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Aurawra

2025-11-03T06:18:30Z

Skibidi: /* 2020 */ info about Australian COVID-19 restrictions

{{Infobox convention
| name = Aurawra
| othernames =
| logo = [[File:Aurawra_banner.png|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]]
| location = {{flagdiv|aus|[[W:Parramatta|PARKROYAL Parramatta]], [[W:Sydney|Sydney]], [[W:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[W:Australia|Australia]]}}
| url = http://www.aurawra.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = July 22-24, 2022
| last =
| organizer = ''[[NSW Anthro Group]]''<ref name="TwitterAnnouncement">[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1175347752026329089 "NSW Anthro Group is proud to announce Aurawra, a full-scale, three day convention held from the 24th to the 26th of July 2020 at Wolli Creek."] - Aurawra, Twitter (21 September 2019)</ref>
| charity =
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Aurawra}}
'''Aurawra''' is an annual Australian [[furry convention]].

== Overview ==

Aurawra has been running annually since 2022.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/schedule Schedule - Aurawra]</ref> The convention is run by the staff of [[FurJAM]] and other organisers and helpers from various New South Wales Furry events.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/staff Staff - Aurawra]</ref>

The name "Aurawra" references Australia and the [[Wikipedia:aurora australis|aurora australis]].<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/ Aurawra]. Retrieved 17 October 2019.</ref> The choice of name was also blamed on "bad advice from a [[dragon]]."<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1176352133580353537 A lot of you are surely wondering “Why is it called Aurawra?”. It’s because we took bad advice from a dragon. Don’t trust dragons, they’re insidious and sneaky.] - Aurawra, Twitter (24 September 2019)</ref>

Aurawra has three mascots, Aster the Crocodile (who was named as a part of a community poll), Billiam the Bilby and Quortney the Quoll.

== History ==
The first Aurawra was originally planned for 24-26th July, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed three times until it eventually took place in 2022.

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Guest of Honor !! Attendance !! Location
|-
| 2022
| 22 - 24th July
| New Beginnings
| Mamath
| 324 <ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/152 We almost forgot to say, our first year had a fantastic 324 registrants and staff! We're excited to be doubling that number next year!] - Aurwara, Telegram (September 12, 2022)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2023
| 23 - 25th June
| The Lost Empire
| Kusaki, WickedInsignia
| 671 <ref>[https://t.me/c/1436114461/100977 Last year we had 671 attendees!] - Aurwara, Telegram (April 26, 2024)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2024
| 26 - 28th July
| Mountains of Mayhem
|
| 966 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We had 966 unique furry registrants] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|-
| 2025
| 25 - 27th July
| Tomorrow’s Horizon
|
| TBD
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|}

===Covid Delays===
==== 2020 ====
Aurawra was first announced during [[FurJAM]] on September 21, 2019.<ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1175347752026329089 NSW Anthro Group is proud to announce Aurawra, a full-scale, three day convention held from the 24th to the 26th of July 2020 at Wolli Creek.]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> The convention was originally planned to be held on 24-26 July 2020, at Wolli Creek Novotel Sydney International Airport.

Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation and [[W:COVID-19_pandemic_in_Australia#Human_biosecurity_emergency_declaration|restrictions on large gatherings of people in Australia]], registration was suspended temporarily on March 18, 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1240163540737994752 In light of the new regulations, we are now in negotiations with the hotel and our other suppliers to discuss our options in order to take the safest course of action. In the meantime we'll be suspending purchases of any new registrations until we have confirmed our heading.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 18, 2020)</ref> A week later, the first event was delayed until July 23-25, 2021. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1241997952484175873 Unfortunately due to COVID-19, we will have to postpone our 2020 convention until July 23-25th, 2021. All registration will be automatically transferred and we're working with the hotel to move all booked rooms to next year.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 23, 2020)</ref>

On the weekend of July 24-26 2020, when the con was originally scheduled to run in-person, Aurawra ran an online event instead. This included a Digital Dealer's Den, as well as a Virtual Fursuit Walk.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1286499864319156226?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Here’s a thread of what you can expect for the Aurawra 2020 Digital Weekend... <thread>] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 24, 2020)</ref>

====2021====
A second delay occurred due to the con hotels contract as a quarantine hotel being extended with the NSW government, forcing them to change locations to the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park and delaying the convention run time till July 30th to August 2nd 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1392298482434670603?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Due to ongoing covid fears the NSW Government has extended a contract with the Novotel to quarantine Air Service Staff over the dates of our convention. We will now be hosting Aurawra 2021 at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park from 30th July to 1st of August.] - Aurawra, Twitter (May 12, 221)</ref>

A third and final delay occurred when a particularly virulent strain of Covid caused lockdowns all throughout the Sydney and Greater Sydney region, causing staff to delay the convention forward to the next year, 22-24 July 2022.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1409739203563319305?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hello Explorers, With the resurgence of a particularly virulent strain of the COVID virus in Sydney, in the interests of the safety of all our attendees, we are planning to postpone our event until 2022. We will automatically be rolling over all registrations to the new dates. We have already made arrangements with the hotel, and a new date for 2022 will be announced shortly.] - Aurawra, Twitter (June 29, 2021)</ref>

In lieu of running a physical event in 2021, a virtual streaming event took place on Twitch featuring streamers, artists and DJ's from around Australia. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1417031458103889921?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hey there explorers, We have some fun stuff planned for the online weekend of (June [July] 30 to August 1) including art, games, DJ's and even a movie night. The schedule should hopefully be published by the end of the week so you'll have an idea of what you can look forward to.] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 19, 2021)</ref> Pins for people who volunteered their time for this event were designed by Meroaw and distributed at the 2022 event.

===2022 - Year One: New Beginnings===
Running from July 22-24, 2022, Aurawra was able to host its first in person event since its announcement three years prior. In the interest of community safety, several safety practices were put in place including limited attendee numbers, room capacities and mask requirements. No extra registrations were sold due to the already three years worth of backlogged registrations and no day passes were available to comply with hotel restrictions. The Guest of Honour was Mamath, who also designed a pin for sponsor registrants. Shirt art was designed by Znackish and a further sponsor bag item, a can cooler was designed by Carni. Pins for con volunteers were designed by ScribblyNoodle.

Due to wet weather, the Fursuit Walk was cancelled with the photo taking place within the panel rooms. Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den, a movie and games night, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. The convention also introduced the idea of a sticker wall, which was a canvas on which attendees could add their personal stickers, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The next event was announced at the closing ceremony for June 23-25, 2023. Registration was opened at the same time, with the Sponsor tier selling out in twelve hours.
<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1551497045156184065?s=20&t=o6GTMmMvgVqw641mpjATjA it actually only took 12! Our last one sold out at 6:44am this morning, and rego opened around 6pmish!] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

===2023 - Year Two: The Lost Empire===
This event took place from June 23-25, 2023, remaining at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park. The [[Guests of Honor]] were [https://kusakidesu.carrd.co/ Kusaki], who performed as a DJ during the Dead Dog Dance, and WickedInsignia, who created the poster for Aurawra's 3rd year. Both Guests of Honor ran a community panel for attendees to visit. Shirt art was designed by Meroaw, and a lanyard was designed for Sponsor registrants by Arinaca, and a sponsor pin was designed by previous year's Guest of Honor Mamath. Pins for convention volunteers were designed by Pumpkinpaws.

Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den and a single day Artist's Alley on, a movie, showing The Adventures of Tintin, A Pub Quiz night, A Games night featuring MTG tournaments and open play on video games setups in the games room, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. Another sticker wall was provided by the convention again this year, which was a printed canvas with the convention's title on it for the convention attendees to stick their personal stickers to, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The closing ceremony featured an AR segment announcing the new convention during which the chairperson of the convention, Shadow, was shown transposed into a virtual space, which showed graphics relating to the announcement of the Aurawra 2024 theme. The next event was announced in this AR segment for July 26-28, 2024, at a new location at The PARKROYAL, Parramatta.

===2024 - Year 3: Mountains of Mayhem===
This took place from June 26-28, 2024, at a new location; The PARKROYAL, Parramatta. Registration opened for the event on July 14th, 2023.

===2025 - Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon===
Year 4 will take place on July 25th – 27th 2025, and will be hosted at PARKROYAL Parramatta. Year 4's tag line is "The Future of Yesterday's Tomorrow, TODAY" <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1817470046924591330] We hope that our loyal customers will reinvest in our next financial quarter with Aurawra Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon.
Shareholders will have the option to purchase their attendance in this exciting investment in the coming months.
Keep that portfolio ready for a 2025 Q3 Launch - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

==Charity==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Charity !! Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 2020
| [https://www.wires.org.au/ WIRES]
| Postponed
| A range of charities that would support those affected by the [[w:2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfires]] were selected by Aurawra staff with the final choice being decided by community vote. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1226038384356802560?s=20&t=Yab_rc8jIVPX6tqdqBo0FQ Aurawra will be supporting those affected by the NSW fires, and we need your help choosing how we do so. See here for more details on how we’re choosing our charity this year: http://Aurawra.org/charity] - Aurawra, Twitter</ref>
|-
| 2021
| WIRES
| $1,005<ref>[https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aurawra Virtu-Aurawra event donation page]</ref>
|
|-
| 2022
| [https://www.twenty10.org.au/ Twenty10]
| $6,978.35<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1552577255842271232 We're proud to announce that due to the generous donations from our community at Aurawra we have raised $6978.35 for Twenty10]</ref>
|
|-
| 2023
| [https://gendercentre.org.au/ The Gender Centre]
| $13,562<ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/320 We're proud to announce that, as a result of the generous donations made by our attendees, Aurawra was able to raise a total of $13,562 for The Gender Centre.]</ref>
|
|-
| 2024
| [https://www.sydneywildlife.org.au/ Sydney Wildlife Rescue] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1804047464036733129] This year Aurawra will be supporting Sydney Wildlife Rescue!
This rescue organisation works in Sydney to rescue and care for sick and injured native wildlife and safely release them back into the wild. - Aurawra Twitter - June 21 2024 </ref>
| $20246 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We raised $20246 for our charity; Sydney Wildlife Centre] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
|
|-
| 2025
| [https://www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au/ The Wheen Bee Foundation] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1920026697405022500] We are proud to announce that our charity for Aurawra year 4 is... the Wheen Bee Foundation!
The foundation promotes awareness of the importance of bees for food security, and raises funds for research that addresses many threats to bees. Retrieved August 28, 2025 </ref>
| $21061 <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1955178552644735191] - Aurwara Twitter (Retrieved August 28, 2025)</ref>
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/Aurawra/ Aurawra] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con Aurawra] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/aurawra.org Aurawra] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://t.me/AurawraUpdates Aurawra] on [[Telegram]] (announcements)
* [https://www.instagram.com/aurawra_con Aurawra] on [[Instagram]]

* {{con resources}}

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[[Category:2019 births]]
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Fursuites

2025-11-03T06:01:18Z

Skibidi: expanding the quote slightly and elaborating on why it's important

'''Fursuites''' is a [[Furspeak|furspeak term]] exclusive to the Australian [[furry fandom]] initially created to shame inexpensive [[fursuit|fursuits]] in a derogatory manner. It was instead used ironically to parody perceived [[W:elitism|elitism]] and [[W:classism|classism]] within the Australian furry [[fandom]].

Present used (2020s) is not noted.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, the Australian [[W:news outlet|news outlet]], [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]], published an article about the [[W:Sydney|Sydney]] [[furry convention]] [[Harbour City Fur Con]] ('''HCFC''').<ref name="fursuiteInterview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ''‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood''] article on the [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]]'s official website. Archived July 28, 2018. Retrieved ?.</ref> The article interviewed the HCFC's [[chairman]], [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and [[fursuit|fursuiting]].

The narrative of the article painted the [[sex|sexual aspects]] of the furry fandom in a [[Furry stereotype|stereotypical, negative light]], and makes an unsavory association between [[sex]] and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits:<ref name="fursuiteInterview"/>

{{quote|He said the “weird” [[furries]] — such as those into furry [[W:Foot fetish|foot fetish]]es or overly into the sexual aspect of the [[:Category:Culture|culture]] — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘'''''fursuites'''''’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

Captain Otter was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he likened to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high-quality fursuit would cost $ 5,000 USD, an incredibly high estimate at the time. There were no Australian [[fursuit maker]]s who charged that much at the time, so the article was effectively punching down on the entire Australian fursuit community. The article states that "furries can have a 'bad' [[costume]] made locally for around $1000".

Before the article's publication, HCFC's organizers already faced criticism for excluding fursuits they didn't like from group photos, such as partials. The interview was perceived by many as an open admission of their willingness to exclude fursuits that didn't meet an unreasonable set of standards. Captain Otter's interview was perceived as elitist, with a wealthy individual making sweeping generalizations and passing judgement on other fursuiters based on how expensive or well-made their fursuit is.

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
The article immediately became a major talking point within the Australian fandom, particularly since it was published during the middle of HCFC 2018. Examples include Twitter posts,<ref>[https://x.com/riofluffbutt/status/1023488871630168066 Twitter post by Riofluffbutt] posted on July 29 2018</ref><ref>[https://x.com/DirtCoyote/status/1023137648062263297 Twitter post by DirtCoyote] posted on July 28 2018. 95 comments, 342 retweets and 933 likes.</ref> Facebook posts, and an entire YouTube video compilation covering the incident, featuring dozens of screenshots showing the fandom's reaction and associated HCFC drama,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu3rG8RCTWE HCFC2018 The Drama of Harbour City FurCon2018] posted on July 29 2018</ref> all within days of the incident taking place.

The term was widely adopted as an ironic [[W:meme|meme]], with furries referring to their own [[suit]]s as "fursuites". They would also joke about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed, parodying HCFC's own policy of excluding fursuits they didn't like. In this way the meme served both as a reference to the incident, and more generally as a critique of elitist attitudes within the fandom.

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "''Partials and Fursuites welcome''" in reference to the incident and HCFC's unwelcoming stance towards fursuiters.<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 ''Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!''] post on [[NSF Furs]' official "announcements" [[Telegram]] account. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref><ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/19 ''Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!''] post on [[NSF Furs]' official "announcements" [[Telegram]] account. Archived November 3, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref> Some furries referred to HCFC as "'''Fursuite Con'''".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up ''NeonFur 2018 Write-up''] post by [[SilverSheep]] on [[Weasyl]]. Archived 2 November 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== "Fursuites" and fursuit elitism ==

On the [[furry news]] site [[Flayrah]], [[furry writer]] [[Sonious]] used the "fursuites" incident at HCFC as an example of the perceived fursuit elitism and classism within the furry fandom in their article ''[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]''.<ref name="flayrah">[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom ''Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom''] post by [[Sonious]]. Dated August 22, 2018. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and [[fursuit creator]]s as [[Guests of Honor]] reinforced these assertions, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC [[fursuit walk]] had explicitly excluded [[partial]]s (fursuits) as a reflection of this attitude.

They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.<ref name="flayrah"/>

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== See Also ==

* [[Fursuiting]]
* [[Stereotyping]]

{{term-stub}}

[[Category:Furspeech terms]]
[[Category:Derogatory terms]]
[[Category:Memes]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2018 births]]

Fursuites

2025-11-03T05:55:38Z

Skibidi: /* Spread */ adding another reference

'''Fursuites''' is a [[Furspeak|furspeak term]] exclusive to the Australian [[furry fandom]] initially created to shame inexpensive [[fursuit|fursuits]] in a derogatory manner. It was instead used ironically to parody perceived [[W:elitism|elitism]] and [[W:classism|classism]] within the Australian furry [[fandom]].

Present used (2020s) is not noted.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, the Australian [[W:news outlet|news outlet]], [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]], published an article about the [[W:Sydney|Sydney]] [[furry convention]] [[Harbour City Fur Con]] ('''HCFC''').<ref name="fursuiteInterview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ''‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood''] article on the [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]]'s official website. Archived July 28, 2018. Retrieved ?.</ref> The article interviewed the HCFC's [[chairman]], [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and [[fursuit|fursuiting]].

