Venue: JNC Randwick, 2 Albert Street behind 155 Avoca Street Dates: Saturday 13th, 20th & 27th October 2012 9am – 11am SENC Family Support Project at South East Neighbourhood Centre in partnership with Karitane and Junction Neighbourhood...
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Male Health Victoria is proud to announce the inaugural Victorian Male Health Gathering 2012 - The Journeys of Men and Boys. November 19-20, 2012.
Please see this flyer for more details, or visit the Gathering webpage at http://malehealthvic.org.au/con...
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In this month's issue:
friends are key to midlife wellbeing
fly in/fly out lifestyle bad for workers
male victims of violence face gaps in services and need special consideration: NSW Government Report
airlines demonizing men
events
MEN’S HEALTH...
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Dean Mason, chairman of Dads in Distress Support Services, whose book, Daddy's OK, will be launched tomorrow. Photo: Jason South
When Tim's* marriage ended more than a decade ago, the Melbourne teacher who was living alone in his small workshop, thoug...
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Every year, tens of thousands of Australian children are not able to wish their dad, or their granddad, a happy Father's Day due to their parents being separated or divorced.
What does that tell us, that fathers who don't see their children are "deadb...
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This week's topic for The Sun-Herald's weekly column The Loaded Dog is:
As we prepare to celebrate Fathers’ Day on Sunday, are men given enough time to be great fathers? Do bosses give men with family commitments the same job flexibility a...
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From the 10th to the 24th October Mr Steve Widders, Dr Mick Adams and others will travel from Brisbane to Sydney in order to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy family. The project named ‘Walk and Ride Widders’ will be a walking...
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For many men, the birth of their first child is a truly life-changing event. First-Time Father: The essential guide for the new dad provides fathers with the answers and options to enable them to design a rewarding and effective fatherhood journey.
It ...
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The Regional Men’s Health Initiative is a Royalties for Regions funded project aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of men in rural Western Australia. It was first developed in 2002, by the Central Wheatbelt Divison of General Practice t...
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What is Gamarada?
Gamarada, meaning ‘comrades or friends’ in the Gadigal language of the Eroa Nation is the name that has been given to our program by Uncle Shane Phillips (Tribal Warrior Association). The Gamarada men’s group eme...
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In this month's issue:
Gamarada reconnecting men with spirit
time to step back and think
Current Men’s Health SERVICES Training Programs
Effective Men’s Health Promotion
Proposed Graduate Diploma in Male Studies
men fare worse in educatio...
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On September 14th of 2011, the 'What Works To Engage Dads?' forum, was held at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney.
Following on from what was a most enjoyable and most useful day, we are very pleased to share with you the report from the event.  ...
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Australian organisations and programs working with dads are encouraged to use these logos and messages as part of their everyday practice.
To use these logos, click on the appropriate image on this webpage and ‘cut and paste’ into your doc...
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