you to take a look at our history section. www.mardigras.org.au

Life Savers with Pride Please come join your fellow lifesavers in what is always the highlight of the Mardi Gras calendar... the Lifesavers with Pride march in the 2011 Mardi Gras Parade. You will be proudly representing Gay and Lesbian Surf Lifesavers from throughout Australia in a show of unity and support. Above all, your participation in the march is about enjoying the thrill and camaraderie of doing something that is FUN while getting to make new friends! It's all about inclusion! We'll welcome you as you are! It's not a beauty parade - it's coming together! www.lifesaverswithpride.blogspot.com

ACON ACON is Australia's largest community-based gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) health and HIV/AIDS organisation. If you require any information, resources or safe sex supplies during CoastOut, please contact the Coffs Harbour ACON outreach service on 6651 6017. www.acon.org.au

GLCS The Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of NSW (GLCS) is a volunteer based community service providing free, anonymous and confidential telephone counselling, information and referral services and support groups for gay men, lesbians, bisexual and transgender persons throughout New South Wales on sexuality and life issues. Our counselling line is open for everyone daily from 5.30pm - 10.30pm, call 1800 184 527 from regional NSW. Women can also call our Lesbian Line on Mondays from 6.30pm - 9.30pm on 1800 144 527. www.glcsnsw.org.au

Ajit Art & Words Media Releases, Annual reports and all things documented - Ajit is your man!

Gaysurfers.net Gaysurfers.net is the first online Gay & Lesbian community for surfing worldwide. In five months, the site already has more than 1800 gay surfers worldwide. The site aims at providing more solidarity among gay and lesbian surfers. It offers gay surfing articles, a list of gay-friendly surf spots and the usual social networking benefits like joining groups, making friends, chatting and uploading your photos. Click the following link to join the community: www.gaysurfers.net

Coffs Coast Health Club Why are we the Coffs Coast regions most awarded health club? Centrally located on Hogbin Drive Toormina, we are only a 5 minute drive from Coffs Harbour, Sawtell, Boambee & Bonville. Providing you with the latest fitness & strength equipment, as well as a huge range of cutting edge group exercise classes. You will feel safe in the knowledge that we are locally owned, not part of a franchise, foster a judgement free atmosphere & don't employ slick scary sales people. The culture you will experience is that of a friendly, supportive & truly community based organisation. Open 7 days a week, we can't wait to meet you & see how we can help you achieve your goals. Simply call us on 6658 6222 or drop in to take that first step towards fitness & fun. www.coffscoasthc.com.au

Michele's Jewellery Michele's Jewellers - Tuncurry, where all jewellery work is carried out on the premises, Michelle has been a qualified Jewellers since 1983. Michele Chapman, proprietor and master jeweller since 1983, boasts a high standard of master craftsmanship and experience in the jewellery Industry. Michele completed her jewellery manufacturing apprenticeship in 1983 at the well known hand craftsmanship store of Taree Diamond Centre. www.michelesjewellers.com.au

 

 

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