Monday, February 7, 2011

REAL Newletter


January 2009   •  Email: real.illawarra@gmail.com  •   Blog: realillawarra.blogspot.com  • PO Box 1073 Wollongong  •




REAL Update

Hi Everyone and thanks for the lovely welcome as new facilitators to REAL.  Janine and I are very excited to take over this role.  A big thanks to Tania and Wendy who did such a great job in the past.  Janine and I have some wonderful ideas for things to do, many contributed by you, and as this is your group too we appreciate any suggestions of what you would like to do with the group.  Janine and I have decided to have a structured evening every second month to perhaps draw in some of the people who don't just want to sit around and have a chat.  We are going to have movie nights, thai cooking lessons, tarot night, and we are looking into self defence as well.  We are planning on restarting the dinners and breakfasts as quite a few people requested this.  You will be receiving reminders about Real meetings frequently and when we have organised other events you will receive frequent reminders about those also.  We are currently in the process of upgrading our mobile phone as the one we have is constantly requiring charge, as soon as the new phone is in place you will be able to contact us by mobile.



Breakfast and Dinners

Yes they are coming back.  As facilitators for REAL Janine and I could make all the decisions about where we go, but as this is your group as well and we want as many of you as possible to attend we want you to make suggestions of places you would like to go.  We are looking for places from Kiama in the south to Bulli in the north.  We are also looking for a fairly reasonable price range as we have people on all sorts of budgets.  Do you want to have family dinners as well?  if so please suggest venues that are family friendly.  We also want to know what times suit everybody, do you eat early around 5:30 or do you prefer a 7pm start, do you want breakfast at 9 or 10.  Please take into consideration that we are not going to be able to please everyone, but we will endeavour to accommodate the majority.  Just drop us an email and let us know what you want.  This group is for you.



International Woman's Day

This is on the 8th March and this year REAL is having a meditation session and breakfast to be held at ACON's community space, from 7am.  We realise that this is a tuesday morning, but with Mardi Gras the weekend before we felt that it was better to have something small on the actual day rather than letting this important day just slip past.  If you are interested please drop us an email. 



GLBTIQ EVENTS AND INFO

Fair Day- 20th February 2011 at Victoria Park, Chippindale


Mardi Gras Parade - 5th March 2011 -Oxford street Sydney. 


UNITY  Dance – Three times a year, Beaton Park Tennis Club, for more info and other events: www.unity-wollongong.org  MOB: 0403 899 015


LISA: Lesbians in the Shoalhaven Area, PHONE Claudia : 042 366 622 31


VOX FM 106.9 - 'The Pink Nation Hour', 5 - 6pm Thursday's


ACON – Supporting Lesbian GLBTIQ health,


Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of NSW – Lesbian counselling and info line, 630pm - 930pm mondays,  PHONE 1800 14 4527 (admin 02 8594 9500)


IWHC – Illawarra Womens Health Centre,  PHONE 02 4255 6800


COAL – Coalition of Activist Lesbians,  EMAIL coal@aapt.net.au




 •  Email: real.illawarra@gmail.com  •   Blog: realillawarra.blogspot.com  • PO Box 1073 Wollongong

Disclaimer - REAL does not accept responsibility for any text, photographs or illustrations submitted by members. The REAL Newsletter is a forum for ALL members who wish to submit/contribute content. REAL will not however print any materials that is deemed discriminatory, incite violence or hatred or consider to be extremely sexually graphic. REAL encourage members to submit creative, factual and event materials.




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