April 19th, 2022Puppy Pride

The inaugural Macedon Ranges Puppy Pride In The Park was a great success.

The event is a project from Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health’s (SCCH)’s CLIP – Country LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Program and WayOut program that continues a longstanding commitment to connect the LGBTIQA+ community and allies, increase LGBTIQA+ visibility, champion positive health and wellbeing outcomes, and celebrate PRIDE in the Macedon Ranges.
SCCH hopes that Puppy Pride will be added to the annual LGBTiQA+ calendar of events in Central
Victoria. In partnership with Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Puppy Pride will also form part of
SCCH’s broader response to the Healthy Heart of Victoria 2019 Active living Census results that
showed that people who identify as LGBTIQA+ were less likely to meet the national recommended
guidelines for exercise and physical activity.
Beginning with a dog walk from the Kyneton Velodrome to the Botanical Gardens for the official
launch, the community walked to celebrate the event and show their support for the LGBTIQA+
community in the Macedon Ranges.