Counterpart Pages

News Articles

August 2021

• New events program available now

June 2021

• Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2021

April 2021

• Three reasons to become a Peer Support Volunteer
• Five reasons to call a Peer Support Volunteer

March 2021

• International Women’s Day 2021 – Choose to Challenge.

February 2021

• February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
• Counterpart events for February to April 2021

October 2020

• Connecting online

July 2020

• Coronavirus update – we are continuing to support women with breast or a gynaecological cancer
• Living well with metastatic cancer

May 2020

• When isolation and cancer coincide

April 2020

• Some free guided meditations to help you look after yourself

February 2020

• Cancer Survivorship Care Consensus Statement

December 2019

• Hours over festive season
• Year in Review 2018–2019

November 2019

• Supporting women affected by cancer through telehealth

April 2019

• Resource Centre temporary move
• Heading out around Melbourne and Victoria

January 2019

• Want to support other women affected by cancer?

December 2018

• Support over the holidays

November 2018

• Year in Review available now

August 2018

• New What’s On out now

May 2018

• A Peer Support Volunteer shares her story

April 2018

• Proudly celebrating 15 years supporting women with cancer to live well

March 2018

• Stepping into Wellness in 2018

January 2018

• Open evening for health professionals

October 2017

• Counterpart Year in Review 2016–17

June 2017

• BreaCan is now Counterpart – Women Supporting Women with Cancer
• BreaCan is now Counterpart – Women supporting women with cancer

April 2017

• New Stepping into Wellness programs announced

December 2016

• Counterpart will be closed over Christmas and New Year

November 2016

• New Counterpart Manager Appointed

September 2016

• Stepping into Wellness Programs for Term 4

June 2016

• Stepping into Wellness programs for term 3

May 2016

• Official Launch of Bridge of Support at Sunshine Hospital

March 2016

• Stepping into Wellness programs for Term 2

January 2016

• Stepping Into Wellness – Gentle Exercise Program

December 2015

• BreaCan will be closed over Christmas/New Year

November 2015

• BreaCan Year in Review 2014/15 is out now

August 2015

• Digital Resources – Apps and Websites

May 2015

• Call for Consumers – BreaCan Consumer Reference Group

April 2015

• Stepping into Wellness – Gentle Exercise Program

November 2014

• Connecting and Supporting Rural and Regional Women with Cancer

October 2014

• New library resources

July 2014

• BreaCan at the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia Winter Congress 2014

May 2014

• New What’s On calendar of events out now
• National Volunteer Week

February 2014

• It’s Teal Ribbon Day – Wednesday 26th February!
• Enhancing Wellness – A Forum for Women Living With Advanced Cancer

January 2014

• New What’s On program of events available now

December 2013

• BreaCan Resource Centre Will Close Over Christmas/New Year

October 2013

• Minister for Health David Davis and Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge take part in BreaCan’s 10th Anniversary celebrations

August 2013

• Parliamentary Secretary for Health Georgie Crozier, acknowledges BreaCan’s Cancer Support Volunteers

April 2013

• Recruiting Volunteers
• BreaCan Celebrates 10 Years of support and information

March 2013

• New Factsheet For Women Living With Gynaecological Cancer in Victoria

January 2013

• Info Sessions about Volunteering at BreaCan

December 2012

• New BreaCan Manager Appointed

November 2012

• BreaCan Year in Review 2011-2012

September 2012

• New staff appointment – Project and Training Officer
• Diversity Project Officer appointed

August 2012

• BreaCan is now on Facebook and Twitter

February 2012

• Breast Cancer and Bones – Special Podcast

January 2012

• Have Your Say – Informing BreaCan’s future directions

December 2011

• Resource Centre closes for festive season

July 2011

• Appointment of New Manager to BreaCan

June 2011

• BreaCan and Western Health provide an introduction to gentle exercise

May 2011

• The Hon Mary Wooldridge MP honours the invaluable contribution of the volunteers of BreaCan
• BreaCan recieves $40,000 towards its Bridge of Support Program

April 2011

• Supporting Women with Gynaecological Cancer – Free Forum 14th May

February 2011

• Health Minister David Davis MP announces $50,000 grant to support women with gynaecological cancers