The narrative of the article painted the [[sex|sexual aspects]] of the furry fandom in a [[Furry stereotype|stereotypical, negative light]], and makes an unsavory association between [[sex]] and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits:<ref name="fursuiteInterview"/>

{{quote|He said the “weird” [[furries]] — such as those into furry [[W:Foot fetish|foot fetish]]es or overly into the sexual aspect of the [[:Category:Culture|culture]] — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘'''''fursuites'''''’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

Captain Otter was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he likened to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high-quality fursuit would cost $ 5,000 USD, an incredibly high estimate at the time. There were no Australian [[fursuit maker]]s who charged that much at the time, so the article was effectively punching down on the entire Australian fursuit community. The article states that "furries can have a 'bad' [[costume]] made locally for around $1000".

Before the article's publication, HCFC's organizers already faced criticism for excluding fursuits they didn't like from group photos, such as partials. The interview was perceived by many as an open admission of their willingness to exclude fursuits that didn't meet an unreasonable set of standards. Captain Otter's interview was perceived as elitist, with a wealthy individual making sweeping generalizations and passing judgement on other fursuiters based on how expensive or well-made their fursuit is.

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
The article immediately became a major talking point within the Australian fandom, particularly since it was published during the middle of HCFC 2018. Examples include Twitter posts,<ref>[https://x.com/riofluffbutt/status/1023488871630168066 Twitter post by Riofluffbutt] posted on July 29 2018</ref><ref>[https://x.com/DirtCoyote/status/1023137648062263297 Twitter post by DirtCoyote] posted on July 28 2018. 95 comments, 342 retweets and 933 likes.</ref> Facebook posts, and an entire YouTube video compilation covering the incident, dozens of screenshots showing the fandom's reaction, and associated HCFC drama,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu3rG8RCTWE HCFC2018 The Drama of Harbour City FurCon2018] posted on July 29 2018</ref> all within days of the incident taking place.

The term was widely adopted as an ironic [[W:meme|meme]], with furries referring to their own [[suit]]s as "fursuites". They would also joke about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed, in reference to HCFC's own policy of excluding fursuits they didn't like. In this way the meme served both as a reference to the incident, and more generally as a critique of elitist attitudes within the fandom.

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "''Fursuites welcome''" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 ''Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!''] post on [[NSF Furs]' official "announcements" [[Telegram]] account. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref><ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/19 ''Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!''] post on [[NSF Furs]' official "announcements" [[Telegram]] account. Archived November 3, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "'''Fursuite Con'''".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up ''NeonFur 2018 Write-up''] post by [[SilverSheep]] on [[Weasyl]]. Archived 2 November 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== "Fursuites" and fursuit elitism ==

On the [[furry news]] site [[Flayrah]], [[furry writer]] [[Sonious]] used the "fursuites" incident at HCFC as an example of the perceived fursuit elitism and classism within the furry fandom in their article ''[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]''.<ref name="flayrah">[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom ''Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom''] post by [[Sonious]]. Dated August 22, 2018. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and [[fursuit creator]]s as [[Guests of Honor]] reinforced these assertions, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC [[fursuit walk]] had explicitly excluded [[partial]]s (fursuits) as a reflection of this attitude.

They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.<ref name="flayrah"/>

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== See Also ==

* [[Fursuiting]]
* [[Stereotyping]]

{{term-stub}}

[[Category:Furspeech terms]]
[[Category:Derogatory terms]]
[[Category:Memes]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2018 births]]

Fursuites

2025-11-03T05:30:15Z

Skibidi: General edit. Hopefully this helps elaborate on the points highlighted? I've tried to explicitly address why the incident was "elitist"

'''Fursuites''' is a [[Furspeak|furspeak term]] exclusive to the Australian [[furry fandom]] initially created to shame inexpensive [[fursuit|fursuits]] in a derogatory manner. It was instead used ironically to parody perceived [[W:elitism|elitism]] and [[W:classism|classism]] within the Australian furry [[fandom]].

Present used (2020s) is not noted.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, the Australian [[W:news outlet|news outlet]], [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]], published an article about the [[W:Sydney|Sydney]] [[furry convention]] [[Harbour City Fur Con]] ('''HCFC''').<ref name="fursuiteInterview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ''‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood''] article on the [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]]'s official website. Archived July 28, 2018. Retrieved ?.</ref> The article interviewed the HCFC's [[chairman]], [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and [[fursuit|fursuiting]].

The narrative of the article painted the [[sex|sexual aspects]] of the furry fandom in a [[Furry stereotype|stereotypical, negative light]], and makes an unsavory association between [[sex]] and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits:<ref name="fursuiteInterview"/>

{{quote|He said the “weird” [[furries]] — such as those into furry [[W:Foot fetish|foot fetish]]es or overly into the sexual aspect of the [[:Category:Culture|culture]] — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘'''''fursuites'''''’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

Captain Otter was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he likened to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high-quality fursuit would cost $ 5,000 USD, an incredibly high estimate at the time. There were no Australian [[fursuit maker]]s who charged that much at the time, so the article was effectively punching down on the entire Australian fursuit community. The article states that "furries can have a 'bad' [[costume]] made locally for around $1000".

Before the article's publication, HCFC's organizers already faced criticism for excluding fursuits they didn't like from group photos, such as partials. The interview was perceived by many as an open admission of their willingness to exclude fursuits that didn't meet an unreasonable set of standards. Captain Otter's interview was perceived as elitist, with a wealthy individual making sweeping generalizations and passing judgement on other fursuiters based on how expensive or well-made their fursuit is.

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
The article immediately became a major talking point within the Australian fandom, particularly since it was published during the middle of HCFC 2018. Examples include Twitter posts,<ref>[https://x.com/riofluffbutt/status/1023488871630168066 Twitter post by Riofluffbutt] posted on July 29 2018</ref> Facebook posts, and an entire YouTube video compilation covering the incident, dozens of screenshots showing the fandom's reaction, and associated HCFC drama,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu3rG8RCTWE HCFC2018 The Drama of Harbour City FurCon2018] posted on July 29 2018</ref> all within days of the incident taking place.

The term was widely adopted as an ironic [[W:meme|meme]], with furries referring to their own [[suit]]s as "fursuites". They would also joke about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed, in reference to HCFC's own policy of excluding fursuits they didn't like. In this way the meme served both as a reference to the incident, and more generally as a critique of elitist attitudes within the fandom.

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "''Fursuites welcome''" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 ''Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!''] post on [[NSF Furs]' official "announcements" [[Telegram]] account. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref><ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/19 ''Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!''] post on [[NSF Furs]' official "announcements" [[Telegram]] account. Archived November 3, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "'''Fursuite Con'''".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up ''NeonFur 2018 Write-up''] post by [[SilverSheep]] on [[Weasyl]]. Archived 2 November 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== "Fursuites" and fursuit elitism ==

On the [[furry news]] site [[Flayrah]], [[furry writer]] [[Sonious]] used the "fursuites" incident at HCFC as an example of the perceived fursuit elitism and classism within the furry fandom in their article ''[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]''.<ref name="flayrah">[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom ''Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom''] post by [[Sonious]]. Dated August 22, 2018. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and [[fursuit creator]]s as [[Guests of Honor]] reinforced these assertions, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC [[fursuit walk]] had explicitly excluded [[partial]]s (fursuits) as a reflection of this attitude.

They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.<ref name="flayrah"/>

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== See Also ==

* [[Fursuiting]]
* [[Stereotyping]]

{{term-stub}}

[[Category:Furspeech terms]]
[[Category:Derogatory terms]]
[[Category:Memes]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2018 births]]

Fursuites

2025-11-03T04:41:09Z

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'''Fursuites''' is a [[Furspeak|furspeak term]] exclusive to the Australian [[furry fandom]] initially created to shame alledged "inexpensive/gaudy [[fursuit]]s" in a derogatory manner.

== Overview ==

The term has fallen into disuse as a derogatory term within the [[fandom|AUS fandom]]. It was later on used for a while to discuss the possible presence of "fursuit [[W:elitism|elitism]], [[W:gatekeeping|gatekeeping]], and/or [[W:classism|classism]] pushed by certain [[furry event]](s) and/or people".{{cn}}{{clarify}}

Present used (2020s) is not noted.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, the Australian [[W:news outlet|news outlet]], [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]], published an article about the [[W:Sydney|Sydney]] [[furry convention]] [[Harbour City Fur Con]] ('''HCFC''').<ref name="fursuiteInterview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ''‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood''] article on the [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]]'s official website. Archived July 28, 2018. Retrieved ?.</ref> The article interviewed the HCFC's [[chairman]], [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and [[fursuit|fursuiting]].

The narrative of the article painted the [[sex|sexual aspects]] of the furry fandom in a [[Furry stereotype|stereotypical, negative light]], and makes an unsavory association between [[sex]] and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits:<ref name="fursuiteInterview"/>

{{quote|He said the “weird” [[furries]] — such as those into furry [[W:Foot fetish|foot fetish]]es or overly into the sexual aspect of the [[:Category:Culture|culture]] — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘'''''fursuites'''''’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

Captain Otter was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he likened to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high-quality fursuit would cost $ 5,000 USD, an incredibly high estimate at the time. Comparatively, the article states that "furries can have a 'bad' [[costume]] made locally for around $1000".

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
The article immediately became a major talking point within the Australian fandom, particularly since it was published during the middle of HCFC 2018. Examples include Twitter posts,<ref>[https://x.com/riofluffbutt/status/1023488871630168066 Twitter post by Riofluffbutt] posted on July 29 2018</ref> Facebook posts, and an entire YouTube video covering the incident, the fandom's reaction, and associated HCFC drama,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu3rG8RCTWE [HCFC2018] The Drama of Harbour City FurCon2018] posted on July 29 2018</ref> all within days of the incident taking place.

The "fursuites" quote was perceived as belittling to anyone whose fursuit cost less than $ 5,000 USD, which represented the vast majority of HCFC attendees and Australian furries in general. There were no Australian [[fursuit maker]]s who charged that much at the time, so the article was effectively punching down on the entire Australian fursuit community.

The term was widely adopted as an ironic [[W:meme|meme]], with furries referring to their own [[suit]]s as "fursuites".

The meme format continued to be used with an announcement for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "''Fursuites welcome''" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 ''Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!''] post on [[NSF Furs]' official "announcements" [[Telegram]] account. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "'''Fursuite Con'''".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up ''NeonFur 2018 Write-up''] post by [[SilverSheep]] on [[Weasyl]]. Archived 2 November 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== "Fursuites" and fursuit elitism ==

In an article on the [[furry news]] site [[Flayrah]], [[furry writer]] [[Sonious]] used the "fursuites" incident at HCFC as an example of the perceived fursuit elitism and classism within the furry fandom by writing an article untitled ''[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]''.<ref name="flayrah">[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom ''Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom''] post by [[Sonious]]. Dated August 22, 2018. Archived November 2, 2025. Retrieved ?.</ref>

In it, they pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and [[fursuit creator]]s as [[Guests of Honor]] reinforced these assertions, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC [[fursuit walk]] had explicitly excluded [[partial]]s (fursuits) as a reflection of this attitude.

They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.<ref name="flayrah"/>

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== See Also ==

* [[Fursuiting]]
* [[Stereotyping]]

{{term-stub}}

[[Category:Furspeech terms]]
[[Category:Derogatory terms]]
[[Category:Memes]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2018 births]]

Fursuites

2025-11-03T01:47:43Z

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{{copyedit}}
'''Fursuites''' is a [[Furspeak|furspeak term]] exclusive to the Australian [[furry fandom]]. It was originally created to shame inexpensive [[fursuit]]s in a derogatory manner, but is now used to parody [[W:elitism|elitism]] within the [[fandom|Australian fandom]].

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, the Australian news outlet [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]] published an article about the [[W:Sydney|Sydney]] [[furry convention]] [[Harbour City Fur Con]] ('''HCFC''').<ref name="fursuiteInterview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood]. Archived 28 Jul 2018.</ref> The article interviewed the HCFC's [[chairman]], [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and [[fursuit|fursuiting]].

The narrative of the article painted the [[sex|sexual aspects]] of the furry fandom in a [[Furry stereotype|stereotypical, negative light]], and makes an unsavory association between [[sex]] and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits:<ref name="fursuiteInterview"/>

{{quote|He said the “weird” furries — such as those into furry foot fetishes or overly into the sexual aspect of the culture — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘'''''fursuites'''''’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

Captain Otter was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he likened to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high-quality fursuit would cost $ 5,000 USD, an incredibly high estimate at the time. Comparatively, the article states that "furries can have a 'bad' [[costume]] made locally for around $1000".

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
The article quickly became a central topic of discussion within the Australian fandom, particularly since it was published during the middle of HCFC 2018. The "fursuites" quote was seen as belittling to anyone whose fursuit cost less than $5000 USD, which represented the vast majority of HCFC attendees and Australian furries in general, especially since they were almost no Australian fursuit makers who charged that much at the time.

The term was widely adopted in an ironic manner, with furries referring to their own suits as "fursuites".

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "Fursuites welcome" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "'''Fursuite Con'''".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up NeonFur has massive potential especially when ConFurgence is going through upheaval and Fursuite con (HCFC) has no dances, headless lounge and a one day dealer's den the only other convention options available are FurDU and the Western Australia ones.]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref>

In an article on the [[furry news]] site [[Flayrah]], writer [[Sonious]] used the "fursuites" incident as an example of the perceived elitism and [[W:classism|classism]] within the furry fandom.<ref name="flayrah">[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and fursuit creators as [[Guests of Honor]] reinforced these issues, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC [[fursuit walk]] had explicitly excluded [[partial]]s (fursuits) as a reflection of this attitude. They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.<ref name="flayrah"/>

== Current use ==

Presently, the term is used in the Australian [[furfandom]] as an ironic reference to elitist attitudes within the community.

== See Also ==

* [[Fursuiting]]
* [[Stereotyping]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Memes]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2018 births]]

Harbour City Fur Con

2025-11-03T01:06:12Z

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Harbour City Fur Con
|logo = [[File:HarbourCityFurCon.jpg|200px]]
|subject = [[Convention]]
|location = {{flagdiv|aus|Vibe Hotel, [[w:Sydney|Sydney]]<ref>[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc/location Location] on the Harbour City Fur Con website. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>, [[w:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]}}
|url = https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc
|status = Defunct (2017-2019)
|first = July 21-23, 2017<ref name="2017website">[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con website]. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>
|organizer = [[CBRFUR]]<ref>[http://www.abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=13603344529 Historical Details for ABN 13 603 344 529, CBRFUR Pty Ltd registered the business name Harbour City Fur Con from 28 July 2016 to 7 December 2017]. Retrieved 2 April 2019.</ref>
}}

'''Harbour City Fur Con''' was a [[furry convention]] held in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], Australia. The convention ran annually from 2017-2019.

== Overview ==
Events included:<ref name="2017website"/>
* [[Art]] and discussion panels
* "lowercase" event with two hours of free drinks for all attendees and [[DJ]]s playing music
* [[Dealers den]]
* D-I-Y workshops
* [[Fursuit]] photoshoot at the rooftop
* [[Fursuit Parade|Fursuit walk]] to Hyde Park
* Meet-and-greet drinks at the Curve Café
* Party Floor
* Videogaming tournaments and VR setups

== History ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Date !! Theme !! [[Guests of Honour]] !!Description
|-
| 2017
| July 21-23
| "[[w:Vaporwave|Vaporwave]]"<ref name="2017website"/>
| [[Aycee]] (USA), [[Tacklebox]] (Canada), and [[Sparky Can Do!]] (New Zealand).<ref name="2017website"/>
| At the Vibe Hotel Sydney. Theme explained on the convention website as "a nostalgic fascination with retro cultural aesthetics from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. This covers [[video game]]s, technology, postmodern Japanese culture, advertising and lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music."
|-
| 2018
| July 27-29
| 'Neo-Tokyo'
|
|
|-
| 2019
| July 26-28
| 'Space Dreams'
|
| At the The Sydney Boulevard Hotel
|}

=== Closure ===
During the closing ceremony of HCFC 2019, no plans for next year's con were discussed. This left the future of the con uncertain, with most people assuming it would not continue. On January 13 2020, the end of HCFC was announced in a Facebook post by convention director [[Captain Otter]].<ref name="riphcfc">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/HarbourCityFurCon/posts/2510734849195752/ 13 January 2020 post on the HCFC Facebook group]. "I am the convention director of HCFC and unfortunately I am taking a step back to re-evaluate the type of events I run and will be focusing on running a smaller non-convention based meet this year instead probably around November which will incorporate some of the features I really enjoyed doing." Retrieved November 3, 2025.</ref> He expressed an interest in hosting smaller events, and described the con as "not financially viable".

