Women's Health Northern Rivers

24/07/2025

This popular group JUST SKILLS has a couple of spots available.

Please call us on 6621 9800 or email us at womenshealth@norwacs.org.au if you are interested.

Starting next Thursday 😊

23/07/2025

Thanks to Share the Dignity we are currently stocked up with loads of pads and tampons. Now ready for collection!

22/07/2025

We're partnering with Chronic Pain Australia to bring this peer led support group for women+ experiencing chronic pain. It's held at our premises on the last Friday of the month. The next session will be this Friday, 25 July. Find more information here: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/support-group/lismore-womens-pain-support-group/ or call us on 6621 9800 or email: womenshealth@norwacs.org.au. We look forward to seeing you.

13/07/2025

July is Disability Pride Month! Did you know that each color of the Disability Pride Flag represents something specific relating to disability? Kathy Bates discusses the meaning behind the flag and this celebratory month in her 'From Where I Sit' blog. Check it out at: https://iod.unh.edu/blog/2023/07/ada-disability-pride

09/07/2025

Women's Health NSW congratulates Regan Mitchell who will be heading up the newly-established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy directorate at Our Watch. This newly established directorate "recognises the crucial need for First Nations-specific approaches in addressing the disproportionately high rates of violence experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women."

https://nit.com.au/07-07-2025/18982/our-watch-first-nations-indigenous-women-leadership-gendered-violence-prevention

09/07/2025

What a beautiful, busy, warm hearted NAIDOC Day in Lismore today 🖤💛♥️

This year’s theme: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy - NAIDOC Week marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience.

01/07/2025

You may notice some changes in the next little while as Northern Rivers Women and Children’s Services Inc. (NORWACS) announces a significant milestone in its journey of supporting women’s health and wellbeing in the region. Effective as at 1 July 2025, the organisation will be known as Women’s Health Northern Rivers (WHNR).

This change reflects a renewed focus and commitment to delivering inclusive, accessible, and holistic health services for women across the Northern Rivers region. The new name and brand identity better represent the organisation’s core mission and evolving role in the community.

“For over 30 years, NORWACS has been a trusted provider of health and support services for women and children,” said Kim Boyd, Chief Executive Officer of WHNR. “As we move forward, our new name – Women’s Health Northern Rivers – more clearly communicates who we are and the vital work we do to empower women through health, education, and advocacy.”

The rebranding includes a refreshed visual identity and website, designed to enhance engagement and accessibility for clients, partners, and the broader community. While the name has changed, WHNR remains deeply committed to its values of compassion, equity, and empowerment.

WHNR will continue to offer a wide range of services including:
• Counselling
• Domestic and Family Violence Support
• Health and Wellbeing Groups
• Women’s Health Nurse Clinic
• Health Promotion and Community Education
• Drop-In Support
• Information & Referrals

Women’s Health Northern Rivers will also expand its outreach and advocacy efforts to address emerging health needs and promote gender equity across the region.

24/06/2025

One more sleep!

As we steadily count the climbing numbers of women who die almost weekly at the hands of someone within their own home, taking a closer look at how and why it happens provides the insight we need to make it stop.

24/06/2025

Back by popular demand!