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Meet our last (but certainly not least) underwear model and host of the Mr VicBears Underwear Charity Auction For Pride Foundation Australia – Joenas! This sexy AF bear stole our “hearts” earlier this year as he took out the title of Mr VicBears 2024 and since then has put himself and VicBears on the world stage with his story being covered by international media
Apart from being a cutie, Joenas is one of the kindest most caring man you could ever hope to meet and his passion for raising money will be more than evident as he strips down to his underwear to help raise money for his charity. Pride Foundation Australia.

Remember the rules for this event are simple:
1. Watch the models strut their stuff in underwear
2. Bid on the underwear you like
3. If you win, take the underwear (straight off the models’ butt) and take it home – yours to keep.

This is shaping up to be a great fun night, so grab a ticket now, it’s only $10 entry and who knows – you might end up going home with some underwear taken directly off the model! Theres also some great prizes from Eagle Leather and Lucrezia & De Sade up for grabs in the raffle.

Remember all proceeds from the night go to Pride Foundation Australia.
https://vicbears.org.au/event-5847709

Sunday Social and SLICK help you wind down the weekend and shiny season today from 4pm.
Gender inclusive
Tunes n BBQ

Hey guys. Someone took home the wrong bag last night from the cloak room. If this is yours, please do a good thing and grab it today while returning the other one. It would be much appreciated.
Popsicle - Pure Pop

Hey Bears!

On October 1 Ticket sales will go live.
To make things easier for you on the day could of helpful steps.
1- Ensure your log in details are up to date.
2- Get the wild apricot app for members.
3- Mark the calendar!

A note for decoupled couple member ships.
Some of you didnt have an email listed when your account was created by your partner. I suggest everyone tries to log in to www.vicbears.org.au and gets their log in sorted before ticket day!

Online tix have SOLD OUT! Limited door sales from 8pm !

Today's the day!! It's finally time for the Melbourne Rubber 2024 Competition - Ticketed Event

We're pleased to announce that thanks to The Laird we are able to bring you a pop up bar so that you can stay freshly lubricated whilst you enjoy the amazing show these contestants will be putting on.

Doors open tonight from 7pm with our entrance being the Eddy Court Ramp, so come on down and enjoy the show of the year!!

Don't have tickets yet?
Tickets still available https://www.eagleleather.com.au/workshops-parties

Tonight, Melbourne Rubber shine up Spit n Polish with Maximum Gloss & Meet the Contestants.

Doors open 6pm
Event kicks off 8pm
Everyone is welcome -- this is a gender-inclusive kinky event.
Dress code - there's no strict dress code, but get your kink on, with rubber encouraged.
Cloak is available.
Consent is mandatory.
Respect your surroundings and your community

The Laird Hotel is a proud sponsor of Melbourne Rubber.

Meet our fourth underwear model, the incredibly handsome Jay. You might know him as Laird Leatherman 2024, one of the VicBears care bears, or part of the friendly team at the iconic Eagle Leather. But for Mr VicBears Underwear Charity Auction For Pride Foundation Australia Jay will be stripping down to the bare basics and turning up the heat to drive up the bids for one lucky punter to take home his underwear. And when we say take home his underwear, we mean take home the actual pair he'll be wearing on the night!
If you know Jay, you’ll know he’s an incredible, community-minded human being, and we're stoked he’s agreed to help us in this fundraising event. If you wanna see more of Jay (and we promise you, it's worth it) grab a ticket from the below link and make sure you’re there on the night. It’s only $10 entry and who knows – you might end up going home with some underwear taken directly off the model!
Remember all proceeds from the night go to Pride Foundation Australia.
https://vicbears.org.au/event-5847709

Part of Melbourne Rubber’s SLICK Week, we are hosting a gender inclusive Trivial Hirsute tonight hosted by Dean.

A quiz night like no other, come test your knowledge of random facts with a shiny spin.

Remember, thinking is overrated, the name of the game is trying.

With Welcome Drinks from 6:30pm, come join the fun, form a team and let’s get trivial.

Free to play
Doors open at 6pm
Trivia starts at 8pm
Jug special till 9pm

It's Melbourne Rubber's SLICK week and we are hosting a bevy of free events (that are also *mix gendered) during the week as a part of this shiny celebration.

Wednesday join us for welcome drinks and Trivial Hirsute,
Thursday Meet the Melbourne Rubber Contestants at our shined-up S&P Maximum Gloss,
Aftercare taps onto SING STUD after the Comp on Friday,
and join us for RUB DOWN on Friday.

