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Before February 2026, LGBTIQA+ residents on the Mornington Peninsula wanting a Midsumma event had to drive to Melbourne. Now they have their own. Out Loud on the Ninch, held at the Mornington Peninsula Community Theatre, was the Peninsula's first Midsumma event, born after four local organisers noticed the gap and decided to close it themselves. More than 300 people turned up on the night, a number organisers say they'd never seen in one room locally before. At its centre was