At this point, Sydney-based furry convention [[Aurawra]] had already been announced and was planned to run that year. A lot of the staff and volunteers from HCFC would go on to contribute to Aurawra and be involved in its creation, albeit under different leadership.

== Criticism ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Twitter post joking that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
For the main con photo taken during the fursuit walk, HCFC was known for excluding fursuits that the organisers didn't like, including partials.<ref name="flayrah">[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom Flayrah article] "After the mainstream press article was released, past pictures from the Sydney convention started enforce that these preferences went even further than guest of honor choices. People noticed that the fursuit photo taken at a nearby park seemed to have all high quality full body fursuits with no partials in site. Rumors started to come forth that those with partials, or what the chair would go on to call “fursuites” were ushered from the photo so that the more quality fursuits could be seen. One local source who contacted me indicated that the rumors about the segregation of partials from full suiters in the picture was factual." Retrieved November 3, 2025.</ref> The con developed a reputation for generally being unwelcoming as a result.

=== The Fursuites Incident ===
{{Main|Fursuites}}

A mainstream news article published on July 28 2018, during the midst of HCFC 2018, featured an interview with con chariman [[Captain Otter]]. He was quoted using the term "[[fursuites]]" to belittle fursuits that were colorful or cost less than $5000 USD, effectively punching down on the entire Australian fursuiting community. The incident was seen as an open admission of the con organisers' attitudes, which had been a common complaint up until this point.

The term was widely adopted in an ironic manner, with furries referring to their own suits as "fursuites", and joking about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:HarbourCityFurCon2017Logo.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2017
File:HarbourCityFurCon2019.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2019
</gallery>

== See Also ==
* [[Aurawra]]

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con official website] (defunct)
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/HarbourCityFurCon/ Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/HCFurCon Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwfVmu-jrLoi7OrWO4wwoQ5Q3q-SZJY8 HCFC 2018 photos] by [[Canid Wolf]]

{{Australia}}
{{Conventions Southern Hemisphere}}

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Sydney]]

Fursuites

2025-11-03T00:19:39Z

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'''Fursuites''' is a meme that originated within the Australian furry fandom. The term was originally created to shame inexpensive fursuits in a derogatory manner, but is instead used ironically to parody elitism and gatekeeping within the furry fandom.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, Australian news outlet [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]] published an article covering the Sydney furry convention [[Harbour City Fur Con]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood]. Archived 28 Jul 2018.</ref> The article interviewed HCFC chairman [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and fursuiting.

The narrative of the article paints the sexual aspects of the furry fandom in a negative light, and makes an unsavory association between sex and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits.

{{quote|He said the “weird” furries — such as those into furry foot fetishes or overly into the sexual aspect of the culture — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘fursuites’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

He was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he compared to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high quality fursuit would cost $5000 USD, which was an incredibly high estimate at the time. Comparatively, the article states that "furries can have a “bad” costume made locally for around $1000".

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
Because of how out of touch these comments were, the article quickly became a major talking point within the Australian fandom. The "fursuites" quote was an insult to anyone who's fursuit cost less than $5000 USD, which represented the vast majority of HCFC attendees and Australian furries in general. In particular, there were almost no Australian fursuit makers who charged that much at the time, which essentially made these comments an insult to all "locally made" Australian fursuits.

The term was widely adopted in an ironic manner, with furries referring to their own suits as "fursuites", and joking about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed.

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "Fursuites welcome" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "Fursuite Con".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up NeonFur has massive potential especially when ConFurgence is going through upheaval and Fursuite con (HCFC) has no dances, headless lounge and a one day dealer's den the only other convention options available are FurDU and the Western Australia ones.]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref>

In an article on [[Flayrah]], writer Sonious used the "fursuites" incident as an example of elitism and classism within the furry fandom.<ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandom Harbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and fursuit creators as Guests of Honor reinforced these issues, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC fursuit walk had explicitly excluded partial fursuits as a reflection of this attitude. They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.

== See Also ==
* [[Harbour City Fur Con]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Memes]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2018 births]]

Aurawra

2025-11-02T01:20:52Z

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Aurawra
| othernames =
| logo = [[File:Aurawra_banner.png|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]]
| location = {{flagdiv|aus|[[W:Parramatta|PARKROYAL Parramatta]], [[W:Sydney|Sydney]], [[W:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[W:Australia|Australia]]}}
| url = http://www.aurawra.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = July 22-24, 2022
| last =
| organizer = ''[[NSW Anthro Group]]''<ref name="TwitterAnnouncement">[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1175347752026329089 "NSW Anthro Group is proud to announce Aurawra, a full-scale, three day convention held from the 24th to the 26th of July 2020 at Wolli Creek."] - Aurawra, Twitter (21 September 2019)</ref>
| charity =
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Aurawra}}
'''Aurawra''' is an annual Australian [[furry convention]].

== Overview ==

Aurawra has been running annually since 2022.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/schedule Schedule - Aurawra]</ref> The convention is run by the staff of [[FurJAM]] and other organisers and helpers from various New South Wales Furry events.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/staff Staff - Aurawra]</ref>

The name "Aurawra" references Australia and the [[Wikipedia:aurora australis|aurora australis]].<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/ Aurawra]. Retrieved 17 October 2019.</ref> The choice of name was also blamed on "bad advice from a [[dragon]]."<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1176352133580353537 A lot of you are surely wondering “Why is it called Aurawra?”. It’s because we took bad advice from a dragon. Don’t trust dragons, they’re insidious and sneaky.] - Aurawra, Twitter (24 September 2019)</ref>

Aurawra has three mascots, Aster the Crocodile (who was named as a part of a community poll), Billiam the Bilby and Quortney the Quoll.

== History ==
The first Aurawra was originally planned for 24-26th July, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed three times until it eventually took place in 2022.

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Guest of Honor !! Attendance !! Location
|-
| 2022
| 22 - 24th July
| New Beginnings
| Mamath
| 324 <ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/152 We almost forgot to say, our first year had a fantastic 324 registrants and staff! We're excited to be doubling that number next year!] - Aurwara, Telegram (September 12, 2022)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2023
| 23 - 25th June
| The Lost Empire
| Kusaki, WickedInsignia
| 671 <ref>[https://t.me/c/1436114461/100977 Last year we had 671 attendees!] - Aurwara, Telegram (April 26, 2024)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2024
| 26 - 28th July
| Mountains of Mayhem
|
| 966 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We had 966 unique furry registrants] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|-
| 2025
| 25 - 27th July
| Tomorrow’s Horizon
|
| TBD
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|}

===Covid Delays===
==== 2020 ====
Aurawra was first announced during [[FurJAM]] on September 21, 2019.<ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1175347752026329089 NSW Anthro Group is proud to announce Aurawra, a full-scale, three day convention held from the 24th to the 26th of July 2020 at Wolli Creek.]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> The convention was originally planned to be held on 24-26 July 2020, at Wolli Creek Novotel Sydney International Airport.

Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation and restrictions on large gatherings of people, registration was suspended temporarily on March 18, 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1240163540737994752 In light of the new regulations, we are now in negotiations with the hotel and our other suppliers to discuss our options in order to take the safest course of action. In the meantime we'll be suspending purchases of any new registrations until we have confirmed our heading.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 18, 2020)</ref> A week later, the first event was delayed until July 23-25, 2021. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1241997952484175873 Unfortunately due to COVID-19, we will have to postpone our 2020 convention until July 23-25th, 2021. All registration will be automatically transferred and we're working with the hotel to move all booked rooms to next year.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 23, 2020)</ref>

On the weekend of July 24-26 2020, when the con was originally scheduled to run in-person, Aurawra ran an online event instead. This included a Digital Dealer's Den, as well as a Virtual Fursuit Walk.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1286499864319156226?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Here’s a thread of what you can expect for the Aurawra 2020 Digital Weekend... <thread>] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 24, 2020)</ref>

====2021====
A second delay occurred due to the con hotels contract as a quarantine hotel being extended with the NSW government, forcing them to change locations to the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park and delaying the convention run time till July 30th to August 2nd 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1392298482434670603?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Due to ongoing covid fears the NSW Government has extended a contract with the Novotel to quarantine Air Service Staff over the dates of our convention. We will now be hosting Aurawra 2021 at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park from 30th July to 1st of August.] - Aurawra, Twitter (May 12, 221)</ref>

A third and final delay occurred when a particularly virulent strain of Covid caused lockdowns all throughout the Sydney and Greater Sydney region, causing staff to delay the convention forward to the next year, 22-24 July 2022.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1409739203563319305?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hello Explorers, With the resurgence of a particularly virulent strain of the COVID virus in Sydney, in the interests of the safety of all our attendees, we are planning to postpone our event until 2022. We will automatically be rolling over all registrations to the new dates. We have already made arrangements with the hotel, and a new date for 2022 will be announced shortly.] - Aurawra, Twitter (June 29, 2021)</ref>

In lieu of running a physical event in 2021, a virtual streaming event took place on Twitch featuring streamers, artists and DJ's from around Australia. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1417031458103889921?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hey there explorers, We have some fun stuff planned for the online weekend of (June [July] 30 to August 1) including art, games, DJ's and even a movie night. The schedule should hopefully be published by the end of the week so you'll have an idea of what you can look forward to.] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 19, 2021)</ref> Pins for people who volunteered their time for this event were designed by Meroaw and distributed at the 2022 event.

===2022 - Year One: New Beginnings===
Running from July 22-24, 2022, Aurawra was able to host its first in person event since its announcement three years prior. In the interest of community safety, several safety practices were put in place including limited attendee numbers, room capacities and mask requirements. No extra registrations were sold due to the already three years worth of backlogged registrations and no day passes were available to comply with hotel restrictions. The Guest of Honour was Mamath, who also designed a pin for sponsor registrants. Shirt art was designed by Znackish and a further sponsor bag item, a can cooler was designed by Carni. Pins for con volunteers were designed by ScribblyNoodle.

Due to wet weather, the Fursuit Walk was cancelled with the photo taking place within the panel rooms. Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den, a movie and games night, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. The convention also introduced the idea of a sticker wall, which was a canvas on which attendees could add their personal stickers, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The next event was announced at the closing ceremony for June 23-25, 2023. Registration was opened at the same time, with the Sponsor tier selling out in twelve hours.
<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1551497045156184065?s=20&t=o6GTMmMvgVqw641mpjATjA it actually only took 12! Our last one sold out at 6:44am this morning, and rego opened around 6pmish!] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

===2023 - Year Two: The Lost Empire===
This event took place from June 23-25, 2023, remaining at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park. The [[Guests of Honor]] were [https://kusakidesu.carrd.co/ Kusaki], who performed as a DJ during the Dead Dog Dance, and WickedInsignia, who created the poster for Aurawra's 3rd year. Both Guests of Honor ran a community panel for attendees to visit. Shirt art was designed by Meroaw, and a lanyard was designed for Sponsor registrants by Arinaca, and a sponsor pin was designed by previous year's Guest of Honor Mamath. Pins for convention volunteers were designed by Pumpkinpaws.

Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den and a single day Artist's Alley on, a movie, showing The Adventures of Tintin, A Pub Quiz night, A Games night featuring MTG tournaments and open play on video games setups in the games room, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. Another sticker wall was provided by the convention again this year, which was a printed canvas with the convention's title on it for the convention attendees to stick their personal stickers to, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The closing ceremony featured an AR segment announcing the new convention during which the chairperson of the convention, Shadow, was shown transposed into a virtual space, which showed graphics relating to the announcement of the Aurawra 2024 theme. The next event was announced in this AR segment for July 26-28, 2024, at a new location at The PARKROYAL, Parramatta.

===2024 - Year 3: Mountains of Mayhem===
This took place from June 26-28, 2024, at a new location; The PARKROYAL, Parramatta. Registration opened for the event on July 14th, 2023.

===2025 - Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon===
Year 4 will take place on July 25th – 27th 2025, and will be hosted at PARKROYAL Parramatta. Year 4's tag line is "The Future of Yesterday's Tomorrow, TODAY" <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1817470046924591330] We hope that our loyal customers will reinvest in our next financial quarter with Aurawra Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon.
Shareholders will have the option to purchase their attendance in this exciting investment in the coming months.
Keep that portfolio ready for a 2025 Q3 Launch - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

==Charity==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Charity !! Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 2020
| [https://www.wires.org.au/ WIRES]
| Postponed
| A range of charities that would support those affected by the [[w:2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfires]] were selected by Aurawra staff with the final choice being decided by community vote. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1226038384356802560?s=20&t=Yab_rc8jIVPX6tqdqBo0FQ Aurawra will be supporting those affected by the NSW fires, and we need your help choosing how we do so. See here for more details on how we’re choosing our charity this year: http://Aurawra.org/charity] - Aurawra, Twitter</ref>
|-
| 2021
| WIRES
| $1,005<ref>[https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aurawra Virtu-Aurawra event donation page]</ref>
|
|-
| 2022
| [https://www.twenty10.org.au/ Twenty10]
| $6,978.35<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1552577255842271232 We're proud to announce that due to the generous donations from our community at Aurawra we have raised $6978.35 for Twenty10]</ref>
|
|-
| 2023
| [https://gendercentre.org.au/ The Gender Centre]
| $13,562<ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/320 We're proud to announce that, as a result of the generous donations made by our attendees, Aurawra was able to raise a total of $13,562 for The Gender Centre.]</ref>
|
|-
| 2024
| [https://www.sydneywildlife.org.au/ Sydney Wildlife Rescue] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1804047464036733129] This year Aurawra will be supporting Sydney Wildlife Rescue!
This rescue organisation works in Sydney to rescue and care for sick and injured native wildlife and safely release them back into the wild. - Aurawra Twitter - June 21 2024 </ref>
| $20246 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We raised $20246 for our charity; Sydney Wildlife Centre] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
|
|-
| 2025
| [https://www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au/ The Wheen Bee Foundation] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1920026697405022500] We are proud to announce that our charity for Aurawra year 4 is... the Wheen Bee Foundation!
The foundation promotes awareness of the importance of bees for food security, and raises funds for research that addresses many threats to bees. Retrieved August 28, 2025 </ref>
| $21061 <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1955178552644735191] - Aurwara Twitter (Retrieved August 28, 2025)</ref>
|
|}

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/Aurawra/ Aurawra] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con Aurawra] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/aurawra.org Aurawra] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://t.me/AurawraUpdates Aurawra] on [[Telegram]] (announcements)
* [https://www.instagram.com/aurawra_con Aurawra] on [[Instagram]]

* {{con resources}}

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Fursuites

2025-11-02T01:03:07Z

Skibidi: categories

'''Fursuites''' is a meme that originated within the Australian furry fandom. The term was originally created to shame inexpensive fursuits in a derogatory manner, but is instead used ironically to parody elitism and gatekeeping within the furry fandom.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, Australian news outlet [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]] published an article covering the Sydney furry convention [[Harbour City Fur Con]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood]. Archived 28 Jul 2018.</ref> The article interviewed HCFC chairman [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and fursuiting.

The narrative of the article paints the sexual aspects of the furry fandom in a negative light, and makes an unsavory association between sex and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits.

