Workshops
STARTING OUT WEST
Are you looking to make queer friends in the West? We’ve got your back!
‘Starting Out West’ is a FREE face-to-face workshop that brings together LGBTQ+ people (ages 18+) living in Western Sydney to connect and have meaningful conversations about issues that are important to us.
upcoming starting out west workshop:
BLACKTOWN SESSION
Date/Time:
wEDNESDAYS, 8TH APRIL - 29TH APRIL 2026
(FOUR SESSIONS OVER FOUR WEEKS)
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
bLACKTOWN WESTPOINT COMMUNITY ROOM
LEVEL 4, 17 PATRICK STREET
INSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE
7 MINS WALK FROM THE STATION
WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VENUE
PARRAMATTA SESSION
Date/Time:
tUESDAYS, 2 JUNE - 23 JUNE 2026
(FOUR SESSIONS OVER FOUR WEEKS)
5:45pm - 8:45pm
Location:
PARRAMATTA MEDICARE MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE
GROUND FLOOR, SUITE ONE / 150 GEORGE ST
7 MINS WALK FROM THE STATION
WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VENUE
Who are we?
SPARK. is a social platform for Gay, Bi+, Queer guys (trans and cis) aged 18-26. We host a range of FREE peer education workshops exploring issues such as identity, sexuality and sexual health. We are particularly interested in HIV and sexual health, but we engage in a broad range of topics that are important to our community! If you are keen to meet new people and learn a bit more about yourself then check us out!
You can email us at youth@acon.org.au to find out more about our activities and get involved. You can also find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SPARKACON
SPARK. is an initiative of ACON's Young Gay Men's Project, which has been running since 1988. ACON is Australia's largest LGBTI community health organisation. To find out more about ACON and the work we do, click here: http://www.acon.org.au/
Contact
➤ LOCATION
414 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, NSW, 2010
☎ CONTACT
youth@acon.org.au|02 9206 2000
