Harbour City Bears is an inclusive not-for-profit community group for hairy gay men, their admirers and friends.
Based in Sydney, Australia, and founded in 1995, we run events with everyone welcome regardless of sex, sexuality, age or hirsuteness, in line with the club’s ideals – about having fun and participating in the community.

Our annual festival, Bear Essentials, is Australia’s premier bear festival, attracting visitors from interstate and overseas to Sydney to celebrate gay culture in the bear community during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. We also run the Bear Pride weekend festival during Winter

Membership of Harbour City Bears entitles you to receive our regular newsletter full of interesting articles and event listings of all things beary. Please send submissions, suggestions & feedback to

2011-12 HCB Committee

The following people fill the 9 voluntary positions that make up the Management Committee of Harbour City Bears:

- Jonny Bastin - President jonny@harbourcitybears.com.au
- Marcus Pastorelli - Vice President marcus@harbourcitybears.com.au
- John Carayannis - Secretary & Membership Officer john@harbourcitybears.com.au
- Jason Alan - Treasurer jason@harbourcitybears.com.au
- Tim Gillespie - Volunteer Co-ordinator tim@harbourcitybears.com.au
- Kimbole Harris - Ordinary Member kimbole@harbourcitybears.com.au
- Damian Dries - Ordinary Member damian@harbourcitybears.com.au
- Andrew Southwell - Ordinary Member andrew@harbourcitybears.com.au

Contact Details

Harbour City Bears Inc.
PO Box 1532
Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Australia

Infoline: 02 8572 9913 | +61 2 8572 9913
Fax: 02 8572 9914 | +61 2 8572 9914

Membership enquiries:
General enquiries:
Volunteer enquiries:
Harbour City Bears Inc. Constitution:
A.B.N. 45 594 846 521