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25.01.2022 For those of you who enjoyed our Pecha Kucha sessions at the Connecting Women Across Gippsland conference - our stories from the Far East (Gippsland :-) ) and the artists who work here - please consider venturing out to the Tambo Valley for the most divine weekend imaginable in May. Many fabulous women in many fabulous studios. And a feast with the artists if youre in the mood. (please) (you wont believe your eyes). :-) Contact Tracey Johnson @ The Great Alpine Gallery for more information!

24.01.2022 Have you ever struggled to access childcare? Has your workplace ever done a great (or terrible) job at providing a flexible work environment? Do you know how we can enable more women and girls to take up leadership roles? The Victorian Government is developing a Gender Equality Strategy and they want to hear our thoughts. You can make a submission as an individual or let us know whats important to you and well feed it back in a group submission. The consultation asks a nu...mber of questions about how to improve womens lives - you can answer one of them or all of them! The government needs to hear from everyone and as women in rural areas we have unique needs and experiences to share. Please get in touch or jump online and make your voice heard. What do you think we need to achieve gender equality in Victoria? http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au//n/gender-equality-have-your-say

21.01.2022 Dont forget to book your tickets for this exciting event. Storytelling is a huge part of how we communicate in life and in our work. We have to close off these tickets soon for catering numbers. Click here to book www.bit.ly/tickets_digitalage_rpc Its not just for women either so please share #communicate #connect #networking #warragul #bawbawshire #support

20.01.2022 If you came to last years conference, you will remember Rhonda Abotomeys very moving presentation about post-traumatic growth after the Black Saturday fires. Thanks to the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation has been successful in obtaining Rhonda to bring her moving stories to the Drouin Library and Erica Public Hall on Thursday 27th October. Learn about the research exploring and making sense of the experience of post-t...raumatic growth and the creative, personal and spiritual transformations that can occur after traumatic experiences. It is a truly inspiring project and you dont have to have been connected with the fires to appreciate these wonderful stories of transformation. Tickets are free but you do need to book via this link. Please share, many people in our community will find Rhonda extremely helpful in making sense of trauma. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/explore-post-traumatic-grow

20.01.2022 La Mama Mobile in conjunction with Latrobe Performing Arts present Of Cows, Women and War at The VRI, Queens Parade Traralgon. Box office 5176 3333 Of Cows, Women and War are stories from the unpublished book with music written by Ajak Kwai. The stories touch all the areas of Dinka peoples life before the war and during the war. It tells the stories of landscapes and courting rituals, of family tradition and pride. Stories of forced marriage and why cows are a curse for girls. Stories of loss, and the high price women and children pay in war. Written by Ajak Kwai and Bagryana Popov, based on the unpublished book by Ajak Kwai

20.01.2022 "But the main goal is not just winning; its the journey, its the enjoyment, its the achievement and its the friendship. Everyone encourages everyone else."

20.01.2022 Join the Hon. Fiona Richardson, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence to explore the challenges faced by working women. If you live in Gippsl...and this event is a great opportunity to engage with the Victorian Governments Gender Equality Strategy by sharing your experiences with the Minister and telling her your ideas for change. What you say will feed directly into the We Are Union Women Platform for Action. Together we will develop an agenda for change and take action on real issues that affect us at work. When: Wednesday, 11th May Time: 3pm Where: The VRI Hall, 18 Queens Parade Traralgon You can register for the event here: http://www.unionwomen.org.au/traralgon_wraw_chat

20.01.2022 These women transformed the world of economics

19.01.2022 Celebrate International Womens Day with Gippsland Womens Health at their annual movie night at The Stratford Courthouse Theatre. Doors Open at 7pm and a light Supper will be served after the film. The film screening is Radience. A film about three aboriginal sisters reunited at their family home in northern Australia for their mothers funeral. Middle sister Mae (Trisha Morton-Thomas) is bitter over the fact that she had to remain at home to look after their mother, whos...e health was failing. Cressy (Rachael Maza), left to become a famous opera singer, while the youngest sister, wild child Nona (Deborah Mailman), is now pregnant. Secrets, lies and long-held resentments arise as the siblings renew acquaintances. See the Trailer here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIBw3hrsBpM Tickets are $20 and available at this link - www.stratfordcourthouse.com.au/ Purchasing of tickets prior to the night is recommended to avoid disappointment For ticket enquiries phone the Stratford Courthouse Theatre on 5145 6790 or Gippsland womens health on 5143 1600

