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Illawarra services shift focus onto perpetrators in domestic violence response

Changing the narrative: Illawarra services shift focus onto perpetrators in domestic violence response

A new training initiative is strengthening how local services respond to domestic, family and sexual violence in the Illawarra. Workers from the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre and the Illawarra ...
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Workplace leaders invited to free training on supporting employees impacted by violence.

Workplace leaders invited to free training on supporting employees impacted by violence

Business leaders, managers and workplace decision-makers are being invited to attend a free lunch and learn training session focused on how workplaces can better support employees experiencing domestic, family and ...
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Urgent funding call to secure a permanent women’s health service in Northern Illawarra

Urgent funding call to secure a permanent women’s health service in Northern Illawarra

Women face year-long waits for vital health support as demand overwhelms Illawarra services, prompting urgent funding calls for a women’s health service in Northern Illawarra. The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre ...
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Abortion is legal in Australia, but access isn’t always equal. Here are the options available in NSW, and where to get confidential, non-judgmental support

Abortion is legal in Australia, but access isn’t always equal. Here are the options available in NSW, and where to get confidential, non-judgmental support

Abortion is legal everywhere in Australia, but your access to it may still depend on which hospital or clinic you walk into, according to a new study. The research, published ...
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Confused by aged care changes? A new guide shows older women how to navigate the system

Confused by aged care changes? A new guide shows older women how to navigate the system

A new independent guide by an Illawarra health expert has been released to help older women in the region navigate Australia’s changing aged care system with confidence How to Navigate ...
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NSW draft policy targets abortion access barriers in public hospitals

NSW draft policy targets abortion access barriers in public hospitals

The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre has welcomed proposed changes to New South Wales Health policy that would prevent hospital managers and executives from blocking abortion services based on personal beliefs. ...
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Five gentle ways to set intentions for the New Year

The start of a new year can bring a sense of pressure to “start fresh” or to set unrealistic goals.  At the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre, we know that healing ...
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Where to get support in the Illawarra over the Christmas break

Where to get support in the Illawarra over the Christmas break

The team at the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre will be taking a break from December 19 and reopening with fresh new year energy on Monday, January 5. While our services ...
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Breakthrough urine test could transform endometriosis diagnosis for Australian women

Breakthrough urine test could transform endometriosis diagnosis for Australian women

A potential breakthrough in endometriosis screening could dramatically shorten the often long diagnostic journey faced by hundreds of thousands of Australian women.  As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, a ...
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What workplaces must do now to protect and support employees experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence

What workplaces must do now to protect employees experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence

The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre is calling on workplaces across the region and beyond to take concrete action to better protect, support and respond to employees experiencing domestic, family and ...
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Historic drop in cervical cancer highlights what’s possible - now ovarian cancer needs same commitment

Historic drop in cervical cancer highlights what’s possible – now ovarian cancer needs same commitment

For the first time since national records began more than 40 years ago, Australia recorded no cervical cancer diagnoses among women under 25 in 2021. The finding announced in the ...
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Housing surges ahead, but Shellharbour Hospital is still set to open without birthing suites

Housing surges ahead, but Shellharbour Hospital is still set to open without birthing suites

The launch of Portella, Frasers Property’s newest apartment release in Shell Cove, has underscored the pace and scale of Shellharbour’s population boom, intensifying pressure on the state government to include ...
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