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Lismore Women’s Health & Resource Centre

Supporting women’s health and well-being in Lismore and surrounding districts.

We are continuing to provide our support services during the COVID – 19 pandemic and in the aftermath of the flood.

Lismore Womens Health and Resource Centre

Our Centre is a safe place run for women by women providing confidential, friendly health and well-being assistance for women in Lismore and surrounding areas for more than 25 years.
Our services include
drop in support,
intake, information and referral,
in-house and outreach health promotion,
a women’s health nurse clinic,
generalist and sexual assault and domestic violence counselling,
and well-being groups.

Women’s Health Business Case Report 2022

For Women’s Health Centres to deliver vital services, we need a sustainable, properly funded workforce. Funding levels have changed little over 30 years and have not kept pace with growing demand from rapidly increasing community needs.

Read Women’s Health NSW’s comprehensive business case which presents a formal proposal for increased investment to ensure the sustainability of Women’s Health Centres.

Press on the link to read the full report:

Womens Health Business Case Report 2022

Our Services

drop in support

Our workers are available to speak with women either over the phone or by coming into the centre about any situation they may find themselves in…

INTAKE REFERRAL & SUPPORT

Women can speak with our Intake Officers about anything that may be concerning them…

health promotion

We provide both in-house and outreach women’s health and well-being groups, promotional activities and women’s health and preventative health checks…

women’s health nurse

Women can make an appointment at our Women’s Health Nurse clinic to discuss their health concerns. Our clinic particularly provides expertise in sexual and reproductive health…

counsellor

Our experienced Generalist Counsellor offers high quality, professional help with any concern, however big or small, in a strictly confidential setting…

rape & domestic violence

Counselling for women who are adult survivors of childhood sexual assault is available at Lismore Women’s Health & Resource Centre through a partnership with Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia…

“Yoga is Great...”

I think yoga is great… really good… Christina does all this empowering stuff where you visualise yourself as a really strong woman – like a warrior kind of thing.

–Hannah, Yoga participant

“People who are sincerely passionate”

Having the people who are sincerely passionate about what they do, interested, nurturing, loving and caring and all that when you go through pregnancy – definitely provides a very loving caring environment for us.

– Marie, Pre-Natal Care participant

“Talks afterwards...”

Talks afterwards – helps having tools in your belt to deal with knowledge about services, resources, to pull out when things do get a bit tough.

– Imogen, Support Services participant

“I wouldn’t be here without her – she saved my life”

– Name Witheld, Counselling participant

“Very informative...”

I find the women’s displays very informative, colourful, interesting and inspiring. The information is current and lets the women know what is happening in the centre, in the community and all over the world. The display boards touch on relevant issues important to women such as body image, healthy eating and relationships and have inspiring and strengthening quotes for empowerment.

– Name Witheld, Women’s Services participant

“The Centre has really helped me..."

“The Women’s Health and Resource Centre has really helped me! Thank you. I feel better about myself and am meeting new people and taking on new activities and am excited by the opportunities I have rather than scared by them. Thank you so much for all your help I really appreciate it.”

– Name Witheld, Support Services participant

“A regular... has been accepted to University”

A regular borrower of our books returned the rest of her books today and said she was unable to borrow more as she has been motived to apply for a course and has been accepted into Southern Cross University to do a Degree in Healing and Trauma. She was very excited at the prospect of the new chapter in her life.