Queerswich

Queerswich is the brainchild of Ipswich locals, Rachel Vickary and Jules Herbert, operating as Pink Flamingo Productions.
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Rachel is the former Marketing and Events Manager at Ipswich City Square and the Nicholas Street Precinct, for Knight Frank and Ipswich City Council (2013 to 2021). She is the creator of:

Kitsch in the Swich - Retro and Rockabilly Fashion Fiesta (2013-2019) which attracted around 5000 attendees per event,

Food Fair in the Square (2016-2018) which attracted up to 10 000 attendees each month,

The

annual Ipswich Battle of the Bands (2014-2016),

Swich Summer Sounds music festival (2021),

The Nicholas Street Precinct official opening (2020) and

Innumerable school holiday and Christmas events and activities in the Ipswich CBD. Rachel is now hosting the daily Drive show on West Bremer Radio. She has a finger on the pulse of Ipswich City and can tap into an incredible network of local community members, business owners, government reps, creatives, artists and musicians. Jules brings her extensive experience in end-to-end project management and delivery in her 30 year career in both the RAAF and the RSPCA. She has high-level industry experience in people management, procurement, financial planning and more. Jules is the 'spreadsheet nerd' to Rach's creative visions. Jules and Rach are proud Ipswich locals, having lived and worked in the city for more than 20 years. They met here, raised their son here and married here. They are passionate about Ipswich, about celebrating the achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community and about shining a light on the struggles still faced by many of its members. Rach and Jules have the chops to make Queerswich a stellar event on Ipswich's social calendar and as a premiere LGBTQIA+ celebration. Jules (she/her/hers) 0419 156 096
Rach (she/her/hers) 0447 366 132
info@q***rswich.com.au

10/07/2024

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06/07/2024

Big shout out to our friends at Loud and Proud - Logan Pride Festival. I know where we’re going to be on 12th Oct! 😁🌈

💥 Logan's first LGBTQIA+ festival is shaping up to be a popular event! Loud & Proud Logan will be a welcoming and inclusive festival of unapologetic pride and joy.
Everyone is invited to join in dazzling daytime fun and after-dark celebrations.
📆 Save the date: Saturday 12 October.
Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/3zjoSgr

05/07/2024

29/06/2024

Absolute pleasure to chat to the fabulous team at Carers Qld Ipswich. Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈. Can’t wait to see you all at Queerswich 2024 ❤️

26/06/2024

A HUGE thank you to Rare & Pretty Dolls. This is so generous and very much appreciated.

It’s the Skinny Legend herself Ms Trixie Mattel. She’s an Iconic Queen and you have a chance to win the doll she designed herself with Integrity Toys. Tickets are available in store at Rare and Pretty Dolls for only for $10 each. Every single dollar of your ticket is donated directly to Queerswich to support our community. Only 200 tickets available. ***rswich ***rswichattulmurplace

23/06/2024

Queerswich is a free family fun-day for the LGBTQIA+ community, and our allies, in Ipswich Qld on 3rd August 2024 and features the Paws for Pride Puppy Pageant. Registration for the doggie competition will open at 1pm at the Queerswich information booth (Nicholas Street Precinct).
The first 20 handlers to register (and who satisfy the rules & guidelines found on www.q***rswich.com), will be entered into the competition.
Puppy Pageant entry is FREE.
Prizes for the category winners!
If dog pageants and the LGBTQIA+ community aren’t your jam, please scroll on and have a wonderful day.

22/06/2024

Queerswich Social kicks off shortly! See you all soon Banshees Bar & Artspace 🌈🏳️‍🌈💕💚

18/06/2024

So happy to see our Logan neighbours celebrating Pride this year too. Get this date in your diaries right now! 😁🌈

✨ Let's not be shy about it...

This is going to be the most fabulous pride festival Logan has EVER seen!
Mark you calendars now, baby!

Full program announced sooooooooon 👀

15/06/2024

Save the date! Ipswich’s first major Pride event, Queerswich, is proudly returning in August. Last year, more than 5,300 people turned out to celebrate at the inaugural fun-filled family-friendly Queerswich event at Tulmur Place in the Nicholas Street Precinct. Now organisers have confirmed the ev...

