Chillg out ‘smopolan untry’: Urban/ral hybridy and the nstctn of Daylford as a ‘lbian and gay ral idyll’ - ScienceDirect

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• EARLY LBIAN & GAY DAYLFORD
• GAY AND LBIAN ATRALIANS ARE CREASGLY CHOOSG TO LIVE THE OUTER SUBURBS AND UNTRY TOWNS
• CHILLG OUT ‘SMOPOLAN UNTRY’: URBAN/RAL HYBRIDY AND THE NSTCTN OF DAYLFORD AS A ‘LBIAN AND GAY RAL IDYLL’
• STREETS OF YOUR TOWN: THE JOURNO PROJECTSUBSCRIBESIGN {"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","URL":","MAENTYOFPAGE":","HEADLE":"THE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH ","SCRIPTN":"DAYLFORD IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE LEADG UNTRY FTIVALS FOR GAY PRI ATRALIA.","IMAGE":[{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":"}],"DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-03-07T00:16:40+00:00","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-03-07T00:16:40+00:00","ISACCSIBLEFORFREE":TE,"THOR":[{"@TYPE":"PERSON","NAME":"NANCE HAXTON","URL":","SCRIPTN":"NANCE HAXTON SPECIALIS D JOURNALISM OVER MORE THAN 20 YEARS\U2014TWICE WNG ATRALIAN JOURNALISM\U2019S MOST PRTIG HONOUR\U2014A WALKLEY AWARD.","INTIFIER":"ER:2356101","SAMEAS":["],"IMAGE":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"}}],"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"STREETS OF YOUR TOWN: THE JOURNO PROJECT","URL":","SCRIPTN":"WALKLEY AWARD WNG JOURNO TERVIEWG OZ'S BT JOURNOS","TERACTNSTATISTIC":{"@TYPE":"INTERACTNCOUNTER","NAME":"SUBSCRIBERS","TERACTNTYPE":","ERINTERACTNCOUNT":100},"INTIFIER":"PUB:11537","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"},"IMAGE":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"},"SAMEAS":["]}}SHARE THIS POSTTHE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH COPY LKFACEBOOKEMAILNOTOTHERMAR 7, 2022 • 13MTHE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH DAYLFORD IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE LEADG UNTRY FTIVALS FOR GAY PRI ATRALIA.MAR 7, 2022SHARE THIS POSTTHE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH COPY LKFACEBOOKEMAILNOTOTHER 1×0:00-13:07OPEN PLAYERLISTEN ON);SUBSTACK APPDOWNLOAD MP3GET A PRIVATE RSS LK FOR LISTENGSUBSCRIBE TO STREETS OF YOUR TOWN TO GET A PRIVATE LK FOR LISTENG YOUR FAVORE PODST PLAYER. LEARN ABOUT RSS.SUBSCRIBEAUD PLAYBACK IS NOT SUPPORTED ON YOUR BROWSER. PLEASE UPGRA.APPEARS THIS EPISONANCE HAXTONFROM THE WANRG JOURNO AT STORI THAT MATTER STUDS THIS IS THE STREETS OF YOUR TOWN. THE PODST THAT TAK YOU ON AN D JOURNEY THROUGH THEATRE OF THE MD HIGHLIGHTG A DIFFERENT SLICE OF ATRALIAN LIFE EACH EPISO.SUBSCRIBEEPISO TAILSCOMMENTSWELE BACK TO STREETS OF YOUR TOWN FOR 2022!SCE OUR LAST NEWSLETTER, FEELS LIKE THE WORLD HAS THROWN EVERYTHG AT . THE ONGOG PANMIC, FLOODS AND WAR HAVE FILLED OUR NEWSFEEDS. SO FOR THE START OF SEASON FOUR OF THE PODST, WE’RE GOG TO HAVE SOME FUN. I FIGURED WE ALL NEED SOME LIGHT AND HOPE THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, SO I’M TAKG YOU TO DAYLFORD REGNAL VICTORIA, WHERE THE CHILLOUT FTIVAL IS ABOUT TO LNCH OM MARCH 10 TO 14. IT’S THE FIRST TIME THE FTIVAL HAS N FULL TILT SCE COVID STCK, AND THIS YEAR CELEBRAT THE 25-YEAR SILVER JUBILEE OF TRANSFORMG THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF VICTORIA TO QUEER COUNTRY.COME S ON THE OUTSI TABLE WH ME AT LARR, ONE OF THE TOWN’S MOST WELL-KNOWN FFEE HNTS. I MENTNED TO THE WAER AS HE