The Committee

The committee is the main driving force behind Hume Phoenix Inc. Monthly meetings are held at the Albury Community Health Centre. If you would like to see how the committee is run, come along to a meeting a find out. In this 'About Us' section you will be able to find position descriptions about the committee. This description has been published in past newsletters also.

What does the committee do?

In broad terms the committee ensures that the members of Hume Phoenix Inc. fulfills their individual and group obligations to abide by the constitution, aims and objectives of Hume Phoenix Inc. The aims and objectives are printed on the back of all renewal/membership notice. Copies of the constitution are available on request to all financial members.

Hume Phoenix aims are to:

• Form a unified community
• Support and promote the rights, issues and sexuality of those identifying as other than heterosexual
• Be non-judgmental in regard to someone's sexual preference or orientation
• Foster a community that promotes confidence, health, well-being and pride , both individually and collectively

We are supported by the Albury Community Health Centre (ACHC), and through the Government HIV Initiative, has employed a part-time Men's Sexual Health Worker at the ACHC

The Objectives of Hume Phoenix include:

• Establish a constitution
• Organise social activities for non-heterosexual people
• Lobby for the rights of non-heterosexual people
• Enhance and maintain contact and support for other non-heterosexual people
• Raise awareness and tolerance in the wider community of non-heterosexual issues and existence
• Continue to educate non-heterosexual people about safe sex
• Provide role models for non-heterosexual people "coming out"
• Increase the level of publicity about non-heterosexual people issues in the broader community
• Keep up to date with the legal aspects concerning non-heterosexual issues
• Produce a regular newsletter
• Provide a venue/community centre for the unified community
• Be financially viable
• Ensure gender equity on committees formed within the non-heterosexual community
• Provide HIV/AIDS education and support

Disclaimer: Some material may have been reproduced, altered, and/or edited when producing this web site. Where appropriate and possible we acknowledge the source(s) of contributions. Any opinions expressed are the responsibility of the author(s) concerned, and do not necessarily represent Hume Phoenix as an organisation. With regard to pictures published on this web site there is no implication or intention to imply a person's sexual preference or other attributes. We also appreciate the importance of personal choice in how one's sexual identity is disclosed. The publication of this web site is not intended to coerce a person in any way with respect to sexual preference.