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HIV in Focus 2026
Posted on 30th of September 2026
Friday, 9 October and Saturday, 10 October In-Person or Online Join us at The Alfred for the latest in HIV care and prevention. Topics include women’s health, ageing with HIV, equity in care, ART, co-infections, mental health and more. The…
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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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Annual Women’s Day – Sunday 25 October 2026
Posted on 23rd of September 2026
Celebrate Our Cultural Diversity | Enjoy A Delicious Lunch Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026 Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm Venue: Advised on Registration Join Living Positive Victoria and Positive Women Victoria for our annual Women’s Day. This year’s event is also an…
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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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HIV in Focus 2026
Posted on 23rd of September 2026
Friday 9th & Saturday 10th October In-person & Online This FREE event at The Alfred Hub, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne brings the latest in HIV care and prevention. Topics include ART and co-infections, equity in care, ageing with HIV, women’s health,…
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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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HIV Community Champions Awards 2026
Posted on 24th of August 2026
Recognising inspiring action and unsung supporters in HIV Nominations are open for the 2026 HIV Community Champions Awards for the sixth year! Hear from past nominators about why they chose to recognise someone making a difference. Who comes to mind in…
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PWV Peer Support Event
Posted on 24th of August 2026
Lunch In The South Date: Friday, 11 September 2026 Time: 12:30pm to 3:00pm Venue: Caulfield East – address provided on booking This regular Peer Support Lunch in the South is for women from Melbourne’s south and south east suburbs, but all…
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Positive Women Victoria Board Changes
Posted on 24th of August 2026
New Chair Jessica | New Board member – Cate Rowe Jess is the new Chair of PWV. Jess was elected by he Board after Thea Gibson, the outgoing Chair, stepped down from the Board in June. We welcome Jess to…
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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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