BROUGHT OUT MY LISH BREKKIE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO A STORY FOR MY PODST ON THE CHILLOUT FTIVAL, AND WONRED IF HE KNEW WHO I ULD TALK TO? HE SED AND SAID HE DIDN’T REALLY KNOW, BUT GIVE HIM A MUTE. HE WANRED BACK SI AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE END OF , AS I TUCKED TO MY HIPSTER LIGHT BREAKFAST. BUT FIVE MUT LATER, WONRFUL WAER RETURNED, TO TELL ME, “HE’LL BE HERE FIVE MUT”. I THK THIS GIV YOU AN DITN OF HOW TIGHT KN THIS BETIFUL LTLE TOWN IS, AND HOW THE BH TELEGRAPH IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL EVEN THE SOCIAL MEDIA AGE. HE TRODUCED ME TO MATHEW CHARLWORTH, THE CHARMG MANAGER OF THE DAYLFORD HOT SPOT BETEL BOY. AND THIS EPISO OF STREETS OF YOUR TOWN WAS BORN.“THE BETIFUL THG ABOUT G TO DAYLFORD IS THAT YOU GET THAT GOOD QUALY UNTRY SERVICE. THEY LOVE FOOD AND THEY LOVE GOOD QUALY FFEE,” MATHEW SAID.DAYLFORD IS ON THE MAP AS THE GAY PAL OF REGNAL VICTORIA. THIS ISN’T JT A RECENT PHENOMENON, DAYLFORD HAS BEE WELL KNOWN FOR BEG A IENDLY SPACE FOR LGBTQI MUNI OM AROUND THE UNTRY, FOR S.“ABSOLUTELY DAYLFORD HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST LEADG UNTRY TOWNS FOR GAY PRI ALL OF ATRALIA,” MATHEW SAYS.“WE WERE PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DERT BEFORE WAS EVEN ON THE SCREEN. YOU ULD E HERE AND PUT YOUR OCK ON AND YOU ULD CLIMB MT FRANKL. “YOU ULD DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED AND EVERYONE HERE WAS THERE. WE KNOW SO MANY OF THE SHOP OWNERS THE AREA—THEY JT WANT TO FEEL CLUD.“I KNOW MYSELF BEG YOUNG AND BEG PART OF THE LGBT MUNY ’S BEEN HOME, ’S BEEN WARM AND WELG—’S PRI FOR ME. AND THAT’S WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ARE PROUD TO BE WHO WE ARE AND ’S AN ACCEPTG MUNY. NO-ONE’S LEFT OUT. EVERYONE IS HERE, EVERYONE IS TOGETHER.”DURG CHILLOUT THE TOWN ALIVE WH CARNIVALE, A STREET PARA, A POOL PARTY, THE POOF DOOF AFTER PARTY AND A GOOD OLD FASHNED BH DANCE.“THE ATMOSPHERE THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THAT EVERYONE FEELS WELE WHEN THEY E THROUGH THE DOOR,” HE SAID.“THE SYDNEY MARDI GRAS IS NOTHG ON THE UNTRY. WE HAVE MORE ROOM TO DO THGS. WE N DO BIGGER AND BETTER BUT WE ALSO ARE MORE WELG. YOU E TO THIS TOWN AND YOU STANTLY FEEL LIKE YOU’RE PART OF THE FAY.“THE BIGGT THG ABOUT CHILLOUT FOR IS ACCEPTG WHO WE ARE, BUT ALSO EVERYONE AROUND AS WELL. AND WE’VE GOT THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND ZONE FOR EVERYBODY.”MATHEW FOUND EASY TO SCRIBE WHAT HE LOV ABOUT LIVG DAYLFORD.“IT’S THE WARM WELG UNTRY VIBE. EVERYONE’S ACCEPTED. EVERYONE’S LOVED,” HE SAID.“AND EVERYONE KNOWS EACH OTHER. AND WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER WHICH IS FANTASTIC.”BEHD THE SCEN
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS DAYLFORD
• DAYLFORD GAY ACMODATN – MISTERBNB

EARLY LBIAN & GAY DAYLFORD

It’s no surprise that Sydney gets a lot of attentn as a popular statn bee of large LGBTQ+ events such as the annual Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras and the upg Sydney World Pri 2023, but Daylford, Victoria is beg a new star statn for queer travelers. Vatners vis Daylford bee of s meral sprgs, where they n bathe the meral water some betiful bathho and spas like the gay -owner Benny Pettersson’s award-wng Daylford Day Spa which offers patrons a range of massag, body treatments, facials, and spa packag g anic Atralian products.

