POWA

17/08/2026

🦇🙍‍♂️Holy Last Minute Details POWA Friends!

‼️Only 3 more days to go‼️

We've been busy over the last few days ticking things off our list

✅Menu confirmed?
✅Community Speakers Sorted?
✅Appt to get my weave done?
✅Weather forecast checked and no rain!
✅Helper Elves ready for set up on Thursday? (thanks in advanced Di🤣)

👩‍⚕️We're still just confirming one of our professional speakers before we announce them this afternoon so keep an eye out for that post!

We're also well past the half full mark now but there are still spots available to reserve through our eventbrite page at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/powa-waac-community-dinner-tickets-1993733452426

🚗And don't forget to reach out through messenger or texting our truly spectacular board secretary Harley on 0422161215 if you live rurally as WAAC would love to help with your travel/ accomodation.

See you all on Thursday!!!

10/08/2026

💫WONDERFUL NEWS POWA FRIENDS!!!!💫

🐏👩‍🌾🦙Especially if you're one of our friends who live outside of Perth metro and surrounds.

When we got together with WAAC to start working on details, we all agreed that we would love to be able to see our non-Perthian friends come to our community dinner too and we're so pleased to tell you all that....
💕 WAAC have agreed to help out even more and cover accomodation/ travel costs up to a certain amount to assist anyone living outside of Perth metro and surrounds that wants to attend.

🚘If you are or know someone living rural who wants to attend and you want to know more, send us a message or send a text to our Board secretary Harley on 0422 161 215 and we can hook you up.

🎟️ We're almost halfway full so don't forget to book your spot on our Evenbrite page too!
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/powa-waac-community-dinner-tickets-1993733452426

06/08/2026

Howdy POWA Friends!

👩‍💻When we were consulting with our social media expert Mrs GTP (mine sounds like Super Nanny) on how we should be advertising our next POWA/WAAC Community Dinner, she suggested that we should do a "why we do this" post.

😂At first we thought it was such a silly idea
🤔But then we at POWA started thinking why DO we do this

👆What we came up with was its because of you....and us and the awesome fact that when we get together for an event like this we have so much fun!
But its also humbling to see that even though the common denominator in the room may be a diagnosis, it's not a definition.

Events like this show us the importance of connection and the impact when rather than things being done FOR community they are done BY community.

🥳Now if you too want to be a part of all of the fun, good food and tear inducing revelations, you should join us at the

POWA/WAAC Community Dinner
Thursday 20th August
5:30pm

Don't forget to reserve your place by clicking on the Eventbrite link!
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/powa-waac-community-dinner-tickets-1993733452426

04/08/2026

EXCELENT NEWS POWA FRIENDS!

The long awaited event link for the POWA WAAC Community Dinner is finally here!

We're a bit late but we can assure you that the POWA helper elves have been admonished and are booked in for the next Time Management For The Time Poor seminar which they've promised to not be late for.

WHAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW NOW!

🙌 WAAC are being awesome and have agreed to cover up to a certain ammount for accommodation/ travel for people who live outside of Perth and surrounds. look out for the upcoming post or reach out to us if you would like to know more.

💫 Our superstar Diane Lloyd has distibuted our posters to all the cool places.

🤝 WAAC and POWA will be blasting out tons of posts with information and tidbits as we get closer to the event, help us out by clicking the like button when you see it.

But most importanly,
Click on the link and reserve your seat!

Get ready for a night of delicious food and great company at the POWA & WAAC Community Dinner!

29/07/2026

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AIDS 2026 has begun with a stark warning about how funding US funding cuts have had a major impact on the global response.

27/07/2026

🎉 Happy Monday afternoon, POWA friends! 💜

It's apparently almost August already and after absolutely loving hosting so many of your wonderful selves at last year's Community Treatments Forum Dinner, POWA and WAAC have decided to make it an annual event!
Same place
Same relaxed format
Same great hosts
Maybe even a speaker or two. 😉

We've just given it a slightly different name because while life-affirming treatment isincredibly important, it's not the only thing that brings our community together.

We'll be launching the Eventbrite registration link tomorrow in a separate post, so keep your eyes peeled! 👀
And don't forget you’re more than welcome to bring a friend along.

The POWA Board and the team at WAAC can't wait to share another evening of good food, great conversations and catching up with both familiar and new faces.
Everyone is welcome, and we'd love to see you there.

📅 Thursday, 20 August 2026

🕔 5:00 pm

📍 Oaks Perth

Is there a topic you'd love our speakers to talk about? Send us a message on Facebook. We'd love to hear your ideas, and we'll do our best to include them in the conversation.
We can't wait to see you all again!

The POWA Board & WAAC Team

+Health

08/06/2026

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WAAC CEO Daniel Vujcich and Chairperson Conrad Liveris provide an update following the organisation's recent Special General Meeting.

08/06/2026

Congratulations to Mark David Reid.

A wonderful member of our community who has dedicated so much of his life to advocacy, support and creating change.

A well deserved recognition for a builder of resilience and fighter of stigma.

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Western Australian HIV advocate Mark Reid is recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for decades of community leadership and advocacy.

19/05/2026

Photos from the candlelight memorial on Sunday evening.

09/05/2026