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LGBTIQA+
Moonee Valley City Council is committed to assuring respect and support for our LGBTIQA+ community.
Moonee Valley Pride Reference Group
Moonee Valley City Council is re-establishing the Moonee Valley Pride reference group. Applications are now open to join!
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We extend support to those who are questioning, exploring, or even struggling with gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or attractions. We are here to offer you a safe and affirming space to be yourself. We feel your strength and your resilience, and we extend our compassion.
Above all, we are here to let you know that you are not alone.
We stand in solidarity with everyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender-diverse, intersex, non-binary & queer (LGBT+) community. LGBTIQA+ communities are included as a target population in MV2040. This means that Council will actively work towards including LGBTIQA+ communities across all its work through meaningful engagement and activities that promote inclusion and acceptance.
Support services and connection
Qlife — Australia-wide anonymous and free LGBTI peer support for people wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. Call 1800 184 527 or webchat 3pm-12am AEST.
Minus 18 — Resources help and guidance for Australia's LGBTIQ youth.
Black Rainbow — Australia's leading Indigenous suicide prevention and mental health support source for LGBTQ+ people.
PFLAG Australia — Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Trans Pride Australia — Social and support group for trans and gender diverse people and their loved ones.
Intersex Peer Support — An intersex peer support, information and advocacy group for people born with variations in sex characteristics.
Intersex Human Rights Australia — Support and education by and for people with intersex variation traits.
Headspace — Australia-wide online, phone and in-person support and counselling to young people, their families and friends. Call 1800 650 890 (9am-1am).
ReachOut — ReachOut.com helps under 25s with everyday questions through to tough times.
Switchboard — Anonymous and free telephone counselling, information and referrals for the LGBTQIA+ communities of Victoria and Tasmania.
Zoe Belle Gender Centre (ZBGC) — An online service supporting the health and wellbeing of Victoria's sexuality and gender-diverse community, with information available to anyone in Australia.
Thorne Harbour Health — Offers a range of programs and services for people living with HIV and sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities.
Queerspace — An LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing support service with a focus on relationships, families, parenting and young people.
Rainbow Door — A free specialist helpline for LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family. The service is also connected to a multi-language interpreter support service, including Auslan interpreters.
COVID-19 Mental Health Resources — Mental health support for LGBTIQ+ Victorians is available through the Coronavirus website.
Library resources
- Monee Valley Libraries LGBTQIA+ catalogue
- Book review of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens agenda
- IDAHOBIT special book reviews
- How to make a zine (not explicitly queer but great and pretty queer)
- Kanopy — This is a streaming service free to library members (heaps of LGBTQIA+ movies and documentaries).
- Looking for LGBTQIA+ amazing inspiration? Check out the Queer Zine Archive Project.
LGBTIQA+-friendly Business Finder: Virtual Pride Centre
The Victorian Pride Centre is home to a range of LGBTIQ+ focused organisations, along with businesses who support the LGBTIQ+ community.
Archives and collections
The Australian Queer Archives (AQuA) collects, preserves and celebrates material from the lives and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex, queer, Brotherboy and Sistergirl (LGBTIQ+) Australians.
The Victorian Pride Centre Queer Archives collection is the largest repository of historical materials about LGBTIQ experience in Australia. Established in 1978, the Archives is a predominantly volunteer-run, community-based organisation.
LGBTIQA+ reference group
This group is the voice of Moonee Valley's LGBTIQA+ community, providing feedback to Council to make sure our City is fair, welcoming and safe for all.
Members ensure Council’s decisions are evidence based and informed by strong community input. You'll offer advice, provide support and raise key issues that impact our LGBTIQA+ community.
Find out more about the reference group or complete an expression of interest form(opens in new tab).
We're always looking for new members to join our LGBTIQA+ Reference Group. This group is the voice of Moonee Valley's LGBTIQA+ community, providing feedback to Council to make sure our City is fair, welcoming and safe for all.
As a member you'll ensure Council’s decisions are evidence based and informed by strong community input. You'll offer advice, provide support and raise key issues that impact our LGBTIQA+ community.
Our LGBTIQA+ Reference Group was formed in 2015 to support LGBTIQA+ strategy and policy development.(opens in new tab)
The main function of the LGBTIQA+ reference group is to support LGBTIQA+ advocacy and visibility throughout our City. This is achieved by working with group members to develop an annual action plan, deliver events and activities, or work on advocacy and engagement campaigns.
The LGBTIQA+ reference group will:
- hold regular meetings
- provide advice to Council representatives
- encourage involvement of the LGBTIQA+ reference group, including events and activities.
- communicate outcomes of meetings to the broader community
- undertake reporting on the LGBTIQA+ portfolio
In the past the group has supported Council’s campaign to achieve marriage equality and prepare the LGBTIQA+ Strategy, the MV2040 Strategy, the FAIR Action Plan, and the Council Plan.
This group welcomes any and all people who identify as LGBTIQA+ who live, work, study, and/or recreate in Moonee Valley.
We are also accepting applications from those who identify as allies of LGBTIQA+. This can include people who are cisgendered, endosex, heterosexual parents of LGBTIQA+ children and anyone who is willing to strongly advocate on behalf of this community.
We aim to have a balanced representation of individuals in the group. We’re looking to create a committee that reflects the diverse experience of LGBTIQA+ people in our City including:
- people from diverse backgrounds
- people with a disability
- people of a variety of ages (there is no minimum age for members)
- people from different locations across the municipality and beyond
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Our application process is an open invitation for potential members.
We encourage you to complete the Expression of Interest and attend an initial Meet and Greet. Here you'll have the opportunity to talk to members, learn more about the group, ask questions and find out if it's right for you.
After completing the Expression of Interest form you'll be contacted via email. Register your interest below.
The meeting schedule will be determined by group members. Attendance at 50 percent of meetings and ongoing communication with the group via email is the expected commitment.
Got any questions? You can email us at pride@mvcc.vic.gov.au
Join our LGBTIQA+ reference group
Complete the expression of interest form below.
Upcoming events
Join Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley is a space that is open to all young people (aged 15-25) who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender-diverse, intersex, non-binary and queer (LGBTIQA+) or are questioning, curious or exploring their gender identity, sexual orientation and/or attractions.