Spring Migration Festival - 3 to 5 September

Spring Migration is happening in a couple of weeks in Rural Victoria, Australia & as part of this event the Rural GLBT Health & Wellbeing Forum is on.

For more details or to secure your spot at the Forum click here

This year's Spring Migration has some very special surprises in store so click here to view the program

Yes Vanessa Wagner is our compere extrordaniare for the weekend she will also be doing some DJ work along with local DJ Graeme Beaver and DJ Gazbear

Our Special guests are the ever popular Linda Lamont (a local girl) who always wow's everyone with her fabulous looks and spot on dance coreography, also the Thai Tiffany Showgirls will be performing their famous One Night in Bangkok Show along with Australia's only Bear Band "KODIAK" who have been wowing audiences in Melbourne at the Laird Hotel and Pride March and many more gigs around town.

Check out the Spring Migration Festival 2010 Television Commercial airing across regional Victoria and into some of NSW now!



More information:

• Spring Migration Festival
• Facebook
• GLBT Rural Forum

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Fruitopia: A Spring Country Fair Day in Lismore

To help fund a club house, the Tropical Fruits Land Fund is presenting a new event called Fruitopia on Sunday, 29 August at the Lismore Showgrounds.  The country fair will start at 9.30AM and continue until 4pm with performancess by the likes of Shiny Shiny and local bands and DJs.  Don't forget the cake bake off and dog show mixed amongst the stalls. Sounds like they know how to put fun into a fundraiser.

For travel assistance please contact Tropical Fruits or the Rainbow Tourism Concierge. More information on our Website, Facebook, Twitter and You Tube.

Gold Rush Fever Hits Lismore

It is not too soon to buy your tickets for the Tropical Fruits Gold Rush Fever trifecta of parties this New Year's Ever; they go on sale1st of September, so mark you calendars.  The three-party pass includes NYE Gold Rush 31 Dec., Pool Party 1 Jan., and a recovery party later that night.


The event looks set to sell out this New Year's Eve because of an added feature.  Young people will have their own space for the first time.  

For travel assistance with accommodations and tours during party week - from Byron Bay to Lismore - please contact the Rainbow Tourism Concierge.  More information on our Website, Facebook, Twitter and You Tube

Cairns Hosts Tropical Pride Festival 21-29 August

The pink action in Far North Queensland will be during the upcoming Tropical Pride Festival.  "Show Your Love" is the theme of this year's event.  (Even though same-same marriages are still unavailable to Australians, we know how to celebrate and show our pride more than ever!)


The event kicks off with a Tropical Pride float in the Cairns Festival Parade and is followed by an "Out Proud" dance party at a local brewery later that night. The grand finale is the Tropical Pride Fair Day on the Sunday at Tanks Art Centre.  


Several local accommodations have Festival Rates, including the Rainbow Tourism Accredited Skinny Dips Resort and Spa in Cairns (exclusively for gay travelers) and The Pink Flamingo (all welcome, lesbian owned resort) in nearby Port Douglas.


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Los Angeles, Uluru now connected by Virgin Blue

Visitors from Los Angeles travelling on V Australia to Sydney can now connect to Uluru's Ayers Rock Airport with Virgin Blue's new direct daily flights, a report said.
The flights make it effortless for US visitors to take a trip to the Red Centre, Tourism NT Chief Executive, Maree Tetlow said.
"Over the last three years the Northern Territory has attracted, on average, 32,000 holiday visitors from the US every year.
"We expect this number to increase considerably over time given the extra travel option now available to Australia's outback."

Rainbow Concierge Note:

Wish this option had been available when I first trekked to Ayers Rock, as it was known then. I loved the Outback (now known as Red Centre) - so much so that I extended my stay at the Ayers Rock hostel. Eventually, I made my way back to Denver, a trip taking more than 30 hours to travel about 10,000 miles.

If you go now:

Attractions and Adventures Activities are on the must-do list.

Other recommendations: Things to See & Do.

Queenstown - Snowshoeing

If you are in Queenstown this week then check out the Guided Nature Walks Snowshoeing special - everyone is at children prices - See www.nzwalks.com / www.snowshoeing.co.nz

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Music to the ears in Broadbeach on Gold Coast

Broadbeach - a stone's throw from Surfers Paradise - will host the Broadbeach Jazz and Food Festival 19-22 August.  If you were considering a holiday to jazz up your life, this might be the  right destination and weekend to go.

Night and day in various locations, Broadbeach will feature an abundance of live jazz music on outdoor stages and venues. The event will even see Surf Parade closed to make way for a 10 piece jazz band and the ‘RAT PACK’ performing live.

Make a weekend of it and stay in the precinct so you can enjoy the village atmosphere, dine in the restaurants and spend some time soaking up the fantastic festival feel.

For travel assistance with accommodation and restaurants close to the action, please contact the Rainbow Tourism Concierge.  Several of these are featured on our Website, Facebook, Twitter and You Tube.