{{quote|He said the “weird” furries — such as those into furry foot fetishes or overly into the sexual aspect of the culture — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘fursuites’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

He was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he compared to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high quality fursuit would cost $5000 USD, which was an incredibly high estimate at the time. Comparatively, the article states that "furries can have a “bad” costume made locally for around $1000".

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
Because of how out of touch these comments were, the article quickly became a major talking point within the Australian fandom. The "fursuites" quote was an insult to anyone who's fursuit cost less than $5000 USD, which represented the vast majority of HCFC attendees and Australian furries in general. In particular, there were almost no Australian fursuit makers who charged that much at the time, which essentially made these comments an insult to all "locally made" Australian fursuits.

The term was widely adopted in an ironic manner, with furries referring to their own suits as "fursuites", and joking about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed.

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "Fursuites welcome" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "Fursuite Con".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up NeonFur has massive potential especially when ConFurgence is going through upheaval and Fursuite con (HCFC) has no dances, headless lounge and a one day dealer's den the only other convention options available are FurDU and the Western Australia ones.]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref>

In an article on [[Flayrah]], writer Sonious used the "fursuites" incident as an example of elitism and classism within the furry fandom.<ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandomHarbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and fursuit creators as Guests of Honor reinforced these issues, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC fursuit walk had explicitly excluded partial fursuits as a reflection of this attitude. They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.

== See Also ==
* [[Harbour City Fur Con]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Memes]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2018 births]]

Harbour City Fur Con

2025-11-02T00:52:24Z

Skibidi: "See Also" section

{{Infobox convention
|name = Harbour City Fur Con
|logo = [[File:HarbourCityFurCon.jpg|300px]]
|subject = [[Convention]]
|location = {{flagdiv|aus|Vibe Hotel, [[w:Sydney|Sydney]]<ref>[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc/location Location] on the Harbour City Fur Con website. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>, [[w:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]}}
|url = https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc
|status = Defunct (2017-2019)
|first = July 21-23, 2017<ref name="2017website">[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con website]. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>
|organizer = [[CBRFUR]]<ref>[http://www.abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=13603344529 Historical Details for ABN 13 603 344 529, CBRFUR Pty Ltd registered the business name Harbour City Fur Con from 28 July 2016 to 7 December 2017]. Retrieved 2 April 2019.</ref>
}}

'''Harbour City Fur Con''' was a [[furry convention]] held in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], Australia. The first convention took place in 2017 at the Vibe Hotel Sydney. The last convention took place in 2019.

== Events ==
Events included:<ref name="2017website"/>
* [[Art]] and discussion panels
* "lowercase" event with two hours of free drinks for all attendees and [[DJ]]s playing music
* [[Dealers den]]
* D-I-Y workshops
* [[Fursuit]] photoshoot at the rooftop
* [[Fursuit Parade|Fursuit walk]] to Hyde Park
* Meet-and-greet drinks at the Curve Café
* Party Floor
* Videogaming tournaments and VR setups

== History ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Theme !! [[Guests of Honour]] !!Description
|-
| 2017
| "[[w:Vaporwave|Vaporwave]]"<ref name="2017website"/>
| [[Aycee]] (USA), [[Tacklebox]] (Canada), and [[Sparky Can Do!]] (New Zealand).<ref name="2017website"/>
| July 21-23, 2017, at the Vibe Hotel Sydney. Theme explained on the convention website as "a nostalgic fascination with retro cultural aesthetics from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. This covers [[video game]]s, technology, postmodern Japanese culture, advertising and lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music."
|-
| 2018
| 'Neo-Tokyo'
|
| Held July 27-29, 2018.
|-
| 2019
| 'Space Dreams'
|
| Held July 26-28, 2019 at the The Sydney Boulevard Hotel.
|}

The last HCFC took place in 2019. It has since been succeeded by [[Aurawra]], with a lot of the talent, staff and volunteers from HCFC involved in its creation.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:HarbourCityFurCon2017Logo.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2017
File:HarbourCityFurCon2019.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2019
</gallery>

== See Also ==
* [[Fursuites]]
* [[Aurawra]]

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/HarbourCityFurCon/ Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/HCFurCon Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwfVmu-jrLoi7OrWO4wwoQ5Q3q-SZJY8 HCFC 2018 photos] by [[Canid Wolf]]

{{Australia}}
{{Conventions Southern Hemisphere}}

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Sydney]]

Fursuites

2025-11-02T00:47:45Z

Skibidi: Adding a Twitter screenshot to illustrate the term's usage

'''Fursuites''' is a meme that originated within the Australian furry fandom. The term was originally created to shame inexpensive fursuits in a derogatory manner, but is instead used ironically to parody elitism and gatekeeping within the furry fandom.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, Australian news outlet [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]] published an article covering the Sydney furry convention [[Harbour City Fur Con]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood]. Archived 28 Jul 2018.</ref> The article interviewed HCFC chairman [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and fursuiting.

The narrative of the article paints the sexual aspects of the furry fandom in a negative light, and makes an unsavory association between sex and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits.

{{quote|He said the “weird” furries — such as those into furry foot fetishes or overly into the sexual aspect of the culture — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘fursuites’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

He was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he compared to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high quality fursuit would cost $5000 USD, which was an incredibly high estimate at the time. Comparatively, the article states that "furries can have a “bad” costume made locally for around $1000".

== Spread ==
[[File:FursuitesTwitter.png|200px|right|thumb|Example of the term being used ironically, implying that the poster will be banned from HCFC for owning a "fursuite"]]
Because of how out of touch these comments were, the article quickly became a major talking point within the Australian fandom. The "fursuites" quote was an insult to anyone who's fursuit cost less than $5000 USD, which represented the vast majority of HCFC attendees and Australian furries in general. In particular, there were almost no Australian fursuit makers who charged that much at the time, which essentially made these comments an insult to all "locally made" Australian fursuits.

The term was widely adopted in an ironic manner, with furries referring to their own suits as "fursuites", and joking about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed.

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "Fursuites welcome" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "Fursuite Con".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up NeonFur has massive potential especially when ConFurgence is going through upheaval and Fursuite con (HCFC) has no dances, headless lounge and a one day dealer's den the only other convention options available are FurDU and the Western Australia ones.]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref>

In an article on [[Flayrah]], writer Sonious used the "fursuites" incident as an example of elitism and classism within the furry fandom.<ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandomHarbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and fursuit creators as Guests of Honor reinforced these issues, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC fursuit walk had explicitly excluded partial fursuits as a reflection of this attitude. They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.

== See Also ==
* [[Harbour City Fur Con]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Memes]]

File:FursuitesTwitter.png

2025-11-02T00:38:15Z

Skibidi: https://x.com/riofluffbutt/status/1023488871630168066

== Summary ==
https://x.com/riofluffbutt/status/1023488871630168066
== Licensing ==
{{screenshot}}

Fursuites

2025-11-02T00:28:00Z

Skibidi: Created page with ''''Fursuites''' is a meme that originated within the Australian furry fandom. The term was originally created to shame inexpensive fursuits in a derogatory manner, but is inst...'

'''Fursuites''' is a meme that originated within the Australian furry fandom. The term was originally created to shame inexpensive fursuits in a derogatory manner, but is instead used ironically to parody elitism and gatekeeping within the furry fandom.

== Origin ==

On July 28, 2018, Australian news outlet [[W:News.com.au|news.com.au]] published an article covering the Sydney furry convention [[Harbour City Fur Con]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180730045323/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/i-was-kicked-out-of-home-aussie-furries-speak-out-say-theyre-misunderstood/news-story/b3d3859034e2b3b37195e3eecd99a2e5 ‘I was kicked out of home’: Aussie furries speak out, say they’re misunderstood]. Archived 28 Jul 2018.</ref> The article interviewed HCFC chairman [[Captain Otter]], and predominantly focused on his relation to the furry fandom and fursuiting.

The narrative of the article paints the sexual aspects of the furry fandom in a negative light, and makes an unsavory association between sex and inexpensive, poorly-made, colorful fursuits.

{{quote|He said the “weird” furries — such as those into furry foot fetishes or overly into the sexual aspect of the culture — can be spotted a mile away because of their over-the-top, rainbow coloured fursuits.

“We call them ‘fursuites’, which is a codeword which basically means someone with a really bad fursuit,” he said.}}

He was quoted as owning seven fursuits, which he compared to pairs of shoes, and claimed that a high quality fursuit would cost $5000 USD, which was an incredibly high estimate at the time. Comparatively, the article states that "furries can have a “bad” costume made locally for around $1000".

== Spread ==

Because of how out of touch these comments were, the article quickly became a major talking point within the Australian fandom. The "fursuites" quote was an insult to anyone who's fursuit cost less than $5000 USD, which represented the vast majority of HCFC attendees and Australian furries in general. In particular, there were almost no Australian fursuit makers who charged that much at the time, which essentially made these comments an insult to all "locally made" Australian fursuits.

The term was widely adopted in an ironic manner, with furries referring to their own suits as "fursuites", and joking about hypothetical highly exclusive events they were hosting where "fursuites" would not be allowed.

Announcements for [[FurJAM]] 2018 explicitly mentioned "Fursuites welcome" in reference to this,<ref>[https://t.me/NSWFursAnnouncements/18 Furjam is running from the 14th-16th September, 2018. Partials and Fursuites welcome Hope to see you there!]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> with some furries referring to HCFC as "Fursuite Con".<ref>[https://www.weasyl.com/journal/134336/neonfur-2018-write-up NeonFur has massive potential especially when ConFurgence is going through upheaval and Fursuite con (HCFC) has no dances, headless lounge and a one day dealer's den the only other convention options available are FurDU and the Western Australia ones.]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref>

In an article on [[Flayrah]], writer Sonious used the "fursuites" incident as an example of elitism and classism within the furry fandom.<ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/7403/harbouring-classism-australian-convention-chair-highlights-elitism-furry-fandomHarbouring Classism: Australian convention chair highlights elitism in furry fandom]. Archived 2 November 2025.</ref> They pointed out that HCFC's emphasis on fursuits and fursuit creators as Guests of Honor reinforced these issues, and that the group photos taken at the HCFC fursuit walk had explicitly excluded partial fursuits as a reflection of this attitude. They also pointed out the irony of this attitude being so prevalent at such a small con, capped at 300 attendees, in the relatively small Australian fandom.

== See Also ==
* [[Harbour City Fur Con]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Memes]]

Aurawra

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Aurawra
|logo = [[File:Aurawra_banner.png|300px]]
|subject = [[Convention]]
|location = {{flagdiv|aus|PARKROYAL Parramatta,[[w:Parramatta|Parramatta]], [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], [[w:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]}}
|url = http://www.aurawra.org/
|status = Ongoing

|first = July 22 - July 24, 2022
|organizer = NSW Anthro Group<ref name="TwitterAnnouncement">[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1175347752026329089 "NSW Anthro Group is proud to announce Aurawra, a full-scale, three day convention held from the 24th to the 26th of July 2020 at Wolli Creek."] - Aurawra, Twitter (21 September 2019)</ref>
}}

'''Aurawra''' is a [[furry convention]] held in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]. The con has been running annually since 2022.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/schedule Schedule - Aurawra]</ref> The convention is run by the staff of [[FurJAM]] and other organisers and helpers from various New South Wales Furry events.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/staff Staff - Aurawra]</ref>

The name "Aurawra" references Australia and the [[Wikipedia:aurora australis|aurora australis]].<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/ Aurawra]. Retrieved 17 October 2019.</ref> The choice of name was also blamed on "bad advice from a [[dragon]]."<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1176352133580353537 A lot of you are surely wondering “Why is it called Aurawra?”. It’s because we took bad advice from a dragon. Don’t trust dragons, they’re insidious and sneaky.] - Aurawra, Twitter (24 September 2019)</ref>

Aurawra has three mascots, Aster the Crocodile (who was named as a part of a community poll), Billiam the Bilby and Quortney the Quoll.

== History ==
The first Aurawra was originally planned for 24-26th July, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed three times until it eventually took place in 2022.

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Guest of Honor !! Attendance !! Location
|-
| 2022
| 22 - 24th July
| New Beginnings
| Mamath
| 324 <ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/152 We almost forgot to say, our first year had a fantastic 324 registrants and staff! We're excited to be doubling that number next year!] - Aurwara, Telegram (September 12, 2022)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2023
| 23 - 25th June
| The Lost Empire
| Kusaki, WickedInsignia
| 671 <ref>[https://t.me/c/1436114461/100977 Last year we had 671 attendees!] - Aurwara, Telegram (April 26, 2024)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2024
| 26 - 28th July
| Mountains of Mayhem
|
| 966 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We had 966 unique furry registrants] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|-
| 2025
| 25 - 27th July
| Tomorrow’s Horizon
|
| TBD
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|}

===Covid Delays===
====2020====
After being announced at [[FurJAM]] 2019, the convention was originally planned to be held on 24-26 July 2020, at Wolli Creek Novotel Sydney International Airport. The event was originally proposed to run alongside the external kink-focused night club event, [[The Pound (event)|The Pound]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1182857193458003969?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg We're proud to announce that @ThePoundSydney will be running alongside Aurawra in 2020! We hope you're ready for a rocking time of dancing and fun at the only Furry Night club event in Sydney!] - Aurawra, Twitter (October 12, 2019)</ref>

Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation and restrictions on large gatherings of people, registration was suspended temporarily on March 18, 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1240163540737994752 In light of the new regulations, we are now in negotiations with the hotel and our other suppliers to discuss our options in order to take the safest course of action. In the meantime we'll be suspending purchases of any new registrations until we have confirmed our heading.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 18, 2020)</ref> A week later, the first event was delayed until July 23-25, 2021. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1241997952484175873 Unfortunately due to COVID-19, we will have to postpone our 2020 convention until July 23-25th, 2021. All registration will be automatically transferred and we're working with the hotel to move all booked rooms to next year.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 23, 2020)</ref>

On the weekend of July 24-26 2020, when the con was originally scheduled to run in-person, Aurawra ran an online event instead. This included a Digital Dealer's Den, as well as a Virtual Fursuit Walk.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1286499864319156226?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Here’s a thread of what you can expect for the Aurawra 2020 Digital Weekend... <thread>] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 24, 2020)</ref>

====2021====
A second delay occurred due to the con hotels contract as a quarantine hotel being extended with the NSW government, forcing them to change locations to the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park and delaying the convention run time till July 30th to August 2nd 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1392298482434670603?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Due to ongoing covid fears the NSW Government has extended a contract with the Novotel to quarantine Air Service Staff over the dates of our convention. We will now be hosting Aurawra 2021 at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park from 30th July to 1st of August.] - Aurawra, Twitter (May 12, 221)</ref>

A third and final delay occurred when a particularly virulent strain of Covid caused lockdowns all throughout the Sydney and Greater Sydney region, causing staff to delay the convention forward to the next year, 22-24 July 2022.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1409739203563319305?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hello Explorers, With the resurgence of a particularly virulent strain of the COVID virus in Sydney, in the interests of the safety of all our attendees, we are planning to postpone our event until 2022. We will automatically be rolling over all registrations to the new dates. We have already made arrangements with the hotel, and a new date for 2022 will be announced shortly.] - Aurawra, Twitter (June 29, 2021)</ref>

In lieu of running a physical event in 2021, a virtual streaming event took place on Twitch featuring streamers, artists and DJ's from around Australia. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1417031458103889921?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hey there explorers, We have some fun stuff planned for the online weekend of (June [July] 30 to August 1) including art, games, DJ's and even a movie night. The schedule should hopefully be published by the end of the week so you'll have an idea of what you can look forward to.] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 19, 2021)</ref> Pins for people who volunteered their time for this event were designed by Meroaw and distributed at the 2022 event.

