NAPWHA

02/06/2026

This Friday 5 June is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. Events are happening around the country. Go here to find one close to you: https://napwha.org.au/long-term-survivors-awareness-day-2026/

02/06/2026

This Friday 5 June is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day

02/06/2026

Australia’s Longest-Living HIV Survivor Lyndal Johns Celebrates 80th Birthday

Lyndal Johns, believed to be Australia’s longest-living HIV survivor, has celebrated her 80th birthday surrounded by family, friends, and supporters, marking an extraordinary milestone in a journey defined by resilience, courage, and determination.

The Toowoomba resident reached the landmark birthday after living with HIV for more than four decades, a diagnosis she received in 1984 following a contaminated plasma transfusion at a Sydney hospital.

Celebrate HIV Long Term Survivors Day - Friday, 5 June 2026

NAPWHA Queensland Positive People - QPP Living Positive Victoria - LPV

https://19news.au/news/australia-s-longest-living-hiv-survivor-lyndal-johns-celebrates-80th-birthday-otr8yornullxuw5x7rv--otr8yornullxuw5x7rv/

01/06/2026

Long Term Survivors Awareness Day is this Friday 5 June

27/05/2026

Today marks the beginning of a time of healing and reconciliation in Australia.

Beginning with National Sorry Day, today we reflect on the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, who are known as the Stolen Generations.

It is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our nation.

This is followed by National Reconciliation Week which takes place from 27 May–3 June.

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation.

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026 is ‘All In’. This is a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.

Learn more about National Reconciliation Week here: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia | NAPWHA | Scarlet Alliance - Australian S*x Workers Association | Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League - AIVL | Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC | ACON | Meridian ACT | TasCAHRD | Thorne Harbour Health | SAMESH | WAAC | NTAHC

26/05/2026

Introducing the HIV FUTURES Impact report!

HIV FUTURES monitors the health, wellbeing, and life experiences of people living with HIV (PLHIV). It is the largest and longest running study of its kind in the world, having first launched in 1997.

This report, created in partnership with NAPWHA, Health Equity Matters and ASHM, explores the ways the HIV FUTURES studies have been used by the HIV sector, particularly the community-based sector, in informing policy development, advocacy work and service delivery.

https://opal.latrobe.edu.au/ndownloader/files/62900662

20/05/2026

From missed diagnoses to gaps in ongoing care, women with HIV are too often overlooked in Australia, especially in regional areas. Many are diagnosed late, often in GP settings where doctors may lack up-to-date HIV knowledge.

A new national audio-visual education tool, Women and HIV Today, aims to change this by equipping healthcare students and professionals with the knowledge to test earlier and care better. The project is being developed by Positive Women Victoria with a ViiV Healthcare Positive Action Community Grant awarded to NAPWHA.

Read about this exciting new venture in Positive Living magazine: https://napwha.org.au/positive-living/

19/05/2026

17/05/2026

PATSIN, Candlelight Memorial 2026

13/05/2026

You are warmly invited to join us for the Northern Rivers Candlelight Memorial 2026. ❤️An important moment to come together in reflection and remembrance ~ honouring those we have lost to HIV and AIDS, standing with people living with HIV, and acknowledging the continuing impact of the epidemic across our community.

A reading of the book of names and a candle-lighting will be held. There will also be space for anyone who wishes to share a brief reflection, story or memory in an informal way. What would you like to share?

🕯️This Sunday, 17 May 2026
5:00pm – 5:45pm
CWA Rooms, Lismore
115A Molesworth Street, Lismore NSW
(Parking at Lismore Bowlo, or Molesworth St)

All are welcome.