Find all the details here: https://www.melbournerubber.com/slick

The Mr VicBears Underwear Charity Auction For Pride Foundation Australia is shaping up to be the gift that just keeps on giving with our third model, the incredible Rogan Richards. Adult entertainer, bodybuilder, and photographer - jack of all trades Rogan is sure to get temperatures rising on the night as he strips down to his underwear for you to bid on. There’s also a rumor that Rogan may be willing to “personalize” the underwear for the winning bid!

If you wanna see more pics of Rogan you can head over to his website but if you wanna see him in the flesh – grab a ticket to this awesome fund-raising event, It’s only $10 entry and who knows – you might end up going home with some underwear taken directly off the model!
Remember all proceeds from the night go to Pride Foundation Australia.
Tickets available from the link below

https://vicbears.org.au/event-5847709

Doors open at 4pm this arvo for Sunday Social.
Tunes tune’s, sausages sizzling, beers drinking.
See you there.

"This recent series of attacks on our communities is unsettling. We’re urging gay men using Grindr, Scruff, Snapchat, and similar apps to exercise caution before meeting up with others," said CEO Simon Ruth.

Following the arrest of one man in Cragieburn and investigations in both Hume and Boroondara, we're urging our communities to take extra care on Grindr and other hookup apps.

Head to the link to read our expanded tips on staying safe, with information about the specific techniques offenders have used to lure men into meeting up: https://thorneharbour.org/news-events/news/10-tips-for-keeping-safe-on-hookup-apps/

It's been over a decade since PrEP was first introduced in Australia. Since then, a huge portion of gay and bi+ men have used the drug for HIV prevention.

With news coming out that there's a PrEP shortage in Australia (lasting until October/November) it's worth taking stock of the other HIV prevention strategies we have available, as well as the other ways you can get PrEP - including buying it online.

Read more at the link: https://thorneharbour.org/news-events/news/10-years-of-prep-in-australia/

Can we all please give it up for our Major Sponsor, The Laird, who will again be hosting multiple events throughout Slick Week 2024, including a Pop-up Bar during the Melbourne Rubber 2024 competition at Collingwood Town Hall.

Formerly known as "Melbourne's only bear and leather bar," The Laird has evolved over the years into a haven, meeting place, and party space for same-sex attracted cis and trans men. The Laird caters to a wide range of men and is a great place to meet up with locals and visitors from around the world.

Open six nights a week, the venue boasts three bars and a massive beer garden downstairs, with unique accommodation upstairs. In September, they will proudly open their doors to all genders to celebrate SLICK 2024, and we are so grateful—we literally couldn’t do what we do without The Laird’s support.

We hope to see you all there, next week for SLICK!

When we say we bringing you the sexiest bears to model in the Mr VicBears Underwear Charity Auction For Pride Foundation Australia – we ain’t joking. Meet Dean, or Deano to his buds. This sexy AF bear says he’s driven 400 miles in just a jockstrap and t-shirt so he’s obviously not shy about appearing in his barely there’s. If you like what you see in the picture and wanna see more, make sure you grab a ticket to be part of this amazing fundraising event. It’s only $10 entry and who knows – you might end up going home with some underwear taken directly off the model!
Remember all proceeds from the night go to Pride Foundation Australia.
Tickets available from the below link
https://vicbears.org.au/event-5847709

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Slick Week 2024 is almost upon us, and latex has just started arrivingat Eagle Leather!

We have just received latex surfsuits and vests in fun new Slick inspired colours including Bubblegum Pink, Atomic Tangerine and Semitransparent Aqua. While we don't have photos for the website, you can still buy them online inside the products based on our in store photo above where you can see what the colours look like! Or just pop by the store and check them out in person.

Also just landed are classic Leggings, Full Face Hoods, Black Surfsuits and Black Vests.

There's a stack more rubber on the way with more black stuff arriving next week for those seeking a more Melbourne-esque look! Next week's deliveries include Matrix front zip catsuits, Princess back zip catsuits, Shoulder Zip catsuits, pouch shorts, high waisted briefs, open cup bras, pencil skirts and a new dress.

Keep checking in-store because we'll polish it and put it out the moment it lands!

Sorry, no holds - demand is hot and the timeframe to get your looks together for Slick is short!

Michael jumped in the studio for a QUICKIE with LGBTIQA+ Community Portfolio Manager Jeremy Oliver to talk about recent assaults and violence against men using and how to keep safe when hooking up.

These incidents have occurred across Australia and NZ so be alert 🚨

If you need to report an incident or speak to someone about feeling unsafe check the resources in our podcast notes. Link in bio.

The competitors have been a ounced for next weeks Melbourne Rubber Comp, and we can’t wait to officially meet them next Thursday.