December 2010

• Resource Centre opening hours over Christmas

August 2010

• ‘Hope in the Face of Uncertainty’ – 11th September – book your place now

June 2010

• The Bridge of Support Program Launched by Hon Daniel Andrews MP, Minister for Health

April 2010

• Recipes for Living: Saturday 15th May – A forum for women living with breast cancer or a gynaecological cancer in Ringwood

March 2010

• BreaCan and The Royal Melbourne Hospital in partnership

October 2009

• Recipes for Living: Saturday 14th November – A forum for women living with a gynaecological cancer in Frankston

September 2009

• Young Women Talking – 24 October 09

July 2009

• BreaCan Extends Opening Hours
• Young Women’s Forum – 24th October 2009

April 2009

• Camp Quality and BreaCan work together

March 2009

• Key Centre for Women’s Health

September 2007

• BreaCan winner – Innovation in models of care, Public Healthcare Awards

Events

• WeCan OlderCan online resources

  Tuesday, 28/09/2021 | 11.00am–12.00pm | Location: Webinar

• Healthy eating after cancer

  Tuesday, 05/10/2021 | 11.00am–12.00pm | Location: Webinar

• Dru yoga

  Monday, 11/10/2021 | 10.30am–11.30am | Location: Online workshop

• Worrying about loved ones

  Thursday, 14/10/2021 | 1.00pm–2.00pm | Location: Online workshop

• Fear of cancer recurrence

  Monday, 18/10/2021 | 1.00pm–2.00pm | Location: Online workshop

• Mindfulness and emotions

  Wednesday, 27/10/2021 | 11.00am–12.00pm | Location: Online workshop

• Courage and hope – art therapy session

  Thursday, 04/11/2021 | 11.00am–12.00pm | Location: Online workshop

• Medicinal cannabis

  Monday, 08/11/2021 | 12.00pm–1.00pm | Location: Online workshop

• Endometrial cancer

  Thursday, 18/11/2021 | 1.30pm–2.30pm | Location: Webinar

• Happy body, calm mind

  Tuesday, 23/11/2021 | 11.00am–12.00pm | Location: Online workshop

• End of year celebration

  Tuesday, 07/12/2021 | 10.30am–11.30am | Location: Online workshop

Publications

• Year in Review 2019 - 2020
• Counterpart makes it – 15 years of supporting women's creativity
• Year in Review 2018–19
• Year in Review 2017–18
• Year in Review 2016–17
• Year in Review 2015-16
• The Connecting and Supporting Rural and Regional Women with Cancer Project Final Report
• The Connecting and Supporting Rural and Regional Women with Cancer Project Summary
• Year in Review 2014-2015
• BreaCan Year in Review 2013-14
• Breast & Gynaecological Cancer Resources for Vietnamese women and their families
• Các câu hỏi để hỏi bác sĩ (Questions to ask your doctor)
• BreaCan Decade in Review 2003-2013
• Factsheet For Women Living In Victoria With A Gynaecological Cancer
• BreaCan Year in Review 2011-2012
• BreaCan Year in Review 2010-2011
• BreaCan Year In Review 2009-2010
• BreaCan Year in Review 2008-2009
• BreaCan Strategic Plan 2009-2012
• BreaCan Year in Review 2007-2008
• BreaCan Year in Review 2006-2007
• BreaCan Year in Review 2005-2006
• Young Women Talking

Podcasts

• About podcasts
• Your Immune System and Cancer
• Exercise After Gynaecological Cancer Treatment
• All About Vitamin D
• Cancer and Family History
• Aromatase Inhibitors
• Nipple Tattooing
• Making Sense of the Pathology Results
• Why Exercise?
• Anxiety
• Now What? Finding Your New Normal
• Out of Sight - NOT Out of Mind!
• Older, Fitter, Stronger
• Living With Uncertainty - for women living with advanced cancer
• Body Image, Self-Esteem and Sexuality After Cancer
• Advanced Breast Cancer and Bones
• Understanding a Naturopath's Approach
• What it Means to Have a Family History of Cancer
• Breast Surgery - Making Decisions