Former co-president of the Perth based Pride committee Daniel Smith wrote a blog on his website Gay in WA, raising the idea of shifting the parade from its current location in Northbridge to regional centres.

Bunbury was on top of the list, followed by Albany, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie.

The Pride Parade was first staged in Northbridge in 1990 and attracts an estimated 40,000 visitors who spend about $3 million on the night of the Parade.

"Staging the parade year in, year out in the inner city, already converted gay heartland of Northbridge does little to further gay and lesbian rights," Mr Smith said on his blog.

"The Parade could have an important and exciting future if it looks beyond its well worn inner city comfort zone to parts of Western Australia where our hard-won gay and lesbian law reforms have not yet flowed through to tolerance on the streets."

Deputy mayor Brendan Kelly poured cold water on the idea, saying many people, both gay and straight, were of the opinion the parade was past its use-by date.

"The Bunbury community is tolerant but generally conservative," Cr Kelly said.

"While the boost to economy and tourism would be well debated, I think there would be a natural objection to the idea."

Troy Samuel is a member of Bunbury’s gay community and said the parade was exactly what the South West needed.

"A lot of people move to up to Perth as Bunbury can be a hard place to live for a gay person," Mr Samuel said.

"Bunbury lacks gay support groups and while I think hosting the Parade is a fantastic idea, I’m not sure the wider community would be behind it."

Co-president of the Pride committee Charles Denham said discussions within the committee would take place before the end of the year.

"We would need to gauge the reaction from the metropolitan groups who are involved every year and also the Bunbury community," Mr Denham said.

Mr Denham said the Pride Parade was a fun, entertaining way to promote tolerance but difficulties of bringing it to the South West would include the transportation of floats and encouraging people to travel down from Perth.