Gay and Lesbian Contacts
Personal contacts Country Network (or just "CN"), PO Box 192, Subiaco, WA 6904 (tel 08/9385 1366, www.pinkboard.com.au~countrynetwork ), is a friendship network linking gay guys in rural Australia. Press and multimedia Two monthly national gay and lesbian glossy magazines are widely available at newsagents: Campaign and Outrage. LOTL (Lesbians on the Loose) is a monthly publication available at lesbian and gay venues. Each major capital has excellent free gay newspapers, like the Sydney Star Observer or Melbourne's Brother Sister (now available in a Brisbane edition too) that give the local lowdown. There are also some very useful websites, the best of which is www.outbiz.com.au for online gay and lesbian business, community information and links to other sites, including that of the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The ALSO Foundation, based in Victoria, also have a good website containing their directory: www.also.org.au Tour operator Destination Downunder, Level 10, 130 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW 2000 (tel 02/9268 2188), is a gay tour operator that can arrange packages for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Tourist services AGLTA (Australian Gay and Lesbian Tourism Association), PO Box 208, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010 (tel 02/8379 7498, fax 8379 2483) produces the Gay and Lesbian Tourism Services Directory. It's free, but there's a small charge for overseas postage. Travel agents Parkside Travel, 70 Glen Osmond Rd, Parkside, SA 5063 (tel 08/8274 1222 or free call 1800 888 501); Silke's Travel, 263 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010 (tel 02/9380 6244 or free call 1800 807 860, silba@magna.com.au ); Tearaway Travel, 52 Porter St, Prahan, VIC 3181 (tel 03/9510 6344, tearaway@bigpond.com ).
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