| Year |
Date |
Event |
| 1986 |
26 July |
First documented use of the term ‘Lesbian Space’ in Australia in the minutes of the Lesbian Space meeting, thereafter known as the Lesbian Space Collective |
| 1986 |
10 October |
Lesbian Space Collective - First fundraiser dance at Newtown Leagues Club58-68 Stanmore Road, Stanmore |
| 1987 |
6 May |
Lesbian Space Collective - Dinner Dance & RomanceThe Playground, 504 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills |
| 1987 |
10 July |
Lesbian Space Collective - Media release |
| 1990 |
15 December |
Open Meeting to set up Festival Co-ordinating Group, 33 Wellington St Chippendale |
| 1991 |
6 July |
Festival Opening Concert -Tom Mann Theatre, Strawberry Hills |
| 1991 |
6-15 July |
Lesbian Festival - University of Technology, Sydney |
| 1991 |
14 July |
Lesbian Festival Opera House Concert - ‘Living our passion’ |
| 1992 |
12 December |
LSP launch at the Lesbian Studies weekend – the project evolved from moneyleftover from the 1991 Lesbian Conference & Festival |
| 1993 |
10 December |
Lesbian Space Project Extravaganza - ‘Coming from a strong space’, Sydney Town Hall |
| 1994 |
February |
$50,000.00 pledge withdrawn after donor’s name revealed in gay press |
| 1994 |
July |
National Lesbian Conference, BrisbaneTransgender lesbians asked to leave the Brisbane conference |
| 1994 |
3 September |
Absolutely Glamorous Lesbian Spring Ball, St George’s Hall, King Street Newtown |
| 1994 |
8 October |
Community Consultation at Distaff, 119-121 Church Street, CamperdownGold Brick Foundation Membership Launch |
| 1994 |
8 November |
Community Consultation 2 - Les Moore Community Centre, Lilyfield |
| 1994 |
10 December |
Special General Meeting of Lesbian Space IncConstitution amended to limit membership to an applicant who ‘is a female born woman’.1stAGM Lesbian Space Inc - Heffron Hall, Darlinghurst. |
| 1995 |
10 December |
2ndAGM Lesbian Space Inc, Pride Centre, Hutchinson St, Darlinghurst |
| 1996 |
8 February |
Settlement, 43-45 Bedford Street, Newtown |
| 1996 |
18 May |
Bedford Street opened |
| 1996 |
7 December |
Special General Meeting and 3rdAGM Lesbian Space Inc, 43-45 Bedford Street |
| 1997 |
11 June |
General meeting at which Management committee resigns |
| 1997 |
13 December |
4thAGM, 43-45 Bedford Street, Newtown |
| 1998 |
17 October |
Special General Meeting, 43-45 Bedford Street, Newtown.Constitution amended to open membership to an applicant who ‘identifies as a lesbian and as a woman’ |
| 1998 |
6 December |
5thAGM, 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown |
| 1999 |
30 May |
General Meeting to consider a number of proposals for how to use the organisation’s funds |
| 1999 |
12 September |
General Meeting to discuss name change and proposals for use of funds |
| 1999 |
12 December |
6thAGM Motion carried to change the organisation’s name to Lesbians Incorporated (LInc)Constitution v4 accepted. Community grants program proposal accepted |
| 2000 |
28 February |
Contracts exchanged on Reservoir Street, Surry Hills (purchase price $235,000.00) |
| 2000 |
8 October |
7thAGM & Inaugural funded Community Grants announced. |
| 2001 |
7 October |
2ndround of funded Community Grants announced, Annandale Neighbourhood Centre |
| 2001 |
16 December |
8thAGM 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown |
| 2002 |
8 December |
9thAGM $5,000 donated to Sydney Gay Games to support the participation of Indigenous lesbians |
| 2003 |
14 December |
10thAGM 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown |
| 2004 |
9 October |
11thAGM 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown & 3rd round of funded Community Grants announced |
| 2005 |
8 October |
12thAGM 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown & 4th round of funded Community Grants announced |
| 2006 |
8 October |
13thAGM 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown & 5th round of funded Community Grants announced |
| 2007 |
7 October |
14thAGM, Women’s Library, Brown Street Newtown & 6th round of funded Community Grants announced. New Community Grants scheme accepted |
