Women's Health Northern Rivers

02/09/2025

Heart Smart – Day 3 of Women’s Health Week
Your heart deserves love too!

Come see us TODAY at Lismore Library for free health and heart checks with our Health Promotion Officer and Women’s Health Nurse.

Lismore Library
Wednesday 3 September, 9am -1pm
No bookings needed just drop in!

Let’s talk heart health, prevention, and taking the lead in your wellbeing.

02/09/2025

It's Day 2 of Women's Health Week! Get the most out of your medical appointments for menopause, bladder leakage, heavy periods and more. Jean Hailes for Women's Health 5-part series includes practical advice and conversation starters from the experts.

https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/how-to-talk-to-your-doctor-series

01/09/2025

Yesterday, the first day of Spring, and the first day of Women's Health Week we collaborated with staff from BreastScreen NSW, Women's Health Nurse services Northern NSW Local Health District and Multicultural NSW to promote this important week on the health calendar.

Our colourful stall in the foyer of Lismore Base Hospital attracted both staff and community who were interested in finding more about women’s health priorities. Popular questions were around Menopause services and how to access them, women’s groups and education, cervical and breast screening, finding General Practitioners with women’s health specialty, information in multicultural languages and the Nourish Northern Rivers Project, especially the recipes.

If you missed today’s event, we will be at the Lismore City Library foyer this Wednesday, 3 September from 9am to 1pm. We will have resources to share and a team of health professionals to chat to about all your women’s health needs. We hope to see you there.

There are plenty of resources still available to pick up at the LBH foyer or drop by and see our display put together by our amazing Intake Officer, Kat - here at 60 Uralba Street, Lismore.

Jean Hailes for Women's Health

31/08/2025

It’s Women’s Health Week! A brilliant initiative by Jean Hailes for Women's Health. Keep an eye on our socials this week as we share information, tips and topics of interest for things relating to women’s health.

Today’s focus is EVERY CHECK MATTERS. You can find heaps of helpful information here:

https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/womens-health-week/whats-on/every-check-matters

28/08/2025

💜 Happy Wear It Purple Day from the team at Women's Health NSW 💜

Celebrating its fifteenth year, Wear It Purple is about creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ young people. In a global climate where members of our LGBTQ+ community are being impacted by the rolling back of their rights, it's more important than ever to let young people know we have their backs.

💜 We see you and we support you! 💜

https://www.wearitpurple.org/

27/08/2025

In this training we will share the latest information we have on strangulation in the context of domestic, family and sexual violence, and consensual sexual choking. We will also discuss resources we developed and key insights learnt through rolling out the Pathways Project.

Women's Health NSW training on strangulation in the context of domestic, family and sexual violence, and consensual sexual choking.

27/08/2025

Yesterday our Nourish Northern Rivers project team visited Byron Bay and provided a Pop-Up mini workshop for the Tuesday Women's Group at Fletcher Street Cottage

The cottage run by the Byron Community Centre provides a safe and welcoming space for people experiencing homelessness and financial insecurity to come and be supported by skilled workers and volunteers.

The team showcased the infamous tinned potato and beetroot recipe that requires no heat or refrigeration, demonstrated their long storage food kit, talked about services, and wrapped up with a new no blend bliss ball recipe.

Nerida Colley, WHNR Health Promotions Project Officer says "It was a privilege to see the incredible work they are doing at the cottage and to provide a collaborative session supporting vulnerable women."

25/08/2025

Women's Health Week is coming up. You can find us at the Lismore Base Hospital and the Lismore Library. We look forward to meeting you!

22/08/2025

We are here for you.

https://whnr.org.au/domestic-family-violence-support/
(02) 6621 9800
60 Uralba Street, Lismore NSW

You can also call 1800RESPECT for 24/7 confidential support:
1800 737 732
1800respect.org.au

Professionals can learn more at this upcoming training delivered by Women's Health NSW: “Women, Violence and Brain Injury”. Registrations open 1 September: https://events.humanitix.com/women-violence-and-brain-injury

21/08/2025

Find the free Women's Health NSW resource booklet RECOVERING FROM BRAIN INJURY here: https://www.itleftnomarks.com.au/resources/recovering-from-brain-injury/

20/08/2025

MCC is hosting a free SafeTALK workshop for World Su***de Prevention Day on Sept 10, 9:15am-1:15pm, in collaboration with Deep Listeners and as part of our Stronger Together for Tomorrow Program, funded by FRRR.

The half day workshop covers practical skills to assist people to develop skills for identifying signs of suicidal thoughts, as well as practical skills to help people with thoughts of su***de to access professional support.

Please register via the following link: https://deeplisteners.org/

20/08/2025

You can find more information at: https://www.itleftnomarks.com.au/