15/06/2024

🌈 Happy Pride Month! Rainbow Chaos is celebrating in style for our June 2024 event, with our awesome group of young people selecting a “Book Week” theme this time around 😊

🍿 Watch the movie Inkheart!
🍕 Pizza dinner, on us!
📚 Bring one of your favourite books to swap with another young person, or browse our “Street Library” for your new favourite book!
🎨 Decorate your own bookmark!
🏆 Come dressed as your favourite character for our Book Week parade – and fair warning, things get competitive when there are prizes at stake!!

🏫 The Villa - The Y Ipswich Community Centre (YMCA), 1 Murphy Street, Ipswich

Rainbow chaos is a partnership between ICYS, headspace Ipswich and The Y!

🌟 RSVP by scanning the QR code, for catering purposes.
❓ Any questions - Contact Georgia from ICYS on 0460 655 222 or Jodie from headspace on 0412 874 497.

14/06/2024

ONLY TWO MORE QUEERSWICH SOCIALS BEFORE THE BIG EVENT OF QUEERSWICH 2024. Queerswich Social is a monthly get together for our Ipswich LGBTQIA+ community and our allies, where we can socialise, network, listen to some wonderful guest speakers and have a laugh. Banshees have alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and bar snacks for sale. Under 18 year olds do need to be accompanied by their legal guardian. There will be raffles! Queerswich Social only runs from Jan to July, in the lead up the big LGBTQIA+ family fun-day, Queerswich 2024 (Saturday 3/8/24 1pm-6pm Nicholas Street Precinct, Ipswich.

11/06/2024

Applied Su***de Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) for LGBTIQA+ & Allys

09/06/2024

Queerswich is a free family fun-day for the LGBTQIA+ community in Ipswich Qld on 3rd August 2024 and features The Friends of Dorothy Art Competition. Free entry. Cash prizes (1st $300, 2nd $150, 3rd $50). Three week gallery exhibition. For more information: www.q***rswich.com or email info@q***rswich.com.

08/06/2024

Queerswich Social is a monthly get together for our Ipswich LGBTQIA+ community and our allies, where we can socialise, network, listen to some wonderful guest speakers and have a laugh. Banshees have alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and bar snacks for sale. Under 18 year olds do need to be accompanied by their legal guardian. There will be raffles. Everyone welcome! Only 2 more Queerswich Socials before the BIG Queerswich family fun-day on Sat 3rd August.

19/05/2024

Save the date!

18/05/2024

Come along to Queerswich Social, a monthly get together for our Ipswich LGBTQIA+ community and our allies. Socialise, network, listen to some wonderful guest speakers and have a laugh. Banshees have alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and bar snacks for sale. Under 18-year-olds do need to be accompanied by their legal guardian. There will be raffles!

13/05/2024

Congratulations Iona on your nomination ❤️. Visit the link to vote ###

It's time! Voting for the 2024 Queens Ball Awards is now open!
Head to the link below or visit brisbanepride.org.au to cast your vote. Voting closes June 9th at midnight. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Queensball2024
Brisbane Pride President James McCarthy congratulates all of the nominees for 2024. “Brisbane Pride is excited and proud to announce this year's nominees. They're a testament to the diversity and strength of the q***r community in Brisbane"

27/04/2024

Thank you to all of the wonderful members of the community who attended Queerswich Social today. It was a room full of absolutely beautiful humans. And a very big thank you to our friend Neko/Ghost who made friendship bracelets for everyone. We’re already looking forward to next month’s get-together.

24/04/2024

Queerswich Social is THIS SATURDAY!! Queerswich Social is a monthly get together for our Ipswich LGBTQIA+ community and our allies. Everyone is welcome to come along to socialise, network, listen to some wonderful guest speakers and have a laugh. Banshees have alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and bar snacks for sale. Under 18 year olds need to be accompanied by their legal guardian. There will be raffles!

18/04/2024

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Ipswich, QLD
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Website

http://www.queerswich.com/

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Rach and Queerswich

Wonder Woman Bean Bag Toss

Friends of Dorothy Art Showcase

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Queerswich 2024

MardiGrasBurg is all set up and ready to roll. It’s a gorgeous day - perfect weather, great music, plenty of fun stuff to do, fabulous market stalls, plenty of food trucks and more. Come on down and join the party!