ATSIHAW 2019

ATSIHAW 2019 dates are November 28 to December 5

ATSIHAW 2019 registrations are now closed, if you have any questions send your email to atsihaw@sahmri.com.

 

View the ATSIHAW 2019 registered events on Facebook or below by state.

NSW | QLD | SA | VIC | WA | ACT | NT | TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES

Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service
Event: ATSIHAW 2019
Health Checks, Healthy Eating and STI screenings
Date: 4 Dec Time: 11am–1pm
Location: Aboriginal Health Service 644 Daniel St, Glenroy
Contact: Selina Clark
Selina@awahs.com.au

Western NSW Local Health District Sexual Health Dubbo
Event:
Together U and me can stop HIV
By working together, we can end HIV
Date: 25 Nov–5 Dec Time: 10am–5pm
Location: Macquarie street, Dubbo
Contact: Beverley Tyson
beverley.tyson@health.nsw.gov.au

SERH Bega, Health NSW
Event: HIV Awareness Day – World AIDS day
Safe sex, awareness, education, acknowledgment
Date: 29 Nov–2 Dec Time: 10am–12pm
Location: South East Regional Hospital 4 Virginia Drive, Bega
Contact: Jo Donovan
joanne.donovan@health.nsw.gov.au

Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Co-op
Event: YANDARRA
Your health is in your hands
Date: 10 Nov Time: 10am–3pm
Location: Ashmont Oval, Bardia St, Ashmont
Contact: Latoya Terry
latoya.terry@rivmed.org.au

NSW Users and AIDS Association
Event
: DBS testing at NUAA’s NSP
Promoting HIV DBS testing for NSP service users
Date: 2 December Time: 10am–3pm
Location: 345 Crown Street, Surry Hills
Contact: Andy Heslop
andyh@nuaa.org.au

Wagga Wagga Sexual Health Service
Event:
WAD clinic open day
Highlighting the testing, treatment and prevention of HIV in our community
Date: 29 Nov Time: All day
Location: 7 Yathong Street, Wagga Wagga
Contact: Justine Fairly
justine.fairly@health.nsw.gov.au

Harp Unit SNSWLHD
Event:
Displays all week
Prevention, testing and treatments and easy access to local services
Date: 25–29 Nov Time: 11am–2pm
Location: Queanbeyan hospital foyer, access to community health
Contact: Kevin Schamburg
kevin.schamburg@health.gov.au

Southern NSW Local Health District
Event: Aboriginal Health Team
HIV awareness week, lets support the mob and get the word out
Date: 29 Nov Time: 10am–2pm
Location: Batemans Bay Community Health Centre, Pacific Street
Contact: Raylene Merritt
raylene.merritt@health.gov.au

Albury Community Health
Event: Pop up stall at Albury and Wodonga hospitals
HIV is still in our community. To reduce HIV stigma U=U so no risk to community anymore
Date: 26–27 Nov Time: 10am–1pm
Location: Albury Base hospital, Borella road, Albany
Contact: Helen Best
helen.best@awh.org.au

BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation
Event: HIV Awareness Week
LGBTQI community event in Redfern to increase the awareness of HIV prevention and the importance of regular testing
Date: 5 Dec Time: 5­7pm
Location: Gadigal Information Service, Koori Radio Level 4, 27 Cope Street Redfern
Contact: John Leha
john@thekaingaproject.com.au

ACON Northern Rivers
Event: Bulgarr Ngaru and ACON Northern Rivers
To build capacity amongst Aboriginal health and community workers across the North coast LHD around HV and Hep C prevention and STI support information
Date: 2 Dec Time: 9am–3pm
Location: Ballina Surf Club, Lighthouse Pde, East Ballina
Contact: Troy Combo
tcombo@bnmacrv.com.au