Daylford, the gay pal of Victoria. Daylford is nsired the gay pal of regnal Victoria hostg the Chillout Ftival, Atralia’s number one Queer Country Pri Ftival each year March.

Dean Arcuri returns wh his dis balls tow a show filled wh homo-harmonic mil madns. An eveng of lycra, bber and (of urse) sequs, filled wh edy mpery, takg gayety to another level of queer mil shenanigans. Stumble down the yellow brick road that’ll have you sgg along wh gay abandon.

GAY AND LBIAN ATRALIANS ARE CREASGLY CHOOSG TO LIVE THE OUTER SUBURBS AND UNTRY TOWNS

Dean Arcuri: This Show is Gay.

Jt when you thought he uldn’t get any gayer.. A firm ChillOut favoure, Dolly’s Dis Bgo is for all the gays and their mp iends. Dolly plays 3 very gay mic bgo rounds over dner (Instead of number she plays parts of well known gay tun).

Your gay hosts wh the mosts Miss Dolly will enurage/mand that you all are a part of the show and have a fabulo time. Karen From Fance’s sophomore one-woman show DOING TIME puts our girl on trial this hilar follow up to her award-wng but OUT OF OFFICE.

CHILLG OUT ‘SMOPOLAN UNTRY’: URBAN/RAL HYBRIDY AND THE NSTCTN OF DAYLFORD AS A ‘LBIAN AND GAY RAL IDYLL’

You n expect 80’s parental rock, 90’s and noughti bangers, lbian / gay anthems, dis and then some. Hosted by Frock Hudson, tun wh DJ Gay Dad and special guts synchronised swimmers ‘The Floatg Cows’. Melbourne’s favoure gay-ass dis for everybody MARY!

