Information

Please do not hesitate to contact us at the centre for information or pop in for a visit! We are open Mondays to Thursdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm, and closed for lunch between 1:00pm and 2:00pm.

 

Further information about the following topics can be found below. Please note that some of the links below will take you to external websites, and you will leave the Lismore & District Women's Health Centre site.

We hope that you find these links helpful, however we do not take responsibility for information on these external websites.

 


Abortion

Please contact our Women's Nurse for a referral. We support a womens choice to terminate a pregnancy.

Please also see the Children by Choice website: www.childrenbychoice.org.au

or download these valuable resources from Children by Choice:
Decision Making
Abortion Services
Surgical Pregnancy Termination Procedures
Medical Termination Procedures
Supporting a Woman Through an Abortion
Coping After an Abortion
Pregnancy and Parenting
About Children by Choice
How to Tell Someone I'm Pregnant


Anxiety

Please refer to these recommended websites:
Mental Health Association NSW
Anxiety Disorders Support and Information
 


Breast Cancer/Lymphoedema

Lismore & District Breast Cancer Support Group
ph. 02 6620 2289

National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
www.nbocc.org.au


Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorders
EDNOS - Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified

Northern Rivers Support Group
This group is for women from the age of 18 and up, who want to support each other in recovering from an eating disorder. The group meets monthly for one and a half hours in Lismore and operates as a branch of the Eating Disorders Foundation of NSW. If you are interested in learning more about this group, or joining it, contact the Eating Disorders Foundation of NSW on 02 9412 4499.
 


Depression

Please refer to these recommended websites:
Beyond Blue: the national depression initiative
Black Dog Institute
 


Heart Health for Women

www.heartfoundation.com.au
Heart Foundation free info line: 1300 362 787

Cardiomyopathy Association of Australia
(help for families and increasing public awareness)

HeartNet
(online community for heart patients and carers)


Reconciliation

Please refer to these recommended websites:
Share Our Pride
Reconciliaton Australia


Sexual and Reproductive Health

Please refer to these recommended websites:
Family Planning NSW
By Choice Not Chance
Natural Birth Education & Research Centre
North Coast Area Health Service - Sexual Health
Women's Health QLD
Family Planning QLD
The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health

Phone - Helpline:
Healthline (Family Planning NSW)
1300 658 886
 


Women's Health

Please refer to our peak body:
Women's Health NSW
 


Women Managing Finances

Please refer to the fact sheets available at the following website released by the Australian Government: Women Understanding Money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone:

Fax:

Email:

Location:

 

02 6621 9800

02 6621 8591

mail@lismorewomen.org.au

25 Uralba Street
Lismore NSW 2480
(opposite the Kmart Tyre & Auto Service)

 


 

 

 

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