Event: Hanky Presents: RESTRAINT
Date: Friday 22nd March 2024
Time: 8pm-3am
Venue: The Laird, 149 Gipps Street, Abbotsford (Gender Inclusive Event)
DJs: DJ Du Jour / DJ Ziggy Durling

ABOUT THIS EVENT:

New party, new venue, new vibes, new sound, new gear. Join the Hanky crew for a night of Gender Inclusive kinky restraint for those who love everything bondage, as the team who brought you Hanky take over Melbourne's longest running leather and fetish bar. Featuring Tech House sounds from DJ’s Du Jour & Ziggy Durling.

Hanky's mission is to create a surreal & safe inclusive meeting place for Australia's queer kinksters to meet and play.

Eagle Leather is a proud founding sponsor of Hanky Presents.

ENTRY:

The Laird, Henry Street Entrance, Abbotsford.

Please note, The Laird will be GENDER INCLUSIVE for this event!

TICKET PICKUP:

If you haven’t collected them already, don’t forget your ticket/s must be collected from Eagle Leather (80 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067) before the event commences.

Eagle Leather is located less than 5 minutes’ walk from Collingwood Train Station and we are open Sunday to Tuesday from 11am–8pm, and Wednesday to Saturday from 10am–10pm.

There is usually parking available at the front of the store.

Please note, tickets cannot be mailed. Please be careful with your ticket. Due to venue capacity restrictions, misplaced tickets cannot be reissued.

DRESSCODE:

A strict dress code applies for this event.

Dress code includes Latex, Neoprene, Leather, PVC, Pup Play, Uniform (no swastikas or police badges), Fantasy & Fetish, Drag or all black.

If you're wearing spikes, please be very careful around people in rubber.

If you have any questions, please contact Hanky on Instagram at @hanky_au.

CHANGING AREA AND CLOAK:

Cloak will be available for a fee of $5 via EFTPOS only.

There are gender-neutral toilets, but it is strongly advised that you arrive at the event already dressed as this venue does not have a change space.

DUNGEON ETIQUETTE:

A curated selection of BDSM equipment will be available for use
Please respect the venue and keep any BDSM play to designated areas
The Laird is not a sex on premise venue so no genital penetration in public spaces
Be Kink & Body positive
Principles such as RACK and SSC should be used for all play
Don’t assume your gender aligns with others
Keep your distance from active play

CONSENT ESSENTIALS:

Affirmative consent is mandatory at all Hanky events.

A person’s outfit does not give consent
Always ask before touching someone or their belongings
Consent needs to be explicit, informed, and voluntary
Consent can be withdrawn at any time
Hanky Presents reserves the right to deny you entry or remove you from the event if it is reported that you have engaged in any type of coercive, harassing, or disrespectful behaviour or violated consent. This will also result in you being banned from future events.

If you have any questions or see any negative behaviour, Dungeon Monitors wearing fluoro vests will be available throughout the venue.

REFUNDS:

Please note, no refunds will be issued for change of mind. If you can no longer attend, feel free to on-sell your tickets or pass them on to a friend. If they have not yet been collected, you can contact Eagle Leather and update us with the new name of the attendee so they can collect the ticket from us.

NO PHOTOGRAPHS POLICY:

Please do not take any personal photos inside the venue. Hanky will have a photographer roaming the venue.

DM Hanky on Insta for more info! @hanky_au.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY:

Hanky acknowledges the custodians of the country we stand on, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung nation; we give our respect to those communities and to Elders past and present, and we acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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