The inaugural Victorian Male Health Conference is less than one week away and there has been an important development:
Unfortunately the Conference has not been able to attract sufficient registrations to make the Gathering financially viable over two days.
Consequently, the Gathering has been reduced to a one day program to be held on...
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OFFICIAL MO NEWS & CULTURE
Movember 2012 has arrived and we're getting down to the raw hard truths of the past two years and taking a look, quite simply, at what it means to be a better man. 2012 is the year of Movember & Sons. The collectiv...
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In this month's issue:
mo bros doing it for men's health
a few points on acupuncture
why men’s work is so important
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SURVIVORS & MATES SUPPORT NETWORK HALF-DAY WORKSHOP FOR MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD-HOOD SEXUAL ABUSE AND THEIR SUPPORTERS...
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Lily Barron (nee Jones), left, and family when her father was home on leave
Fathers of yesteryear tend to be portrayed as cold, detached, even callous creatures. But, says Steve Humphries, the cuddly, hands-on, sentimental dads we know today are by n...
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Immediately following the Victorian Male Health Gathering, keynote speaker Celia Lashlie embarks on a speaking tour to seven locations across Victoria. She will present her observations arising from The Good Man Project, in which she visited 25 ...
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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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We encourage you to consider the advantages of men joining us in Bali in November/December this year for the Men in Bali retreats – A Man’s Journey and The Elders Way:
First, this will be the last year we can run the 8 day retreats at curre...
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If you want to enjoy this Father's Day and celebrate being a Dad, or indeed celebrate your own father, it might be wise not to read the latest 'paper' from the White Ribbon Research Series titled Fathers, Fathering and Preventing Violence Against Women...
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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
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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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The NSW Government Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Social Issues this week released their report on domestic violence trends and issues in NSW: the first ever to acknowledge the existence, needs, barriers to reporting and barriers to ...
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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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