18.01.2022 Our Guest Speaker at our July 20th Dinner meeting will be Melina Bath MP who grew up in Fish Creek, South Gippsland, the daughter of a dairy farmer and her fami...ly were pioneers in the area. Melina will talk about her journey From Fish Creek to Spring Street and Listening to the quiet voice and seizing opportunities along the way. This Dinner will be held at the delightful Koonwarra Hall Catering by the Inlet Hotel Inverloch and Wine by Lucinda Estate. Pop this date in your diary now, as we know it will fill up very fast. BOOKINGS OPEN NOW: www.sbwn.com.au/events See more

17.01.2022 "I watched the Connecting Women Across Gippsland conference unfold on social media. I had just returned to our cafe business full-time after a year of maternity leave. The snippets I saw were inspiring and I was cross with myself for not getting along. Im locking it in next time! The 4 kids, lack of sleep and demanding business are not excuses to stay away... They are the reasons I must make time to go for ME and enjoy being around other women in Gippsland juggling their own busy lives" Phoebe Rae is the owner of Obsession Coffee in Trafalgar and has kindly donated a $20 voucher for any woman that can share something about the conference. Wed love to hear some stories! Please share them here & itll be Phoebes job to decide who gets the voucher! #greatyarns #storytime #womenconnecting #coffee #connect #women

16.01.2022 Storytelling is something we value highly at Women in Gippsland. Good communication is fundamental to a successful business and even personal life. On Friday the 16th September, you are invited to join us as we celebrate Gippsland women who are very skilled at communicating in this new digital world. This event is not just for business women, its an opportunity to network, in an informal setting, with your peers. Its also a great opportunity to learn something new that you can apply to your work, your committees and even your personal life. We sold a lot of tickets over the weekend, so if youre putting together a group, please get in contact asap. Click here to book online http://bit.ly/tickets_digitalage_RPC

16.01.2022 Next in our Sunday Talk series - 4 Local women sharing tools for getting balance. $20 at The VRI - a project of Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to all the fab women that were nominated for Gippsland Womens Health International Womens Day awards.

16.01.2022 Excellent work by Bunnings Warehouse to protect their workers. No one deserves to be harassed at work!

12.01.2022 Are you tired of wearing the same old outfits? Would you like some new ideas about what to wear this winter? Would you like to reinvent or update your office, casual or formal wardrobe? EXCLUSIVE FIRST ROUND OFFER FOR CWAG LIKERS ONLY ... Mid Valley is the one for Winter Fashion!... Book a complimentary one-on-one styling session with fashion stylist Jennifer Dentoom. Shop the latest Autumn Winter trends together and walk away feeling amazing and ready for the cooler weather! Book now and receive a $50 Mid Valley Shopping Centre Fashion Gift Card plus other goodies!* Conditions apply. 45 minute Styling Sessions available on Friday 13 May, Saturday 14 May & Sunday 15 May. Limited bookings available. Contact Centre Management today on 5133 7022.

12.01.2022 Theres a call out for paid Board positions with TAFE. Applications due 4th March. Vic Govt now has a mandatory quota of 50% gender equality for Boards. We know that theres lots of qualified Gippsland women out there. And, this ones paid. More info can be found at http://vacancies.publicboards.vic.gov.au//jncustomsearch.v

12.01.2022 Bairnsdale Hospital has taken the astonishing decision this week to ban popular private midwife Angela Kellock from the hospital. Women who have engaged Angela have said they have been told by their GPs that they will not be able to have Angela support them in their labour at the hospital, and that they will be ineligible to birth at the hospital if Angela attends. Clearly this is a breach of a womans right to choose who supports her at her birth. ... East Gippsland Birth Support Group is holding a meeting this Wednesday June 22 at 7pm at Intertwined Family Health to discuss what action we can take. All concerned people are invited to attend. Eighteen months ago the hospital promised that maternity services would improve at Bairnsdale Hospital. The feedback that the birth support group has been consistently getting is that services have worsened the promise of having a known midwife has just has not happened. Caseload midwifery is no longer happening and the hospital has acknowledged they dont have the staff to make team midwifery work properly. Things have just got dramatically worse now that women cannot even have their own midwife accompany them to the hospital to ensure they have a known caregiver. For more information: https://m.facebook.com/eastgippslandbirthsupportgroup/

10.01.2022 State Minister for Women Fiona Richardson will meet Gippslands female workforce at a community forum on Wednesday. The event will be held at 3pm. To book, visit www.unionwomen.org.au/traralgon_wraw_chat

08.01.2022 {Giveaway} ... WIN FREE tickets to International Womens Day Breakfast

07.01.2022 Throw back to our amazing conference at Lardner Park in November last year! We wish Jan Tracey (exec committee member & Gippsland Womens Health) luck as she presents at the Australian Health Promotion Association Conference in Perth next week. Jan will be explaining; what we did & how we did it. ... Thanks to Jackson Films for capturing the event and for editing many versions of this video Gretel Killeen Tracey Spicer

07.01.2022 This beautiful rain is being so welcomed by Gippsland farmers! Heres a chance to get along to Farm World at Lardner Park.

