Wear it Purple Day

Would your service like to make a  Condom Couture art piece for *Wear It Purple day on the 26^th August 2022?

We are seeking expressions of interest from services who work with young people in the Illawarra & Shoalhaven

to create a 2022 condom art piece. Scroll down for details.

* Wear It Purple Day is all about celebrating and supporting young LGBTQIA+ people, and challenging societal attitudes to help shape a better world for us all to live in.

We provide:

• A mannequin
• Condoms
• $100 Spotlight gift voucher
• If the outfit is robust enough, we can take it on tour, acknowledging your creative work OR you can keep it. Totally your choice!

Your service and the group of young people provide:

• Design
• Development
• Construction
• From previous years’ experience we recommend about 8-10 hours being the average time for completion.

With over 5,000 views, watch our most popular YouTube video “The Making of Connie Condom Dress” by the Northern Illawarra Youth Project in 2014.

Email Jennifer.Farinella@health.nsw.gov.au by Friday 12^th August with your design plan.

Successful & unsuccessful services will be advised Monday 15^th August.

Sticky Stuff Webinar

Registrations are now open for Sticky Stuff Webinar

Tuesday 23rd August 2022

10.00am start for 3 hours

This is  a free webinar designed for people who work with young people. Sticky Stuff aims

to increase confidence, knowledge and skills of participants on the subject area of sexual health

by providing workers with tools, valuable tips and activities to support young people.

Sticky Stuff is a collaboration between Yfoundations, NSW Health’s STI Programs Unit & NSW Sexual Health Promotion.

Sticky Stuff is delivered by Megan Hall online to 30 locations across NSW annually.

*Megan is driven to provide holistic health information and practical solutions to ensure that participants feel prepared and comfortable to open up the conversation of sexual health with young people. Megan comes from a nursing background, having spent 3 years working in the area of sexual health. Before this, she worked with children and young people in many different capacities, as an Indigenous Group Training Consultant, a Boarding Supervisor at a Residential college and an

Outdoor Education Instructor. Regardless of her role, Megan has always been passionate about empowering individuals to challenge themselves.

On the Caddyshack Project YouTube channel!

The Talk Soon Talk Often series is LIVE

This month we are featuring the topic:

Fundamentals – Sexuality, Self-Esteem & Healthy Relationships (watch time: approx. 11mins)

The Female Condom Bundle Offer!

The Female Condom is an internal condom about 15 centimetres long with rings at both the top and bottom.

The inner ring is enclosed and inserted inside the vagina towards the cervix (similar to inserting a tampon). The muscular walls of the vagina hold this ring in place. The outer ring sits outside the vagina and covers the vulva which prevents the condom from being pushed inside the vagina. The internal condom is latex free and made from polyurethane or nitrile. Another benefit to nitrile is that it can be used with all types of lubricants. Unlike other forms of female contraception, such as the pill, the internal condom offers physical protection against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as well as unplanned pregnancies.

If your service already provides male (external) condoms, consider adding Female (internal) Condoms to complement what you currently make available for your clients.

The Female Condom Bundle Offer for your service!

Delivery of 25 internal condoms (more if required) along with an inflatable O-Cube which is designed to demonstrate how the internal condom is used (pictured above) & a ten minute “How To” on Zoom with our Health Promotion Officer Naomi Viret, during business hours Monday-Thursday. We will also give you some Caddyshack Merch.

Please reply to this email if you would like The Bundle!

Indigenous Surfboard Competition 2022

Virtual tour for NAIDOC week – text your entry!

If you would like to enter the competition to win this surfboard text ‘Share Affection Not Infection’ and your postcode to us on 0434 568 233.

You will get a reply confirmation text. Enter as many times as you like.

The winner will be drawn 1st December to acknowledge World AIDS Day.

See previous years surfboard tours here & T&Cs

Zach Bennet Brook from Saltwater Dreamtime is an Indigenous man of Torres Strait Islander heritage & an award winning artist.

Born & growing up in Dharawal Country,  Zach has always been surrounded by the water & involved in water-based activities.

From Zach: Design wise I decided to paint a style I call Travelling. The artwork features a number of circular sections which in my work represent groups of people and family. I have connected each of these groups together through thick lines highlighting the travelling aspect and how we are all connected.

With this year’s NAIDOC Week theme being Get Up, Stand Up, Show Up, I thought the artwork I painted plays nicely to this as it highlights the importance of working together and shows unity. Colour wise I decided to go with a super bright and vibrant background in Pinks, Purple and Yellow with a bold Black and White line work design over the coloured background.

