Ms Melbourne Rubber

Fetish Expo INCORPORATING THE INNAUGURAL MISS MELBOURNE RUBBER COMPETITION Saturday 15 October 2022 during the OzKink Fest Fetish Market at the Collingwood Town Hall

Building on the success of the now annual Melbourne Rubberman competition, Melbourne Rubber is proud to announce that in 2022, with support from Oz Kink Fest, we will host the inaugural Ms Melbourne Rubber competition.

The Ms Melbourne Rubber competition is a fun and engaging event to celebrate that enthusiasm for rubber. The competition also provides an opportunity for potential community leaders to come forward.

The Ms Melbourne Rubber competition will be held on Saturday 15 October 2022 during the Oz Kink Fetish Market at the Collingwood Town Hall.

Our hosts will be:

• Mistress Tokyo – Sydney based rubberist,

Professional Dominatrix and educator, focusing on BDSM and consent, Mistress Tokyo developed and launched her online consent education course

“Mindful Consent” in 2022 • John Cheshire, Melbourne Rubberman 2017 and Mr International Rubber First Runner Up (MIRXXI)

Ms Melbourne Rubber is a competition hosted by Melbourne Rubber.

The competition is open to female identifying Australian residents over the age of 18 years, residing in the state of Victoria.

Entries are open from now until 30 September.

To enter the competition, visit www.MelbourneRubber. com

There are great prizes too, including the major prize of $1000 provided by Oz Kink Fest for the winner of the competition. Latex 42 is providing a $1000 voucher and is making the winner’s sash; and Eagle Leather is providing a $500 voucher.

Melbourne is one hell of a kinky city. Maybe there’s something in the water, or maybe the ‘four seasons in one day’ that Melbourne is famous for, makes Melburnians always on the lookout for something different – or willing and able to accept difference and change. Regardless, we are very fortunate to live in a city with such amazing fetish events, world class fetish shops and makers of kinky clothing and toys, with a populace that likes to celebrate and accept diversity, inclusion and kinky fun.

In early 2017, Melbourne had no idea what was coming, when it allowed three rubber lovers to find each other in the same place, at the same time, with the same dream. The three kinksters in question?

Liam Clark - the inaugural Melbourne Rubberman (2016) and first Australian Mr International Rubber Runner Up (MIRXX), Martin Memo - who just returned to Melbourne after two years enjoying the European and London Rubberman communities, and Jason Pearce - who had just decided to pack up his life in Perth, and bring his partner, his cat, and his love of latex to Melbourne.

In their kinky travels, they had seen what can only be described as a global rubber renaissance, and each knew that Melbourne needed a social latex community. With all three now sharing the same city, the same goal, and same values - they joined forces and established the Melbourne Rubbermen community that stands today.

Melbourne Rubbermen took off instantly. The group grew quickly to include a team of people from all over Australia as well as organisations such as Eagle Leather, The Laird Hotel and Down an’ Dirty.

Slick Week - our annual event celebrating all things rubbery drew a massive international crowd, and the Melbourne Rubbermen community rallied! This took us to the next level, as our quickly growing group of friendly and welcoming rubberists became the talk of the fetish town - from Manchester to Chicago, Taiwan to San Francisco, we didn’t even stop there...

Between then and now we have marched in Pride, launched our famous birthday parties at Eagle Leather, held Melbourne Rubbermen socials across the globe, been featured on Recon Fetish App, ran community information sessions and demonstrations, and brought rubber out of the darkrooms and onto the streets of the inner suburbs of Melbourne.

In February 2020, Melbourne Rubbermen proudly adopted their new identity as Melbourne Rubber. This new name and logo had been chosen both by the committee and members of our community, and has

been a long time in the making. It represents a new direction, embracing an inclusive approach to our rubber fetish, inside and outside of our community.

We respect our history and value the important role of Rubbermen groups worldwide. We will remain aligned with our brother groups and our histories. Inclusivity is not about turning our back on men. We saw our future as enriching our community. With this change we hope to embrace a wider group of rubber- fetishists to continue to grow our community.

Melbourne Rubber is a not-for-profit social group for rubber enthusiasts and people who wish to learn. Melbourne Rubber welcomes, affirms and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

Melbourne Rubber acknowledges that rubber, regardless of the form that rubber takes, is appreciated by enthusiasts for a range of reasons. Whether fetish, fashion, sensuality or aesthetic, if rubber matters to you, you are welcome in Melbourne Rubber.

For more information or to enter the competition, visit www.MelbourneRubber.com