Beautiful Shawl Project at Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Op
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Operative 10 - 12 Albert Street, Geelong WestGet your breasts checked with the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Op and BreastScreen Victoria. Get your breasts checked and protect yourself against breast cancer. Put your health centre stage by getting a free breast screen every two years from age 40. Regular breast screens are the best way to find breast cancer early and when treatment is most likely to be successful. The BreastScreen Victoria mobile screening van will be onsite at Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Op, with appointments available from 7th-9th August. Your free breast screen will be done in a culturally safe environment with a female radiographer and will only take 10 minutes. For more information contact Wathaurong on (03) 5277 0044 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will receive a FREE beautiful shawl to use during the screening that they can keep afterwards.The artwork on this beautiful shawl was designed by the talented Awabakal artist, Michelle Searle. Title: Women supporting women "The picture tells the story of Women coming together to support, learn and grow as one.The hands are our Aboriginal women supports wrapping around us. The different patterns show how we are different in many ways, our stories and journeys are unique and, that we all have different roles to […]