The City of Vincent had been showing their support for Pride by adding a pride rainbow bandana to one of the area’s most iconic sculptures, but the giant bandana has been stolen. The Big Blue is a striking sculpture of a head that is situated in Beatty Park where it is seen by thousands of […]
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival have announced the fifth annual City of Vincent Film Project. The project provides $7,000 to three local filmmakers to produce a non-fiction short (10-min or less) highlighting a story from within the municipality. The successful filmmakers are mentored through the process from start to finish, with this unique collaboration […]
The City of Vincent is seeking artists for two upcoming Pride related projects. First off the search is on for four artists to paint Traffic Control Boxes in celebration of Pride month. Successful artists will be paid $500. In 2017 Perth artist Brenton See transformed a Traffic Control box on the corner of Newcastle Street […]
The City of Vincent Council has announced it is to discontinuing it’s Relationship Declaration Register. The council says in the wake of changes to the nation’s marriage laws it’s register is no longer needed. “In 2012 we established Western Australia’s first Relationship Declaration Register enabling couples, regardless of sexual orientation, an opportunity to formally recognise […]
The City of Vincent has announced it will be flying the rainbow flag through to November in support of its LGBTI community. Mayor Emma Cole said the council had made the unanimous decision to show their support for the LGBTI community while the federal government’s marriage postal survey is rolled out. “We believe it is […]
The City of Vincent will be hosting an information session for members of the LGBTI community over 55 years of age. Mayor John Carey says: “Past experiences of discrimination have led many older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex (LGBTI) people to remain closeted and ‘invisible’ to the mainstream. This info session will discuss […]
The City of Vincent’s LAneway Party was a new edition to the Pridefest calendar this year. Photos by Jana Topler
By the end of the year the City of Vincent will have introduced a relationship register that will be inclusive of the LGBT Community. Straight, gay and lesbian couples will be allowed to officially register their relationship; doing so will act as more evidence towards the existence of that relationship for those who need it. […]
