Pride WA hopes to ramp up the competition among entrants in
this year’s Pride Parade four cash prizes on offer for the best floats, groups
and costumes.
The 19th annual Pride
Parade will be held on Saturday, 25 October, following its traditional route
from the top end of William Street and finishing at Russel Square.
There will be four prizes
on offer: $1500 cash for best float, $1000 for the best walking group, and $500
each for best individual costume and best drag.
Limited tickets will also
be on sale for the VIP viewing area at Rise Dance Club on James Street this
year. Details are available on the Pride website.
Pride is seeking volunteers
to assist with this year’s parade. Application
forms and participation
packs are both available for download on the organisation’s website.
Comments (4)
About Bl**dy time written by XTCinWA, September 07, 2008 - 8:38:34 am CDT
Yay for Pride W.A. about time they did something to lift the quality of the parade entrance. Dodgy political parties and self interest group not really affiliated with the GLBT community, dont make a good parade...if ya have the minutes of the '94 committee ya might find some more ideas!
parade entries written by Pro-active, September 07, 2008 - 11:15:26 am CDT
Just on that comment,. It would be good to see a lack of pole dancers and mobs of hookers flashing their boobs at the crowd this year. It's supposed to be a gay and lesbian pride parade, not a sexual free for all. Fair enough if it's the lesbian pole dancers collective but otherwise just say no.
and entries written by XTCinWA, September 08, 2008 - 4:07:38 pm CDT
Just would like to see it more flash and glitzier...not ALP or Greens *not that you would have to worry much this year with elections over*. More More MORE of us!
Our Pride Parade written by Dean , September 26, 2008 - 10:17:28 am CDT
Dean All,
I to agree with have cash prize and this was brought up on the pride committee back in 2004 to have cash prizes for the best floats, This included best float, best drag queen and best in individual. Since I brought this up everytime I wanted this to take place it was very hard as Pride did not have to spare funds to have this in place. Well done for having this in place now. For everyone out in our community that sits back and complains about everything that Pride does I have found very very hurtful. As you all know Pride is volunteer group and everyone that is on the committee put in lots hours hour to help run Pride.
To everyone in our community STOP WINGING and get off your butts and start to help. Its your community, your parade so get behind any community group and help them to build a better float. I know of serveral groups that have had to close there doors because they get no support.
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to Perth for 26 days of hilarity and hijinks. Other Australian comedy
stars on the bill include Bob Franklin, Tom Gleeson, Fiona O’Loughlin
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Rebuilding trust was the key to the success of this year's Pride events
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dull. That’s so gay. That’s so gay.
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bankrupted the Republicans with her wardrobe expenses first.
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written by XTCinWA, September 07, 2008 - 8:38:34 am CDT
Yay for Pride W.A. about time they did something to lift the quality of the parade entrance. Dodgy political parties and self interest group not really affiliated with the GLBT community, dont make a good parade...if ya have the minutes of the '94 committee ya might find some more ideas!
written by Pro-active, September 07, 2008 - 11:15:26 am CDT
Just on that comment,. It would be good to see a lack of pole dancers and mobs of hookers flashing their boobs at the crowd this year. It's supposed to be a gay and lesbian pride parade, not a sexual free for all. Fair enough if it's the lesbian pole dancers collective but otherwise just say no.
written by XTCinWA, September 08, 2008 - 4:07:38 pm CDT
Just would like to see it more flash and glitzier...not ALP or Greens *not that you would have to worry much this year with elections over*. More More MORE of us!
written by Dean , September 26, 2008 - 10:17:28 am CDT
Dean All,
I to agree with have cash prize and this was brought up on the pride committee back in 2004 to have cash prizes for the best floats, This included best float, best drag queen and best in individual. Since I brought this up everytime I wanted this to take place it was very hard as Pride did not have to spare funds to have this in place. Well done for having this in place now. For everyone out in our community that sits back and complains about everything that Pride does I have found very very hurtful. As you all know Pride is volunteer group and everyone that is on the committee put in lots hours hour to help run Pride.
To everyone in our community STOP WINGING and get off your butts and start to help. Its your community, your parade so get behind any community group and help them to build a better float. I know of serveral groups that have had to close there doors because they get no support.