Aboriginal Health SNSWLHD
Event:
Aunty Jean’s ATSIHAW
Promote HIV prevention, testing & treatment and local services available at Goulburn Community Health
Date: 28 Nov Time: 10am–1pm
Location: Marsden Weir Park, Fitzroy Street, Goulburn
Contact: Rick Shipp
richard.shipp@health.nsw.gov.au

QUEENSLAND

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health
Event: World AIDS Day
Increasing awareness of HIV to community, to increase testing within the community and to decrease stigma
Date: 1 Dec Time: 10am–12pm
Location: Weipa Shopping Centre
Contact: Tracy Harbour
tracy.harbour@health.qld.gov.au

Bamaga Men’s and Women’s Health Team
Event:
NPA – Communities make the difference.
Normalise talking about HIV and getting rid of the stigma surrounding it – UandmecanstopHIV
Date: 6 Dec Time: 11am–2pm
Location: Bamaga Shopping Square
Contact: Lesley Unwin
lesley.unwin@health.qld.gov.au

Gold Coast Sexual Health
Event:
HIV Awareness Week Morning Tea
HIV Awareness, encouraging screening, decreasing stigma
Date: 29 Nov Time: 9–10am
Location: Sexual Health Clinic, 16/30 Little High Street Southport
Contact: Courtney Lougoon
courtney.lougoon@health.gov.au

Girudala Co-op
Event:
Bowen U and Me can stop HIV
Providing education and promotion on World AIDS day to the whole of community. By how as a community can stop HIV
Date: 25 Nov Time: 10am
Location: Bowen Centrepoint Plaza
Contact: Leanne Prise
lprise@girudala.com.au

Girudala Co-op
Event:
Collinsville U and Me can stop HIV
Providing education and promotion on World AIDS day to the whole of community. By how as a community can stop HIV
Date: 28 Nov Time: 10am
Location: Collinsville IGA Arcade
Contact: Leanne Prise
lprise@girudala.com.au

Girudala Co-op
Event:
Prosperpine U and Me can stop HIV
Providing education and promotion on World AIDS day to the whole of community. By how as a community can stop HIV
Date: 27 Nov Time: 3pm
Location: Proserpine Youthspace
Contact: Leanne Prise
lprise@girudala.com.au

Badu Island PHC
Event:
HIV Awareness Week (health promotion)
HIV Awareness
Date: 5 Dec Time: 9am–3pm
Location: 181 Tamwoy Street, Badu Island
Contact: Lily-Annie Ahmat
lily-annie.ahmat@health.qld

ATODS – NSP
Event:
Staying Safe
Keep you, your family and your community safe use new equipment every time and be aware of the support and health services available to you
Date: 28 Nov – 5 Dec Time: 8am–4:30pm
Location: 8 Aplin Street, Cairns
Contact: Carmelita Almain
carmelita.almain@health.qld.gov.au

Mens and Womens Health
Event:
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day – Do community know what HIV is?
Date: 2–4 December Time: 9am–12pm
Location: Primary Health Centre, IBIS Supermarket & Thursday Island High School
Contact: Richard Mola
richard.mola@health.qld.gov.au

QLD Health
Event:
HIV Awareness Stall
Get screened to know your HIV status, what is HIV and how do you get it. Increases in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Cairns and Cape and Torres Strait diagnosed with HIV. How do you protect yourself? Having other STI’s can increase your risk of getting HIV
Date: 4 Dec Time: 10am–12pm
Location: Lockhart River Supermarket
Contact: Kristen Ellis
kristen.ellis@health.qld.gov.au

Cairns Sexual Health Service
Event: HIV Awareness Week 2019 Cairns launch
HIV Awareness Week in Cairns will be launched on Monday November 25 at 12.30pm at Cairns North Community Health Facility with speakers addressing medical advances in HIV prevention and community engagement to enhance knowledge and understanding. Come along to find out more about the local Statement on HIV & BBV for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
MC – Kevin Scott – Cairns World AIDS Day committee
Speakers include:
Dr Trent Yarwood – Cairns Sexual Health Service will cover the HIV Undetectable equals Untransmissible campaign
Shaun Edwards – Haus of BlackStar, will outline a local Statement on HIV & BBV for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Janet Wilson – QLD AIDS Council will outline the events and activities for HIV Awareness Week in Cairns this year
Date: 25 Nov Time: 12.30pm to 1pm
Location: Cairns North Community Health Facility