Indigenous Surfboard Competition 2022

Zach Bennet Brook from Saltwater Dreamtime is an Indigenous man of Torres Strait Islander heritage & an award winning artist. Born & growing up in Dharawal Country,  Zach has always been surrounded by the water and involved in water-based activities. 

You can check out more of his fantastic work here.

If you would like to enter the competition to win this surfboard text ‘Share Affection Not Infection’ and your postcode to us on 0434 568 233.

You will get a reply confirmation text. Enter as many times as you like.

The winner will be drawn 1st December to acknowledge World AIDS Day.

See previous years surfboard tours here & T&Cs

From Zach:

Design wise I decided to paint a style I call Travelling. The artwork features a number of circular sections which in my work represent groups of people and family. I have connected each of these groups together through thick lines highlighting the travelling aspect and how we are all connected.

With this year’s NAIDOC Week theme being Get Up, Stand Up, Show Up, I thought the artwork I painted plays nicely to this as it highlights the importance of working together and shows unity. Colour wise I decided to go with a super bright and vibrant background in Pinks, Purple and Yellow with a bold Black and White line work design over the coloured background.

HIV Testing

When HIV is diagnosed early, effective treatments mean that it is possible to live a long and healthy life with HIV.

We encourage everyone who may have been at risk of HIV to ask their health professional for a HIV test.

For a free, easy, private and accurate way to test, order the NSW Health HIV test online.

The test is delivered in the mail and results are sent by text, email or over the phone.

International Student Hub

The International Student Health Hub features ACON on the Safe Sex & Sexual Health page with:

LGBTQI+ Health, Sexual Health & HIV Support

ACON are here for community health, inclusion & HIV responses for people of diverse sexualities and genders.

NSW HIV Testing Week

The first week of June 2022 is NSW HIV Testing Week, which aims to encourage regular HIV testing.

This year, NSW Health wants to remind our communities that testing for HIV is still important.

When HIV is diagnosed early, effective treatments mean that it is possible to live a long and healthy life with HIV. We encourage everyone who may have been at risk of HIV to ask their health professional for a HIV test.

For a free, easy, private and accurate way to test, order the NSW Health HIV test online.

The test is delivered in the mail and results are sent by text, email or over the phone.

Indigenous Surfboard Competition 2022-entries now open!

We are honoured to introduce this year’s Indigenous Surfboard Competition with artwork provided by Zach Bennet Brook from Saltwater Dreamtime.

Zach is an Indigenous man of Torres Strait Islander heritage & an award winning artist. Born & growing up in Dharawal Country,  Zach has  always been surrounded by the water & involved in water-based activities.  You can check out more of his fantastic work here.

From Zach: Design wise I decided to paint a style I call Travelling. The artwork features a number of circular sections which in my work represent groups of people and family. I have connected each of these groups together through thick lines highlighting the travelling aspect and how we are all connected.

With this year’s NAIDOC Week theme being Get Up, Stand Up, Show Up, I thought the artwork I painted plays nicely to this as it highlights the importance of working together and shows unity. Colour wise I decided to go with a super bright and vibrant background in Pinks, Purple and Yellow with a bold Black and White line work design over the coloured background.

If you would like to enter the competition to win this surfboard text ‘Share Affection Not Infection’ and your postcode to us on 0434 568 233.

You will get a reply confirmation text. Enter as many times as you like.

The winner will be drawn 1st December to acknowledge World AIDS Day.

See previous years surfboard tours here & T&Cs

Caddyshack Project

Caddyshack Project have been running The Condom Dispenser Project (CDP) since2013.

We install condom dispenser(s) at community organisations & health services & supply refills.

The project aims to create an open atmosphere & supportive environment that makes condoms available where they are most needed.

Find all 80 services that are part of the Condom Dispenser Project in the map below.

Because you Care

When developing the free Because You Care online training, we reached out and had contact with

many agencies and organisations involved in the care sector. My Forever Family were just one of many.

“At My Forever Family NSW, we care for those who care for children.

Our goal is to see all children receive the care they deserve, and all carers receive the support and training they need.”

We would like to thank My Forever Family for including a link to our training on their website.

You can access Because You Care free online training for foster carers, those working in the OOHC sector, and those with an interest

in trauma-informed sexual health conversations & many other online training opportunities via their website.

If you would like any further information please contact

Naomi.Viret@health.nsw.gov.au or Jason.VanRitten@health.nsw.gov.au