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News + Events
SURVEY: Are You A Migrant Living With HIV in Australia?
Posted on 29th of October 2026
Take part in a confidential interview about mental health Researchers at La Trobe University are inviting migrant people living with HIV to take part in a confidential interview about mental health support. The interview takes about 60 to 90 minutes…
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PWV Annual Women’s Wellbeing Retreat 2027
Posted on 8th of October 2026
Friday 26 – Sunday 28 February 2027 | Whitehall Guesthouse, Queenscliff Join Positive Women Victoria for a relaxing and rejuvenating weekend of connection, wellbeing activities, delicious meals, time to unwind and support among women living with HIV. We’re returning to…
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PWV Annual General Meeting & BBQ – Saturday 21/11/2026
Posted on 8th of October 2026
PWV Annual General Meeting & BBQ – Saturday 21/11/2026 Positive Women Victoria Annual General Meeting 2026 On behalf of your Chair Jessica Taylor and the Board and staff of Positive Women Victoria, we warmly invite you to attend our 2026 Annual General…
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Pets As Therapy: Bolder Online for 50+
Posted on 23rd of September 2026
Pets As Therapy | Wednesday, 7 October at 4pm – 5:30pm AEDT Bolder Online: Discussion & Learning for people living with HIV aged 50+ Bring your pet along to say ‘meow or woof’ or a photo of a special pet…
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Positive Women Victoria Board Welcomes Bev Greet
Posted on 23rd of September 2026
Our co-founder Bev Greet joins the PWV board Bev Greet, who co-founded Positive Women Victoria back in 1988 has joined the PWV Board. Bev has been a previous PWV Chair and Board member on a number of occasions over the past 38…
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Bolder Online – Superannuation and the Aged Pension
Posted on 24th of August 2026
Bolder Online: Discussion & Learning for 50+ Watch the Recording: Superannuation and the Aged Pension Watch the August edition of Bolder Online with special guest Barry French, Financial Counsellor with the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation for this informative chat about Superannuation and the Aged…
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AIDS2026: Is HIV remission the new cure? – Read in Positive Living
Posted on 24th of August 2026
By Heather Ellis, Snr Communications and Projects Coordinator Set against Rio’s flamboyant backdrop of strong activism, AIDS2026 offered a glimpse into the “just around the corner” future of HIV treatment and care. But amid talk of weekly pills, long-acting treatment…
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Secure Safe Housing – Bolder Online
Posted on 17th of June 2026
Bolder Online – a discussion group for people 50+ in Australia Wednesday, 1st July 4pm AEST Are you approaching retirement without secure housing? You are not alone. Many older people with HIV face housing insecurity. Many of us have had…
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Women and HIV Today – Seeking Speakers
Posted on 11th of June 2026
PWV leads a new HIV healthcare education project Are you a woman living with HIV who would like to help shape the future of healthcare education? Women and HIV Today is a new national audio-visual education tool for students of healthcare…
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Community-Focused HIV Cure Symposium – 13 September 2026
Posted on 11th of June 2026
Interested In Learning About HIV Cure Science? Attend this FREE Community-Focused HIV Cure Symposium HIV Cure ‘Science for Community Symposium’ Pre-Conference Sunday, 13 September 2026 – 3:30pm to 5:30pm Hybrid Event: In-Person at the Pullman Hotel Albert Park or Online (AEST) Join…
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Have Your Say On HIV Cure Research – SURVEY
Posted on 11th of June 2026
Your experiences and perspectives are essential Monash University are inviting people living with HIV to take part in a research survey about preferences for future HIV cure treatments and cure-related clinical trials. Your experiences and perspectives help ensure HIV cure research…
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Meet PWVs new Peer Support Worker
Posted on 11th of May 2026
Melania Mugamu joins PWV as our new casual Peer Support Worker Melania, whom some of you may already know, joins us as a highly experienced and passionate HIV peer support worker. She comes to us from Queensland Positive People, where…
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Migrating to Australia? – New resource page
Posted on 16th of April 2026
A new webpage from NAPWHA can help If you’re living with HIV and planning a move to Australia, this new resource from NAPWHA is a great place to start. The Migrating to Australia webpage brings together helpful information, links, and…
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Waking up sleeping HIV – Read the article
Posted on 16th of April 2026
A new grant advances HIV cure research using mRNA In this article from NAPWHA’s Positive Living digital magazine, you will learn how Australian HIV cure research is “waking up” hidden HIV in the body—an important step toward a future cure….
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Women and HIV Today audio visual tool
Posted on 10th of February 2026
A Positive Action Community Grant from ViiV Healthcare awarded to NAPWHA (National Association of People with HIV Australia), in partnership with Positive Women Victoria, to develop a new education tool for healthcare sector will improve awareness of Australian women living…
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Seeking Multicultural People With HIV
Posted on 4th of February 2026
Expressions of Interest: Multicultural People with HIV Join a paid advisory group : Share your lived experience Living Positive Victoria invites multicultural people living with HIV to join a small paid Community Advisory and Participation Group. Help co-design short video resources…
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HIV Still Matters – a new anti-stigma campaign
Posted on 5th of December 2025
HIV has changed, stigma hasn’t HIV Still Matters 2025 is the latest anti-stigma campaign by Thorne Harbour Health. Rolled out nationally on World AIDS Day, 1 December, this powerful campaign features six HIV advocates including PWVs Deborah Akumu and Heather Ellis….
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The 2026 PWV Board and Annual Report 2024-2025
Posted on 5th of December 2025
Meet your new PWV Board | Read Annual Report 2024-2025 The Positive Women Victoria Annual Report 2024-2025 was approved at the PWV Annual General Meeting. Read about our projects, highlights and financials. PWV Chair Stephanie Raper presented the Annual Report and PWVs achievements…
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Global HIV survey: Women’s voices needed
Posted on 4th of September 2025
ViiV Positive Perspectives 3 – complete by 15 September More women are needed to complete the ViiV Positive Perspectives 3 (PP3) survey. This global study was co-designed by people living with HIV, advocates, and healthcare providers to better understand the experiences…
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HIV Science from IAS2025 Unpacked – WATCH & READ
Posted on 25th of August 2025
Learn about latest research for HIV treatments and HIV cure in ‘plain language’ from the IAS Conference on HIV Science held in Rwanda in July. This powerful ‘in conversation’ video and feature article unpacks the latest breakthroughs from the…
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