A showdown looms at the Sydney Mardi Gras annual general meeting on Saturday, where members will vote on whether police should be allowed to march in the parade and under what conditions.
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
Four new Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board directors will be elected from a pool of ten candidates during the organisation’s annual general meeting on Saturday.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has criticised “hypocritical” proposals that would prevent police from marching in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
Queer activist group Pride in Protest will put forward the proposal at the Mardi Gras annual general meeting this weekend.
The organisation behind the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival has reported a $1.24 million deficit for the financial year ending June, a stark contrast to its $176,253 surplus in the previous year.
International DJs Honey Dijon and Romy will headline the 2025 Mardi Gras After Party and Fair Day will make a return but the Bondi Beach Party has been dropped in a slimmed-down version of Sydney’s annual LGBTQIA+ festival.
Policing 2023’s combined Sydney WorldPride and Mardi Gras festivals came at a significant financial cost for both police and organisers, documents released under public information access laws reveal.