28 November 1960 – 16 October 2017
It is with great sadness that the Board, Staff and Volunteers of the AIDS Action Council of the ACT acknowledge the sad passing of Adjunct Associate Professor Levinia Crooks, AM on 16 October 2017 after a long and courageously fought illness. Levinia was 56 and is survived by her mother, Judy.
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The Rainbow Pet Parade will return to Fair Day in 2017!
Hosted at Gorman Arts Centre, the finest and fluffiest (or not!) of Canberra's pups will come together to strut their stuff.
Does your puppy have the waggiest tail? Or have the most fashionable outfit?
Register your fur baby by downloading the attachment below and returning it by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 26 October. You can also return a hard copy of this form to the Northside stall at CBR Fair Day on the day!
Registration cost: gold coin donation. All proceeds will return directly to Northside Community Service to fund the PAWS Program. Help keep Canberra's vulnerable pets healthy and happy!
“Allies of LGBTIQ people have been asking what they can do to show their support for friends, families and colleagues while the postal survey is being rolled out” Philippa Moss, Executive Director of the AIDS Action Council said today.
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Find your way around CBR Fair Day
In addition to the map and program below, you can find information, timing and locations for each workshop and performance at CBR Fair Day via our Facebook page. Click here to see the full list of events! Throughout Gorman Arts Centre you'll find maps with this information, along with a QR Code. Use the QR Code Scanner available on Facebook (via the Facebook App or Browser version) to scan the QR code and get back to this page easily. This way, you'll be able to keep all of your favourite workshops and performances book marked and make the very most of your CBR Fair Day!
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Applications are now open for CBR Fair Day 2017 at Gorman Arts Centre
Performers, stallholders and sponsors are the back bone of this wonderful annual event, and we encourage you to take a look at the information packs below and decide how you or your organisation can get involved! In 2016 we saw 40+ stallholders, 7 amazing performers and more than 10 organisations sponsoring and lending support to bring CBR Fair Day to life. This year we are going bigger, louder and brighter and we want to bring you along for the ride!
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"Attending the Lesbian Bisexual and Queer Women’s Health Conference 2017 on 13th and 14th of July at the Teacher’s Federation in Sydney was an insightful and fulfilling experience."
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Many people say they are going to do things and then never do them. I am guilty of this as much as the next CEO. However, as we approach the end of another financial year and an ever changing political environmentt with uncertain funding we have many things to achieve and the Council is well-placed to achieve them.
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