Thorne Harbour Country (VACountry) Archives - Well Well Well

Ballarat Pride Month and Thorne Harbour Country Regional Update

Jack — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:00:32 +0000

Damien from Thorne Harbour Country joins us to discuss the issues that our communities face in the regions along with how THC address these issues through health promotion work and community connection.

We also hear from the City of Ballarat’s LGBTIQA+ Community Inclusion Officer Sez all about Ballarat Pride Month.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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ChillOut Festival 2024

Jack — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:00:52 +0000

Jack and Michael are joined by Damien Stevens-Todd from Thorne Harbour Country to discuss the upcoming ChillOut Festival.

ChillOut Festival is Australia’s premier regional LGBTQIA+ pride event, held annually in Daylesford, Victoria — over the Labour Day long weekend in March.

Learn more about ChillOut Festival and Thorne Harbour Health’s events.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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LGBTI Q Time

Michael — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:05:32 +0000

We speak with Zara Jones, Community Development Worker at Thorne Harbour Country. Zara shares with us about the new project LGBTI Q-Time, a partnership between the team at Thorne Harbour Country and Bendigo Library providing a safe space at a public location encouraging people to drop in and learn more about the LGBTQI+ community, become better allies and ask questions they don’t feel comfortable asking in other spaces.

LGBTI Q Time at Bendigo Library from 10AM-12PM on the first Monday of every month at 259 Hargreaves Street in Bendigo.

Thorne Harbour Country hosts a monthly inclusive morning tea on the first Thursday of the month from 10am-12pm – find out more via Thorne Harbour Country on Facebook

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Thorne Harbour Country

Jacinta — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:00:36 +0000

Michael and Jacinta speak with Damien Stevens-Todd, Program Manager at Thorne Harbour Country about what’s happening for our regional and rural rainbow communities and how we support our community with programs and services on offer across the Loddon-Malleee region.

Don’t forget, the Kangaroo Flat Bunnings sausage sizzle on Sunday 21 August, 2022 fundraising for TH Country thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/thcountry/

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PrEPMe, Government LGBTIQ Strategy, and Therapeutic Services

Michael — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:01:26 +0000

Michael and Cal are first joined by Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality, Ro Allen. Ro speaks about the new whole-of-government LGBTIQ strategy, and weaving in equality through various government portfolios.

Judy Armishaw from the Alfred’s new PrEPMe service joins us to talk about medicare ineligible MSM accessing PrEP for free.

Finally, Venetia phones in to talk about changes to services at Thorne Harbour Health , and how our community is keeping well as we look to exit isolation.

Michael and Cal also cover a number of upcoming events including:

Pridesolation

PrEPMe

Call 1800 889 887

Email: prep@alfred.org.au

or head to www.pan.org.au/no-medicare

For PEP head to getpep.info

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Out in the Open and VACOUNTRY services

David — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 06:51:36 +0000

The focus of ep 564 is Out In The Open, a festival running from 3-6 November. Daniel and Alex’s special guest is Festival Director of the regional festival, Damien Stevens.

Also on the show we have Harry joining us on the phone. Harry is the Program manager of VACOUNTRY which is based in Bendigo.

Don’t forget World AIDS Day 2016 is coming up on 1 December. VAC are hoping to recruit over 100 volunteers to help give out over 40K red ribbons. To find out more or register to volunteer you can visit WAD or just give us a call on 03 98656700 and ask to speak with Daniel.

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