===2022 - Year One: New Beginnings===
Running from July 22-24, 2022, Aurawra was able to host its first in person event since its announcement three years prior. In the interest of community safety, several safety practices were put in place including limited attendee numbers, room capacities and mask requirements. No extra registrations were sold due to the already three years worth of backlogged registrations and no day passes were available to comply with hotel restrictions. The Guest of Honour was Mamath, who also designed a pin for sponsor registrants. Shirt art was designed by Znackish and a further sponsor bag item, a can cooler was designed by Carni. Pins for con volunteers were designed by ScribblyNoodle.

Due to wet weather, the Fursuit Walk was cancelled with the photo taking place within the panel rooms. Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den, a movie and games night, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. The convention also introduced the idea of a sticker wall, which was a canvas on which attendees could add their personal stickers, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The next event was announced at the closing ceremony for June 23-25, 2023. Registration was opened at the same time, with the Sponsor tier selling out in twelve hours.
<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1551497045156184065?s=20&t=o6GTMmMvgVqw641mpjATjA it actually only took 12! Our last one sold out at 6:44am this morning, and rego opened around 6pmish!] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

===2023 - Year Two: The Lost Empire===
This event took place from June 23-25, 2023, remaining at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park. The [[Guests of Honor]] were [https://kusakidesu.carrd.co/ Kusaki], who performed as a DJ during the Dead Dog Dance, and WickedInsignia, who created the poster for Aurawra's 3rd year. Both Guests of Honor ran a community panel for attendees to visit. Shirt art was designed by Meroaw, and a lanyard was designed for Sponsor registrants by Arinaca, and a sponsor pin was designed by previous year's Guest of Honor Mamath. Pins for convention volunteers were designed by Pumpkinpaws.

Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den and a single day Artist's Alley on, a movie, showing The Adventures of Tintin, A Pub Quiz night, A Games night featuring MTG tournaments and open play on video games setups in the games room, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. Another sticker wall was provided by the convention again this year, which was a printed canvas with the convention's title on it for the convention attendees to stick their personal stickers to, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The closing ceremony featured an AR segment announcing the new convention during which the chairperson of the convention, Shadow, was shown transposed into a virtual space, which showed graphics relating to the announcement of the Aurawra 2024 theme. The next event was announced in this AR segment for July 26-28, 2024, at a new location at The PARKROYAL, Parramatta.

===2024 - Year 3: Mountains of Mayhem===
This took place from June 26-28, 2024, at a new location; The PARKROYAL, Parramatta. Registration opened for the event on July 14th, 2023.

===2025 - Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon===
Year 4 will take place on July 25th – 27th 2025, and will be hosted at PARKROYAL Parramatta. Year 4's tag line is "The Future of Yesterday's Tomorrow, TODAY" <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1817470046924591330] We hope that our loyal customers will reinvest in our next financial quarter with Aurawra Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon.
Shareholders will have the option to purchase their attendance in this exciting investment in the coming months.
Keep that portfolio ready for a 2025 Q3 Launch - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

==Charity==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Charity !! Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 2020
| [https://www.wires.org.au/ WIRES]
| Postponed
| A range of charities that would support those affected by the [[w:2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfires]] were selected by Aurawra staff with the final choice being decided by community vote. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1226038384356802560?s=20&t=Yab_rc8jIVPX6tqdqBo0FQ Aurawra will be supporting those affected by the NSW fires, and we need your help choosing how we do so. See here for more details on how we’re choosing our charity this year: http://Aurawra.org/charity] - Aurawra, Twitter</ref>
|-
| 2021
| WIRES
| $1,005<ref>[https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aurawra Virtu-Aurawra event donation page]</ref>
|
|-
| 2022
| [https://www.twenty10.org.au/ Twenty10]
| $6,978.35<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1552577255842271232 We're proud to announce that due to the generous donations from our community at Aurawra we have raised $6978.35 for Twenty10]</ref>
|
|-
| 2023
| [https://gendercentre.org.au/ The Gender Centre]
| $13,562<ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/320 We're proud to announce that, as a result of the generous donations made by our attendees, Aurawra was able to raise a total of $13,562 for The Gender Centre.]</ref>
|
|-
| 2024
| [https://www.sydneywildlife.org.au/ Sydney Wildlife Rescue] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1804047464036733129] This year Aurawra will be supporting Sydney Wildlife Rescue!
This rescue organisation works in Sydney to rescue and care for sick and injured native wildlife and safely release them back into the wild. - Aurawra Twitter - June 21 2024 </ref>
| $20246 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We raised $20246 for our charity; Sydney Wildlife Centre] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
|
|-
| 2025
| [https://www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au/ The Wheen Bee Foundation] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1920026697405022500] We are proud to announce that our charity for Aurawra year 4 is... the Wheen Bee Foundation!
The foundation promotes awareness of the importance of bees for food security, and raises funds for research that addresses many threats to bees. Retrieved August 28, 2025 </ref>
| $21061 <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1955178552644735191] - Aurwara Twitter (Retrieved August 28, 2025)</ref>
|
|}

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://www.aurawra.org/ Aurawra official website]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/aurawra.org Aurawra] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/Aurawra/ Aurawra] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con Aurawra] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://t.me/AurawraUpdates Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/aurawra_con Aurawra_con] on Instagram

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SydFurCM

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Sydney Furry Coffee Meet
| logo = [[File:SydFurCMLogo.jpeg|200px]]
| subject = [[Furmeet]]
| location = [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], [[w:Australia| Australia]]
| url = [https://twitter.com/SydFurCM/ SydFurCM Twitter]
| status = Active
| first = 2008
| organizer = NSWFurs
}}

The '''Sydney Furry Coffee Meet (SydFurCM)''' ''('''Coffee Meet''')'' is a regular [[furmeet]] that has been active since 2008 in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], [[w:Australia| Australia]]. It takes place on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, chosen due to the pun. ("fur"st, "fur"sday...)

==External Links==
[https://twitter.com/SydFurCM SydfurCM Twitter]

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Spiggleedoo

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[[File:Spiggs2025.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Photograph of birb at Bafurst 2025]]
'''Spiggleedoo''', also known as '''Spiggs''' (stylized as '''mr_spiggs''') and '''Gazzah''', is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[W:Sydney|Sydney]], Australia.<ref>[https://www.furtrack.com/user/Spiggleedoo Spiggleedoo's profile] on [[FurTrack]]. Retrieved October 25, 2025.</ref>

== Fandom involvemnent ==
=== Fursona ===

Spiggleedoo's [[fursona]] is a [[W:galah|galah]] with pink [[feather]]s. Some [[commission art]] depicts the [[character]] as a [[W:piñata|piñata]].<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50900444/ ''Gazzah: Become Piñata''] post by [[Kludge]] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Dated February 5, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2025.</ref>

=== Fursuit ===

Spiggleedoo's character [[fursuit]] was created by ''[[Stitch Up Fursuits]]''.<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/spiggleedoo.bsky.social/post/3ltj6uxgjjs2v ''Introducing the one and only, Spiggleedoo in full suit flavour!''] post by Spiggleedoo on [[BlueSky]]. Dated July 9, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.furtrack.com/user/Spiggleedoo Spiggleedoo] on [[FurTrack]]
* [https://www.tumblr.com/spiggleedoo Spiggleedoo] on [[Tumblr]]
* [https://x.com/mr_spiggs Spiggleedoo] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/spiggleedoo.bsky.social Spiggleedoo] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/spiggleedoo/ Spiggleedoo] on [[Instagram]]

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== Summary ==
Taken from here:
https://www.furtrack.com/user/Spiggleedoo/fursuiting/1287303
== Licensing ==
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FurDU

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Furry Down Under
| logo = [[File:Furry_Down_Under_-_logo.jpg|FurDU|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|aus|[[wikipedia:Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast,]] [[wikipedia:Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], [[wikipedia:Australia|Australia]]}}
| url = http://www.furdu.com.au
| status = Ongoing
| first = April 23-25, 2010
| final =
| organizer = Furry Down Under Inc.
| resources = {{con resources|FurDU}}
}}
{{FurDU}}
'''Furry Down Under''' ('''FurDU''') is a [[furry convention]] that is held annually on the [[W:Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], in [[W:Queensland (Australia)|Queensland]], Australia. It is currently the largest furry convention in Australia.

== Programming ==
FurDU runs for three days, with programming starting Friday and ending Sunday night (or early into Monday morning).

Since 2013, the Thursday before the convention has become popular for 'pre-con' meet-ups by attendees. In 2014 the Thursday was nicknamed 'Day Zero' by convention organizers even though there was no official programming scheduled for that day. Registration pick-up is typically available on the Thursday to reduce rego lines during the con.

===Art and merchandise===

Since the conventions founding in 2010, FurDU has offered dealers tables for attendees to sell artwork and merchandise. Between 2010 and 2012 due to hotel space restrictions, the dealers area always shared a common area with the main convention space and it was only possible to offer a strictly limited number of table spaces.

While available table spaces improved at the [http://www.watermarkhotelgoldcoast.com.au/ Watermark Hotel] in 2012, permitting a larger number of dealers to trade, it wasn't until 2013 with the transition to the Outrigger Hotel that FurDU dealers were for the first time able to be provided with separate designated dealers den in which to trade from.

In 2013 and 2014 the dealers den trading hours were restricted to only two days in order to allocate the dealers room for other convention activities on the third.

As of 2019 onwards, FurDU boasts the largest dedicated market for furry artists in Australia. The Dealers Den operates all three days, with the 2023 convention at Crowne Plaza and Oaks Gold Coast also introducing a more laid back artists alley. FurDU also offers its own art and merchandise at furdu.com.au and in person at con operations.

===Fursuiting===

There are several events and other facilities for [[fursuiter]]s. These events change each year with the program, with the exception of the [[Fursuit Games]], [[Fursuit Walk]], and [[Fursuit Photography]] which have been traditionally held since the founding.

The [[Headless Lounge]], an area that only fursuiters can enter where they can freely un-[[suit]] and relax, has progressively increased in size each year as the number of fursuiters in attendance has also grown. Between 2010 and 2012 the headless lounge was a simple cordoned-off area with a gazebo set up for privacy, this area usually shared one of the smaller convention spaces such as a game room or chill-out area.

The transition to the [http://www.outrigger.com/hotels-resorts/australia/queensland/outrigger-surfers-paradise/overview Outrigger Hotel] in 2013 saw the introduction of a separate 70 square meter self-contained room used only as a dedicated headless lounge. This was the first time that the convention had ever been physically able to allocate a separate room specifically just for Fursuiters. In 2014 the same layout with this dedicated room was repeated, however, the fursuit lounge was scheduled to open later on day one as this room was temporally used to house part of the initial registration queue on Friday morning.

== History ==
FurDU was originally intended to be held in [[W:Melbourne|Melbourne]]. Due to the original organizers relocating to Queensland, it was instead changed to the Gold Coast, with the added benefit of being a major Australian holiday destination.

[[File:FurDU_Attendance_Graph.png|thumb|right|300px|FurDU Attendance Statistics]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Attendance !! Location
|-
| [[FurDU 2010|2010]]
| 23 - 25th Apr
| The Beach
| 92
| Vibe Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2011|2011]]
| 15 - 17th Apr
| Nightlife
| 150
| Vibe Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2012|2012]]
| 27 - 29th Apr
| Carnival
| 300
| Watermark Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2013|2013]]
| 26 - 28th Apr
| Steampunk - The World Of Tomorrow
| 352
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2014|2014]]
| 28 - 30th Mar
| Fhloston Paradise
| 563
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2015|2015]]
| 1 - 3rd May<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/permalink/10152635038923453/ Furry Down Under Announces 2015 Dates & Opens Pre-Registration]'' via FurDU official Facebook group</ref>
| Jurassic Safari<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/490727252665987072 Tweet] on the FurDU account on [[Twitter]]. Dated July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.</ref>
| 490*
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2016|2016]]
| 27 - 29th May
| Toon Town
| 533
| The Mantra on View (previously called Outrigger), Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2017|2017]]
| 5 - 7th May
| The Outback <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/774497257072783360 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter. Dated September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.</ref>
| 600
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2018|2018]]
| 4 - 6th May
| Film Noir
| 680
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2019|2019]]
| 31st May - 2nd June
| Apocalypse - Back To The Beach
| 800
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2021|2021]]
| 7 - 9th May
| "Mad Science" <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156653927609263 Post] from the FurDU Facebook. Dated June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.</ref>
| 639
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2022|2022]]
| 29th April - 1st May
| Pirates
| 899
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2023|2023]]
| 12 - 14th May
| Retro Gaming
| 1,219 <ref>''[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/1659164097470947328 Tweet] - FurDU Twitter. Dated/Retrieved May 18, 2023''</ref>
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast<ref>''[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/1565104645915156490 Tweet]'' FurDU announces contract with Oaks Hotel, Gold Coast.</ref>
|-
| [[FurDU 2024|2024]]
| 19 - 21 April <ref>''[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/941 Telegram Channel Message]'' FurDU announces FurDU 2024 dates plus upcoming Tails of Terror event.</ref>
| Space - Furbidden Planet
| 1,421
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
|-
| [[FurDU 2025 | 2025]]
| 4 - 6 April <ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1809407978589847941 "Get ready to unleash the fur-ocious fun at FurDU 2025!"] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Posted July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.</ref>
| Gods and Monsters
| 2,086 <ref>''[https://bsky.app/profile/furdu.com.au/post/3lmql24gjhk2a] - FurDU Bluesky. Dated/Retrieved 14 April 2025''</ref>
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
|}
''*'''2015:''' A drop in attendance occurred in 2015, which is believed to be attributed to severe weather closing airports on both the Gold Coast and Brisbane on Friday May 1st, 2015 (the first day of the convention) which resulted in a number of flights being cancelled.'' 
''*'''2020:''' FurDU 2020 was originally scheduled for 1 - 3rd May, 2020. It was postponed until 2021 due to issues related to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2518614671732117&id=1712351495691776&sfnsn=mo ''Unfortunately due to the new laws banning gatherings over 500 people, and our concern for attendees health, FurDU will be postponed until 2021''] post on [[Facebook]]. Retrieved May 21, 2020.</ref>

Due to its popularity, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the con has become somewhat infamous for having extremely limited con rego. Standard rego usually goes on sale 6 months before the con, and completely sells out within about 15 minutes of it going live.<ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1830235085280530653/video/1] post on [Twitter]. Retrieved October 26, 2025</ref> Reservations at the con hotel sell out even faster than con rego.

