Hamilton Wellbeing Day for women with cancer

Join us for a day of wellbeing sessions and connecting with others who’ve had a similar experience.

All sessions are free, morning tea, a light lunch and tea/coffee will be provided. You are welcome to stay for all or part of the day.

Program for the day:

10.00am    Registration and welcome.
10.30am    Chair yoga for wellbeing
11.15am     Morning tea (fruit provided)
11.30am    Nutrition during and after cancer treatment
12.30pm    Lunch (provided)
1.30pm      My Crafternoons: Floral doodles
2.30pm     Thank you and closing remarks

See full description of each session below.

Audience: Women who have experienced a cancer diagnosis (recent or in the past) are invited to come along and try some wellbeing activities and chat with other local women. They are welcome to bring a friend, partner, family member or carer along too.

Counterpart is happy to be partnering with Western District Health Service and Barwon South West Regional Integrated Cancer Service (BSWRICS) for this special event

Click here to register for the Hamilton Wellbeing Day for women with cancer

or call us on 1300 781 500.

Registrations are required for catering purposes and close 12 noon on Thursday 13 February.

More information about the presenters and sessions:

10.30am – Chair yoga for wellbeing

Deb Dohney, 3301 Tarrington wellbeing centre  

Debi has been in the fitness and remedial massage industry for a better part of 30 years, with age comes wisdom.   Looking after clients from rehab, surgery recovery and general wellbeing.  She does this through movement mat Pilates and body alignment work, as well as myotherpy, and mediation for all clients.
Wellbeing is not only of the body but more importantly it’s the mind training as well.  Every minute of every day, your body is physically reacting, literally changing, in response to the thoughts that run through your mind.  The team at Tarrington wellbeing is very much turned into clients’ thoughts that may be holding them back from their great good.

Come and see our friendly and welcoming team at Tarrington wellbeing.

11.30 – Nutrition during and after cancer treatment

Jodie Nelson, Western District Health Service

This information session will provide essential insights into how nutrition can support recovery, manage treatment side effects, and improve overall well-being during and after cancer treatment.

Jodie is an experienced dietitian of over 25 years, employed in a variety of settings in community and acute practice. Originally from the Central Coast NSW, she specialised in the area of diabetes, before moving overseas to work in England and Scotland.  Jodie headed back down under, to Hamilton, Victoria with her family in 2005. Jodie’s areas of interest are women’s health and debunking the many myths about food and nutrition.

1.30pm – My Crafternoons: Floral doodles

Stacey Barns, My Crafternoons

Creative Brit, Stacey hosts sociable craft workshops called My Crafternoons around southwest Victoria, teaching over 50 creative activities over the last 10 years. Stacey will guide us through doodling flowers and foliage in this mini crafternoon designed especially for us. We’ll use simple materials and learn a few nifty tricks in this hands-on activity that we hope you’ll find fun and relaxing – even for those of you who “aren’t creative”!