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SA Mobilisation + Empowerment for Sexual Health
Event:
AIDS Awareness BBQ and stall
Lose the stigma and let’s work together to stop the onward transmission of HIV in South Australia
Date: 29 Nov Time: 9am–4pm
Location: Bunnings, Port Rd, Woodville South
Contact: Daniel Jeffries
daniel.jeffries@samesh.org.au

Nunyara Aboriginal Health Service
Event:
Nunyara HIV Awareness afternoon tea
There’s no shame in getting tested, we want our mob to be healthy and strong
Date: 3 Dec Time: 2pm
Location: 17–27 Tully Street, Whyalla
Contact: Kate Warren
kate.warren@nunyara.org.au

Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
Event: U and Me can stop HIV
U AND ME CAN STOP HIV
Date: 28 Nov–6 Dec Time: 10am–4pm
Location: 220 Franklin Street, Adelaide
Contact: Sarah Betts
sarah.betts@ahcsa.org.au

Pangula Mannamurna
Event: Community Promotion
Importance of health promotion and safety to all
Date: 28 Nov–5 Dec Time: 9am–5pm
Location: 191 Commercial St, West Mt Gambier
Contact: Jade Millerick
jade.maiden@pangula.org.au

Pangula Mannamurna
Event: ATSIHAW
To raise awareness of HIV – transmission and PrEP/PeP and TasP
Date: 28 Nov–5 Dec Time: 9am–5pm
Location: 191 Commercial Street West, Mt Gambier
Contact: Stacey Balnaves
stacey.balnaves@pangula.org.au

Nunkuwarrin Yunti
Event: ATSIHAW
HIV awareness, information and education
Date: 28 Nov Time: 9am–5pm
Location: 182–190 Wakefield Street, Adelaide
Contact: Jorge Carvajal
jorgec@nunku.org.au

SIN – Sex Industry Network
Event: Whore tea/ ATSIHAW 2019
Education and destigmatisation of HIV in SA and nation wide
Date: 3 Dec Time: 11am–1pm
Location: 220 South Road Mile End
Contact: Jodie McCauley
street@sin.org.au

Minunthi Tapa Inparrititya
Event: U and me can stop HIV
We will be giving information about methods of transmission, safer sex and HIV testing
Date: 2 & 4 Dec Time: During clinic times
Location: 13 Wingfield Street, Clovelly Park
Contact: Carina Brown
carina.brown@sa.gov.au

Aboriginal Family Clinic, Noarlunga
Event: U and me can stop HIV
We will be giving information about methods of transmission, safer sex and testing. We will use the short videos and other resources on atsihiv.org.au
Date: 2–4 Dec Time: 12:30pm–2:30pm
Location: 12 Alexander Kelly Drive, Noarlunga & Christies Downs Community Centre, Moreton Road, Christies Downs
Contact: Carina Brown
carina.brown@sa.gov.au

VICTORIA

Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative
Event: HIV Awareness Week
U AND ME CAN STOP HIV
Date: 2 Dec–5 Dec Time: 9am–5pm
Location: Rumbalara Health Service waiting area
Contact: Karen Moodie
karen.moodie@raclimited.com.au

Mallee District Aboriginal Services
Event: HIV Awareness Community Event
U AND ME CAN STOP HIV
Date: 28 Nov Time: 11am–3pm
Location: Arkinson Park, Kerang
Contact: Toni Webster
twebster@mdas.org.au

Njernda
Event: HIV Awareness Gathering Raising awareness and importance of regular checks
Date: 3 Dec
Time: 10am–2pm
Location: 84 Hove Street, Echuca
Contact: Keith Hearn
keithh@njernda.com.au

