We were thrilled to give one member of our team a very special WorldPride experience. The very lucky winner of our epic competition was Perth’s own Sales Executive and all-round legend, Mitch Dehnel.
What did Mitch win? Oh, just a casual three nights luxury accommodation, return flights and tickets to both the Bondi Beach Party and Rainbow Republic.
Mitch saw the call out for entries into the competition in our internal newsletter The Water Cooler and thought he’d throw his hat in the ring.
Mitch said: “I’ve never been before and had always been curious, so I started filming my entry video and before I knew it was off to Sydney!”
“I was beyond stoked when I found out I got to go, the smile on my face became even more permanent when I arrived. Sydney was literally covered in rainbows.
“Every ad, every store, every couple was queer and the few straight people I saw were wearing ally shirts. I didn’t realise how little I saw examples of queer love in my day to day life until I got here and it was everywhere.
“I can go years in Perth without seeing two men holding hands so it was honestly life changing and beautiful to see myself represented everywhere.
“The Bondi Beach party was an absolute blast. I saw our very own Narelda Jacobs on stage with Nicole Scherzinger, killing it as always.
“The Rainbow republic was incredible. My husband is obsessed with MUNA and was beaming. Even if the rest of this trip had been average, it would have been worth it just to see him glow with joy. G Flip was my surprise standout but that being said, all the acts were incredible.
“I’m so, so grateful for this beautiful weekend and had the best time.”
And we are so happy to have been able to give this incredible experience to someone who truly had a life affirming weekend.