STREETS OF YOUR TOWN: THE JOURNO PROJECTSUBSCRIBESIGN {"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","URL":","MAENTYOFPAGE":","HEADLE":"THE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH ","SCRIPTN":"DAYLFORD IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE LEADG UNTRY FTIVALS FOR GAY PRI ATRALIA.","IMAGE":[{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":"}],"DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-03-07T00:16:40+00:00","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-03-07T00:16:40+00:00","ISACCSIBLEFORFREE":TE,"THOR":[{"@TYPE":"PERSON","NAME":"NANCE HAXTON","URL":","SCRIPTN":"NANCE HAXTON SPECIALIS D JOURNALISM OVER MORE THAN 20 YEARS\U2014TWICE WNG ATRALIAN JOURNALISM\U2019S MOST PRTIG HONOUR\U2014A WALKLEY AWARD.","INTIFIER":"ER:2356101","SAMEAS":["],"IMAGE":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"}}],"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"STREETS OF YOUR TOWN: THE JOURNO PROJECT","URL":","SCRIPTN":"WALKLEY AWARD WNG JOURNO TERVIEWG OZ'S BT JOURNOS","TERACTNSTATISTIC":{"@TYPE":"INTERACTNCOUNTER","NAME":"SUBSCRIBERS","TERACTNTYPE":","ERINTERACTNCOUNT":100},"INTIFIER":"PUB:11537","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"},"IMAGE":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"},"SAMEAS":["]}}SHARE THIS POSTTHE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH COPY LKFACEBOOKEMAILNOTOTHERMAR 7, 2022 • 13MTHE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH DAYLFORD IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE LEADG UNTRY FTIVALS FOR GAY PRI ATRALIA.MAR 7, 2022SHARE THIS POSTTHE CHILLOUT FTIVAL WH MATHEW CHARLWORTH COPY LKFACEBOOKEMAILNOTOTHER 1×0:00-13:07OPEN PLAYERLISTEN ON);SUBSTACK APPDOWNLOAD MP3GET A PRIVATE RSS LK FOR LISTENGSUBSCRIBE TO STREETS OF YOUR TOWN TO GET A PRIVATE LK FOR LISTENG YOUR FAVORE PODST PLAYER. LEARN ABOUT RSS.SUBSCRIBEAUD PLAYBACK IS NOT SUPPORTED ON YOUR BROWSER. PLEASE UPGRA.APPEARS THIS EPISONANCE HAXTONFROM THE WANRG JOURNO AT STORI THAT MATTER STUDS THIS IS THE STREETS OF YOUR TOWN. THE PODST THAT TAK YOU ON AN D JOURNEY THROUGH THEATRE OF THE MD HIGHLIGHTG A DIFFERENT SLICE OF ATRALIAN LIFE EACH EPISO.SUBSCRIBEEPISO TAILSCOMMENTSWELE BACK TO STREETS OF YOUR TOWN FOR 2022!SCE OUR LAST NEWSLETTER, FEELS LIKE THE WORLD HAS THROWN EVERYTHG AT . THE ONGOG PANMIC, FLOODS AND WAR HAVE FILLED OUR NEWSFEEDS. SO FOR THE START OF SEASON FOUR OF THE PODST, WE’RE GOG TO HAVE SOME FUN. I FIGURED WE ALL NEED SOME LIGHT AND HOPE THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, SO I’M TAKG YOU TO DAYLFORD REGNAL VICTORIA, WHERE THE CHILLOUT FTIVAL IS ABOUT TO LNCH OM MARCH 10 TO 14. IT’S THE FIRST TIME THE FTIVAL HAS N FULL TILT SCE COVID STCK, AND THIS YEAR CELEBRAT THE 25-YEAR SILVER JUBILEE OF TRANSFORMG THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF VICTORIA TO QUEER COUNTRY.COME S ON THE OUTSI TABLE WH ME AT LARR, ONE OF THE TOWN’S MOST WELL-KNOWN FFEE HNTS. I MENTNED TO THE WAER AS HE BROUGHT OUT MY LISH BREKKIE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO A STORY FOR MY PODST ON THE CHILLOUT FTIVAL, AND WONRED IF HE KNEW WHO I ULD TALK TO? HE SED AND SAID HE DIDN’T REALLY KNOW, BUT GIVE HIM A MUTE. HE WANRED BACK SI AND I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE END OF , AS I TUCKED TO MY HIPSTER LIGHT BREAKFAST. BUT FIVE MUT LATER, WONRFUL WAER RETURNED, TO TELL ME, “HE’LL BE HERE FIVE MUT”. I THK THIS GIV YOU AN DITN OF HOW TIGHT KN THIS BETIFUL LTLE TOWN IS, AND HOW THE BH TELEGRAPH IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL EVEN THE SOCIAL MEDIA AGE. HE TRODUCED ME TO MATHEW CHARLWORTH, THE CHARMG MANAGER OF THE DAYLFORD HOT SPOT BETEL BOY. AND THIS EPISO OF STREETS OF YOUR TOWN WAS BORN.“THE BETIFUL THG ABOUT G TO DAYLFORD IS THAT YOU GET THAT GOOD QUALY UNTRY SERVICE. THEY LOVE FOOD AND THEY LOVE GOOD QUALY FFEE,” MATHEW SAID.DAYLFORD IS ON THE MAP AS THE GAY PAL OF REGNAL VICTORIA. THIS ISN’T JT A RECENT PHENOMENON, DAYLFORD HAS BEE WELL KNOWN FOR BEG A IENDLY SPACE FOR LGBTQI MUNI OM AROUND THE UNTRY, FOR S.“ABSOLUTELY DAYLFORD HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST LEADG UNTRY TOWNS FOR GAY PRI ALL OF ATRALIA,” MATHEW SAYS.“WE WERE PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DERT BEFORE WAS EVEN ON THE SCREEN. YOU ULD E HERE AND PUT YOUR OCK ON AND YOU ULD CLIMB MT FRANKL. “YOU ULD DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED AND EVERYONE HERE WAS THERE. WE KNOW SO MANY OF THE SHOP OWNERS THE AREA—THEY JT WANT TO FEEL CLUD.“I KNOW MYSELF BEG YOUNG AND BEG PART OF THE LGBT MUNY ’S BEEN HOME, ’S BEEN WARM AND WELG—’S PRI FOR ME. AND THAT’S WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ARE PROUD TO BE WHO WE ARE AND ’S AN ACCEPTG MUNY. NO-ONE’S LEFT OUT. EVERYONE IS HERE, EVERYONE IS TOGETHER.”DURG CHILLOUT THE TOWN ALIVE WH CARNIVALE, A STREET PARA, A POOL PARTY, THE POOF DOOF AFTER PARTY AND A GOOD OLD FASHNED BH DANCE.“THE ATMOSPHERE THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THAT EVERYONE FEELS WELE WHEN THEY E THROUGH THE DOOR,” HE SAID.“THE SYDNEY MARDI GRAS IS NOTHG ON THE UNTRY. WE HAVE MORE ROOM TO DO THGS. WE N DO BIGGER AND BETTER BUT WE ALSO ARE MORE WELG. YOU E TO THIS TOWN AND YOU STANTLY FEEL LIKE YOU’RE PART OF THE FAY.“THE BIGGT THG ABOUT CHILLOUT FOR IS ACCEPTG WHO WE ARE, BUT ALSO EVERYONE AROUND AS WELL. AND WE’VE GOT THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND ZONE FOR EVERYBODY.”MATHEW FOUND EASY TO SCRIBE WHAT HE LOV ABOUT LIVG DAYLFORD.“IT’S THE WARM WELG UNTRY VIBE. EVERYONE’S ACCEPTED. EVERYONE’S LOVED,” HE SAID.“AND EVERYONE KNOWS EACH OTHER. AND WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER WHICH IS FANTASTIC.”BEHD THE SCEN

