The Country LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Program’s monthly Rainbow Coffee Club is coming to Sunbury, with the first Sunbury Rainbow Coffee Club launching to coincide with Pride Month.
The Rainbow Coffee Club initiative, facilitated by Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health (SCCH), started in Kyneton in 2021 and was followed by the Romsey Rainbow Coffee Club in 2023. All three events aim to connect LGBTIQA+ adults in our region over a hot drink and conversation in a local café.
The Country LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Program (CLIP) supports the health and wellbeing of adult lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges.
“Meeting other LGBTIQA+ people and feeling part of a community can have a positive impact on a person’s mental and physical health,” said Mez Lanigan, SCCH’s new senior inclusive communities officer.
“Having an opportunity to engage in regular social opportunities creates a sense of belonging to the community and provides a welcoming and safe environment to develop new friendships and link participants to other events and services in the area.”
Sunbury Rainbow Coffee Club will meet at the Gatehouse Café atRupertswood, 1 Macedon Street, on the third Thursday of the month from 10.30am to 12pm, with the first one taking place on Thursday 19 June.
For more information about the CLIP, the Sunbury Rainbow Coffee Club and other LGBTIQA+ programs, groups and training offered by Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, call Mez on 5421 1666 or email healthpromotion@scchc.org.au.