Due to this, the FurDU website has an entire system to pre-fill rego details in order to increase people's chances of buying rego as soon as it goes on sale.<ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1958879400595759239] post on [Twitter]. Retrieved October 26, 2025</ref>

===Special guests===

FurDU first started featuring special guests (usually one local, and one international) as part of the convention content in 2012. Since then, it has featured the following special guests;

* 2012: [[ActFur on Air|Actfur On Air]], Dustin, Lupie, [[Anthrax]], [[W:Matt Hollywood|Matt Hollywood]]
* 2013: [[StuCat]], [[Foxamoore]]
* 2014: [[Silverfox5213|SilverFox]], [[Foxamoore]], Vurt
* 2015: [[Jaye Stoat]], [[Macroceli]]
* 2016: [[Pepper_Coyote|Pepper Coyote]]
* 2017: [[Kyell_Gold|Kyell Gold]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/787928267164487680 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, Second 2017 GOH Announced Dated 13 Oct 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>, PJ Saber (aka [[Kaz_(Australia)|Kaz]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/786480625389674496 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, First 2017 GOH Announced Dated 17 Oct 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>, Deus Ex Moose
* 2018: [[Darren Close]], Luvbites (BearPatrol, Electrixocket), Tracey Butler.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/891892631906603008 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, Second 2018 GOH Announced Dated 31 Jul 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.</ref>
* 2019: [[Foxamoore]], [[Pepper_Coyote|Pepper Coyote]], [[Muttasaur]], [[StuCat]]
* 2021: [[Faux Veritas]], [[Skyhigh Studios]]
* 2022: [[SunsetScorpion]]
* 2023: [https://magicdawolfy.com/ Magicdawolfy], [[Adler the Eagle]]
* 2024: [[Toxi_De_Vyne|Toxi De Vyne]], [[Jib_Kodi|Jib Kodi]]
* 2025: [[Rick_Griffin|Rick Griffin]], [[Loprov|Loprov]], CoolKoinu

===Charity===

Furry Down Under has sponsored the following [[charities]]:

* 2010: [http://www.wildlifewarriors.org.au/ Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors]
* 2011: Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
* 2012: Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
* 2013: [http://www.awlqld.com.au/ Animal Welfare League of Queensland], raised ~$4,600 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/permalink/10151656794613453/?comment_id=10151656873853453&offset=0&total_comments=4 Comment by FurDU volunteer] on the FurDU Group on [[Facebook]]. Dated April 30, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.</ref>
* 2014: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,296.80 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152142712390945&set=gm.10152481845143453&type=1 Post] on the FurDU Group on [[Facebook]]. Dated May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.</ref>
* 2015: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $5,883.60 AUD<ref>[https://twitter.com/JetDingo/status/595504102819278848 Tweet] by [[Jet Dingo]] on [[Twitter]]. Dated May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.</ref>
* 2016: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $3,740 AUD
* 2017: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,318.25 AUD
* 2018: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,095 AUD
* 2019: [http://freshstartrescue.wixsite.com/freshstart Fresh Start Rescue], raised $7,000.00 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FreshStartRescue/posts/2367617153295730 Post] from the Fresh Start Rescue Facebook. Dated June 6, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.</ref>
* 2021: Fresh Start Rescue and [https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/about-us/nsw-rfs-and-brigades-donations-fund The NSW Rural Fire Service and Brigades Donations Fund], raised $5,570 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/622 FurDU Announcements] message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved December 6, 2022</ref>
* 2022: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $7,500.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/703 FurDU Announcements] screenshot & message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved December 6, 2022</ref>
* 2023: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $14,000.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/913 FurDU Announcements] screenshot & message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved May 18, 2023</ref>
* 2024: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $17,220.00 AUD <ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1783737210577232125 "A huge thanks to everyone who made it to FurDU 2024."] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Posted April 26, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.</ref>
* 2025: WildLife Empire, raised $29,310.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/1453 FurDU Announcements] message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved April 5, 2023</ref>

==Organization==

Since 2016, the FurDU convention has been owned and operated by [[Furry Down Under, Inc]]. a registered [[non-profit association]].
.
The association's committee is elected each year in keeping with its rules and bylaws. Elected management committee members are charged with the running of the convention, while also managing the association's general affairs.
The elected chairman of the association also resides in the FurDU convention as its chairman.

Prior to its incorporation in 2016, FurDU was owned by the founders; [[Oz Kangaroo]] and [[FlameDrake]], and operated with a volunteer committee of close friends.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://furdu.com.au/ FurDU] - official website
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/furdu FurDU] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/ FurDU] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/FurDUcon FurDU] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furrydownunder/profile FurDU] on [[LiveJournal]] (inactive)

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{{Conventions Southern Hemisphere}}

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[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2010 births]]
[[Category:18+ event]]
[[it:FurDU]]

FurDU

2025-10-26T12:29:03Z

Skibidi: Venues section is completely redundant, that info is already in the "History" section

{{Infobox convention
| name = Furry Down Under
| logo = [[File:Furry_Down_Under_-_logo.jpg|FurDU|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|aus|[[wikipedia:Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast,]] [[wikipedia:Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], [[wikipedia:Australia|Australia]]}}
| url = http://www.furdu.com.au
| status = Ongoing
| first = April 23-25, 2010
| final =
| organizer = Furry Down Under Inc.
| resources = {{con resources|FurDU}}
}}
{{FurDU}}
'''Furry Down Under''', commonly referred to as '''FurDU''', is a [[furry convention]] that is held annually on the [[W:Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], in [[W:Queensland (Australia)|Queensland]], Australia, and is currently the largest furry convention in Australia.

== Programming ==
FurDU runs for three days, with programming starting Friday and ending Sunday night (or early into Monday morning).

Since 2013, the Thursday before the convention has become popular for 'pre-con' meet-ups by attendees. In 2014 the Thursday was nicknamed 'Day Zero' by convention organizers even though there was no official programming scheduled for that day. Registration pick-up is typically available on the Thursday to reduce rego lines during the con.

===Art and merchandise===

Since the conventions founding in 2010, FurDU has offered dealers tables for attendees to sell artwork and merchandise. Between 2010 and 2012 due to hotel space restrictions, the dealers area always shared a common area with the main convention space and it was only possible to offer a strictly limited number of table spaces.

While available table spaces improved at the [http://www.watermarkhotelgoldcoast.com.au/ Watermark Hotel] in 2012, permitting a larger number of dealers to trade, it wasn't until 2013 with the transition to the Outrigger Hotel that FurDU dealers were for the first time able to be provided with separate designated dealers den in which to trade from.

In 2013 and 2014 the dealers den trading hours were restricted to only two days in order to allocate the dealers room for other convention activities on the third.

As of 2019 onwards, FurDU boasts the largest dedicated market for furry artists in Australia. The Dealers Den operates all three days, with the 2023 convention at Crowne Plaza and Oaks Gold Coast also introducing a more laid back artists alley. FurDU also offers its own art and merchandise at furdu.com.au and in person at con operations.

===Fursuiting===

There are several events and other facilities for [[fursuiter]]s. These events change each year with the program, with the exception of the [[Fursuit Games]], [[Fursuit Walk]], and [[Fursuit Photography]] which have been traditionally held since the founding.

The [[Headless Lounge]], an area that only fursuiters can enter where they can freely un-[[suit]] and relax, has progressively increased in size each year as the number of fursuiters in attendance has also grown. Between 2010 and 2012 the headless lounge was a simple cordoned-off area with a gazebo set up for privacy, this area usually shared one of the smaller convention spaces such as a game room or chill-out area.

The transition to the [http://www.outrigger.com/hotels-resorts/australia/queensland/outrigger-surfers-paradise/overview Outrigger Hotel] in 2013 saw the introduction of a separate 70 square meter self-contained room used only as a dedicated headless lounge. This was the first time that the convention had ever been physically able to allocate a separate room specifically just for Fursuiters. In 2014 the same layout with this dedicated room was repeated, however, the fursuit lounge was scheduled to open later on day one as this room was temporally used to house part of the initial registration queue on Friday morning.

== History ==
FurDU was originally intended to be held in [[W:Melbourne|Melbourne]]. Due to the original organizers relocating to Queensland, it was instead changed to the Gold Coast, with the added benefit of being a major Australian holiday destination.

[[File:FurDU_Attendance_Graph.png|thumb|right|300px|FurDU Attendance Statistics]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Attendance !! Location
|-
| [[FurDU 2010|2010]]
| 23 - 25th Apr
| The Beach
| 92
| Vibe Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2011|2011]]
| 15 - 17th Apr
| Nightlife
| 150
| Vibe Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2012|2012]]
| 27 - 29th Apr
| Carnival
| 300
| Watermark Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2013|2013]]
| 26 - 28th Apr
| Steampunk - The World Of Tomorrow
| 352
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2014|2014]]
| 28 - 30th Mar
| Fhloston Paradise
| 563
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2015|2015]]
| 1 - 3rd May<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/permalink/10152635038923453/ Furry Down Under Announces 2015 Dates & Opens Pre-Registration]'' via FurDU official Facebook group</ref>
| Jurassic Safari<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/490727252665987072 Tweet] on the FurDU account on [[Twitter]]. Dated July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.</ref>
| 490*
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2016|2016]]
| 27 - 29th May
| Toon Town
| 533
| The Mantra on View (previously called Outrigger), Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2017|2017]]
| 5 - 7th May
| The Outback <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/774497257072783360 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter. Dated September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.</ref>
| 600
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2018|2018]]
| 4 - 6th May
| Film Noir
| 680
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2019|2019]]
| 31st May - 2nd June
| Apocalypse - Back To The Beach
| 800
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2021|2021]]
| 7 - 9th May
| "Mad Science" <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156653927609263 Post] from the FurDU Facebook. Dated June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.</ref>
| 639
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2022|2022]]
| 29th April - 1st May
| Pirates
| 899
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2023|2023]]
| 12 - 14th May
| Retro Gaming
| 1,219 <ref>''[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/1659164097470947328 Tweet] - FurDU Twitter. Dated/Retrieved May 18, 2023''</ref>
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast<ref>''[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/1565104645915156490 Tweet]'' FurDU announces contract with Oaks Hotel, Gold Coast.</ref>
|-
| [[FurDU 2024|2024]]
| 19 - 21 April <ref>''[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/941 Telegram Channel Message]'' FurDU announces FurDU 2024 dates plus upcoming Tails of Terror event.</ref>
| Space - Furbidden Planet
| 1,421
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
|-
| [[FurDU 2025 | 2025]]
| 4 - 6 April <ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1809407978589847941 "Get ready to unleash the fur-ocious fun at FurDU 2025!"] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Posted July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.</ref>
| Gods and Monsters
| 2,086 <ref>''[https://bsky.app/profile/furdu.com.au/post/3lmql24gjhk2a] - FurDU Bluesky. Dated/Retrieved 14 April 2025''</ref>
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
|}
''*'''2015:''' A drop in attendance occurred in 2015, which is believed to be attributed to severe weather closing airports on both the Gold Coast and Brisbane on Friday May 1st, 2015 (the first day of the convention) which resulted in a number of flights being cancelled.'' 
''*'''2020:''' FurDU 2020 was originally scheduled for 1 - 3rd May, 2020. It was postponed until 2021 due to issues related to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2518614671732117&id=1712351495691776&sfnsn=mo ''Unfortunately due to the new laws banning gatherings over 500 people, and our concern for attendees health, FurDU will be postponed until 2021''] post on [[Facebook]]. Retrieved May 21, 2020.</ref>

Due to its popularity, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the con has become somewhat infamous for having extremely limited con rego. Standard rego usually goes on sale 6 months before the con, and completely sells out within about 15 minutes of it going live.<ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1830235085280530653/video/1] post on [Twitter]. Retrieved October 26, 2025</ref> Reservations at the con hotel sell out even faster than con rego.

Due to this, the FurDU website has an entire system to pre-fill rego details in order to increase people's chances of buying rego as soon as it goes on sale.<ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1958879400595759239] post on [Twitter]. Retrieved October 26, 2025</ref>

===Special guests===

FurDU first started featuring special guests (usually one local, and one international) as part of the convention content in 2012. Since then, it has featured the following special guests;

* 2012: [[ActFur on Air|Actfur On Air]], Dustin, Lupie, [[Anthrax]], [[W:Matt Hollywood|Matt Hollywood]]
* 2013: [[StuCat]], [[Foxamoore]]
* 2014: [[Silverfox5213|SilverFox]], [[Foxamoore]], Vurt
* 2015: [[Jaye Stoat]], [[Macroceli]]
* 2016: [[Pepper_Coyote|Pepper Coyote]]
* 2017: [[Kyell_Gold|Kyell Gold]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/787928267164487680 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, Second 2017 GOH Announced Dated 13 Oct 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>, PJ Saber (aka [[Kaz_(Australia)|Kaz]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/786480625389674496 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, First 2017 GOH Announced Dated 17 Oct 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>, Deus Ex Moose
* 2018: [[Darren Close]], Luvbites (BearPatrol, Electrixocket), Tracey Butler.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/891892631906603008 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, Second 2018 GOH Announced Dated 31 Jul 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.</ref>
* 2019: [[Foxamoore]], [[Pepper_Coyote|Pepper Coyote]], [[Muttasaur]], [[StuCat]]
* 2021: [[Faux Veritas]], [[Skyhigh Studios]]
* 2022: [[SunsetScorpion]]
* 2023: [https://magicdawolfy.com/ Magicdawolfy], [[Adler the Eagle]]
* 2024: [[Toxi_De_Vyne|Toxi De Vyne]], [[Jib_Kodi|Jib Kodi]]
* 2025: [[Rick_Griffin|Rick Griffin]], [[Loprov|Loprov]], CoolKoinu

===Charity===

Furry Down Under has sponsored the following [[charities]]:

* 2010: [http://www.wildlifewarriors.org.au/ Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors]
* 2011: Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
* 2012: Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
* 2013: [http://www.awlqld.com.au/ Animal Welfare League of Queensland], raised ~$4,600 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/permalink/10151656794613453/?comment_id=10151656873853453&offset=0&total_comments=4 Comment by FurDU volunteer] on the FurDU Group on [[Facebook]]. Dated April 30, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.</ref>
* 2014: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,296.80 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152142712390945&set=gm.10152481845143453&type=1 Post] on the FurDU Group on [[Facebook]]. Dated May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.</ref>
* 2015: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $5,883.60 AUD<ref>[https://twitter.com/JetDingo/status/595504102819278848 Tweet] by [[Jet Dingo]] on [[Twitter]]. Dated May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.</ref>
* 2016: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $3,740 AUD
* 2017: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,318.25 AUD
* 2018: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,095 AUD
* 2019: [http://freshstartrescue.wixsite.com/freshstart Fresh Start Rescue], raised $7,000.00 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FreshStartRescue/posts/2367617153295730 Post] from the Fresh Start Rescue Facebook. Dated June 6, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.</ref>
* 2021: Fresh Start Rescue and [https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/about-us/nsw-rfs-and-brigades-donations-fund The NSW Rural Fire Service and Brigades Donations Fund], raised $5,570 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/622 FurDU Announcements] message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved December 6, 2022</ref>
* 2022: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $7,500.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/703 FurDU Announcements] screenshot & message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved December 6, 2022</ref>
* 2023: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $14,000.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/913 FurDU Announcements] screenshot & message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved May 18, 2023</ref>
* 2024: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $17,220.00 AUD <ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1783737210577232125 "A huge thanks to everyone who made it to FurDU 2024."] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Posted April 26, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.</ref>
* 2025: WildLife Empire, raised $29,310.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/1453 FurDU Announcements] message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved April 5, 2023</ref>

==Organization==

Since 2016, the FurDU convention has been owned and operated by [[Furry Down Under, Inc]]. a registered [[non-profit association]].
.
The association's committee is elected each year in keeping with its rules and bylaws. Elected management committee members are charged with the running of the convention, while also managing the association's general affairs.
The elected chairman of the association also resides in the FurDU convention as its chairman.

Prior to its incorporation in 2016, FurDU was owned by the founders; [[Oz Kangaroo]] and [[FlameDrake]], and operated with a volunteer committee of close friends.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://furdu.com.au/ FurDU] - official website
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/furdu FurDU] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/ FurDU] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/FurDUcon FurDU] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furrydownunder/profile FurDU] on [[LiveJournal]] (inactive)

{{Australia}}
{{Conventions Southern Hemisphere}}

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Queensland]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:2010 births]]
[[Category:18+ event]]
[[it:FurDU]]

FurDU

2025-10-26T12:19:08Z

Skibidi: general rewrites and reorganisation, adding info about con rego

{{Infobox convention
| name = Furry Down Under
| logo = [[File:Furry_Down_Under_-_logo.jpg|FurDU|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry
| location = {{flagdiv|aus|[[wikipedia:Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast,]] [[wikipedia:Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], [[wikipedia:Australia|Australia]]}}
| url = http://www.furdu.com.au
| status = Ongoing
| first = April 23-25, 2010
| final =
| organizer = Furry Down Under Inc.
| resources = {{con resources|FurDU}}
}}
{{FurDU}}
'''Furry Down Under''', commonly referred to as '''FurDU''', is a [[furry convention]] that is held annually on the [[W:Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], in [[W:Queensland (Australia)|Queensland]], Australia, and is currently the largest furry convention in Australia.

== Programming ==
FurDU runs for three days, with programming starting Friday and ending Sunday night (or early into Monday morning).

