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Hetslayer In Store

Hetslayer Meet & Greet Meet Hetslayer ‘In-Store’ at Table Records! Swing by Table Records on Sunday, 1 February, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM to meet Hetslayer in ...
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Silver Rainbow Social Club

Silver Rainbow Social Club Where stories shine, friendships bloom, and every Friday feels like a celebration! Calling all fabulous LGBTIQA+ folks over 50 (plus your ...
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Queer Book Club

Castlemaine Queer Book Club We meet the third Thursday of every month. New members always welcome and you don’t have to read the book to attend. ...
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Bent Brushes Art Group

Bent Brushes Art Group: Where Creativity Flourishes Join Our Creative Community! Discover your artistic voice in a space that celebrates you! Bent Brushes Art Group ...
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Hetslayer Album Launch

Hetslayer Album Launch Hetslayer Live at The Diggers Store!! Hetslayer are unleashing their debut album on Saturday, 31 January 2026.  ‘Not My Problem’ is a ...
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About

Castlemaine Pride is a volunteer-led community group that organises the festival each year. It all began in 2018 when Martyn Shaddick, Sherene Clow and Marion Yates organised a Pride Picnic – an act of healing after the dark days of the marriage equality debate and a thank-you to all those who supported the Queer community. From this humble origin, Castlemaine Pride has grown into a week-long celebration of the culture, history, creativity and determination of the LGBTQIASB+ community in Mount Alexander.

 

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Our Pride Heroes

We offer our deepest thanks to the volunteers, businesses and organisations who have helped us tend our celebrations into full bloom.

Castlemaine Pride operates as a program of Castlemaine Community House and we acknowledge their unwavering support for our events and vision.

Special thanks to:
Mount Alexander Shire Council
MAINfm 94.9

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Castlemaine Pride acknowledges and pays our respects to Djaara, the traditional custodians of Dja Dja Wurrung Country. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and recognise that this land was stolen; sovereignty never ceded. We honour the contribution of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, intersex people, sistergirls and brotherboys to the ever-evolving story of the community. 

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