So here we are at the end of another year. Most of us are looking forward to a small break and hopefully some long summer days when we can just hang with our friends.

It’s been a good year and FUSE magazine has flourished. Last month FUSE was nominated in three categories at the Canberra SpringOut Pride Awards — and won Outstanding Business 2010 for “our significant contribution to the Canberra GLBTI community” :-)

I’d like to thank all our regular contributors (pictured) for all their hard work, love and commitment throughout the year — you’re truly fantastic guys!

We were of course only one winner amongst some really awesome community members who definitely deserve a mention here — so congratulations to:

• Fenkil Abraha : Youth Achievement Award
• A Gender Agenda : Outstanding Community Organisation
• Jarrad West : Arts, Entertainment and Media Award
• Megan Munro : Outstanding Community Achievement

The awards were presented by Andrew Barr MLA at the Hush Lounge, and it was really great to see so many people at the awards night this year. Photos p30.

This month we have some fab reading lined up for you. We look at the year in review — the major events, victories, losses and changes to GLBTI rights during 2010. p16.  Our favourite entertainment guy Tony Hamlyn gives us his list of 15 songs you just have to play on Xmas day — with artists like Madonna, Wham and of course Barbra Streisand, it’s the Xmas playlist not to be missed! p28. Plus we look at the shopping orgy that takes place this time of year and find out if there’s any science behind the madness. p14. Just a small snapshot to get you all warmed up.

If you would like to make sure you never miss a copy of FUSE or just want it delivered directly to you, we’re now taking subscriptions for next year — just visit click here to subscribe!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday season. We’ll be taking a short break over January (woohoooo!!!), so we’ll see you all again in February 2011.

Until then, enjoy. Alex