Since 2013, the Thursday before the convention has become popular for 'pre-con' meet-ups by attendees. In 2014 the Thursday was nicknamed 'Day Zero' by convention organizers even though there was no official programming scheduled for that day. Registration pick-up is typically available on the Thursday to reduce rego lines during the con.

===Art and merchandise===

Since the conventions founding in 2010, FurDU has offered dealers tables for attendees to sell artwork and merchandise. Between 2010 and 2012 due to hotel space restrictions, the dealers area always shared a common area with the main convention space and it was only possible to offer a strictly limited number of table spaces.

While available table spaces improved at the [http://www.watermarkhotelgoldcoast.com.au/ Watermark Hotel] in 2012, permitting a larger number of dealers to trade, it wasn't until 2013 with the transition to the Outrigger Hotel that FurDU dealers were for the first time able to be provided with separate designated dealers den in which to trade from.

In 2013 and 2014 the dealers den trading hours were restricted to only two days in order to allocate the dealers room for other convention activities on the third.

As of 2019 onwards, FurDU boasts the largest dedicated market for furry artists in Australia. The Dealers Den operates all three days, with the 2023 convention at Crowne Plaza and Oaks Gold Coast also introducing a more laid back artists alley. FurDU also offers its own art and merchandise at furdu.com.au and in person at con operations.

===Fursuiting===

There are several events and other facilities for [[fursuiter]]s. These events change each year with the program, with the exception of the [[Fursuit Games]], [[Fursuit Walk]], and [[Fursuit Photography]] which have been traditionally held since the founding.

The [[Headless Lounge]], an area that only fursuiters can enter where they can freely un-[[suit]] and relax, has progressively increased in size each year as the number of fursuiters in attendance has also grown. Between 2010 and 2012 the headless lounge was a simple cordoned-off area with a gazebo set up for privacy, this area usually shared one of the smaller convention spaces such as a game room or chill-out area.

The transition to the [http://www.outrigger.com/hotels-resorts/australia/queensland/outrigger-surfers-paradise/overview Outrigger Hotel] in 2013 saw the introduction of a separate 70 square meter self-contained room used only as a dedicated headless lounge. This was the first time that the convention had ever been physically able to allocate a separate room specifically just for Fursuiters. In 2014 the same layout with this dedicated room was repeated, however, the fursuit lounge was scheduled to open later on day one as this room was temporally used to house part of the initial registration queue on Friday morning.

== History ==
FurDU was originally intended to be held in [[W:Melbourne|Melbourne]]. Due to the original organizers relocating to Queensland, it was instead changed to the Gold Coast, with the added benefit of being a major Australian holiday destination.

[[File:FurDU_Attendance_Graph.png|thumb|right|300px|FurDU Attendance Statistics]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Attendance !! Location
|-
| [[FurDU 2010|2010]]
| 23 - 25th Apr
| The Beach
| 92
| Vibe Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2011|2011]]
| 15 - 17th Apr
| Nightlife
| 150
| Vibe Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2012|2012]]
| 27 - 29th Apr
| Carnival
| 300
| Watermark Hotel, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2013|2013]]
| 26 - 28th Apr
| Steampunk - The World Of Tomorrow
| 352
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2014|2014]]
| 28 - 30th Mar
| Fhloston Paradise
| 563
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2015|2015]]
| 1 - 3rd May<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/permalink/10152635038923453/ Furry Down Under Announces 2015 Dates & Opens Pre-Registration]'' via FurDU official Facebook group</ref>
| Jurassic Safari<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/490727252665987072 Tweet] on the FurDU account on [[Twitter]]. Dated July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.</ref>
| 490*
| Outrigger, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2016|2016]]
| 27 - 29th May
| Toon Town
| 533
| The Mantra on View (previously called Outrigger), Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2017|2017]]
| 5 - 7th May
| The Outback <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/774497257072783360 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter. Dated September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.</ref>
| 600
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2018|2018]]
| 4 - 6th May
| Film Noir
| 680
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2019|2019]]
| 31st May - 2nd June
| Apocalypse - Back To The Beach
| 800
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2021|2021]]
| 7 - 9th May
| "Mad Science" <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156653927609263 Post] from the FurDU Facebook. Dated June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.</ref>
| 639
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2022|2022]]
| 29th April - 1st May
| Pirates
| 899
| The Mantra on View, Surfers Paradise
|-
| [[FurDU 2023|2023]]
| 12 - 14th May
| Retro Gaming
| 1,219 <ref>''[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/1659164097470947328 Tweet] - FurDU Twitter. Dated/Retrieved May 18, 2023''</ref>
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast<ref>''[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/1565104645915156490 Tweet]'' FurDU announces contract with Oaks Hotel, Gold Coast.</ref>
|-
| [[FurDU 2024|2024]]
| 19 - 21 April <ref>''[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/941 Telegram Channel Message]'' FurDU announces FurDU 2024 dates plus upcoming Tails of Terror event.</ref>
| Space - Furbidden Planet
| 1,421
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
|-
| [[FurDU 2025 | 2025]]
| 4 - 6 April <ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1809407978589847941 "Get ready to unleash the fur-ocious fun at FurDU 2025!"] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Posted July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.</ref>
| Gods and Monsters
| 2,086 <ref>''[https://bsky.app/profile/furdu.com.au/post/3lmql24gjhk2a] - FurDU Bluesky. Dated/Retrieved 14 April 2025''</ref>
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
|}
''*'''2015:''' A drop in attendance occurred in 2015, which is believed to be attributed to severe weather closing airports on both the Gold Coast and Brisbane on Friday May 1st, 2015 (the first day of the convention) which resulted in a number of flights being cancelled.'' 
''*'''2020:''' FurDU 2020 was originally scheduled for 1 - 3rd May, 2020. It was postponed until 2021 due to issues related to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2518614671732117&id=1712351495691776&sfnsn=mo ''Unfortunately due to the new laws banning gatherings over 500 people, and our concern for attendees health, FurDU will be postponed until 2021''] post on [[Facebook]]. Retrieved May 21, 2020.</ref>

Due to its popularity, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the con has become somewhat infamous for having extremely limited con rego. Standard rego usually goes on sale 6 months before the con, and completely sells out within about 15 minutes of it going live.<ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1830235085280530653/video/1] post on [Twitter]. Retrieved October 26, 2025</ref> Reservations at the con hotel sell out even faster than con rego.

Due to this, the FurDU website has an entire system to pre-fill rego details in order to increase people's chances of buying rego as soon as it goes on sale.<ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1958879400595759239] post on [Twitter]. Retrieved October 26, 2025</ref>

===Special guests===

FurDU first started featuring special guests (usually one local, and one international) as part of the convention content in 2012. Since then, it has featured the following special guests;

* 2012: [[ActFur on Air|Actfur On Air]], Dustin, Lupie, [[Anthrax]], [[W:Matt Hollywood|Matt Hollywood]]
* 2013: [[StuCat]], [[Foxamoore]]
* 2014: [[Silverfox5213|SilverFox]], [[Foxamoore]], Vurt
* 2015: [[Jaye Stoat]], [[Macroceli]]
* 2016: [[Pepper_Coyote|Pepper Coyote]]
* 2017: [[Kyell_Gold|Kyell Gold]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/787928267164487680 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, Second 2017 GOH Announced Dated 13 Oct 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>, PJ Saber (aka [[Kaz_(Australia)|Kaz]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/786480625389674496 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, First 2017 GOH Announced Dated 17 Oct 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>, Deus Ex Moose
* 2018: [[Darren Close]], Luvbites (BearPatrol, Electrixocket), Tracey Butler.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurDUcon/status/891892631906603008 Tweet] from the FurDU Twitter, Second 2018 GOH Announced Dated 31 Jul 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.</ref>
* 2019: [[Foxamoore]], [[Pepper_Coyote|Pepper Coyote]], [[Muttasaur]], [[StuCat]]
* 2021: [[Faux Veritas]], [[Skyhigh Studios]]
* 2022: [[SunsetScorpion]]
* 2023: [https://magicdawolfy.com/ Magicdawolfy], [[Adler the Eagle]]
* 2024: [[Toxi_De_Vyne|Toxi De Vyne]], [[Jib_Kodi|Jib Kodi]]
* 2025: [[Rick_Griffin|Rick Griffin]], [[Loprov|Loprov]], CoolKoinu

===Charity===

Furry Down Under has sponsored the following [[charities]]:

* 2010: [http://www.wildlifewarriors.org.au/ Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors]
* 2011: Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
* 2012: Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
* 2013: [http://www.awlqld.com.au/ Animal Welfare League of Queensland], raised ~$4,600 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/permalink/10151656794613453/?comment_id=10151656873853453&offset=0&total_comments=4 Comment by FurDU volunteer] on the FurDU Group on [[Facebook]]. Dated April 30, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.</ref>
* 2014: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,296.80 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152142712390945&set=gm.10152481845143453&type=1 Post] on the FurDU Group on [[Facebook]]. Dated May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.</ref>
* 2015: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $5,883.60 AUD<ref>[https://twitter.com/JetDingo/status/595504102819278848 Tweet] by [[Jet Dingo]] on [[Twitter]]. Dated May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.</ref>
* 2016: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $3,740 AUD
* 2017: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,318.25 AUD
* 2018: Animal Welfare League of Queensland, raised $4,095 AUD
* 2019: [http://freshstartrescue.wixsite.com/freshstart Fresh Start Rescue], raised $7,000.00 AUD<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FreshStartRescue/posts/2367617153295730 Post] from the Fresh Start Rescue Facebook. Dated June 6, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.</ref>
* 2021: Fresh Start Rescue and [https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/about-us/nsw-rfs-and-brigades-donations-fund The NSW Rural Fire Service and Brigades Donations Fund], raised $5,570 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/622 FurDU Announcements] message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved December 6, 2022</ref>
* 2022: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $7,500.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/703 FurDU Announcements] screenshot & message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved December 6, 2022</ref>
* 2023: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $14,000.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/913 FurDU Announcements] screenshot & message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved May 18, 2023</ref>
* 2024: Fresh Start Rescue, raised $17,220.00 AUD <ref>[https://x.com/FurDUcon/status/1783737210577232125 "A huge thanks to everyone who made it to FurDU 2024."] on [[W:Twitter | Twitter]]. Posted April 26, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.</ref>
* 2025: WildLife Empire, raised $29,310.00 AUD<ref>[https://t.me/FurryDownUnderA/1453 FurDU Announcements] message from FurDU's [[Telegram]] channel. Dated/Retrieved April 5, 2023</ref>

===Venues===

Furry Down Under has been held in the following hotel venues;

* 2010: Vibe Hotel, Gold Coast.
* 2011: Vibe Hotel, Gold Coast.
* 2012: Watermark Hotel, Gold Coast.
* 2013: Outrigger Hotel, Gold Coast.
* 2014: Outrigger Hotel, Gold Coast.
* 2015: Outrigger Hotel, Gold Coast.
* 2016: Mantra On View, Gold Coast.
* 2017: Mantra On View, Gold Coast.
* 2018: Mantra On View, Gold Coast.
* 2019: Mantra On View, Gold Coast.
* 2021: Mantra On View, Gold Coast.
* 2022: Mantra On View, Gold Coast.
* 2023: Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
* 2024: Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
* 2025: Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast
* 2026: Crowne Plaza Hotel Surfers Paradise & Oaks Hotel Gold Coast

==Organization==

Since 2016, the FurDU convention has been owned and operated by [[Furry Down Under, Inc]]. a registered [[non-profit association]].
.
The association's committee is elected each year in keeping with its rules and bylaws. Elected management committee members are charged with the running of the convention, while also managing the association's general affairs.
The elected chairman of the association also resides in the FurDU convention as its chairman.

Prior to its incorporation in 2016, FurDU was owned by the founders; [[Oz Kangaroo]] and [[FlameDrake]], and operated with a volunteer committee of close friends.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://furdu.com.au/ FurDU] - official website
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/furdu FurDU] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/305047158452/ FurDU] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/FurDUcon FurDU] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/furrydownunder/profile FurDU] on [[LiveJournal]] (inactive)

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Harbour City Fur Con

2025-10-26T11:40:44Z

Skibidi: the nsw part is redundant here

{{Infobox convention
|name = Harbour City Fur Con
|logo = [[File:HarbourCityFurCon.jpg|300px]]
|subject = [[Convention]]
|location = {{flagdiv|aus|Vibe Hotel, [[w:Sydney|Sydney]]<ref>[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc/location Location] on the Harbour City Fur Con website. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>, [[w:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]}}
|url = https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc
|status = Defunct (2017-2019)
|first = July 21-23, 2017<ref name="2017website">[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con website]. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>
|organizer = [[CBRFUR]]<ref>[http://www.abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=13603344529 Historical Details for ABN 13 603 344 529, CBRFUR Pty Ltd registered the business name Harbour City Fur Con from 28 July 2016 to 7 December 2017]. Retrieved 2 April 2019.</ref>
}}

'''Harbour City Fur Con''' was a [[furry convention]] held in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], Australia. The first convention took place in 2017 at the Vibe Hotel Sydney. The last convention took place in 2019.

== Events ==
Events included:<ref name="2017website"/>
* [[Art]] and discussion panels
* "lowercase" event with two hours of free drinks for all attendees and [[DJ]]s playing music
* [[Dealers den]]
* D-I-Y workshops
* [[Fursuit]] photoshoot at the rooftop
* [[Fursuit Parade|Fursuit walk]] to Hyde Park
* Meet-and-greet drinks at the Curve Café
* Party Floor
* Videogaming tournaments and VR setups

== History ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Theme !! [[Guests of Honour]] !!Description
|-
| 2017
| "[[w:Vaporwave|Vaporwave]]"<ref name="2017website"/>
| [[Aycee]] (USA), [[Tacklebox]] (Canada), and [[Sparky Can Do!]] (New Zealand).<ref name="2017website"/>
| July 21-23, 2017, at the Vibe Hotel Sydney. Theme explained on the convention website as "a nostalgic fascination with retro cultural aesthetics from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. This covers [[video game]]s, technology, postmodern Japanese culture, advertising and lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music."
|-
| 2018
| 'Neo-Tokyo'
|
| Held July 27-29, 2018.
|-
| 2019
| 'Space Dreams'
|
| Held July 26-28, 2019 at the The Sydney Boulevard Hotel.
|}

The last HCFC took place in 2019. It has since been succeeded by [[Aurawra]], with a lot of the talent, staff and volunteers from HCFC involved in its creation.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:HarbourCityFurCon2017Logo.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2017
File:HarbourCityFurCon2019.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2019
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/HarbourCityFurCon/ Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/HCFurCon Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwfVmu-jrLoi7OrWO4wwoQ5Q3q-SZJY8 HCFC 2018 photos] by [[Canid Wolf]]

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Harbour City Fur Con

2025-10-26T11:36:22Z

Skibidi: cleanup and reorganisation, since most of this info is outdated and the con has been defunct since 2019

{{Infobox convention
|name = Harbour City Fur Con
|logo = [[File:HarbourCityFurCon.jpg|300px]]
|subject = [[Convention]]
|location = {{flagdiv|aus|Vibe Hotel, [[w:Sydney|Sydney]]<ref>[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc/location Location] on the Harbour City Fur Con website. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>, [[w:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]}}
|url = https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc
|status = Defunct (2017-2019)
|first = July 21-23, 2017<ref name="2017website">[https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con website]. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref>
|organizer = [[CBRFUR]]<ref>[http://www.abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=13603344529 Historical Details for ABN 13 603 344 529, CBRFUR Pty Ltd registered the business name Harbour City Fur Con from 28 July 2016 to 7 December 2017]. Retrieved 2 April 2019.</ref>
}}

'''Harbour City Fur Con''' was a [[furry convention]] held in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia. The first convention took place in 2017 at the Vibe Hotel Sydney. The last convention took place in 2019.