Murray Valley Aboriginal Cooperative
Event: U and Me can stop HIV
Safe sex awareness
Date: 3 Dec Time: 10:30am–2:30pm
Location: MVAC Hall 87 Latje road, Robinvale
Contact: Emily Turner
emily.turner@mvac.org.au

Victorian Aboriginal Health Service
Event: U and Me can stop HIV
Health Promotion, Remembrance Service, Quilt/Candles – Cohort, MSM, PrEP, IVDU, Homeless
Date: 2–6 Dec Time: 10am–2pm
Location: 186 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy
Contact: Aisleen Glasby
aisleen.glasby@vahs.org.au

Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation
Event: HIV/AIDS Morning Tea
Raise awareness in community with issues around HIV/ AIDS
Date: 2 Dec Time: 10:30am
Location: 21 Scott Street, Heywood
Contact: Jessica Lovett-Murray
jessicalovettmurray@windamara.com

VACCHO
Event: U and Me can stop HIV
Understanding PeP and PrEP, strategies to get messages out to community
Date: 6 Dec Time: 12pm
Location: 17-23 Sackville Street, Collingwood
Contact: Anne Roseman
anner@vaccho.org.au

Mallee District Aboriginal Services
Event: World AIDS Day Community Event
Raising awareness in the community about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS
Date: 2 Dec Time: 11am–2pm
Location: 115 Orange Avenue, Mildura (water tower)
Contact: Nathan Yates
nyates@mdas.org.au

Gunditjmara
Event: Womens Dinner
Importance of HIV screening and HIV treatment
Date: 1 Dec Time: 2pm–5pm
Location: Harris Street, Warrnambool
Contact: Rachael Gladman
rachael.gladman@gunditjmara.org.au

Thorne Harbour Health
Event: World AIDS day Memorial
Thorne Harbour Health, at Positive Living Centre, hold a World AIDS day memorial each year, which involves a candle lighting ceremony. We also add the names of people we have lost each year to the centres Shards – The Shards are hanging in the main space and are in remembrance for the people we have loved and lost to HIV/AIDS. We have an Aboriginal engagement worker at the centre and wanted to have the opportunity to get the message of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awareness Week out to the people who attend the ceremony
Date: 1 Dec Time: 2pm–5pm
Location: Positive Living Centre 51 Commercial Street, South Yarra
Contact: Stephen Borg
stephen.borg@thorneharbour.org

Living Positive Victoria
Event: Community Forum theme: “U and me can stop HIV” Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV and Sexual Health
the purpose of the World AIDS day community forum is to engage the audience with a reflection of the present and future of HIV to create and opportunity for engagement and dialogue with the ATSI and HIV communities, the broader community, researchers, politicians, community leaders and ensure we are inclusive of gender, sexuality and diversity of people with HIV. The forum will be highly interactive with the panel and audience asking questions.
Date: 29 Nov Time: 11am–12:15pm
Location: The Doherty Institute Auditorium, 792 Elizabeth Street Melbourne
Contact: Max Niggl
mniggl@livingpositivevictoria.org.au

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service
Event: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV Day
Strengthen community knowledge on HIV and services in Perth
Date: 2 Dec Time: 11:30am – 1pm
Location: 156 Wittenoom Street, East Perth
Contact: Jarrod Minniecon
jarrod.minniecon@dyhs.org.au

WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
Event: World AIDS day
HIV is still here
Date: 29 Nov
Location: Newman town square
Contact: Michael O’Reilly
Michael.O’Reilly2@health.wa.gov.au 

Puntukurnu Aboriginal medical Service
Event: World AIDS Day
HIV is still here
Date: 29 Nov Time: 10am–2pm
Location: Newman town square
Contact: Anna Bennett
anna.bennett@puntukurnu

