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Meridian calls for decriminalisation of sex work in the ACT

Meridian CEO Philippa Moss advocates for sex workers to have the same rights and protections as other workers.

Cancer Council ACT empowers at-risk groups on World No Tobacco Day

This World No Tobacco Day, Wednesday 31 May, Cancer Council ACT is ensuring everyone has access to tobacco reduction supports. Despite the ACT sitting at an overall smoking rate of 9.1 per cent, in select groups with greater risk of health inequities, this rate skyrockets to 80 per cent.

Landcare ACT to host LGBTree planting day in the bush capital

The Canberra region’s LGBTQIA+ community is invited to a one-day volunteer tree planting activity at Stony Creek Nature Reserve at Mt Stromlo, taking place later this month. The ACT Government, Greening Australia, Landcare...

Meridian invites Canberrans to World AIDS Day morning tea

Canberrans are being invited to unite in the fight against HIV for this upcoming World AIDS Day, Tuesday 1 December.

Partnerships to aid LGBTIQ+ homelessness

A new partnership between Havelock Housing Association and Meridian will address a gap in homelessness services for the sex and gender diverse community in Canberra.

Anti-conversion therapy law passes in ACT

The ACT become the second jurisdiction nationally to ban gay conversion therapy today, when a Bill was passed through the Legislative Assembly this afternoon.

Calls for peer-led services for LGBTIQ+ community

The Chief Executive Officer of Meridian (formerly the AIDS Action Council of the ACT) has called for a peer-led service for LGBTIQ+ people to access health and wellbeing services in the ACT. Philippa...

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