== Events ==
Events included:<ref name="2017website"/>
* [[Art]] and discussion panels
* "lowercase" event with two hours of free drinks for all attendees and [[DJ]]s playing music
* [[Dealers den]]
* D-I-Y workshops
* [[Fursuit]] photoshoot at the rooftop
* [[Fursuit Parade|Fursuit walk]] to Hyde Park
* Meet-and-greet drinks at the Curve Café
* Party Floor
* Videogaming tournaments and VR setups

== History ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Theme !! [[Guests of Honour]] !!Description
|-
| 2017
| "[[w:Vaporwave|Vaporwave]]"<ref name="2017website"/>
| [[Aycee]] (USA), [[Tacklebox]] (Canada), and [[Sparky Can Do!]] (New Zealand).<ref name="2017website"/>
| July 21-23, 2017, at the Vibe Hotel Sydney. Theme explained on the convention website as "a nostalgic fascination with retro cultural aesthetics from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. This covers [[video game]]s, technology, postmodern Japanese culture, advertising and lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music."
|-
| 2018
| 'Neo-Tokyo'
|
| Held July 27-29, 2018.
|-
| 2019
| 'Space Dreams'
|
| Held July 26-28, 2019 at the The Sydney Boulevard Hotel.
|}

The last HCFC took place in 2019. It has since been succeeded by [[Aurawra]], with a lot of the talent, staff and volunteers from HCFC involved in its creation.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:HarbourCityFurCon2017Logo.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2017
File:HarbourCityFurCon2019.jpg|Harbour City Fur Con 2019
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [https://www.furcon.com.au/hcfc Harbour City Fur Con official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/HarbourCityFurCon/ Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/HCFurCon Harbour City Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwfVmu-jrLoi7OrWO4wwoQ5Q3q-SZJY8 HCFC 2018 photos] by [[Canid Wolf]]

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Aurawra

2025-10-25T00:55:03Z

Skibidi: /* External links */ bsky + 2025

{{Infobox convention
|name = Aurawra
|logo = [[File:Aurawra_banner.png|300px]]
|subject = [[Convention]]
|location = {{flagdiv|aus|PARKROYAL Parramatta,[[w:Parramatta|Parramatta]], [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], [[w:New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]}}
|url = http://www.aurawra.org/
|status = Ongoing

|first = July 22 - July 24, 2022
|organizer = NSW Anthro Group<ref name="TwitterAnnouncement">[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1175347752026329089 "NSW Anthro Group is proud to announce Aurawra, a full-scale, three day convention held from the 24th to the 26th of July 2020 at Wolli Creek."] - Aurawra, Twitter (21 September 2019)</ref>
}}

'''Aurawra''' is a [[furry convention]] held in [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], [[w:New_South_Wales|New South Wales]], [[w:Australia|Australia]]. Its first instance was held 22 July- 24 July 2022.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/schedule Schedule - Aurawra]</ref> After being announced at [[FurJAM]] 2019, the convention was originally planned to be held on 24-26 July 2020 but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1241997952484175873 Unfortunately due to COVID-19, we will have to postpone our 2020 convention until July 23-25th, 2021. All registration will be automatically transferred and we're working with the hotel to move all booked rooms to next year.]- Aurawra, Twitter (23 March 2020)</ref>

The convention is run by the staff of [[FurJAM]] and other organisers and helpers from various New South Wales Furry events.<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/staff Staff - Aurawra]</ref> The event was originally proposed to run alongside the external kink-focused night club event, [[The Pound (event)|The Pound]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1182857193458003969?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg We're proud to announce that @ThePoundSydney will be running alongside Aurawra in 2020! We hope you're ready for a rocking time of dancing and fun at the only Furry Night club event in Sydney!] - Aurawra, Twitter (October 12, 2019)</ref>

The name "Aurawra" originates from "bad advice from a [[dragon]]"<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1176352133580353537 A lot of you are surely wondering “Why is it called Aurawra?”. It’s because we took bad advice from a dragon. Don’t trust dragons, they’re insidious and sneaky.] - Aurawra, Twitter (24 September 2019)</ref> (specifically, the "-rawr-"), as well as references to "Au"stralia and the [[Wikipedia:aurora australis|aurora australis]].<ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/ Aurawra]. Retrieved 17 October 2019.</ref>

Aurawra has three mascots, Aster the Crocodile (who was named as a part of a community poll), Billiam the Bilby and Quortney the Quoll.

==History==
Aurawra has been hosted in the following locations. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic however, the convention was forced to delay its inaugural event three times between 2020 and 2021.
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Dates !! Attendance !! Location
|-
| 2020
| 24 - 26th July
| Postponed
| Novotel Sydney International Airport, Wolli Creek
|-
| 2021
| 23 - 25th July 30th July-2nd August
| Postponed
| Novotel Sydney International Airport, Wolli Creek Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2022
| 22 - 24th July
| 324 <ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/152 We almost forgot to say, our first year had a fantastic 324 registrants and staff! We're excited to be doubling that number next year!] - Aurwara, Telegram (September 12, 2022)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2023
| 23 - 25th June
| 671 <ref>[https://t.me/c/1436114461/100977 Last year we had 671 attendees!] - Aurwara, Telegram (April 26, 2024)</ref>
| Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park
|-
| 2024
| 26 - 28th July
| 966 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We had 966 unique furry registrants] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|-
| 2025
| 25 - 27th July
|
| PARKROYAL Parramatta, Parramatta
|}

===Covid Delays===
====2020====
Aurawra was due to run 24-26 July 2020 at Wolli Creek Novotel Sydney International Airport. Due to the worsening situation regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, registration was suspended temporarily on March 18, 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1240163540737994752?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg In light of the new regulations, we are now in negotiations with the hotel and our other suppliers to discuss our options in order to take the safest course of action. In the meantime we'll be suspending purchases of any new registrations until we have confirmed our heading.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 18, 2020)</ref> Ultimately a week later, the first event was delayed due to concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, with the organisers opting to push the event out to July 23-25, 2021. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1241997952484175873?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Unfortunately due to COVID-19, we will have to postpone our 2020 convention until July 23-25th, 2021. All registration will be automatically transferred and we're working with the hotel to move all booked rooms to next year.] - Aurawra, Twitter (March 23, 2020)</ref>

To honour the weekend, Aurawra hosted a digital event including a Digital Dealer's Den which featured the websites of several of their artists and advertised streams for the artists, as well as a Virtual Fursuit Walk inviting people to post their fursuit pictures and ending with a short video featuring fursuit dancers from FurStep, who are helping out with the Fursuit dance panel at Aurawra!<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1286499864319156226?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Here’s a thread of what you can expect for the Aurawra 2020 Digital Weekend... <thread>] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 24, 2020)</ref>

====2021====
A second delay occurred due to the con hotels contract as a quarantine hotel being extended with the NSW government, forcing them to change locations to the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park and delaying the convention run time till July 30th to August 2nd 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1392298482434670603?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Due to ongoing covid fears the NSW Government has extended a contract with the Novotel to quarantine Air Service Staff over the dates of our convention. We will now be hosting Aurawra 2021 at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park from 30th July to 1st of August.] - Aurawra, Twitter (May 12, 221)</ref>

A third and final delay occurred when a particularly virulent strain of Covid caused lockdowns all throughout the Sydney and Greater Sydney region, causing staff to delay the convention forward to the next year, 22-24 July 2022.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1409739203563319305?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hello Explorers, With the resurgence of a particularly virulent strain of the COVID virus in Sydney, in the interests of the safety of all our attendees, we are planning to postpone our event until 2022. We will automatically be rolling over all registrations to the new dates. We have already made arrangements with the hotel, and a new date for 2022 will be announced shortly.] - Aurawra, Twitter (June 29, 2021)</ref>

In lieu of running a physical event in 2021, a virtual streaming event took place on Twitch featuring streamers, artists and DJ's from around Australia. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1417031458103889921?s=20&t=yoXyrXxpfEC1WftPnXy4Tg Hey there explorers, We have some fun stuff planned for the online weekend of (June [July] 30 to August 1) including art, games, DJ's and even a movie night. The schedule should hopefully be published by the end of the week so you'll have an idea of what you can look forward to.] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 19, 2021)</ref> Pins for people who volunteered their time for this event were designed by Meroaw and distributed at the 2022 event.

===2022 - Year One: New Beginnings===
Running from July 22-24, 2022, Aurawra was able to host its first in person event since its announcement three years prior. In the interest of community safety, several safety practices were put in place including limited attendee numbers, room capacities and mask requirements. No extra registrations were sold due to the already three years worth of backlogged registrations and no day passes were available to comply with hotel restrictions. The Guest of Honour was Mamath, who also designed a pin for sponsor registrants. Shirt art was designed by Znackish and a further sponsor bag item, a can cooler was designed by Carni. Pins for con volunteers were designed by ScribblyNoodle.

Due to wet weather, the Fursuit Walk was cancelled with the photo taking place within the panel rooms. Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den, a movie and games night, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. The convention also introduced the idea of a sticker wall, which was a canvas on which attendees could add their personal stickers, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The next event was announced at the closing ceremony for June 23-25, 2023. Registration was opened at the same time, with the Sponsor tier selling out in twelve hours.
<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1551497045156184065?s=20&t=o6GTMmMvgVqw641mpjATjA it actually only took 12! Our last one sold out at 6:44am this morning, and rego opened around 6pmish!] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

===2023 - Year Two: The Lost Empire===
This event took place from June 23-25, 2023, remaining at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Olympic Park. The [[Guests of Honor]] were [https://kusakidesu.carrd.co/ Kusaki], who performed as a DJ during the Dead Dog Dance, and WickedInsignia, who created the poster for Aurawra's 3rd year. Both Guests of Honor ran a community panel for attendees to visit. Shirt art was designed by Meroaw, and a lanyard was designed for Sponsor registrants by Arinaca, and a sponsor pin was designed by previous year's Guest of Honor Mamath. Pins for convention volunteers were designed by Pumpkinpaws.

Other hosted events include A Game-A-Thon, Smash-A-Thon, a variety of panels, the Dealers Den and a single day Artist's Alley on, a movie, showing The Adventures of Tintin, A Pub Quiz night, A Games night featuring MTG tournaments and open play on video games setups in the games room, two dance nights, as well as charity auction and opening and closing ceremonies. Another sticker wall was provided by the convention again this year, which was a printed canvas with the convention's title on it for the convention attendees to stick their personal stickers to, which was later sold at the charity auction.

The closing ceremony featured an AR segment announcing the new convention during which the chairperson of the convention, Shadow, was shown transposed into a virtual space, which showed graphics relating to the announcement of the Aurawra 2024 theme. The next event was announced in this AR segment for July 26-28, 2024, at a new location at The PARKROYAL, Parramatta.

===2024 - Year 3: Mountains of Mayhem===
This took place from June 26-28, 2024, at a new location; The PARKROYAL, Parramatta. Registration opened for the event on July 14th, 2023.

===2025 - Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon===
Year 4 will take place on July 25th – 27th 2025, and will be hosted at PARKROYAL Parramatta. Year 4's tag line is "The Future of Yesterday's Tomorrow, TODAY" <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1817470046924591330] We hope that our loyal customers will reinvest in our next financial quarter with Aurawra Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon.
Shareholders will have the option to purchase their attendance in this exciting investment in the coming months.
Keep that portfolio ready for a 2025 Q3 Launch - Aurawra, Twitter (July 25, 2021)</ref>

==Themes==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Theme !! Description
|-
| 2022
| New Beginnings
| ''This year we'll be exploring the unknown and voyaging into uncharted waters to experience new adventures and exciting new discoveries! We hope you can join us for our Maiden Voyage!''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1216258824580919296 Aurawra is happy to announce the theme for 2020's convention; New Beginnings! This year we'll be exploring the unknown and voyaging into uncharted waters to experience new adventures and exciting new discoveries! We hope you can join us for our Maiden Voyage!] - Aurawra, Twitter (January 12, 2020)</ref>
|-
| 2023
| The Lost Empire
|''We’ve reached the end of our maiden voyage, now what treasures wait in store for us as we explore into the unknown?''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1551122863817900033 We’ve reached the end of our maiden voyage, now what treasures wait in store for us as we explore into the unknown? We’re proud to announce Aurawra Year 2: The Lost Empire! Registration open now: http://Aurawra.org/store] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 24, 2022)</ref>
|-
| 2024
| Mountains of Mayhem
| ''We hope you're able to join us again next year for Aurawra 3rd Edition: Mountains of Mayhem! So ready your equipment, grab your dice bags, and we'll see you soon!''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1672960334624346112 Thanks for coming to Aurawra: The Lost Empire. We hope you're able to join us again next year for Aurawra 3rd Edition: Mountains of Mayhem! Registration for next year will be opening on the 14th of July, 2023. So ready your equipment, grab your dice bags, and we'll see you soon!] - Aurawra, Twitter (June 25, 2023)</ref>
|-
| 2025
| Tomorrow’s Horizon
|''We hope that our loyal customers will reinvest in our next financial quarter with Aurawra Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon.''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1551122863817900033 We hope that our loyal customers will reinvest in our next financial quarter with Aurawra Year 4: Tomorrow’s Horizon.
Shareholders will have the option to purchase their attendance in this exciting investment in the coming months.
Keep that portfolio ready for a 2025 Q3 Launch] - Aurawra, Twitter (July 28, 2024)</ref>
|}

==Charity==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Charity !! Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 2020
| [https://www.wires.org.au/ WIRES]
| Postponed
| A range of charities that would support those affected by the [[w:2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfires]] were selected by Aurawra staff with the final choice being decided by community vote. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1226038384356802560?s=20&t=Yab_rc8jIVPX6tqdqBo0FQ Aurawra will be supporting those affected by the NSW fires, and we need your help choosing how we do so. See here for more details on how we’re choosing our charity this year: http://Aurawra.org/charity] - Aurawra, Twitter</ref>
|-
| 2021
| WIRES
| $1,005<ref>[https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aurawra Virtu-Aurawra event donation page]</ref>
|
|-
| 2022
| [https://www.twenty10.org.au/ Twenty10]
| $6,978.35<ref>[https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con/status/1552577255842271232 We're proud to announce that due to the generous donations from our community at Aurawra we have raised $6978.35 for Twenty10]</ref>
|
|-
| 2023
| [https://gendercentre.org.au/ The Gender Centre]
| $13,562<ref>[https://t.me/AurawraUpdates/320 We're proud to announce that, as a result of the generous donations made by our attendees, Aurawra was able to raise a total of $13,562 for The Gender Centre.]</ref>
|
|-
| 2024
| [https://www.sydneywildlife.org.au/ Sydney Wildlife Rescue] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1804047464036733129] This year Aurawra will be supporting Sydney Wildlife Rescue!
This rescue organisation works in Sydney to rescue and care for sick and injured native wildlife and safely release them back into the wild. - Aurawra Twitter - June 21 2024 </ref>
| $20246 <ref>[https://www.aurawra.org/past-years We raised $20246 for our charity; Sydney Wildlife Centre] - Aurwara Website (Retrieved August 30, 2024)</ref>
|
|-
| 2025
| [https://www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au/ The Wheen Bee Foundation] <ref> [https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1920026697405022500] We are proud to announce that our charity for Aurawra year 4 is... the Wheen Bee Foundation!
The foundation promotes awareness of the importance of bees for food security, and raises funds for research that addresses many threats to bees. Retrieved August 28, 2025 </ref>
| $21061 <ref>[https://x.com/Aurawra_con/status/1955178552644735191] - Aurwara Twitter (Retrieved August 28, 2025)</ref>
|
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.aurawra.org/ Aurawra official website]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/aurawra.org Aurawra] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/Aurawra/ Aurawra] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/Aurawra_con Aurawra] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://t.me/AurawraUpdates Announcement channel] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/aurawra_con Aurawra_con] on Instagram

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Spiggleedoo

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Spiggledoo ('Spiggs') is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Australia]].

== Fursona ==

Spiggs' fursona is a [[bird|galah]]. Some have speculated that he is pink, but this fact has yet to be confirmed.

== External links ==

* [https://www.furtrack.com/index/character:spiggleedoo Spiggleedoo] on [[FurTrack]]