Population Health Karratha
Event: ATSIHAW
Activities and promotion with in the high school and have displays at Karratha and in Roeburne
Date: 27 Nov–5 Dec Time: 9am–3pm
Location: Karratha High School
Contact: Jan-Marie Grantham
jan-marie.grantham@health.wa.gov.au

Great Southern Aboriginal Health Service
Event: HIV Awareness week BBQ
To promote awareness of HIV, safer sex and injecting practices and screening and testing
Date: 28 Nov Time: 11am–2pm
Location: Eyre Park, Albany
Contact: Charlotte Munro
charlotte.munro@health.wa.gov.au

Derby Aboriginal Health Service
Event: Working together as one – HIV Awareness Week at DAHS
Working together as one, staying positive, holistic approach, work hard and make it happen, healthy community. BBQ sausage sizzle and cold water available and 6DBY will be sharing positive messages to community
Date: 29 Nov Time: 10am–12pm
Location: DAHS, 1 Stanley Street, Derby
Contact: Therese Kitaura
traceyk@dahs.org.au

Hedland Health Campus – Population Health
Event: Sexual health awareness = Reduced BBV’s and STI’s
Prevention of STI’s/BBV’s with education as well as contraception-reducing the risks, having an interactive stall at the EXPO with activities and resources provided via the students to their peers as part of their class chosen health topic/assignment with support from our sexual health service at HHC population health in providing the message in a non-bias and open environment to the students
Date: 29 Nov
Location: Hedland Senior High School
Contact: Emma Robinson
emma.robinson@health.wa.gov.au

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Department of Health
Event: ATSIHAW Information stall
Information available that will allow everyone to feel comfortable and safe around this sensitive matter
Date: 27 Nov–5 Dec Time: early morning
Location: DOH Foyer, Sirius Building, Furzer St, Phillip
Contact: Beverly Smith
beverly.smith@health.gov.au

Canberra Sexual Health Centre
Event: Sexual health at Yurauna Centre
Promotion of HIV testing and prevention as well as other STI testing
Date: 4 Dec Time: 12:30–2pm
Location: CIT Reid Canberra
Contact: Debbie Morgan
debbie.morgan@act.gov.au

Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Services
Event: HIV Awareness Week
Date: 29 Nov Time: 12:00pm
Location: 63 Boolimba Crescent Narrabundah
Contact: Christine Saddler
christine.saddler@winnunga.org.au

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Miwatj Health Centre
Event: Nhe ga Ngarra Gulmarama HIV Rerri
Getting tested, What HIV is, reducing stigma
Date: 27 Nov Time: 11am–2pm
Location: Miwatj Health, Gunyangara Clinic
Contact: Katarina Keeler
katarina.keeler@miwatj.com.au

Miwatj Health Centre
Event: Nhe ga Ngarra Gulmarama HIV Rerri
Getting tested, What HIV is, reducing stigma
Date: 28 Nov Time: 11am–2pm
Location: Miwatj Health, Nhulunbuy clinic
Contact: Katarina Keeler
katarina.keeler@miwatj.com.au

Miwatj Health Centre
Event: Nhe ga Ngarra Gulmarama HIV Rerri
Getting tested, What HIV is, reducing stigma
Date: 29 Dec Time: 10am–12pm
Location: Miwatj Health, Yirrkala
Contact: Katarina Keeler
katarina.keeler@miwatj.com.au

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre INC
Event: Pakana Kipli Breakfast
HIV/ STI prevention, information, promotion etc. Potential for Health Check-ups.
Date: 29 Nov Time: 8am
Location: Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre 198 Elizabeth St, Hobart
Contact: Sara Maynard
Sara.M@tacinc.com.au

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre INC
Event: Pop up booth at Aboriginal Health Service
HIV/ STI prevention, information, promotion etc. Potential for Health Check-ups.
Date: 29 Nov Time: 9am onwards
Location: Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre 198 Elizabeth St, Hobart
Contact: Sara Maynard
Sara.M@tacinc.com.au