06.01.2022 If you came to last year's conference, you will remember Rhonda Abotomey's very moving presentation about post-traumatic growth after the Black Saturday fires. Thanks to the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation has been successful in obtaining Rhonda to bring her moving stories to the Drouin Library and Erica Public Hall on Thursday 27th October. Learn about the research exploring and making sense of the experience of post-t...raumatic growth and the creative, personal and spiritual transformations that can occur after traumatic experiences. It is a truly inspiring project and you don't have to have been connected with the fires to appreciate these wonderful stories of transformation. Tickets are free but you do need to book via this link. Please share, many people in our community will find Rhonda extremely helpful in making sense of trauma. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/explore-post-traumatic-grow

06.01.2022 Free event - bookings essential

06.01.2022 We had another brilliant day at the Australian Health Promotion Association in Perth. Selena presented on our #areyoucovered consent and condom project with Ba...ss Coast Shire Council. Jan gave her second presentation on Connecting Women Across Gippsland. You can see all the updates on Twitter by searching on the hashtag #AHPA2016

06.01.2022 Gippsland Womens Health is hosting the third of their Stand Up and Be Counted events - this time for women in South Gippsland. These facilitated conversations are designed to encourage womens participation in local government and with these elections in october 2016 its a good time to find out about standing for local government. - 7th April Meeniyan Food Store. RSVP [email protected]

06.01.2022 A reminder that the Scarves event is tomorrow

05.01.2022 Are you interested in or considering running for local government? Gippsland Womens Health has partnered with Victorian Local Government Association to bring a series of discussion panels together to assist those who are curious about standing for local government. These discussion groups will take place in Sale and Lakes Entrance. See the fliers attached for more info.

04.01.2022 Women in Ag luncheon Farm World - Lardner Park!!

03.01.2022 At the recent Connecting Women Across Gippsland conference, keynote speaker, Tracey Spicer spoke about imposter syndrome, where women often doubt their ability to hold leadership roles. This is the year to bust that myth. Ordinary women can and do hold leadership roles throughout our community kinder and school committees, sporting groups, community group boards, churches etc. If you or someone you know is considering running for local council then we encourage you to... come along and hear about opportunities for women in local government. Please come along to Stand Up and be Counted - events are being held over Gippsland. The Bass Coast event will be held on Wednesday 29th June from 6.30 8pm at Kilcunda General Store, Kilcunda and the Baw Baw event will be held on Thursday 30th June from 6.30 - pm at Moving Pictures Factory One Warragul. To RSVP or obtain further information please contact Gippsland Womens Health on 51431600 or [email protected]

02.01.2022 EXCLUSIVE FIRST ROUND OFFER FOR GWF LIKERS AND CWAG LIKERS ONLY Mid Valley is the one for Winter Fashion! Book a complimentary one-on-one styling session with fashion stylist Jennifer Dentoom.... Shop the latest Autumn Winter trends together and walk away feeling amazing and ready for the cooler weather! Book now and receive a $50 Mid Valley Fashion Gift Card plus other goodies!* Conditions apply. 45 minute Styling Sessions available on Friday 13 May, Saturday 14 May & Sunday 15 May. Limited bookings available. Contact Centre Management today on 5133 7022.

02.01.2022 We are looking forward to this! Put Friday March 3 in your diaries and stay tuned for more.

02.01.2022 A wonderful informative morning was had yesterday at Community College Gippsland with the United Muslim Sisters of Morwell, where the women shared their own personal reasons for wearing head scarves.

02.01.2022 Its very exciting that our Abstract submission has been accepted for presentation at the Australian Health Promotion Association conference in Perth next month. We are so proud to present on the successful Connecting Women Across Gippsland Conference and to tell our peers how amazing it all was. Pictured: Jan Tracey from Gippsland Womens Health & Bianca Pezzutto from Relationships Australia Victoria (thanks to these incredible women for putting the effort into making the submission happen!).

01.01.2022 Gippsland Womens Health Stand Up and Be Counted events, designed to encourage women to become involved with local government have now concluded in Gippsland. We have a couple of resource packs for anyone who didnt get to attend and would like some information. Contact Jan Tracey at Gippsland Womens Health on 51431600 or [email protected]