Women's Journey

This work shares the story of the Shoalhaven Women’s Health Centre, a caring and nurturing place for women that delivers services, programs and initiatives that are multidisciplinary, integrated, client centred and focused on intervention and prevention. The large meeting place circle in the centre represents the Centre and the women who are supported in a warm, safe, supportive and holistic environment. One focused on positivity, compassion, kindness, respect and dignity. The flowing lines coming from the centre meeting pace represent the journey of the Centre symbolising its history and a continually evolving organisation. Along the lines symbolise the community of women that the Centre has connected with past and present. The dots throughout the work symbolise the networks, agencies, and health and wellbeing services that empower women at the Centre. The flowing storylines represent the holistic care provided throughout all a women’s life journey, which recognises physical, emotional, spiritual, social, economic, environmental and cultural factors that impact women in the area. The surrounding smaller meeting place symbols and details represent the strength of women who gather to support each other at the Centre and on Country. For thousands of years, First Nations women have gathered, supported and nurtured on this Country as part of ceremonial and sacred practices of Women’s Business. The colours used throughout the work symbolise the Women’s Health Centre and the colours of saltwater and freshwater Country, it symbolises the interrelationship women have with Country, one that nourishes the mind, body and spirit.