Events

Sticky Work: "Good" Feminist Subjects and their "Survivor-Led" Politics Increasingly, sexual violence scholarship, activism and sector-work emphasises the importance of "survivor-led" or survivor-centred responses to sexual violence. Such responses have emerged as a necessary correction to the historical and ongoing exclusion and silencing of survivor's voices, and to redress the attendant harms caused to many […]

Presented by WHISE and Sexual Health Victoria for Menopause Awareness Month 2026 This evidence-based educational session is designed to strengthen knowledge and confidence in supporting women through perimenopause and menopause across the lifespan. Participants will explore current research, best-practice approaches to assessment and management, and practical strategies for providing person-centred, evidence-informed care. The session will […]

Gender transformative practice in primary prevention draws on a rich global history of work in public health and community-led advocacy. This work is at an exciting turning point. The appetite for deep transformative work with communities is growing. Changing with Pride, a new forthcoming national framework to prevent gender-based violence with and for lesbian, gay, […]

Women's pain is too often dismissed, minimised or left undiagnosed. That pattern is not inevitable. It is produced by how systems of care are designed, funded and connected, which means organisations in our region can change it. In August 2026, more than 70 practitioners from health, community, social services, family violence and multicultural sectors came […]