The Emerald Ball | Celebrating 20 years of Goulburn Valley Pride | 31 May 2025

We cordially invite you, a friend of Dorothy, to ‘The Emerald Ball’. 

Join us for a night of fun, frivolity and friendship, as we celebrate 20 years of Goulburn Valley Pride.

“Home is a place we all must find, child. It’s not just a place where you eat or sleep. Home is knowing. Knowing your mind, knowing your heart, knowing your courage. If we know ourselves, we’re always home, anywhere.” – Lena Horne as Glinda the Good in The Wiz (1978)

‘The Emerald Ball’ theme acknowledges the contributions The Wizard of Oz, Wicked and The Wiz have had on LGBTIQA+ culture, while speaking to the experiences of being regionally queer in seeking a place or people to call home.

Find The Emerald Ball Access Key* here. (*What is an Access Key? Read more here.)

EVENT DETAILS:

• Time: 6.00pm – midnight (includes 3 course meal)
• Venue: GV Hotel Function Centre, 221-223 High Street, Shepparton
• Audience: 18+ event, LGBTIQA+ community members and their allies
• Dress code: Dress to impress.
• GV Pride may need to alter the table/seating layout for this event, however, we will inform you upon your arrival if any changes are required.
• Buy tickets here – https://events.humanitix.com/the-emerald-ball 

Please note that for this event we also have the option for LGBTIQA+ people to enter our ticket lottery and join us at this event. With thanks to generous organisations and donations from local people during our 2024 Xmas gift wrapping event, GV Pride has launched a ‘ticket lottery’ for the Emerald Ball. Celebrating 20 years of our organisation is a huge milestone, and we want everyone to join us. Pease help us spread the word and ensure you and your friend enter so you can attend.

ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION: 

• We want all people to have an equitable opportunity to participate in this event.
• Please utilise the “Accessibility requirements” field when booking your tickets to advise if you have preferences or needs such as ‘low vision’, ‘alcohol-free table’, ‘wheel-chair’, ‘walking frame’, etc.
• If you would like assistance with seat choice/allocation, in regards to accessibility requirements or any other needs, please get in touch via email and we’ll help you out: gvpride@gvpride.org
• Need a payment plan? AfterPay is an option. Alternatively, contact us, make an initial deposit of $25 and we’ll be in touch re: monthly payments of $25 between now and the event.
• This event is expected to have a large number of attendees.
• There will be bright lights and loud music.
• Social scripts will be available closer to the event.
• Toilets will be gender inclusive.
• Wheelchair and mobility aid users are most welcome to attend.
• We will provide a low-sensory/quiet space.

👉 Please find a list of our event FAQs (Frequently Asked Question) for this event here.

TICKET PRICES:  

• $149 Late-Munchkin (purchased after 31 March 2025)
• $129 Friend of Dorothy (purchased before 31 March 2025)
• $109 Early-Munchkin (purchased before 31 January 2025)
• $79 Concession card holder and GV Pride members (must provide concession card no. or GV Pride member no. during checkout)
• $1,500 Table of 10 Emerald Extravaganza (includes 1 x free drink per person)
• $1,200 Table of 10 Standard/Friend of Dorothy (save $90)
• $1,000 Table of 10 Early-Munchkin (save $90)

STRICTLY NO REFUNDS. TICKETS OR AMOUNTS PAID ARE TRANSFERRABLE TO ANOTHER ATTENDEE/S OR CAN BE DONATED TO FUND THOSE WHO OTHERWISE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

OPTIONAL DONATION: 

Everyone deserves the chance to fly. 💚💖

We know the cost of living is impacting our most vulnerable. Many do not have extra dollars to spend on social events, which has a significant impact on overall health and wellbeing. If you’re able to do so, please consider making a donation to provide another person with an experience they’ll never forget. All donations received will be reserved to fund the ticket cost to members of marginalized communities (i.e. First Nations mob, trans and gender diverse people, disabled people/people living with a disability/neurodivergent community members, young people between the ages of 18yrs – 25yrs, Silver Rainbows/ageing people 55yrs+).

A donation of $100 provides one person with a free ticket, covered by the generosity of community. Other optional donation amounts are available (i.e. $20, $50, $100, another amount).

Goulburn Valley Pride Inc is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits commission. In addition, we are a registered deductible gift recipient which means that your donations are tax-deductible.

This event takes place on the lands of the Yorta Yorta people. Goulburn Valley Pride acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play, the eight clans of the Yorta Yorta Nation. We also pay our respects to their Elders past and present. On the land of the Goulburn Valley, sovereignty was never ceded.