We are an anisatn that has been supportg and brgg together the ral LGBTIQ muny, artists and the broar muny for 25 ftival is held the gay pal of regnal Victoria – Daylford. Daylford, Victoria is the secret (or not so secret) gay pal of Atralia.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS DAYLFORD

Daylford has a large gay populatn and uned group of shop owners and tourism operators. All of the bs the area have been gay-iendly for more than 20 years.

Thoands of people have gathered Daylford for the silver jubilee special of the town's annual ChillOut pots:ChillOut Ftival celebrat 25 years of regnal pri wh silver jubilee eventThoands of people gathered to march, mgle and party the regnal town of DaylfordLGBTIQ+ Commissner says 20 groups will receive a share $200, 000 to boost pri events across the stateThe historic Victorian town was awash a sea of rabow lours to celebrate the natn's longt-nng untry pri event's 25th year foced on the theme of queer untry pri and brought together the ral and regnal LGBTIQ+ muny as well as alli and regnal ftival, celebratg gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people, often attracts 27, 000 atten each year. Walton also says there has been a large crease over the last 12 months buyers om the gay muny and alli to the gay muny. There’s also Beartopia, which is a newly created weekend event for the gay muny that happens December.

“There are many reasons bears and the wir gay muny love g and stayg Daylford – the ever creasg variety of great dg optns, relaxed untry-style experienc you don’t fd the big smoke and an always iendly wele om the tons of gay-owned bs and servic the area. Daylford & the Macedon Rang Stori - Gay & Lbian Acmodatn - LGBT Travel Atralia. ChillOut, Atralia’s number one Queer Country Pri ftival, is held the gay pal of regnal Victoria – Daylford – the Hepburn Shire.

DAYLFORD GAY ACMODATN – MISTERBNB

By Gay Stay Atralia on 21 January 2018 Daylford, East Street. Daylford Gay Acmodatn – Misterbnb. By Gay Stay Atralia on 21 January 2018 Daylford, Misterbnb.

0], via Wikimedia Commons Lookg to stay like a lol then check out Misterbnb for Daylford based gay acmodatn. By Gay Stay Atralia on 18 April 2017 Abbey's Garn, Woond. Sprgs Connectn was a bs work created to promote the lbian and gay mercial activi the area.

This banner was taken to ftivals and marched paras to crease the visibily of Sprgs Connectn and the visibily of lbian and gay muny and bs Daylford and gallery ntas a llectn of documents and ephemera reflectg the early days of lbian and gay Daylford. Items held the Atralian Lbian & Gay Archiv, signers and creators often unknown.